August Newsletter 2025

Volunteer Volunteer Newsletter Newsletter AUGUST

A look back at July... Thank You Volunteers

It’s been a HOT summer and we so appreciate your hard work!

Scenes from an impactful field trip day with a group of students from Unified Efforts Inc, an after school program whose mission is to provide children with sustainable peaceable solutions in Baltimore. Our volunteers and staff facilitated wonderful learning opportunities, including a Liberty Performance from Zillow and Trainer Leigha!

HORSE SPOTLIGHT

NIGHT NINJA

Half Horse, Half Donkey, FULL of personality!

Night Ninja, known around the barn as ‘Ninja’ is this months Horse Spotlight! Ninja is a hinny, which means the is the offspring of a female donkey and a male horse. Fun fact: this is different from a mule, which is an offspring of a female horse and a male donkey. Ninja is small in stature, but has a big personality! DEFHR Trainer Leigha recently started working with Ninja, starting him under saddle, and he is loving his new ‘job’! Ninja has been enjoying rides around the farm and learning new skills. He will be available for adoption soon, and we are looking forward to all the future has in store for Ninja!

Comings and Goings

BARN STAFF PLEASE WELCOME

Nichole

Maggie Sophia

Goodbye Interns Goodbye Interns

Our interns are heading back to their prospective college’s with head’s full of knowledge, and boots full of dirt!

August marks the end of another wonderful Summer Internship Program. Visit our website to learn more about upcoming internship opportunities.

Calendar of Events

August 2nd

August 8th

August 14th

DEFHR Continuing Education Class: Horse Psychology 10:30am-12pm Open to ALL

Last Day of Legacy Camp

August 15th

August 21st

Farrier Day

Field Trip: Fitness Fun and Games 10am-12pm VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

DEFHR Charity Thursday @ Waredaca Brewing 4-8pm

August 22nd

Horsemanship Clinic

August 28th

Farrier Day

As part of our commitment to education and outreach, we host field trip days for up to 60 students. The 2 hour event consists of students rotating between different stations, including: an educational talk, a tour of our facilities, a riding/groundwork demo, grooming and leading. These opportunities would not be possible without our volunteers! As a field trip volunteer you are assigned to lead a station to help facilitate a wonderful experience and foster compassion for horses in the next generation!

Pulling Weeds and Saving Steeds!

Tis the season of the grass and weeds growing at record speeds. Looking for a way to reconnect with nature and let the world slip away for a few hours? BYOWW (bring your own weed whacker), or grab one of ours, and help us tidy up our public areas, fence lines and paddocks when you’re on the farm.

Legacy Camp

ThroughAugust8 any weekdayVolunteer undertheageof18must beaccompaniedbya guardianifnotenrolled inLegacyCamp. th through Aug 8th

We have had a blast educating over 100 campers ages 7-17 at Legacy Camp this summer. From “large animal rescue” (pictured above) to becoming “vets for a day”, they have grown their knowledge, empathy and love for horses.

* FYI Pegasus is a fiber glass educational tool and NOT a real horse.

JOIN US! JOIN US!

Drink up! Drink up! $1 from $1 from each pint supports each pint supports DEFHR horses! DEFHR horses!

Encourage friends, family and neighbors to sign up for a subscription box for peakseason fresh local produce. Each week you’ll receive a variety of fruits, veggies and herbs-hand selected by the farmer himself. A great way to support the farm, an the environment all while enjoying fresh veggies!

DONATE YOUR CAR

Thanks to YOUR generous support, our education and outreach programs are growing fast! We’re in need of an additional vehicle to help support that growth.

Access to a safe, reliable vehicle-nothing fancy, just dependable-would make a meaningful difference in our ability to keep programs running smoothly, provide hands-on learnng opportunities and continue serving the horses and community we deeply care about.