The Liberty Barn

17/08/2024

TGIF Volunteer Report

7 volunteers enjoyed the animals, the pleasant temperatures and lower humidity today.

26 horses received various levels of service today. Of those, some have chronic issues that always are on the top of the list to get treated, others having superficial boo-boos that get treated before they turn into something bigger, others routine grooming, mask changeout and fly spraying. Mud makes it challenging for any hoofcare. Yesterday it was dry, today water and mud everywhere.

Night feed was dipped up as well as laundry hung to dry. Waters checked and filled as needed.

Fence mending was done by Steve in the donkey pen.

Barb and Lori delayed Buckie the goat walk about. We did strategize for Monday ex*****on!

Our volunteers are some of our biggest donors. Not only do they donate their time, but they self finance lots of our commonly used grooming products (mask, fly sprays, soap, sheets) and frequently used medicines (zinc, nustock, sulfur, etc). They also interact directly with some of our corporate suppliers (Coat Defense and Equiderma). We update them on different cases, send pictures, special cases for new intakes, and updates of animals that are using their products. This sometimes results in multiple shipments of scratch and dent products and well wishes. Today another box from Equiderma & Barn Dog was received. We use all of the products on a daily basis. Thank them by buying from them!

Thank you all today. Weekender V-Day is Sunday. See everyone at the barn!

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If you’d like to volunteer, please send a message to Lori at thelibertybarnsanctuary.com/volunteer

Watch for an email from tvtlvt@ att . net

16/08/2024

Z had his clogs reset this week and what I’m most excited about is there is increased sole depth in just 4 weeks.

We do have more white line disease in other places which we were able to open up to treat.

He was a pooped pupper after that!

The even better news than increased sole depth is that HIS BILL IS FULLY FUNDED! Thank you to all the generous donors for the purchase of our tote bags, MBs soaps, and Pampered Chef goodies plus direct donations.

He is such a great horse and so worth it to give him a chance.

Without you, this wouldn’t be possible.

16/08/2024

Our barn fridge died so I purchased a beverage fridge so we could hold all of the produce Ms Astrid tends to bring but it was too powerful for the barn electric. So sadly it had to go.

We are on the hunt for a large household fridge to hold our produce and meds. Are you local to Palm City and happen to have a garage fridge you were thinking of getting rid of? Or are you upgrading and need to get rid of your house fridge?

I know beggars can’t be choosers, but we would prefer a “freezer on the bottom” type for ease of access and storage. But, we will take what we can get!

15/08/2024

Hump day Wednesday volunteer report

Six volunteers and two of Lisa and Bob’s Florida West Coast family visited today.

New resets of shoes for JT, Twister and Z. Thank you Daryl Clark Farrier Service. Everyone behaved very nicely.

Niko got hands on doctoring and bathing a few today. He doctored T2’s summer sore on his chin, Dude’s eye, and Pip was so thankful for her bath.

Lisa and April hit the chronic girls: Maggie, Tonka and Princess. They then moved to the big’s pen and got Zeke, Della, Giselle and Jess doctored and groomed. CC had a nice visit with April. Ground manners, hoof picking, grooming and fly sprayed. 

Joanne got her Gaz badge today. She also got Sonja doctored and her meds administered today for her bug allergy. Joanne was a great help getting Sierra doctored for her chronic summer sore maintenance.

Thanks for the hose replacement Bob. Yeah the guy that donated it was right. It is heavy but greatly appreciated. I will just have to make sure to wind it up earlier in the day before I am worn out. It worked great.

Others who received attention were Duncan, Daisy, Hazel Grace.

Let’s just say Dodger is getting acquainted with the other donkeys. We will leave it at that. What happens at TLB stays at TLB!

Mountain West Hay and Feed delivered hay today. He immediately noticed and thanked those for clearing his pasture route for low lying branches. Your work does not go unnoticed.

Thank you all for a great day. Thank you for the challenges associated with heat.

Add pictures if you have any.

See you at the barn.

12/08/2024

We have raised $1800 so far for Z’s $2400 bill.

Please help us raise the final $600!

First, come join our The Liberty Barn Pampered Chef Fundraiser 2024 - 30% of your purchase goes to the Liberty Barn!

Second, we also have Liberty Barn cotton tote bags! They are 13x13x2.5 and are great for grocery runs or hauling your grooming supplies. Heck, I’d even use it for my yarn project!

Shipping is available. If you are interested in purchasing, please send a message with your address and I will figure out shipping cost.

The totes are $20 each plus shipping.

Third, MBs Soapery, a Liberty Barn fam FAVORITE is offering full loafs (loaves?) of soap! 100% of all monies come straight to TLB. How awesome is that! Check out her post here: https://bit.ly/3SFZzfv

Fourth, as always, direct donations are welcome!
- Zelle: [email protected]
- PayPal: [email protected] (please use friends and family)
- CashApp: $thelibertybarn
- Venmo:

Let’s help Z on his road to recovery. We love this big goofy pocket picking goofball ❤️

12/08/2024

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12/08/2024

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09/08/2024

Friday Farrier Day Volunteer Report

Heat advisory today. The weatherman did get that right! Hot, hot, hot.

4 volunteers

Keith trimmed 7 today. Bentley, Dude, Sugar, Lilly, Daisy, Red (without sedatives), CC (very brave, no backing up issues and no sedatives). This is huge!

Additionally he worked on three more. Maggie had some flares on her hoofs that he cleaned up. Tonka had stepped on a stick this week and was pretty sore, Keith and Karie helped get it wrapped up. April had identified a potential issue with the frog on one of Duncan’s back feet. Keith looked at it and said it was ok. He just has a deep frog.

Others receiving attention were: all 6 donkeys, Gaz, Sonja, JT, Captain, Twister 2, Princess, Duncan, and Sierra.

Z had a nice little visit outside the stall. I think the chickens were getting on his nerves today.

A total of 25 equine + 2 ducks!

See everyone Sunday.

If you’d like to be part of the team, please send a message to Lori at thelibertybarnsanctuary.com/volunteer

Look out for an email from [email protected] - it may go to spam!

We have no ability or time restrictions or requirements.

09/08/2024

Wendy, the mini, got out of her runout and was running around with the big horses. Her mom was still in the stall.

Guess Wendy got tired of waiting for the milk bar and decided to see if Maggie had any for her. Maggie has loved Wendy since she first arrived - she would stand with her head through the bars watching the baby and we would often find giant lick marks down Wendy’s back.

Maggie is a good grandma!

09/08/2024

Happy 6 months Gotcha Day, JT!

JT came to us in February as an emaciated old man and he is now a chubby old man! Look at dem jiggly butt cheeks! 😍

He has the run of the barn and property and just does whatever he’d like to do. He deserves it!

We love you JT!

08/08/2024

Wednesday Volunteer Report:

Another pleasant, lower humidity day at the barn.

9 volunteers today. We welcomed Manny and Julia who were very productive. We are making a vet tech out of Reese with all the doctoring that has to be done on a daily basis at the barn! Great job!

Bob, Niko and Manny were cleaning up around the property today. Limbs were cut down to accommodate Ron the hay delivery guy, w**d eating around any electric fence and barn, oil checks on mower, and mowing around the house and barn. They also got the recently donated round pen cover in the donkey pen up. A couple of the donkeys were making sure they got it up correctly.

17 horses and two ducks received services today. The lower number does not in any way reflect the effort that goes into our care. Some of the animals care and treatment is very involved and takes time and in some cases multiple people to get the job done. No slackers here!

Tonka, Maggie, Z, Gaz, Sierra, Hippie, Sonja, Dude, Twister2, Tommy, Princess and 6 donkeys were the lucky ones today.

Dodger got kicked out of his comfy stall and seemed to be adjusting nicely. He was very talkative today. Hopefully by watching the other donkeys interact with people he will figure out people are cool!”

Captain is getting spoiled in the stall. He is on the “Make Captain Fill Out” program! He is always checking out what goes on in the barn aisle.

Friday normal volunteer day. Hope to see you there.

Weekender volunteer day will be Sunday.

See everyone at the Barn!

07/08/2024

Fundraising Request!

Z is a 20 year old Dutch Warmblood who came to us in March after his owners divorced and neither party wanted to care for him. He was skinny and had a large defect in his foot from what we thought was a big abscess that had been pared out but what was actually white line.

Z was fostered out as a buddy for a horse that lost his pasture mate. He had been doing well but then became lame. After an X-ray, it was found that he had foundered in that foot very badly.

I took Z to Palm Beach Equine Clinic for Dr Weston Davis to perform a venogram to determine if there was adequate blood flow to the foot. This would help determine if we should try to treat this foot. There was!

He was fitted with clogs that are casted on.

These are all things I could not do myself so we needed expert help.

His total bill was $2400.

He is back home and he’s doing great! He is not lame at the walk and we are very hopeful we can get this foot turned around.

So, we have some fundraising opportunities right now!

First, come join our The Liberty Barn Pampered Chef Fundraiser 2024 - 30% of your purchase goes to the Liberty Barn!

Second, we also have Liberty Barn cotton tote bags! They are 13x13x2.5 and are great for grocery runs or hauling your grooming supplies. Heck, I’d even use it for my yarn project!

Shipping is available. If you are interested in purchasing, please send a message with your address and I will figure out shipping cost.

The totes are $20 each plus shipping.

Third, MBs Soapery, a Liberty Barn fam FAVORITE is offering full loafs of soap! 100% of all monies come straight to TLB. How awesome is that! Check out her post here: https://bit.ly/3SFZzfv

Fourth, as always, direct donations are welcome!
- Zelle: [email protected]
- PayPal: [email protected] (please use friends and family)
- CashApp: $thelibertybarn
- Venmo:

Let’s help Z on his road to recovery. We love this big goofy pocket picking goofball ❤️

04/08/2024

Contemplative Riggs.

04/08/2024

Don’t forget to check out all the Pampered Chef goodies in our exclusive PC Partay Group! Recipes and prizes and savings - OH MY!

Come on over! First drawing tomorrow night!

https://www.pamperedchef.com/party/karievanderwerf0801?redirect=shop-landing-page

03/08/2024

Fry-Day report. Boy was it hot today at the barn.

6 volunteers today. Birthday wishes to Joanne!

24 horses received loving care from our volunteers. Those receiving care: Maggie, Tonka, JT, Sonja, Dusty, Rusty, Hippie, Chester, Honey, Twister, Pip, Dude, Fury, Bentley, Sunday, Sierra, Gaz, Captain (Megan got to meet him today), and all 6 donkeys were groomed and doctored.

TikTok and Wobbles swam for quite a while in the kiddy pool. Bucky the goat was watching them.

Feel free to post any pictures.

Thank you to all that came. Have a great weekend!

02/08/2024

Where can you go to purchase Pampered Chef items and support The Liberty Barn?

Right here:

https://www.pamperedchef.com/party/karievanderwerf0801?redirect=shop-landing-page

Fall and holiday baking and cooking is coming! Stock up now!

01/08/2024

A new perspective.

01/08/2024

When breakfast in bed hits a little too hard!

31/07/2024

Whoo hoo! We won by a landslide and all because of you! We will use this for sure!

Thank you Palm City Horse & Hound Supply and all of our followers who voted!

𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝐆𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐖𝐈𝐍𝐍𝐄𝐑, The Liberty Barn!! 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐞!

𝖲𝗍𝖺𝗒 𝗍𝗎𝗇𝖾𝖽 𝗂𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗇𝖾𝗑𝗍 𝖿𝖾𝗐 𝖽𝖺𝗒𝗌 𝖺𝗌 𝗐𝖾 𝗐𝗂𝗅𝗅 𝖺𝗇𝗇𝗈𝗎𝗇𝖼𝖾 𝖠𝗎𝗀𝗎𝗌𝗍’𝗌 𝗀𝗂𝗏𝖾𝖺𝗐𝖺𝗒 𝗂𝗍𝖾𝗆 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗁𝗈𝗐 𝗍𝗈 𝗐𝗂𝗇 𝗂𝗍！

30/07/2024

Well hello little fellow!