A New Season . . . Sun River Spring 2015

In the fall of 2014, we were saddened to have to say goodbye to our Goldie. On her final day, our families came to give her hugs and decorate her mane with flowers. It was a bittersweet moment, as were reminded the impact one horse can have on a child's life. We will never forget her service here at Sun River.

The two horses pictured above were bought at an auction and scheduled to be hauled away for slaughter. Time was short and with the help of some amazing people, we were able to pick them up yesterday. The bay (Alfonzo) is a 4 year old gelding and already has a new home in Washington. The paint (Azure) is with us for the time being. She is timid and people seem to make her very nervous. For now, she will rest here at the ranch and hopefully learn to trust again.

 Alfonzo right off the trailer.

Azure after a good roll.

 Although the ranch is technically "closed for the winter," a lot is still happening "behind the scenes" getting ready for our spring season! We are so excited for this year! Sun River is officially accepting volunteer and junior volunteer applications. Please contact our Program Manager, Marisa Hone @ 208-989-4888 for more information about junior volunteering. We will be hosting an orientation for all new volunteers on Saturday, March 21st from 10:00AM-1200PM.

UPDATE: Ready for a challenge this new year? Join our Spartan Race SREYR Team! The race is scheduled for June and will benefit our youth program. You do not have to run to participate. Our runners are running in honor of the children that come to the ranch.
 
If you would like a runner to run in honor of your child here's what you need to know:
Get in touch with Kristi Young or message us and we'll put you in touch with her. She will gather your information and assign you to a runner. That runner will give you their racing shirt to decorate. Your family will decorate the shirt and include the phrase
"I run 4 _(your child's name here)_".
 
The runner will wear their shirt on race day and they will take a picture holding your child's picture so that your child can see that someone is running for them. A portion of the runner's race fees comes back to help fund the ranch which means our runners really are running for your children!

This idea is credited to a growing movement across the nation, you can read more here:
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/11/15/irun4-running-children/3547705/
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2014-05-16/health/sc-health-0507-fiitness-i-run-4-20140516_1_tim-boyle-buddy-system-special-needs-kids

Thank you for all of your support and love! We can't wait to see you all soon . . .

Blessings, Tanya Ambler
Ranch Manager
Tanya@sreyr.org
208-249-8436

If you would like to shoulder with us, please visit: www.sreyr.org for ideas on how you can help us reach out to more children and animals.
               
Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. -2 Corinthians 3:17