Do you love Inky Quills soap? Do you love supporting good causes with your purchases? If yes, please take note of our upcoming promotion to support a very special horse currently in the care of a remarkable rescue facility located in Olalla, WA. 

 

 

This lovely girl is Belles and she has quite a story. In December of 2014, Pony Up Rescue for Equines in Olalla, WA, took in Belles from the feedlot. This beautiful horse had somehow found her way there and was doomed to slaughter unless someone decided to give her a chance. Pony Up gave her that chance and, in this case, rescued two horses from that fate of slaughter. Belles, as they named her for the holiday season, was very pregnant and expected to foal in the next few months.

It was quickly discovered that Belles had received little to no prior handling, was not halter broke, and was extremely scared of humans. This made things much more complicated for the Pony Up folks. Minimizing stress during pregnancy is very important, but basic handling skills would need to be taught also in order to allow assistance should there be labor and birthing difficulties and to allow for the necessary veterinarian visits and examinations. Pony Up took on the challenge regardless and slowly began to win the frightened Belle’s trust. On April 26, 2015, Belles gave birth to a beautiful filly the rescue named Wynn. Wynn helped bridge the gap between Belles and her rescuers even more with her friendly curiosity.

Almost a year later, Wynn is now a very independent filly, weaned, and happy to be turned out to graze without her mother. The maturity of her filly has benefited Belles as well as the focus can now be turned to her basic training and handling skills. Belles is now very affectionate and more trusting. However, in order to get her on her way to finding a new home, Belles requires time with a personal trainer. Pony Up is currently raising funds to support this effort and find Belles the loving home she always deserved.

Inky Quills is assisting Pony Up in this effort. For every bar of soap bought in April 2016 be it online or at one of our farmer’s market booths, $1.00 will be donated to the cause for Belles. Any soap bar you buy will contribute to this cause.

If your favorites happen to be one of the following scents, the total value of your purchase will be sent to helping Belles with her training.

Lilac

Lemongrass

Lavender

Rosemary Mint

 

Let’s help Belles find her forever home! If you want to give even more aside from your purchase of soap or just want to donate directly to Belles and forego the soap, a GoFundMe has been created at https://www.gofundme.com/9avsz9uc.

 

Pony Up Rescue for Equines is a small scale horse rescue facility in Olalla, WA. No profits are received and no salaries are paid by Pony Up. The facility is maintained by unpaid volunteers. To learn more about this rescue or to donate towards their cause, please visit their website at: http://www.ponyuprescue.com/