Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Supporting South Dakota Reservations Page shared Zuya Wild Horse Sanctuary's photo.





Zuya is a Lakota word that means "Life's Journey". Zuya Wild Horse Sanctuary is a 6000 acre range in South Dakota where two hundred of Lifesavers Wild Horse Rescue horses live as a free roaming grazing herd.https://www.facebook.com/Zuyawildhorsesanctuary
Website http://www.wildhorserescue.org/. Zuya is getting ready to perform a gather of our own horses on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. The horse gather is for counting, checking, identifying and turning back out. The project lead is Thomas Smittle Confidencetrainingconcepts. The tentative date is April 10th through 14th, 2013 but could run longer. This date is subject to change due to weather or other circumstances.
We are looking for experienced horsemen and women who can help with this project on a volunteer basis. Need: Riders with their own horses who can ride amongst wild horses and who understand how to quietly move horses in a 6000 acre area. Riders need to be teamwork oriented.

Need: People on the ground to help move horses in and out of the corrals, count, identify, and mark the horses. Cooks and Camp crew - shop, prepare, serve meals and cleanup using an outdoor kitchen (camp stove & fire pit).

This is a volunteer project - all volunteers must be willing to travel at their own expense, camp on site or take a room at the nearby hotel at their own expense.

Must be able to take direction from the project lead, but also be able to pitch in wherever needed.

All volunteers must show proof of medical insurance and sign a liability waiver - this project is "at your own risk".

Lifesavers will provide the food for the staff and volunteers.

This is short notice but if you are free in the beginning of April and would like to have a charitable adventure - - please contact Thomas Smittle horsestang@yahoo.com for additional information.

The date is not set yet - we are watching the weather. As soon as a dry spell is predicted the project will be scheduled.

We expect the project to run 5 - 10 days OR if everything goes super smooth - it could take less time. There's no way to know how the horses will cooperate, or the weather.

There are no RV hookups at this site. Camping is primitive - but there are outdoor showers.

It is cold in South Dakota! If you are a whiner or complainer - please do not respond.

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