International Rescue Horse Registry, LLC

02/07/2024

Happy Fourth of July everyone! Pls note the new website to register your horse is

27/06/2024

A huge thank you to Bruce Adams who is the dad of IRHR member Jennifer Reynen. He made the beautiful awards for the IRHR 2024 awards season and donated them! We can't thank him enough!

IRHR members pls be sure to take a pic of your award with you and your horse and tag the International Rescue Horse Registry.
Thanks again Bruce!

29/04/2024

Good morning IRHR! The awards are being finished and are absolutely beautiful! One of our member's Dad did them for us. Really lovely! I'll post when they are mailed. :)

08/03/2024

Everyone

Good afternoon IRHR!

And Happy Spring!

Please send an email to the new IRHR Director at [email protected] with a subject line of Member Email so that she can build a new email lisitng.

Thanks and have a great day!

Anna
Former IRHR Director

18/02/2024

In the horse world, it’s become a bit of a tradition to cut the tail hair of our best horses when we lose them.

We didn’t have Leo for long, just days. Truth be told, the plan was never to keep Leo. Our intention when we bought him at auction was simply to end the cycle of suffering for this big sweet horse. We knew that the end he would have faced without us was not a humane one. The gavel fell that day and he was ours, spared from the semi that was there loading others.

You see, we don’t know about Leo’s past, but his worn body told a story. Leo had two crude brands, clipped fresh for the auction in an attempt to squeeze every bit of money out of him. He had saddle sore scars across his back. He had deep lacerations across his body. His knee was large and painful, presumably from a very old injury. He could not stand without extreme pain. This horse paid his dues to his humans somewhere along the line, yet there he was at auction, failed.

So, we did what his owners before us should have done, the only humane thing for Leo. We brought him home and gave him a kind, dignified end here at the farm.

He deserved so much more, a fraction of the effort he gave the humans who failed him. While that saddens and angers us, we do feel better knowing that the buck stopped with us. That had to be good enough.

We stopped him from being bought and sold at another auction. We saved him from being loaded onto a semi.

If you take nothing else from Leo’s story, hear this:
If you have a horse, when the time comes, BUCK UP AND BURY THEM.
Have the courage and the respect for your horse to put them down in the comfort of their home with people they know.
It’s the only right and humane thing to do with our old horses at the end of their lives.
Full stop.

When your horses are old and infirm, unless you bury them, you are failing them.

Do not dump them on a rescue.
Do not take them to an auction.
Do not try to give them away for free online.
Do not send them with that guy that shows up with a cattle trailer and $100.

Give your horse the end they have earned. Bury them.

Leo is gone now, no longer in pain. While it is hard on our team, we are very grateful that we were able to do that for him, if nothing else. We see so many horses who need the same kindness and don’t get it.

Leo was a good horse for somebody, and we didn’t want him to be forgotten. Before he was buried we cut a piece of tail hair to keep, because everyone knows that all the good horses show up in horse heaven with chopped tails.

Leo was a good boy.
❤️

Bella Run Equine is a non-profit organization located in Athens Ohio.

27/01/2024

Good afternoon IRHR!

I had the pleasure of meeting with the director of Diamonds in the Rough Equine Rescue, Sonja Reuter, and your new IRHR Director, Annmarie Stark. today. Both of these amazing ladies have a huge heart for rescue horses and have been an amazing force in the rescue community for quite some time. They have some wonderful new initiatives and fresh ideas for the IRHR!

You'll most likely hear from Annmarie soon about your membership renewals and her plans for the IRHR in 2024. I'm leaving you in excellent hands!

It has been my pleasure to serve you as the founder and Director of the IRHR and I look forward to seeing the great ideas your new Director will bring to the membership.

God bless and good riding,

Anna Schriebl

26/01/2024

Love your horse, not what they can do.

My horse had to retire this year.
It was unexpected and it changed everything.

But for him, nothing changed.

He still goes out in the field, still gets a nice big fluffy bed, cosy rugs and a carrot every night. He still gets remedial shoes, gets his teeth done and regularly sees a physio.

Nothing changed for him, because he’s not a machine and the level of care he gets is not dependant on what he can do. I loved riding him, but that was a privilege, not a right and certainly not a way for him to “earn” good care.

He’s not a car that can be scrapped or sold on because he can’t do what I want to do anymore.

When you take the reins of a horse, you make a commitment.

A commitment to ensure their happiness and welfare always come first; whether they are jumping big tracks, competing at Grand Prix level, hacking or grazing in a field. Level of competition or ability should not dictate the level of care.

Horses are fragile. They break. They get injured. Soemtimes they have to retire. It doesn’t mean they are any less worthy of your care, attention or money.

Stop giving away, “loaning” or selling your broken down horses because they can’t do what you want them to do and if that means you have to change your plans or put them on pause, then so be it.

Love your horse, not what they can do.

03/01/2024

What a great idea! 📸 = Pinterest

29/12/2023

Horse owners are reminded to watch for hoary alyssum in their hay. Hoary alyssum is a perennial toxic w**d commonly found in sandy pastures and hay fields in the Midwest. Hoary alyssum is toxic when horses graze the fresh plant in the pasture or when consumed as a dried plant in hay. Most hoary alyssum poisoning occurs when horses accidentally consume it in hay. Common signs of toxicity include:
- Swelling and fluid build-up in the lower legs or “stocking up”
- A fever of 103F or higher
- Warm hooves
- Pronounced digital pulse (laminitis)
- Stiff joints and an unwillingness to move
- A “camped out” stance
- Rarely death

There is zero tolerance for hoary alyssum in hay intended for horses; do not feed hay infested with hoary alyssum to horses. Hoary alyssum does not affect other livestock, so hay infested with hoary alyssum can be fed to cattle. In most horses, clinical signs normally disappear with supportive treatment 2 to 4 days after removing the w**d source. However, some horses may be slow to return to full performance or may never completely recover.

For more information on hoary alyssum visit https://extension.umn.edu/horse-pastures-and-facilities/hoary-alyssum-most-common-poisonous-plant-horses-minnesota

28/12/2023

Good morning IRHR Members - if you didn't receive the year end awards email, pls email [email protected] and also check her spam/junk mail folder.

Thanks and Happy New Year!

18/12/2023

Good afternoon IRHR!

It's time to get together your packages for the IRHR Year End Awards. The deadline for submission is 15 January 2024. An email with the awards information was sent to each current member. If you didn't receive it, pls check your spam folder or email us at [email protected] just in case we don't have your current email.

After the awards are completed for this year, the IRHR will transfer to management under Diamonds in the Rough Equine Rescue. The new POC there and I will be discussing current operations and their plans for the future. Pls wait for word from them before you send your memberships in for 2024.

Thank you and thank you for rescuing your horse and for the love you give them!

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

Anna
IRHR Director

21/10/2023

Fall is officially in full swing! Now is the time to crack down on housing, nutrition, and preventative health strategies suitable for the arrival of winter.

The graphic below lists some essential items on the horse owner's fall to-do checklist, but there is much more that needs to be done—like having your horse rugs repaired and waterproofed; securing and storing hay properly; assessing your shelters for safety and soundness; etc.)

Your equine veterinarian is one of your greatest allies this season: be sure to give them a call soon to discuss vaccination and deworming protocols appropriate for your horse’s situation; use this opportunity to chat about recommended changes in nutrition and exercise program as well!

30/09/2023

20/09/2023

  24 Questions to keep in mind if you need to rehome your horse. By: United Horse Coalition   For a variety of reasons, there comes a time in many horse owners’ lives in which they are no longer able, physically, or financially to provide care for their horse(s). Sometimes the horse is very...

07/09/2023

Good afternoon IRHR past and present members!

I'm checking the accuracy of the IRHR email listing so if you've got a change to the email you'd like us to use, pls let me know by emailing [email protected]

Also, if you are a past IRHR member and would rather not receive emails, pls let me knowthat as well.

Thanks!

God bless and good riding,

Anna

14/08/2023

13/08/2023

Good day IRHR!

I've included past and present IRHR members on this email to share some exciting news!

The IRHR will soon begin operating under the Diamonds in the Rough Equine Rescue in Windsor, Virginia. This reputable rescue was founded by a dear friend of mine and they do fantastic work. I know because I volunteer with them!

Soon the registry page will move to their web address and I'll be sure to share that once it's established. Future membership dues will go directly to rescue but things won't change too much. We'll still offer the same programs and I'll administer the registry for the time being.

My hubby, Marty, and I founded this registry years ago and as a parting gift, we'll be funding two $200 scholarships. The scholarships will be for anyone who was a member in 2022 and 2023 and who has not received a scholarship or grant in the past. The scholarships will in honor of my Aunt Sandra Nilsson, a lifelong horse lover. You can use these scholarships for training of you and your horse.

If you'd like to apply for a scholarship, pls email [email protected] with the subject line: IRHR Scholarship, with you and your horse's name (sometimes the email addresses don't match up) and what you plan to use the scholarship for and who you plan to work with. The trainer's website or page would be helpful.

If we don't have any applications for the scholarships for those who were members in 2022 and 2023, we'll open the scholarships to new 2023 members.

I looking forward to serving you all in the future!

God bless and good riding.

Anna Schriebl
IRHR Director

02/08/2023

Exciting news! The International Rescue Horse Registry, LLC will soon fall under Diamonds In The Rough Equine Rescue. We'll share changes to the website link to join and pay for membership soon!