Horse Photography - Alaqua Animal Refuge

Yes, there are horses at Alaqua Animal Refuge. The proper question would be what animals do they not have? As most of you know I am a horse person. Since I don't have a horse anymore I have signed on to be the new volunteer coordinator for the horse department at Alaqua :) Now not all of the horses are ride-able, but it has been nice spending a bit more time with the horses even if it's not riding. Earlier this week I worked with a couple volunteers grooming horses and getting new photos taken. It took us a few hours, but we got five horses done and they looked MUCH better! Now is the season of shedding so they all were definitely in need of a good brushing. Next Saturday we are working on getting the rest done. Below is one of the minis at the shelter. Super cute and super sweet little guy. I haven't heard this one's background yet, but I know that many of the horses here came from some bad situations.



The horses could all use some extra love so if anyone knows anyone who might be interested in volunteering with them we'd love to have more people on board! Horses are much more complicated animals than dogs and if you don't know how to work with them it can be dangerous (even if you do know how to work with them it can be dangerous!). Safety is always of utmost importance, and I am currently revamping the volunteer plan of action so that we can have people working with the horses as often as possible and as safe as possible. The less the horses are worked with the more difficult they will become to handle. To keep them in a state of being adoptable animals we really depend on volunteers to work with them. So thank you to all volunteers! Every bit of help is much appreciated :)