Bluebonnet Equine Humane Society

Bluebonnet members from North Texas gathered together at Teskey's in Weatherford for a Christmas Ornament Exchange. After exchanging gifts, they all agree to send their ornament to BEHS member Courtney who is undergoing cancer treatments.

November 1-2, 2008 - Houston Dressage Society Championship Show - Houston, Texas

Bluebonnet members and volunteers handed out information about the rescue to spectators and exhibitors at the Houston Dressage Society Show. The Society donated the booth space, so all proceeds raised went directly to the horses. Thank you to the Houston Dressage Society!

October 18-10, 2008 - St. Jude's Benefit Trail Ride - Forrest City, Arkansas

Bluebonnet members Jackie, Leon, Janelle and Rick attended the St. Jude's Trail Ride at Village Creek State Park. They handed out information about Bluebonnet and donated items for the silent auction to raise money for St. Jude's Children's Hospital.

October 11, 2008 - Bluebonnet Horse Expo - Austin, Texas

Bluebonnet members traveled to Austin from several states to help organize and attend the 2nd Annual Bluebonnet Horse Expo. The day included plenty of shopping and gorgeous horses. Bluebonnet horses were on hand to meet the public, and trainers and clinicians donated their time to teach clinics on riding, training and horse care. The event raised nearly $15,000 to help Bluebonnet care for the horses who need us.

October 10, 2008 - BEHS Members Appreciation Dinner - Austin, Texas

After spending much of the day setting up for the Expo, Bluebonnet volunteers gathered for the Members' Appreciation Dinner. Carolee Frampton organized the food - and it was delicious! Jennifer Williams' announced the winners of the Volunteer Rewards Program for 2008 and gave out prices. Everyone had a few minutes to sit, eat and socialize.

September 20, 2008 - BEHS Members Help Each Other: Hurricane Ike Recovery Work Crews - Alvin, Manvel and Rosharon, Texas

Hurricane Ike ravaged the Gulf Coast of Texas - and several Bluebonnet members' homes suffered damage. Luckily the rescue joined forced and several volunteers drove from surrounding areas to help with work crews. They cut down trees, hauled off downed limbs, and cleaned up trash. Most importantly, they showed their support to members of the Bluebonnet Family. Spencer and Jennifer Williams, Julie Bradley and Ralph and Loretta Pinnell thank everyone who came and helped out.

September 17-20, 2008 - Extreme Mustang Makeover Booth - Fort Worth, Texas

Bluebonnet volunteers manned an excellent booth during the Extreme Mustang Makeover in Ft. Worth, Texas. They handed out information about the rescue, watched the competition and cheered on Norma Hatch, Ann Souders, and Jim Souders who participated in the competition.

August 30-31, 2008 - Tri-County Fair - Marvell, Arkansas

Jackie Early reports:
The members from Phillips county, Arkansas set up a six day booth at the Tri-County Fair in Marvell, AR. We started washing horses and taking them to the Fair on Sat, Aug 30 and Sun , the 31st.

We did not have any Foster horses in this area so we took our adopted horses and entered them. We put their old web page and before pictures on the stalls as done at the Expo and hung up clear sheet protectors stuffed with cards and brochures. We had our Sprite, Janice Glover's Ranger, Rick and Janelle Cobb's Patches, and Donna Faulkner's Aleeah. We set up the booth on Sun and the Fair started on Mon, Sept 1, Labor Day. The exhibit building was not air-conditioned and it was blazing hot. We had a wonderful day with as much conversation about BEHS at the livestock barn as we did at the booth. Even the two days Gustav rained out the fair (Tues & Wed -14 inches of rain) did not keep us away from the barn as we still went to feed and made more contacts then too. Our theme in the booth reflected the before pictures of our 4 horses as well as some "after pictures" and then we invited them to see them live in stalls. We also showed the "Before and after DVD" continuously on the the wall in the booth. It made some big impressions. We got one new member that week who lives in the area but is going to VET school at Mississippi State.

Everyone wanted to take Sprite and Ranger home with them. We could have found homes for them if they had not been adopted already. We are so proud of all of the horses because they were on their best behavior. Ranger, who is so shy was even letting people pet him. We just could not believe it.

Well, now for more news. Our booth won 1st place in the Non Profit Division and a check for $75.00 to BEHS.

The horses all won 2 blue ribbons and Aleeah and Ranger won reserve Grand Champion. (Janelle's personal horse won Grand Champion). We had a great but tiring week. Sunday, we took the booth down, made two trips to West Helena to take the horses home and crashed!

August 16, 2008 - Teskey's Booth - Weatherford, Texas

Jodi, Lee, Ann, Jenni and Norma set up a booth at Teskeys in Weatherford. They talekd to shoppers about the rescue, handed out info on the rescue and did a little shopping themselves.

August 16, 2008 - Hills Prairie Booth - Austin, Texas

Pam, Dixie and Janeese worked a great booth. They handed out information about the rescue as well as Expo flyers, spoke to the county sheriff about rescue, and recruited new volunteers.

July 5, 2008 - Windy Hill Farm Fourth of July Party - Niederwald, Texas

BEHS members gathered at Regina Anderson's house for great food and socializing.

June 28, 2008 - Diamond W's Hooves, Paws, Wings and Claws Adoption Event

BEHS members organized an Adopt-A-Thon at Diamond W Arena in Alvarado, Texas. The public met horses available for adoption from Bluebonnet Equine Humane Society as well as dogs available for adoption from area rescues. The event included educational sessions on proper care and training throughout the day. - and attendees can buy animal-related items from vendors and the charities.

June 7, 2008 - Arkansas Rummage Sale - West Helena, Arkansas

BEHS members in and near West Helena, Arkansas cleaned out their closets and gathered donations from friends and family for a rummage sale to benefit Bluebonnet Equine Humane Society.

May 10, 2008 - Pup in the Park - Elgin, Texas

BEHS members Paula Weisskopf, Chandra Volkmar and Marcus Ward put together a great booth at this event. The volunteers talked to several interested people, handed out info, and sold t-shirts.

May 10, 2008 - Jubilee Horse Trials - Arkansas

Bluebonnet volunteer Emily Marecaux held a booth to hand out information at the Jubilee Horse Trials, and Bluebonnet sponsored a jump.

May 3, 2008 - Arkansas Members Meeting - Pine Bluff, Arkansas

Arkansas members as well as a handful of Texas members gathered to discuss plans to expand the rescue in Arkansas.

April 27, 2008 - Farmers Branch - Farmers Branch, Texas

Despite awful weather, BEHS volumteer Michelle Stockton had a good time meeting other rescuers at this event.

April 26, 2008 - Wild Hog Music Festival & Motorcycle Rally - West Helena, Arkansas

BEHS worked with the newly formed Humane Society of the Delta to man this fun booth. Thanks to Jackie and Leon Early and Janelle Cobb.

April 19, 2008 - Bats for Bluebonnet - West Helena, Arkansas

Bluebonnet members in Arkansas organize a softball tournament to raise funds for horses. Jackie and Leon Early, Emily Marecaux, Donna Faulkner, Linda Kelly, and Ricy & Neva Little worked to make the event a success - both before and during the event.

April 19, 2008 - Teskey's Booth - Texas

Jodi Mullins, Floe and Rod Copeland, Jenni Day, Jim and Ann Souders, Norma and Gordon Hatch and Forest Arquette ran a booth at Teskey's. They had a great day, talking to a lot of people and taking quite a few donations to help the Bluebonnet horses.

March 29, 2008 - Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine Open House - College Station, Texas

Jennifer Williams manned this booth alone. She talked to a lot of people - in fact, she rarely sat still through the 8 hour day. She had so many people come by that she ran out of flyers, membership applications and business cards. That makes for a pretty great day!

March 29, 2008 - Purina HOW Event - New Braunfels, Texas

Regina and Courtney Anderson, Paula Weisskopf and his sister and Valerie Ryan manned this booth. Valerie gave the audience a nice presentation about BEHS, neglect/abuse generally, horse care and other information, and booth volunteers spoke to several potential volunteers.

March 23, 2008 - Purina HOW Event - Bastrop, Texas

Volunteer Pam Archung says, "I think it was maybe one of the most successful booths I ever had. We had people take membership applications. One woman gave us a 50$ donation and bought a t-shirt and is joining. She just built a brand new barn and was in tears looking at the book and wants to foster." Thanks to Pam, Mary Diane, Heather and Nan for coming out to help.

February 23, 2008 - ARK Country Store - Waxahachie, Texas

Michelle Stockton, Diane Dynis and Jodi Mullins worked at the booth. They had a great time talking to store employees and customers about Bluebonnet - and they received several great donations to help the rescue horses!

February 16, 2008 - Bluebonnet Members Meeting - Niederwald, Texas

Bluebonnet members gathered to discuss the rescue's plans for 2008. Fundraising, marketing and member out-reach.

January 19-20 - Bluebonnet Directors Meeting - Niederwald, Texas

The Directors of Bluebonnet Equine Humane Society met to discuss policies and review goals. They established the 2008 budget, marketing plan, volunteer rewards program and fundraising plan.

P.O. Box 632
College Station, TX 77841-0632
(888) 542-5163