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Volunteers Alaina Welsh (from left), 17; Charissa Gurnea, 22; and Ashley Lawrence, 22, work with horses Friday at the Wild Horse Sanctuary in Shingletown.
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Charissa Gurnea works with Wesley at Wild Horse Sanctuary in Shingletown.
SHINGLETOWN — Dianne Nelson likes to call it a "friendraiser."
The open house she's held annually at the Wild Horse Sanctuary for the past nine years happens again Saturday, and she's looking forward to meeting new people as well as seeing familiar faces.
It's also part benefit for the 300 or so wild mustangs and burros she shelters on her 5,000-acre spread.
Nelson planted 30 acres of hay this year to help offset higher prices for the 300 tons she purchases each year. She also cleared an additional 30 acres of brush to plant native grasses in the fall.
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But for now, anyway, she's having a party. Highlights of Saturday's free event include docent-led walks to view the mustangs and burros up close and free horse rides for children 10 and younger.
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