The big day

BABY STEPS.....

While its neat to take something from an idea and make it happen, it requires lots of baby steps. I would love to say that we have everything togather and the funds to become a non-profit, most of the money is going into helping the animals that need it and to our visitations.

Saturday is our evaluation day for Nim and I. We are going to get certified as a pet partner through the Delta Society. They were established at the request of many volunteers who wanted more information on how to conduct safe and useful visits.

They provide a training manual for at home study or you can take a work shop. ITs a very detailed program with instrucors and evaluators to make sure that the standard stays where it should.

While we have conducted several visits already it is nice to have an already established program backing you up. It makes it easier to get into hospitals that have a higher standard. Many places are leary of letting just any dog and handler come in, let alone sure if they want a horse in their hospital.

While I was hoping that we would have our program up and more established its moving along at a steady pace so I can not complain, God has been good.



We are currently working on making the maternity ward so it is safe and dry in this terribly sleeting rain we are having. She loves being in her stall but we must take in to consideration that she is lower to the ground so some sawdust if to fine could be an issue.

J.R. is somewhat closterfobic so we have not wanted to completely shut him up yet, he likes the lean-to he can come and go out of. Unfortunatly for him he does not have enough fat on him to handle any sort of weather like we are having so he is going to have to get a stall. Its a slow process again that would have liked to start ealier but funds also have to feed the animals.

J.R. is doing well though, I think he has gained about 25-50lbs, not a lot but agian baby steps. As long as the process is steady and forward I can not complain.