Sunrise Horse Rescue

12/10/2024

What goes up, must come down! Our volunteers put such an incredible effort into this year's Calistoga Tractor Parade float and our good friends at California Conservation Corps gave us a hand taking it down. The CCC also joined us on our parade route, carrying the Sunrise banner! We are so grateful to all of our volunteers and supporters ❤️🐴

Thank you, Celebrate Napa Valley, for all of your hard work and effort in bringing so much joy to our small town🙌

12/10/2024

Did you know that most cancers in horses are associated with the skin, including the most commonly diagnosed equine cancers - sarcoids, squamous cell carcinoma, and melanoma?

For our fall Horse Report, we collaborated with Dr. Emily Berryhill of the UC Davis - Large Animal Clinic - Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital Equine Internal Medicine Service to bring you the most up-to-date information on the diagnosis and treatment of equine cancers and share some patient success stories. If there's a gray horse in your life, you won't want to miss the latest information on melanomas! And, as always, we bring you some myth busters in our 10 Things You Might Not Know feature.

*If you are considering end-of-year giving plans, the CEH Teaching Herd fund helps support the amazing horses that make it possible for us to pursue our mission to advance healthcare for horses everywhere: https://give.ucdavis.edu/VCEH/V407THS, and every donation makes an important impact.

https://cehhorsereport.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/

12/08/2024

Horses in desperate need find sanctuary and a new role benefitting our community

12/07/2024

These dogs were found near our main center in Calistoga.

12/06/2024

Through the eyes of a volunteer on a bright winter's day - a few of the Sunrise horses.

Sugar, Spice, Dreamer, Isabella and Chance have been enjoying the clear, cool weather and look forward to their grooming time with our volunteers.

12/03/2024

This Giving Tuesday, support Sunrise Horse Rescue through the Napa Valley CanDo Give!Guide. Your donation will be matched dollar-for-dollar up to $10,000, doubling the impact on our mission to rescue and care for horses. Join us in making a meaningful contribution to local animal welfare and funding vital programs like Connected Horse. Together, we can create lasting change.

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11/28/2024

Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at Sunrise Horse Rescue! 🦃🍂 We're so grateful for the support of our amazing community, volunteers, and donors. Your generosity helps us provide a brighter future for the horses in need. Wishing you all a joyful and peaceful holiday! 🧡

11/27/2024

Water remains as important for your horse in cold weather as it is in the summer. As a matter of fact, decreased water consumption in the winter is thought to be the primary inducing factor for impaction colic — although there are other predisposing factors such as poor hay quality, lack of exercise, internal parasites and dental problems.

Impaction colic is essentially constipation and most often includes the accumulation of hard, dry f***l material in the colon. The usual signs of impending impaction colic are depression, a decreased appetite, and decreased production and dryness of manure.

Studies demonstrate that you can increase your horse's winter water consumption if you provide access to heated water, but ONLY if that is the only source of water available. As always, if you have any questions about preventing colic in your horse, your equine veterinarian remains your best source of information!

11/27/2024

Go, Napa Valley CanDo's GiveGuide! It's a wonderful season of giving in Napa County.

The Star editorial board on the Napa Valley Give!Guide.

11/25/2024

How many wood chips🌲 could a crew move if a CCC crew could move wood chips?

Enough to beat the mud!!
Our horses' hooves will be much healthier this winter because this volunteer work group of 7 CCC workers ventured out during a break in the rain 🌦⛅️yesterday. Making new paths for the horses where they need it most, and building a road so our vehicle can get through to bring hay and grain, they got a tremendous amount accomplished.

Thanks CCC- our hats are off to you🤠!

11/22/2024

Hello Winter🌬!

As the unusually wet 🌧⛈☔️💦 Northern California weather continues, many of our bonded pairs have doubled up in the shelters to stay extra cozy. Rosemary and Blue are weathering the storm well, cozy under their blankets. Extra soups (yes, ironically, the horses can benefit from a little help with hydration) and some TLC are getting us through.

Sunrise Soup🫕 recipe:
1/2 LB equine senior (or low carb equivalent for carb sensitive horses)
2 gallons of water or so
1 scoop electrolytes (as recommended by manufacturer)

11/21/2024

The day before these big rains arrived, our Enrichment Team had an impromptu gathering and got most of the horses out. Finn loves to play with the ball (most of them just ignore it), so he got some play time in, too!

If you're in Northern California, here's hoping you're still above water!

11/20/2024

A thought-provoking read.
By Jane Smiley (copied)

Most horses pass from one human to another - some horsemen and women are patient and forgiving, others are rigorous and demanding, others are cruel, others are ignorant.

Horses have to learn how to, at the minimum, walk, trot, canter, gallop, go on trails and maybe jump, to be treated by the vet, all with sense and good manners.

Talented Thoroughbreds must learn how to win races, and if they can't do that, they must learn how to negotiate courses and jump over strange obstacles without touching them, or do complicated dance like movements or control cattle or accommodate children and adults in therapy work.

Many horses learn all of these things in the course of a single lifetime. Besides this, they learn to understand and fit into the successive social systems of other horses they meet along the way.

A horse's life is rather like twenty years in foster care, or in and out of prison, while at the same time changing schools over and over and discovering that not only do the other students already have their own social groups, but that what you learned at the old school hasn't much application at the new one.

We do not require as much of any other species, including humans.

That horses frequently excel, that they exceed the expectations of their owners and trainers in such circumstances, is as much a testament to their intelligence and adaptability as to their relationship skills or their natural generosity or their inborn nature. That they sometimes manifest the same symptoms as abandoned orphans - distress, strange behaviors, anger, fear - is less surprising than that they usually don't.

No one expects a child, or even a dog to develop its intellectual capacities living in a box 23 hours a day and then doing controlled exercises the remaining one.

Mammal minds develop through social interaction and stimulation.

A horse that seems "stupid", "slow", "stubborn", etc. might just have not gotten the chance to learn!

Take care of your horses and treasure them.

11/19/2024

Well worth reading...

Warwick Schiller made his name as an expert trainer. An enigmatic little horse completely changed his outlook.

11/19/2024

Did You Know? 🐴✨

A horse’s forelock isn’t just a stylish feature—it has a purpose! The forelock helps protect their eyes from flies, debris, and harsh sunlight. It's nature's way of providing them with a built-in defense system to stay comfortable and safe.

So next time you see a horse with a flowing forelock, remember it’s more than just a good look—it’s an essential part of their wellbeing! 💛

📷: Marissa Carlisle

11/15/2024

Did you know that a horse with a moderate hair coat starts requiring additional calories for body temperature regulation when the outside temperature drops to approximately 50°F?

As the temperatures start to drop, especially overnight, it's important to remember that cold weather prompts special considerations for your horse's diet and care. This is particularly important when it comes to the older members of the herd; consult your primary horse doctor to formulate a plan to keep your horses happy and healthy this fall and winter!

11/15/2024

We're leaping into the season!

Give!Guide is better than ever this year with a record 67 Napa County nonprofits participating, 10 of which benefit animals🐎🐶🐰🐱🐮🐷🦆🦉. Shout out to all the other animal protectors in Give!Guide - Napa Community Animal Response Team - Napa CART Bleating Hearts Farm and Sanctuary Amadon Hills Thoroughbred Foundation Napa Wildlife Rescue Napa Bunnies Whiskers, Tails and Ferals We Care Animal Rescue Ripple Effect Animal Project Napa Humane

Find Give!Guide at https://www.candogiveguide.org/nonprofits/ and find 🩷🌈✨One Easy Way to Give.