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Robert Howell’s
“Yellowstone at Night”
During September Art Walk
by Joyce Johnson
“Come on in!” came a shout
from somewhere in the field of
visitors and meandering big horses.
Deborah Derr, DC, founder of the
draft horse sanctuary located at
the end of Billman Lane, met Ron
and I at the gate and lead us down
the sloping field to the corrals. She introduced us to the
oldest resident, “Furrow,” age 27. Deb said she could put
her fingers between his ribs and along his spine when
he arrived a few months ago. Now he is getting good
nutrition. Deborah mentioned rice bran is just “gold” for
helping the horses gain strength and good weight. Ron
hung out with Farrow and gently brushed the peaceful
old horse for a long time. I enjoyed standing in the pure
Sanctuary
Making friends with the gentle
giants at United in Light
Come and show your support for
Shay O’Neil, Livingston Roundup’s
reigning rodeo queen. She and her
supporters would like to invite you to the
Buckhorn Theater on Saturday, October
3rd for cocktail hour, for a delicious
prime rib dinner with dessert buffet, for
both a live and silent auction, and for
dancing with Wild Out West. Proceeds
will help Shay travel and compete in Las
Vegas at the 2016 Miss Rodeo America
Pageant, which will be held November 30
to December 6, 2015, at the MGM Grand
Hotel & Casino. In addition, the funds
raised will assist Shay to fulfill her duties
and pay her travel expenses as the 2016
Miss Livingston Roundup.
Cocktails start at 5 pm (no host
bar). Melissa O’Hair will do the catering
(outstanding food as usual). Logan
Auction Services will conduct the live
auction (always entertaining). The Silent
Auction will include items donated by
local businesses, and paintings by Parks
Reese (art with humor, a local favorite)
and Todd Fredericksen (wildlife artist).
Tickets for this benefit are $25.00
per person and can be purchased at
Livingston Chiropractic and the Spur
Line, or at the door on the night of
the event. Contact Shay by e-mail at
c.shay1818@gmail.com.
Eat, Drink, Bid and Dance for
Miss Livingston Roundup!
See Sanctuary, page 8
The Livingston Education
Foundation is still seeking sub-
missions for their Tournament
of Writers fundraiser. Adver-
tised as "A Competition Cel-
ebrating Park County's Love
of Words," writers are encour-
aged to submit entries in the
short story fiction, short story
non-fiction, or poetry cat-
egories...or all three. There
are also three age divisions
in which the original works
will be separated. Once the
judging has taken place, a
book will be published and
proceeds from book sales
will be used to fund Teacher
Enrichment programs
in the Livingston Public
Schools. Please see the
full rules and entry form
at www.livingstonedu-
cationfoundation.org or
email lef4kids@gmail.com for further
details. Deadline has been extended slightly to September 28th but don't delay.
Tournament of Writers
Sponsored by:
A Competition Celebrating Park County’s Love of Words Submissions will be accepted from August 17, 2015 to
September 21, 2015.
 Age divisions are Junior (up to 12 years), Teen (13-18
years), and Adult (over 18 years). Each age division includes the categories of Short
Story Fiction, Short Story Non-Fiction, and Poetry. Winning entries will be published in a book, with the
proceeds from sales going to support the Livingston
Education Foundation and the Livingston PublicSchools.
 For complete rules and entry form, please visitwww.livingstoneducationfoundation.org. You may also
contact us at lef4kids@gmail.com or 539-3709.
Tournament of Writers
Local family of draft rescues gather for visitors day.
Livingston Education Foundation presentsIs it time to
enhance your
communication
skills?

2. Community Journal - 8 September 15, 2015
energy of the giants, looking up into their
shining eyes, whispering my appreciation,
stroking their silky noses and powerful
necks, and yes, keeping a respectful eye on
those big hoofs. I made friends there with
two and four-leggeds. We were brushing
them, feeding carrots, apples and other
foods regularly donated by Costco. Some
ripe & ready cantaloupes were rolled
down the hill like bowling balls which
made the smile fly right off the sides of my
face. My camera goes “boing” when I take
pictures and I honestly think it made one
horse smile.
“Good job big guy!” Ever since the
first horse cantered across the land, man
has been enamored by his wild free spirit,
symbolic of our own, some say. The
bond and awe these creatures inspire in
us is depicted on cave walls, art, myth
and literature. Esoteric writings say that
the horse is at the top of its evolution,
and if elegance and noble spirit are a
sign, it is so. Horses have worked long
hard hours for mankind. Records show
the use of war chariots in Mesopotamia
recorded around 2400 BC. The use of the
Draft breed, which means “to haul,” was
recorded in the Middle Ages, with cave art
in France of ancestors much older. With
the invention of the engine, and the first
tractor in 1917, the freeing of the ancient
beast of burden began—worked beyond
endurance to early deaths for so very long.
Those days are gone, but draft breeds are
still the mighty steeds of the show ring, in
multiple hitches, parades, and in pulling
and plowing contests. They amaze us.
Hard facts: Today, however,
exploitation and abuse shows up in other
arenas. As too many horses are bred
without humane consideration as only
livestock investments, literal horseflesh,
the fact is that unacceptable tens of
thousands of unwanted work, race and
companion horses are sent to auction for
slaughter and product, every year—while
humane alternatives and adoption are
available in many cases—while more
responsible breeding could have been
employed in the first place—while care
could be given for longer lives. A story
that needs to be exposed but yet tears
the heart, is the Premarin story, one
of the most poignant exploitations of
animals going on today, but it can be
stopped if women inform themselves
and refuse to use this (questionably
effective) prescription with it’s appalling
price in horse abuse, and ask their
doctors for plant
based hormone
replacement
instead. Awareness
simulates action. I
was so moved by
the depth of feeling
in a comment by
a valley animal
advocate and
rescuer regarding
locally reported
horse neglect: “Horses should at least
have the same rights that are given dogs
and cats... that people have worked so long
to put protective laws in place...someone
should write about it...”
Informed is power: There are attitudes
that, like a ladder, can be used to climb out
of the paralyzing grief caused by these and
so many other ugly global expose’s. Tried
and true I have found that: Informed is
Power – Open eyes are not fooled for long
– We have always had the wanted, and the
unwanted to deal with from which new and
creative solutions spring. Organizations of
folks like United in Light face the truth,
inform the public, and focus on the lives
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they can save right now, until the tide
of public awareness reaches a higher
level of awakened attention, compassion
and support, that when united, is our
invincible inner power for creative change.
When I finally pulled myself together
and listened to the truth, the hard stories
cracked my heart open, true, but then...
it released a surprising strength that
eclipsed the helplessness I felt, and in its
place a conviction to just take a little step
forward in right action, relatively easy
because there is no confusion of right or
wrong regarding abuse. I could afford the
35 bucks I handed Deborah. I can write
about it, maybe draw pictures to sell. But
then I got another surprise: I realized I am
not alone. There are countless millions of
informed like-minded others around the
world today, who believe in change, and
good endings, and act on them. Here are
a few of the Sanctuary’s sad stories turned
not only good, but full of love and light:
“Lucky,” is only 5 years old, has a
gorgeous platinum mane, and knows
how handsome he is because he poses for
your camera I swear. When he was hit
by a drunk driver, his owner did not care
enough to cast his broken leg but left him
in a round pen to...await whatever. He
would be sold for slaughter at any auction,
Deborah said, but United in Light was
contacted, asked for lifetime care, and
Lucky is now one of the new residents.
He cannot bear any but his own weight
and walks around with a slight quirk to
his back leg, but with no less enthusiasm,
Lucky follows us two-leggeds around like
a big dog. “Arabella,” the lovely black,
curly-maned, half Friesian, half Draft
mare has a gypsy spirit. I love her name
and when I called her, she came dancing
up and I was compelled to sing it softly
to her. Then there is “Sundance” of the
massive strong neck, who is over 19 hands
tall, and that rich honey color, with red
eyelashes, strawberry blond mane, and
whom I loved at first sight. “Bentley,” also
new, is similar in looks and size, but is
27 and still going strong; his aversion to
being touched is gradually changing into
trust.
“The Gentle Giant” is the name of a
similar organization on the East coast who
are in contact with United
In Light. They have
successfully rehabilitated
and found new adoptive
owners for some of their
rescues. Considered to
have unadoptable injuries,
however, Lucky and the
others are embraced by
Debra Derr and friends.
These horses are still at
work by the way! They
teach us important things;
if you stand still before
them and look into their
patient, timeless eyes,
they enchant, and fill your
heart.
“Home of the brave,”
Maybe a little corny?
But I use if for a reason.
We still carry that bold,
wild west spirit here in Montana, legends
of which still earn respect around the
world,...if we act on it. It takes respectful
listening, and knowing all sides to discern
what is right in the conflicted world we
live in. Some things are clear though, and
United In Light supporters and volunteers
are living the shift of human consciousness
in action, right here in our town, to the
very stretched extent of budget, space
and ability. I join them, and if you think
one person’s modest contribution doesn’t
count, believe me it gets all over everyone
starting with you and has no end. The
following poem is the heart of Deborah
Derr’s mission, and is the business of all
of us.
“United we bond with light,
Sending it to all Nations, All people, All
life.
Through our higher source, through
our hands and hearts,
This light that shines, unites us all at
once.
This is how we came to be, this is how
we choose to see,
Within this vision and flag in flight, we
hold our World united in Light.”
[From the Vision of “World United In
Light” Flag]
Just wanna make your day? Go hug
a draft horse at United in Light, 10 to 12
on Spare Change Day, the first Saturday of
the month. Visit http://www.draftrescue.
com for more info, or call 406-222-7982.
The Livingston Elks Past Exalted Rulers are promoting this idea to
support their charities:
Many is the time I heard you say
I would rather give a "Dollar" than bake today
And so, we are asking you to help more or less
To make our Bakeless Bake Sale a big success.
Just send us the money that it would take
To Bake a loaf of bread or a beautiful cake
Or send in the amount of money it takes to buy
A dozen rolls or maybe a pie
We know you can help us if you will but try.
I am buying or baking the items marked below.
Items for Sale Items you Bake/Donate:
____Cupcakes: 2 for a dollar
____3 doz. cupcakes: $4.00
____Chocolate cookies: 6 for $1.00
____2 doz. chocolate cookies: $6.00
____Brownies 12 for $3.00
____2 doz. brownies: $8.00
____Dutch Apple Pie $5.00
____2 Home made pies: $10.00
____Strawberry Cheesecake $7.00
____2 strawberry cheesecakes: $15.00
Buy as much as you want we will never be late
You never gain weight because it will never be baked
Name:________________________________________________
Address: ______________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
Phone: _____________________ Deadline is November 30th
Send to Livingston Elks PER Association, PO Box 532, Livingston
MT 59047 for any questions please call 406-223-3455
The Bakeless Bake Sale
from page 8
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Standing with the majestic strength
and grace of “Sundance”.
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