May 252013
 

My World United Nations Survey

We are calling on all cart horse fans to please vote for Animal Protection in My World – the United Nations Global Survey for a better world. Animal protection has not been listed as a priority for a better world! We need to make our voices heard for those who cannot speak for themselves.

Vote today in the My World survey and ensure a better future for animals! Find more information below:

The United Nations are calling on citizens of the world to vote on their priorities for a better future. These priorities are based on the Sustainable Development Goals that are to succeed the Millenium Development goals post 2015.

Where animals fit in MY World

The survey, which launched in March, asks participants to choose the six issues that matter most to them. The results, which will be shared with world leaders in May, will determine how the world deals with important issues such as poverty, food security, climate change, economic growth and the sustainable use of the world’s resources.

But what does that mean for animals?
We know that helping animals helps people. Over 1 billion of the world’s poorest people depend on animals for jobs, food, income, transport, social status and cultural identification. Healthy animals are crucial to the survival and opportunities of whole communities.

What can you do?
You can show world leaders that animal welfare matters to you by suggesting “better animal protection” as a priority issue. All you need to do is:

• Go to the My World Survey
• Choose six out of 16 possible issues which matter the most to you and your family
• Scroll to the bottom of the list and suggest your own priority. This is where you add “better animal protection”

We know that better animal protection can help to make a better world and with your help we can show world leaders.

Make sure you vote now and have your say.

 

May 252013
 

BrendaThe Cart Horse Team would like to express our appreciation and thanks to Brenda Wessels, the Chair Lady of Firlands Equestrian Estate as well as an avid carriage driver whom is also a member of the Carriage Driving Association.

Brenda has been a great help in selling our horse blankets at horse shows for us, and accumulated R850 in the last month so far.

Horse blankets are regularly donated to Cart Horse Protection. The cart horses are not used to blankets and most of the blankets we receive are too big for the cart horses as most of them are ponies. The blankets that are donated are sold to raise funds to buy more feed and the necessary medicines for the hard working equine that go to the R&R Centre for some TLC.

We want to thank the public for donating/recycling all their old tack and equipment.  Every single piece of equipment gets recycled to make harnesses with, repair old halters, and buckles from very broken blankets get used for a buckle on a lead rein. We have a huge need for bridle and leather pieces for harnesses.

The list is endless what we can do with donated tack to ease the lives of these hard working equines. If you have tack to donate, please email adoptions@carthorse.org.za.

 

May 252013
 
Yay for Christine!

We received a wonderful donation from Stellenbosch University student, Christine, who chose Cart Horse Protection as her nominated charity for a university project. Christine was one of the finalists in the competition held and received R1 200 for her choice of Charity Organization  - The Cart Horse Protection Recovery and Rehabilitation Centre. Thank you Christine! We

May 252013
 

*** Volunteer Appeal *** We are looking for volunteers in the following areas to do collections of donations and to deliver to Epping during the week. Please email megan@carthorse.org.za if you can help! We do a lot of driving around and your help will save us time and allow us to focus on what is

May 222013
 
Happy Birthday Louis

Happy Birthday Louis!!! Our R&R Manager, Louis Joubert, celebrates his birthday today! A true champion of horses, Louis has been a horse angel for many years, having worked at SPCA as the Stable Manager before moving across to CHPA after he had fallen in love and adopted his own ex-cart horse, Peter (pictured below). Louis