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Gimme Shelter 2015
This was the second year for The Horse Shelter's Trainers Rally for Rescues event, in which 9 trainers took home a horse selected by a draw and had 100 days to train them from scratch. The horses were aged from 3-6 years old and other than haltering and trailer-loading, had no prior experience. At the end of the competition, all were available for adoption. Two of the trainers successfully bid for their horses at the end.
Date(s): July 18, 2015. Album by Evalyn Bemis. Photos by Evalyn Bemis. 1 - 45 of 45 Total. 2983 Visits.
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Jack McCarthy preparing James for the draw back in April

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Volunteer Thayer Hutchinson with one of her favorites, Giselle

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Lupita checking out what the boys are doing

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Delany and Vanessa waiting for the action to begin

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Drawing numbers from the hat for the order of go

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Dreamer checks to see if there are some treats hiding in Clint's coat

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Delany is explaining to Vanessa why she is leaving The Horse Shelter with John Wayne

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Iambi looking good after only a month with Maureen Mestas

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Mateo gets a move on with trainer Stephanie Gershon

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Getting the hang, literally, of jumping

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Dreamer is growing up fast

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John Wayne was sidelined with broken ribs so Vanessa got lots of grooming time

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This is called FaceTime

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Let's see how we feel about being saddled

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Loal Tucker helps Tom Thunder become brave  on the trail

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Getting used to a lariat

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Practicing ground tying

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Rogelio Enriquez shows off Little Red's talent with barrels

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If not going around a barrel, why not try dragging one?

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Board president Beth Longanecker was the emcee on horseback

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Stephanie Gershon and Mateo think nothing of jumping four in a row

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For a finale we have this

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Loal and Tom Thunder wait for their turn to shine

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Maureen Mestas showed Giambi in both English and Western tack

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What a handsome young lad is Giambi

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Michele Wolford, ranch manager with her husband Mike, showed Dally, a gorgeous young Quarterhorse

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Dally

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James, the magnificent

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One of many fun ways in which Michelle Decanditis demonstrated James' calm personality

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And another

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Because of his work accident, John Wayne had only about three weeks to ride Vanessa but look at this!

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Giselle showing her preparation for driving

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Trainer Erlene Seybold-Smythe's two kids helping with her training

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Tom Thunder going a blue streak before...

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showing a nice sliding stop

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Clint Mortenson on Dreamer, accompanied by Tonto, I mean son Wyatt.

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Cracking the whip and not blinking an eye - pretty fancy, Dreamer and Clint

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Now shooting balloons -can there be more?

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Offering Little Red to the highest bidder

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Giambi meets an admirer

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Dally and Michele - Dally might still be available and is one fine hunk of love. Check with info@thehorseshelter.org

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Vanessa and John Wayne await a bid

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Here comes one.

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Arlene gets to keep Giselle as her own - yippee.

   
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