Right now ERLSI has 16 rescues. We have five that need training, six permanent residents (two of which are blind), two excellent riding horses, and one we are riding, but isn't quite there yet. All of these horses are very nice horses. I haven't updated all of the photos on them yet, but will do that as soon as I get some good ones.

The founder of ERLSI is currently looking for a new residence so all of the rescues will be moved to the Jeffersonville farm (at least temporarily). This means more fencing, and some buildings for shelter. We are asking for donations from anyone who can spare extra - well, extra anything! We need volunteers to help put the fence up, fencing materials such as posts, wiring, staples, insulators, chargers, stretchers, etc., and did I mention volunteers? Once we get everything together, we will set a date, or dates to do this. ERLSI will provide a meal and drinks for anyone that would like to volunteer.

Once the fence is up and the horses are in place, we will need more volunteers to help care for and work with them.

I will keep everyone updated on the progress of this situation.

This is an update on what is going on with ERLSI:

In 2008 we rescued 19 horses. We still have 14 of those. We also still have six from 2007 for a total of 20 horses.

We have gotten one new (blind) horse in this year, which makes 21 rescues.

Unfortunately we are turning horses down because we have no funding or room for them.

We just lost the land that we have been keeping the walking horses on because we can no longer afford to pay the board on them.

We are still awaiting the court decision on reimbursement for the walking horses.
Even though the owners of the stolen walking horses have contacted us, they don’t want their horses back, for various reasons.

Again, unfortunately, we lost two this past year.

We have two in foster situations (one still needs to be adopted).

Some of our rescues (4) need experienced riders, and some (3) will be good for anyone to ride, while some (8) will need extensive training. Some of them (3) will make good companion horses, while others (3) still, will be permanent residents. These can all be adopted, fostered, or sponsored.

We are always in need of hay, and monetary donations! We are down to one farm. Our pastures are depleted, which means we are feeding hay year round. Because we have so many horses, we are worming a lot more than normal. We are currently struggling to buy the feed necessary for all these horses, and are beginning to get behind on that! I hate to sound desperate, but we really are right now. The last thing I want to do is close the rescue, but because most of the expense of the rescue is coming out of my pocket, it is getting very difficult to continue.

We really do appreciate every little bit of help we get, whether it is through
someone volunteering, or donations in any form!

ERLSI is having a meeting on March 14, at the Henryville Library. We are looking for new board members and volunteers. If anyone is interested in being a part of this rescue, please call 293-4077.

*NOTE* Volunteering doesn't always consist of working with horses or cleaning stalls. If you would like to help, but don't want to do the "dirty work" there are other things like fundraising or working booths that you can do.

I would like to appologize for our website being (for lack of better words) temporarily out of order. Due to the fact that someone has hacked into our site not once, but twice, we have lost the opportunity to keep you informed lately. We are working on this problem and should have all the information on our horses and other things posted soon.

Thank you for your patience.

On Monday, February 23 we attended a 4-H meeting at the Clark County Fairgrounds. We spoke to Clark and Floyd County 4-H'ers about nutrition and Equine Rescue League of Southern Indiana. Now, I'm not a public speaker at all, and I'm sure that I stuttered a little here and there - not to mention the fact that I forgot the simplest of words from time to time - but the kids and their parents were very patient with me! I was surprised and very pleased at how interested they were in the rescue. After the meeting was over we had the opportunity to speak with some of the kids and their parents, and found that some of them had rescued a horse or two of their own. Some of them plan to volunteer for the rescue and help us with fundraising.

We really appreciate the opportunity to speak with and meet so many great people! We had a great time with all of them, and look forward to working with them in the future!

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Equine Rescue League of Southern Indiana, Inc.

5318 Blue Ridge Rd Charlestown, IN 47111

chester@erlsi.com