Jun 19 2024
By Dan Roark
I walked into the New Hope barn and decided to check the folder to see if any volunteers had filled out their questionnaires. I was pleasantly surprised…
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Jun 17 2024
By Dan Roark
While you’re making plans for after the heat that’s coming when things get cooler, mark your calendar for the Third Annual Hope Gala – this year themed “A Night At The Races” – benefitting New Hope. It…
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Jun 15 2024
By Dan Roark
While I was posting about how well Libby was dealing with equine Cushing’s disease, her health began to go south, adding to the…
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Jun 14 2024
By Dan Roark
Margaret is usually wearing sunglasses of some sort. She always has fun riding, but especially so on Family Fun Day. I don’t know if she took them off for my sake –…
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Jun 12 2024
By Dan Roark
The reason Sharla was clipping Libby during the Farrier’s visit was due to Libby having equine Cushing’s disease, as I mentioned in the Farrier post.
Cushing’s disease, whether in humans or horses, involves the pituitary gland and…
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Jun 10 2024
By Dan Roark The farrier comes every five weeks. The last time was on May 20 – before the torrential unforgiving rains. Joey was substituting…
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Jun 7 2024
By Dan Roark [More pictures can be found on the New Hope Facebook page. But I wanted to highlight the work Susan did to set up the games and facilitate the events.]
Despite the rain the latter part of…
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Jun 5 2024
By Dan Roark I had originally planned to begin by saying “after the rains and storms of last week” when the bottom dropped out again as I was sitting there. Then more rain came. The…
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May 8 2024
By Dan Roark
Claire and I were talking during one of the two Denton Riding Club Playdays in which New Hope riders participated. She was telling Cyndy and I about her team competing in Horse Judging events…
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May 2 2024
By Dan Roark
In the couple of years since Ashwik began riding at New Hope, I have taken pictures of him on numerous occasions. When he first began riding, it was almost impossible to get a shot with…
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Apr 29 2024
By Dan Roark
It’s been a busy month, but before Autism Awareness Month ends, I would like to get in a post in support.
Riders at New Hope Equine Assisted Therapy are often dealing with a number of issues. In…
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Apr 26 2024
By Dan Roark
Emily is a regular volunteer at New Hope, in addition to being a substitute teacher in the Argyle school district. She recently moved to Argyle and…
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