A cold, snowy day didn’t stop folks from visiting Doxy’s at Vestal Tractor Supply on December 14, 2013.  Mrs. Claus brought along one of Santa’s elves to help her and Smokey and The Bandit.  A special visitor stopped by with Richard, a macaw, and Oliver, a cockatoo, to have their photos taken with us.  We so enjoyed meeting each one of you and hope you’ll remember Doxy’s when you think of good horses that should not be slaughtered when they can be adopted and loved.

To the volunteers who helped - " The world is hugged by the faithful arms of volunteers.”  - Terri Guillemets

We can never express our gratitude to those who attended and so generously donated to help support Doxy’s.  Tractor Supply has been, and continues to be, so supportive of our efforts to promote Doxy’s and help in any way they can with our events.  As we say, Clyde and Doxy’s horses love and thank you from the bottom of their equine hearts.    

Merry Christmas and best wishes for a very happy 2014!!

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Clyde and Ellie went to work at the 3^rd annual Duck Derby on September 7, 2013.  These 2 little ones did a great job representing Doxy’s on a fun filled afternoon.  Dee Sullivan, the mother of one of our volunteers, won the raffle for the Hunter Horse quilt.

The Broome County Humane Society sold 10,000 rubber ducks at $5 each for the 3rd annual Duck Derby.  Plans to race the ducks down the Chenango River were squashed due to fast currents, so organizers switched to Plan B, send their dogs into a duck pile to fetch the winners at random.  Humane Society animal shelter manager Laurie Hubik and a 2 1/2-year-old pit bull mix named Smokey fetched the winning rubber ducks

The first three to finish the derby took home cash prizes: $3,500 for 1st place, $1,000 for 2nd place, and $500 for 3rd place. The respective winners were Binghamton residents Dustin Melville, Nadine Garafalo, and William Scharnikow.

To the 3 volunteers who helped Doxy’s  -  “Volunteers are love in motion!”  ~Author Unknown 

Many thanks to everyone who stopped by, showing their support  and for their donations.  As we always say, “Clyde and Doxy’s horses thank you”.

A beautiful summer day to meet and greet many new people and catch up with a few familiar faces!   We shared the spot light at Tractor Supply in Vestal with N.E.PR.A.S., NorthEast Pit Rescue and Sanctuary, a new non-profit dog rescue located in Kirkwood, NY.  August 17, 2013 is dedicated as Pet Appreciation and Adoption Day.  The 3^rd Saturday of August each year has been designated for the past 22 years by the International Society for Animal Rights to heighten awareness of homeless animals and the basic root of this, over population through breeding..

Clyde, Jasmine, Rocket, Sassy, and Candy were on their best behavior giving rides to many toddlers and young people.  Their rewards included dried horse apple slices and alfalfa cubes along with lots of attention from their visitors.  Doxy’s horses can never get enough of people and always enjoy these days when they’re “working” and having a good time.

To the 3 volunteers who helped – "Volunteers are paid in six figures. . .S-M-I-L-E-S.” ~Gayla LeMaire

Many thanks to everyone who stopped by, showing their support by attending our meet and greet, for their donations and to Vestal Tractor Supply for hosting us.  As we always say, “Clyde and Doxy’s horses thank you”.

Doxy’s was recently honored as the recipient of a Tractor Supply Operation grant through a partnership between Tractor Supply and the Petfinder Foundation which is a non-profit organization dedicated to ending euthanasia of adoptable pets.

We wish to extend our thanks and appreciation to the Petfinder Foundation for continuing to form partnerships that benefit the efforts of all non-profit animal rescues.

Doxy’s will be providing a written report on how the grant was used and the results achieved with it by September 25, 2013 and will share this with the public on our website and on our Facebook page.

Clyde, Candy, Magnum, and Noni, enjoyed meeting new people and behaved like the good horses they are every day.  Well except for Candy and Noni who decided to have a little kicking match after they were finished working.  That young little pony found out that Noni might be older but she’s bigger and one tough mare!

Our star rider for the day was little Aiden, a 2 year old cowboy who will soon celebrate his 3^rd birthday.  He rode every one of Doxy’s horses with his grandmother beaming.  Grandma has her own horse and loved seeing Aiden so brave and eager to ride each horse.  Grandma's friend, Peg, also tried Magnum out!

A special thank you to Brenna, who’s adopting Sable, for spending a few days at Doxy’s and helping us out today.   –“When it comes to helping, some people stop at nothing.”  — Unknown

Thanks to everyone who stopped by, showing their support by attending our meet and greet and for your donations.  A big thank you to East Syracuse’s Tractor Supply for hosting us!!   As we always say, “Clyde and Doxy’s horses thank you”.

Smokey and The Bandit went to work on June 29, 2013 for a donation to Doxy’s.  They entertained children ages 3-6 at little Lyla’s birthday party.  The boys continue to represent Doxy’s as special ambassadors.  Thanks guys!!

Showers, grey skies and cool temperatures couldn’t keep Doxy’s from having a great turn out at our first Meet and Greet of the 2013 season.  People of all ages and some from a few other countries stopped by the find out about us, have a pony ride, feed the horses some treats, and even one horse woman who took Niko out for a spin.

Clyde, Sassy, Zeus, Clover, Noni, and Niko enjoyed the attention and were on their best behavior, well except for Sassy who wanted to keep Zeus all to herself.

To the 3 volunteers who helped – "There's nothing stronger than the heart of a volunteer."  — James Doolittle

Many thanks to everyone who stopped by, showing their support by attending our meet and greet and for your donations.  A big thank you to Cortland’s Tractor Supply for hosting us!!   As we say, “Clyde and Doxy’s horses thank you”.

Doxy's had a team of 8 riders and horses in the annual St. Jude Trail Ride, sponsored by Rex Farms, on May 18, 2013.  Riders included Marilyn, Michael, Kitty, Laurie, Diane, Danielle, Leah, and Francine.  Awesome horses included Sweetie Boy, Fortune (his last appearance for Doxy’s, leaving for his new home on May 20^th), Jasmine, Black Jack, Raj, Pepper, Rocket, and Amber.  A tentative grand total of $2,900 was raised by the participants for the ride on a spectacular day. Doxy's riders placed first, second and fourth with their financial sponsors. We will be updating this event as we receive more information.  Many thanks to those who sponsored us!!

Doxy’s ambassadors, Smokey and The Bandit, made an appearance at Chester B. Lord Day Program again on April 26, 2013. They spent their time being petted and talked to by the special folks in this program and celebrated Kathey Hodgeman’s retirement. Kathey has been a volunteer for Doxy’s almost from the beginning. The minis enjoyed their day at work, entertained many and congratulated Kathey on her next step into retirement.

Doxy’s was in the limelight along with Hubbard Hounds from Homer, NY and Pit City Rescue from Auburn, NY at Cortland’s Tractor Supply on April 6, 2013.  This was our first guest appearance at TS in Cortland and we’ve been invited back on June 8^th when we will have some of Doxy’s “finest” horses along with us for the day.

What a great turn out we had on March 9, 2013 when we teamed up with Doug’s Fish Fry at Tractor Supply in Vestal, NY, thanks to Robin who set up this event!!  Mother Nature took care of us in style with a spectacular day and people came out for great fish, baked goods and quilt raffle tickets. 

To the volunteers who helped - " Volunteers don't just do the work ~ they make it work.” -Carol Pettit

As we say, Clyde and Doxy’s horses love and thank you from the bottom of their equine hearts.    

Bands played in the party barn and the Inn during the entire event.  People danced, partied, and spent the day with friends, all for a good cause. 

Doxy’s, K.A.R.E., Lost Paws, and Project Pawz were the honored shelters to receive the proceeds from Shelter Slam 4.  We thank all who came out on a dreary February 23, 2013 day to support these shelters

Visit Shelter Slam 4 on Facebook to get more details of the post event.