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‘People are going to get wet and dirty’ Deer-management program awarded more than $9,000
Horse rescue hosts fundraiser at Colorado Horse Park
Castlewood Canyon State Park also receives grant money
BY TOM SKELLEY TSKELLEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Fundraising fun runs are nothing new, as participants in events like Muckfest and “Tough Mudder” competitions can attest. Obstacle courses are designed to test runners’ endurance and athleticism, usually involving a lot of dirt and sweat. On April 22, the Colorado Horse Park will add a twist, challenging humans to take on obstacles, water jumps and terrain designed for horses. “The idea is to get people of all ages out there to see the athleticism of horses, who have to traverse these obstacles, sometimes with a 150-pound person on their back,” said Andrea Mena, a volunteer with horse rescue Drifter’s Hearts of Hope. The nonprofit horse rescue in Franktown is sponsoring its first “Run to the Rescue” at the equine park, featuring Denver Broncos cheerleaders, door prizes, yoga classes, vendors and a 5K all-ages run on SEE RESCUE, P5
BY JODI HORNER SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA
Bella Kirshner and her friend Monty enjoy some time together at Drifter’s Hearts of Hope, a nonprofit horse rescue in Franktown. The group was founded by Kirshner’s parents and their friend Jacqui Avis shortly after Kirshner began caring for Drifter, a horse Avis rescued from slaughter in 2014. TOM SKELLEY
Great Outdoors Colorado recently awarded more than $10,000 in grant money to two area projects. Colorado Parks and Wildlife managers were awarded a $9,415 grant for their deer-management program in Elizabeth, and Castlewood Canyon State Park was awarded $700 to pilot its Nature Pass program. “We had some great, great applications. It was pretty competitive,” said GOCO Parks and Wildlife Program Coordinator Emily Orbanek. The finalists for the grants were chosen by a five-person review team with each of the 31 applications being reviewed by peers within the agency, Orbanek said. The grant money was awarded to several groups throughout the state. SEE GOCO, P4
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