As we say good-bye to 2021, I can’t help but reflect on how quickly we shifted from supporting the Georgia Department of Agriculture (GDA) with impounded equine to supporting therapeutic horses in the care of non-profits who serve our veterans and first responders. I distinctly remember someone from the GDA management team asking me “Wouldn’t […]
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The Georgia Horse Fair 2021
The dust has long settled on the Horse Fair that GERL and the GHC hosted in April. It was so well attended that it surprised us all. Many people have let us know how much they enjoyed it and hope that there will be a repeat. As a result of the great turnout, the Georgia […]
Life in the world of GERL…
Life in the world of GERL continues to swirl for me. After almost a year, I received a phone call from a county law enforcement deputy asking if we could take a couple of horses into our program. Of course, we said yes, but ended up with only one new horse. Who would have thought […]
Though it has been a really crazy year, we have continued planning.
We are already into the last quarter of the year, and what a year it has been! We had to cancel the annual Andee Rogers Poker Ride because of the virus, and if we had planned on a Challenge this year, putting money and energy into it, it would have surely been canceled also. But […]
Things have been very quiet in the world of horse rescue.
Things have been very quiet in the world of horse rescue with regard to the pace of new arrivals that once filled the Georgia Department of Agriculture’s (GDA’s) impound barns. All of the barns stand empty now that the responsibility of picking up horses rests with the counties. It is hard to believe that there […]
We are already into the last quarter of the year…
We are already into the last quarter of the year, and what a year it has been! We had to cancel the annual Andee Rogers Poker Ride because of the virus, and if we had planned on a Challenge this year, putting money and energy into it, it would have surely been canceled also. But […]
The year 2020 will be remembered by most people as a year of extreme changes.
The year 2020 will be remembered by most people as a year of extreme changes. For many of us who have been in the trenches with the Georgia Department of Agriculture’s (GDA) Equine Division employees, it will also be remembered as the end of their program as we have known it for the past 27 […]
My name is Lisa Muffley and I am the newly elected Secretary
My name is Lisa Muffley and I am the newly elected Secretary of GERL. Most of you know that Tamma moved at the end of last year, so Cynthia moved into the vice-president position. That left the secretary position open, so I filled it at the January meeting. I will do my best to follow […]
22 Neglected Horses in Henry County
I received a call back in February from Henry County Animal Control requesting GERL’s help with feeding a herd of 22 horses that had been seized by the City of McDonough Police Department. The GERL Board of Directors approved the expense and we immediately set up a visit to see the horses. It was a […]
Georgia Equine Rescue League steps up for the 22 Neglected Horses in Henry County
Georgia Equine Rescue League steps up for the 22 Neglected Horses in Henry County By Cynthia Anderson, GERL Vice President On Friday, February 21st I received a call from Patty Livingston about the 22 neglected horses in Henry Co. Patty explained that Henry County animal control had contacted her asking for […]