Good morning Barbaro/Alex/Harriette & all FOBs,
Have a great weekend & Christmas,Big Bs first Christmas in heaven

Hiya, FsOB! Running late, I have a 9 AM meeting in Cranston and I still need to roll out Bourbon Balls for colleagues. Argh! Alex, the story about HOPA is most encouraging. TGIF, everyone who is traveling, please have a safe weekend. RMH

#### To Martita, thank you so much for the stunning poem last PM about Prancer! ####

##Good morning John & Midnight..is Midnight wearing her jingle bell collar??

I think today is the birthday of a very dear FOB, if not today then it is within the next couple days..so if you're out there, I miss you and HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CAL!!!!!

Hello Harriette,
Yes she is,Midnight & her Kentucky cousins are ready for Christmas,They are all Jingle bell rocking.

Good morning everyone

Since some of you will be starting to travel for the holidays, I wanted to wish everone safe traveling and a very Merry Christmas.

Jonna and Marita, thank you so much for your poems in honor of Prancer, Lynn, Cindy and Prescilla. Another beautiful soul lost to greed.
Rest in peace, dear Prancer.

Good Friday morning FOBs - TGIF

First let me say thanks to Martita and Jonna for the posts about Prancer, both of which had me in tears.

Secondly, for all who said prayers and offered kind thoughts for Denny - we finally heard his test results yesterday which showed "normal". Great news - thank God - but we still have the bleeding issue to contend with and no known cause yet. For now - just taking a step at a time.

Have a wonderful Friday everyone!!

Janice
A forever FOB

Morning (and upcoming solstice!) skritches to the BBH, Sir JH, Georgeous and all of the stellar gang up there in Equine Heaven.

Here's the down here scoop...and btw: Happy Holidays to all from the forest:

MORNING POST SHELLEYA, DEBRA, WI

STRATEGY FOR FRIDAY DECEMBER 21

We would like to take this opportunity to say thank you for all your hard work and provide a summary of where we now stand. First and foremost, it is very important that you realize that just because it is the end of the year, we do NOT have to start over. This is nothing but a holiday break and business will resume with the same Congress when that break ends in January. It is no different than any other recess.

Debra, Daryl and I all agree that we have made tremendous progress in the past several months. Our voices have been heard and the support has grown. We are actually in a better position because some of the big, time consuming issues like the Farm Bill are out of the way. There will now be time for other issues to be addressed.

When we look back over the year, we should all be very proud of our accomplishments. There are no slaughter houses operating in this country, awareness has been heightened and, because of you, many thousands of horses have been saved. We are beginning 2008 with 191 cosponsors in the House and 38 cosponsors in the Senate.

While we all would have hoped that the year would end with the legislation having been passed, make no mistake……we are getting close!! The strategy will remain the same until Congress comes back or until we are told otherwise. We will keep the pressure on the leadership to get S311 put on the calendar quickly or to support any legislation that contains language to end horse slaughter and the transportation of American horses to slaughter.

List for the remainder of the year………..

Senate Majority Leader: Harry Reid ph: 202-2224-3542 fax: 202-224-7327

Senate Minority Leader: Mitch McConnell ph: 202-224-2541 fax: 202-224-2499

Senate President Pro Tempore Robert S. Byrd ph: 202 224-3954 fax: 202-228-0002

Assistant Majority Leader Dick Durbin ph: 202-224-2152 fax: 202-228-0400

Assistant Minority Leader Jon Kyl Ph: 224-4521 Fax: 202-224-2207

With heartfelt gratitude for all that you do, we would like to wish each and everyone of you the happiest of holiday seasons. Merry Christmas and a very Happy and Healthy New Year!!

Remember.....WE ARE BARBARO'S VOICE......let it be heard!!!

Shelley and Debra

Posted by: ShelleyA at December 21, 2007 1:20 AM

Cheers,
Friar Tuck

Morning all. TGIF Love to Barbaro Thanks Alex

Merry Christmas Alex with thanks for all that you do to end horse abuse!

Barbaro, sweet champion horse romping in heaven part of my heart is yours~forever.

Merry Christmas to all the FOB's our angels against horse slaughter!

May our New Year~2008 be loaded with success for the horses.

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Hay D'Anne....how are you? We are heading that way by Sunday or before.....going home to Tennessee...

GOOD MORNING ALL

Janice -
Glad to hear of Den's results

Robyn -
Have a safe and nice weekend

Friar Tuck -
Good to see you

D'Anne -
Glad to see you again

John NY and Patty in Dallas -
Wishing you all the best

Good Morning Barbaro

Yes...like John said in a posting...your first Christmas in heaven with your friends....what a joyous Christmas it will be in heaven....someday Barbaro, this nightmare will end....HORSE SLAUGHTER AND TRANSPORTATION ACROSS THE BORDERS. We love you, always.

Good Morning Fans/Family of Barbaro

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

May all your dreams come true....

I want to personally thank each of you for a wonderful year and look forward to the year to come...NO MORE HORSE SLAUGHTER....THE BILL HAS PASSED.....

You are a family that anyone in this world would want to have...and I am so thankful to be a small part of this loving family. We may have our ups and downs...but we are united, we are strong, WE ARE FAMILY.

Please be safe if you are traveling, stay warm, and enjoy your holidays....and remember our rescues, our Fallen Angels, the ones suffering human or animal, our wildlife and our family.

PLEASE CALL, FAX, EMAIL....DO NOT EVER GIVE UP....I cannot wait to focus more on horses, cures for laminitis, the rescues, and more other things....and slaughter has end....

MAY OUR HORSES RUN FREE....MAY THEY HAVE LOVING HOMES, WITH CARE AND LOVE....IN FACT ALL ANIMALS...THEY DESERVE THIS AND MORE.

I am going home for Christmas to Tennesee...have not been home for Christmas in almost three years...I will miss all the postings and it is going to be so hard not checking in...but I know you FOBS...will still be hard at it, and anxious to return to my family in 2008.

Thank you....and May God Bless.
With love....Joan

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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you Alex...you have been so gracious to give us this opportunity to stay as a family and fight for such a just cause...God Bless You.
Tim and Fair Hill...the very same...please know you are all loved.
Our Fallen Angels...we are here...moving forward.

Karen in Tennessee....said hello also...and she has sent a Christmas Basket for the horse donors at Fair Hill...if anyone wants to add to it.

YOU ARE ALL VERY, VERY SPECIAL TO ME!!!!

I don't want to name names because I know I will unintentionally leave someone out, so: To all the sages, poets and inspirational wisdom givers, cheerleaders and motivators, divine comforters, political interpreters and front line warriors, silent ones, vocal ones, rescuers and caretakers, contributors in every way, shape, fashion and form - FOBs and the Barbaro Nation - I love you all. My heart swells with pride, admiration and joy to 'know' each of you. Merry Christmas to you and all the two and four legged loved ones you hold in your hearts. 2008 WILL see the end to HS - I BELIEVE. Thank you Alex for all you do - and thank you, Barbaro.

Good Morning Sweet Barbaro in Heaven!

Good morning Bobby's Lil Angel, Spirit, Jonah, Rosie, Misty and all the fabulous animals at MHR

FAILURE IS NOT AN OPTION!

For Barbaro, for Fitch, for Apache, for Ho'pats and all horses.

Ro & Brady

ONE more week to buy tickets for the December Miracle Horse Rescue Hay Drive. The prize is a beautiful pewter lapel pin depicting a horse that reminds us of the Percherons about to arrive at MHR. It comes with its own box with a picture of a mare and foal and a chocolate rocking horse. Tickets are 1 for $5.00 or 3 for $10.00.

There is MORE. As a bonus there is going to be another LEGACY PRINT offered as a prize. Tickets for this prize remain at 1 for $5.00 or 3 for $8.00

MHR December Hay Drive

Happy Friday.
I wish you all a very Merry Christmas, be safe to all traveling. Hoping we get a late Christmas gift, the passing of S311.

Have a great day.

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Good FRIDAY Morning, ABR Famblee:)

***HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CAL*** HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOUUUUUU:) HAPPY, HAPPY DAY, MAN!!!

My 'stinkin' faxes are SENT!!! Yippee-Skippy!!
ACTUALLY got one busy signal!!! :) But next attempt was SUCCESSFUL....JUST LIKE US FOB's...WE WILL BE SUCCESSFUL!!!!

KEEP CALLING/E-MAILING/FAXING:) SUCCESS is on it's wayyyyyyyyyyy!!!

Everyone, have a great day today....be safe out there in the 'shopping trenches'....finding that 'perfect' gift for that lucky person/s in your life!!!

DON'T FORGET TO KEEP ON KEEPIN' ONNNNN...We want those peeples in DC to come back after their break to see WE HAVEN'T GONE AWAY...WE ARE STILL HERE....TRYING TO HELP THE HORSSSESSSSSS!!

We MUST do this for *BARBARO* and alllllll his brothers and sisters:)

Lynne-Barbaro's Forever Friend in CA

Hay, FOB's!

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Martita and Jonna, your words broke me down entirely. Thank you for your beautiful gifts. Martita, I hope you are feeling better, dearest one.

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I did today's DC contacting and even though they are on vacation, I will not be...:)

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Safe journey to those who are traveling over the holy-days.

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For me, 2007 was an amazing year...one where a lot of old "stuff" was cleared away. Much has happened to me both on an outer and inner level (and it is the latter which needed the clearing...) There have been two "influences" that have helped to trigger these profound changes - the first is the FOB's...the second is KD. For these times, I am so thankful that I am surrounded by compassionate, wise,loving people.

I love you all.

Healing, Love, Peace
ONS
Padme

Merry Christmas to all. I hope the New Year brings an end to this madness and S.311 is passed quickly. May all our dreams for saving our horses and dogs and all God's creatures come true. And thank you all for your caring and tireless efforts. I am so proud to be an FOB and I will never give up the fight.

PLEASE DONATE TODAY and remember our precious MO Horse Heroes during this holiday season! Even a $5 donation from each of us would make this tribute a great success. Longmeadow also has 15 new horses in their care who were recently rescued from Knox County, so our support is critical!

When you clink on the link, be sure to click on "View Full Message" at the bottom of the post so you can read all the details of this fundraiser.

Post #7 on that thread has the link to donate to the MO Horse Heroes, individually or as a group, and also to donate to the Knox County horses as a group. It also shows which horses are in need of additional sponsors...

THANK YOU! Believe me, I know many of us are getting tapped out financially, so anything you can do would be most appreciated! TODAY IS THE DEADLINE!!!!

Love and blessings during this holiday season,
Nancy

REPOST FROM DISCUSSION BOARD.....

On a personal note, I would like to say thanks to all of you who read this thread and follow this strategy everyday. I know that sometimes it is hard and we feel disheartened.....I have the same feelings. But when I realize how close we are, it picks me up and keeps me going.

A special thanks to my "partner in crime", Debra. She has become a dear friend and is a pleasure to work with everyday. We carry each other along and I wouldn't ask for anyone better to be in the trenches with! After all this time, we almost work as one. When I have one of those bad days, she's there to reel me back in. And I hope that I do the same for her.

Thanks to Daryl who has been our "man on the scene".....walking the halls of Congress and knocking on doors. He is a man on a mission and has given up so much to camp out in DC and make sure our voices are heard.

Thanks to Alex for giving us this forum and allowing us to all work together to see this through. He has been a trooper through some difficult times.

To everyone else.....you are the most dedicated group of people that I could have the good fortune to work with. The road has been a little longer than we would have hoped but there is no doubt in my mind that, together, we will succeed.

The holiday season is a time to remember those important to us and I just wanted to say how important you all are to me.

I WISH YOU ALL A HAPPY AND SAFE HOLIDAY AND THE BEST THAT LIFE HAS TO OFFER FOR 2008.

Shelley

Joe

CALLS MADE...now off in search of christmas tree lights that ACTUALLY LIGHT UP.

A more heinous type of planned obsolescence does not exist........
New lights from year to year...yikes.

Best to all and safe home for all who are traveling to their families this weekend. Weirdly sunny and almost warm here...what is THAT about?

Courage: jonna

Did not get through to anybody but Kyl. Left a message there.

Byrd's office is CLOSED. I will try to call back later and leave messages. Some of the mailboxes were full.

Here.

Snowy weather expected in these here parts, (NM/CO), over the next week. We already have plenty, so what's a few more feet? As Yukon Cornelius said, "This fog's as thick as pea soup".

Thanks for all you do, Skipper. (Alex).

Alex it is sad.

Feelgood story of the day, folks. (have I ever lied to you, haha!?!)

http://forums.prospero.com/alexbrown/messages?msg=18040.1

A feedlot pickup of 5 saves on their way to NorCal rescue was delayed by bad weather, which resulted in saving 2 darling donkeys, in honor of Prancer. You gotta go to this thread to see how fast the money was raised AND the photo. Just what we need right about now, I reckon . . .

Praise the Lord and Pass the Carrots! (Thank you, Lillian Petroff)

LIVING PROOF OF THE LIVING TRUTH

Hope Peace Love Music & RESPECT - CJ the craziest catlady (Blackie's Mother Forever & Pleasure's & Shona's Aunt) in Hammond IN, f/k/a CJ of T Bar J (Elgin IL)

g'morning, y'all.
CJ, what good news!

###Back for a minute.....(making bread to take to MD)

Joan...hay girl...Merry Christmas and have a safe trip over to these parts...enjoy your holiday with family and friends in TN. We are heading up toward the snowy areas of the USA...The Weather Channel says it will be wet but not icy....I pray so ( have little faith in the weather people...LOL)
I know you are an asset to this board Joan...God Bless!

Soc...so glad to hear from you...I try to keep in touch but have had some struggles this year...as I know we all have had...2008 has got to be better!!! Merry Christmas to you and family!! Love you guys!!!

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Thanks D'Anne....you all be safe to...and you and everyone is special to this site...

Cherokee Devotional, Friday December 21 (sharing email from Harriette Brillianthawk)

The sense of touch is the most improperly used of all our senses. There is nothing more dear than the touch of someone we know we can rely on or with whom we feel secure. And there is nothing less appealing than the heavy hand that can’t get near without pressing or insisting on contact. Many times, such persistence is insecurity and the need to be noticed—sometimes it is ignorant boldness. The less tender concern a person has in his nature, the more he requires of others. All of us need to be touched, to be treated with kindness—but everyone has not developed a caring touch. If it is not good, it is known instantly and alienates. If it is a thoughtful and warm touch of friendship, it is soothing, the way love touches.

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The Great Spirit is looking at me and will hear me.

Chief Joseph

Hay all,

I just wanted to jump back in here to say "safe travels" to all those heading out. It sounds as if some of you are going to be getting on the road soon and I didn't want to miss this chance to say that. Please hurry back to us safe and sound and enjoy your Christmas. I love you all!!

Janice
A forever FOB

"God's Love"

From His Heart
Flowing
Sending
To His Very Beautiful Angels Here
Giving A Glowing Ray Of Hope
Over The Rainbow
Message "Hold On To Your Hope"
Wizard Of Oz
The Highest Channel
God
Divinity
In Spirit
Tuning In
Receiving Divine Blessings
Barbaro's Halo Is Glowing
All The Beautiful Colors
Sacred Prayers
The Rainbow Of Support
The Rainbow Of Love
We Are Famblee Of Angels
All Around........

8........

Affirmed

To Alex and all FOB's ...

Have a happy and safe Christmas and Happy New Year!

Merry Christmas Barbaro1

Linda Northeast Philly

Another feel good story.............Due to international outrage, Japan has suspended its humpback whale hunting for 1 to 2 years. Anti whaling Australia will be doing fly overs to make sure this suspension is not violated.

The world is saving its animals, one at a time.

Seems that the dog Lucy did not make it passed yesterday, and was euthanized. Please send a prayer out to Lucy.

### Japan needs to suspend their horse eating..permanently...

Got a letter from (as I am sure most of you did) from Willie Nelson who is on the board of directers of Habitat for Horses. well, whether a person likes his singing or not he had done great things for horses and for dogs here in Texas. The letter told Naysas (which means Miracle of God) story. ###So we will reach our goal and work 150% harder for the Naysas and Prancers and all the others until we win. It doesnt matter if they are painfully thin or scarred up or dis-spirited they are all beautiful. ##Are we sure about Prancer? missed the posts (crummy cheap computer) on him.

hay Socorro!

Thanks for the well wishes. It is so good to see you posting again. Are you in the States for a visit or are you in the Middle East?

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Sandra,

Here is the thread on Prancer.

Prancer

RIP, Lucy. Run with the angels.

###Harriette, I can hardly think about the things they are doing. I become enraged.

Prancer, may you RIP no more pain for you sweetheart. God Bless

God Bless the horses and may all have a wonderful christmas and New Year.

(reposting for the "night shift")

PLEASE DONATE RIGHT AWAY
and remember our precious MO Horse Heroes during this holiday season! Even a $5 donation from each of us would make this tribute a great success. Longmeadow also has 15 new horses in their care who were recently rescued from Knox County, so our support is critical!

When you clink on the link, be sure to click on "View Full Message" at the bottom of the post so you can read all the details of this fundraiser.

Post #7 on that thread has the link to donate to the MO Horse Heroes, individually or as a group, and also to donate to the Knox County horses as a group. It also shows which horses are in need of additional sponsors...

THANK YOU! Believe me, I know many of us are getting tapped out financially, so anything you can do would be most appreciated! TODAY IS THE DEADLINE!!!!

Love and blessings during this holiday season,
Nancy

##To All: Merry Christmas to this very special famblee, the FOB's. May the spirit of Barbaro be with you this holiday; look for his special star shining so brightly for us. What a wonderful group he has brought together and I wish EVERYONE a happy, blessed and peaceful Christmas.

Judy

Goodnight Barbaro

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU AND YOUR FRENS...THIS IS YOUR FIRST CHRISTMAS IN HEAVEN, BARBARO...WE LOVE YOU AND MISS YOU.

Goodnight Family/Fans of Barbaro

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!

God Bless each of you and keep you safe...2008 no more horse slaughter....please call, fax, email.

Also...we have a few horse rescues...please any pocket change will help...remember the rescues, our fallen angels, our wildlife, and our family..

I truly wish all your dreams come true...will miss my family the next few days...but guarantee I will be back and in full swing...

MAY OUR HORSES RUN FREE...
May our animls have love and affection.
May our family have nothing but the very best.

Love,Joan
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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Alex!
The same to Tim and Fair Hill.

What would we do without this site and each other.???

Our fallen angels...God Bless Your Souls...we are here.

Barb AZ, Thanks for news of Prancer. Hell and damnation to the killer buyers.

Merry Christmas FOB's and Barbaro!!!
I love you all...
FOB8
Liz

MO HORSE HEROES HOLIDAY FUNDRAISER

If some kind soul could donate even $5. to Sue and Darla TONIGHT, every horse will have at least 3 sponsors...thank you!

TODAY IS THE DEADLINE...

Nancy -

I donated earlier to ALL horses and notified you on the DB ...... however, my "Gunner" and the rest of my "herd" said:

MOM ...... we'll do without carrots so that Sue and Darla can each have an additional sponsor.

Sooooo ...... consider the donation from my lovely fur-kids !
It will show "up" within an hour ......as .... the guys will give up carrots ..... but ..
they wanna eat NOW !!

MOM (Sherry) of the herd

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SHERRY, BLESSED GUNNER & HIS HERD-MATES (is that a word?)...thanks so much for your kindness and generosity! For the first time I didn't donate to "my" CC so that I could donate to two others who never seem to have as many sponsors...just call me a sentimental old fool!

American Wild Horse Preservation Campaign - excerpts from email, below. Pls go here:

http://forums.delphiforums.com/alexbrown/messages?msg=18069.1

for the entire message, including email addys and other hotlinks to use, to submit your input on some hot issues (including shooting of burros by Park Officials at Big Bend State Park and BLM (mis)management of the Pryor Range mustangs.
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As 2007 is coming to an end, we would like to thank you for your support over this past year, and to give you an update on recent developments affecting America's wild horses.

Round-up Numbers

2007 saw the removal of more than 7,000 horses from our public lands. More wild horses are now held in government holding pens, at great taxpayers' expense, than remain in the wild. Still, the government plans to remove at least another 4,000 during fiscal year 2008. Last November alone, 60 wild horses died in the round-up process, either from injuries sustained during capture, or destroyed by the federal Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for conditions as minor as lameness. [omitting here, hotlinks to the 2007 roundup figures and the 2008 round-up schedule; links are at DB post]

BLM, Transparency and Public Input

2007 also saw new restrictions on the flow of information and on the public comment process. BLM is making it ever more difficult for the concerned public to gather relevant information regarding wild horse management and to participate in the decision-making process. This is likely a reaction to increased scrutiny over BLM's disastrous management policies. Recent Environmental Assessments have not allowed the public to send comments via email and have provided for drastically reduced comment periods. A series of hard-hitting investigations by Nevada reporter George Knapp put the problem into stark focus: click here for a revealing article from the series [hotlink omitted here; provided in DB post] We can only hope that these roadblocks will not intensify in the coming year and that the American public will be given the continued opportunity to provide input into decisions that affect our natural resources and national heritage.

71 Burros Shot by State Employees at Big Bend State Park

It was recently reported that, over the past year, burros at the Big Bend State Park in Texas have been the victims of shootings by Park officials. This Park-sanctioned removal policy is driven primarily by a plan to introduce big horn sheep into the Park, presumably to enhance a state-run big game hunting raffle program. The 35-year veteran Park employee who exposed the shootings was transferred and ended up quitting. An investigative officer also quit in disgust, reporting that burros were left to suffer a slow death, shot in belly, hips, and that orphaned babies were left to fend for themselves. To justify the shootings, Park officials cited a Sierra Club policy recommending use of firearms to control wild burro populations. Please contact the Sierra Club [email addy is in DB post] to protest their endorsement of such an inhumane practice, and state park officials at [email addy in DB post] to denounce the shootings.

Pryor Mountain Wild Horse Range Management Plan

BLM is developing a new management plan for the Pryor Mountain Wild Horse Range in Montana, home of famed stallion "Cloud." The Draft Evaluation is open to comments until December 31, 2007. Our member organizations are submitting detailed, technical comments, but it would also be helpful if members of the public contacted BLM to express their concern and support for this historic herd. As a general matter, BLM should be urged to maintain the herd at a genetically viable number and to allow mountain lion populations to thrive, as they naturally contribute to ecological balance. Comments should be emailed to jared_bybee@blm.gov. In addition, the US Forest Service should be urged not to install any fences affecting the horses' range and to allow expansion of the horses' range into the neighboring Custer National Forest -- please contact [contact info, in DB post]

The AWHPC Team wishes you the best for 2008. On behalf of America's wild horses, thank you for your continued interest and support.

American Wild Horse Preservation Campaign
www.wildhorsepreservation.org

MARRY CHRISTMAS FOB's!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Be safe and I hope Santa brings you all what you so well deserve. I love each and every one of you.

Barbaro,
May his light shine bright upon you this Christmas and always my beloved friend.

Alex,
Merry Christmas to you. Thank you for all your energies to keep us going when we get tired.

MERRY CHRISTMAS to all FOB's and to Alex who has given us so much. Also to our dear Bobby in Heaven. Alex, I so remember last Christmas when you cared for him and our hopes were so high. May the Christmas Star shine on all of you and bring Peace and the end to horse slaughter and transportation out of this country. Everyone enjoy the Holiday.

My megavote newsletter (Congress.org) just sent me a note stating that the Senate is in recess until January 22. The House is in recess until January 15. Guess we get a long vacation from all this !

First Anniversary Fund-raiser Raffle Winners

There is a thread on the DB posting names of those who won the raffle prizes for the MO Horse Heroes First Anniversary Fund-raiser. If you won, please email your address to jroe19@adelphia.net so I can send your prize out the first week of the new year.

Congrats to the winners!!!
Rosemary

Oops! Wrong blue link.

This is the correct one for the raffle.

Raffle Prize List of Winners

My heart beats for your heart, Barbaro, always and forever! Run with the angels honey!

And love to all the Heavenly Herd, you take me to where angels walk you know.

Christmas peace and love to all the Barbaro Nation! So many beautiful words and thoughts here.

I, too, with many of you . . . .thinking of last year at this time . . . . Alex, Dr. Richardson, Edgar, Sabina . . . .

And special hugs to everyone here who is especially missing someone this season . . . I understand and am with you (for me, Barbaro 1/29/07 and my Dad 5/29/07) holding hands, paws, hooves, votives flickering, Christmas angels abound...

with love,
Lou Ann

To Alex, Penny, Tim, Wendy and All,

M E R R Y C H R I S T M A S !

WHAT A FABULOUS GROUP OF FOLKS, HELPING HORSES AND THAT MAKES ME FEEL GOOD!

Safe travels to all, if your going cross the state or cross the street, be careful. We all need to be here for the coming year.

Healing prayers and wishes to Boxcar, Tin Man, Tuefels, Cooper and all who need healing and good things to come their way.

night all. . .
carleen

Lou Ann,
May God and the heavenly angels watch over you and your sweet mother this Christmas and give you strength.
You are in my thoughts.

I Love You So A Lot Angel Lou Ann. Angelic Glowing Rainbows.........

Affirmed

Jan 15 for the house and jan 22 for the senate. Gee, most every one else gets two days. I guess they need the time off because they are overworked. HA.

All Beautiful Glowing Rainbows To The Tin Man, Mr. Boxcar, Teuflesberg, Cooper.

Affirmed

Please see if you can help the two Belgians on the DB Europe list....they have had a 4 day reprieve....everyone --well, usually--gets a little cash at Christmas....please think about sending it over to save these huge beauties....

we will kill HS in 2008, I know we will, and then we can help Europe make the Big Mac the meal of choice in Paris (as if....) sigh.
good night to all: love my fAMBLEE very much: j

So Very, Very (To Fill This Page And More) Beautiful Rainbows To Angels Alex, Wendy, Tim, Penny, Dr. Dean Richardson & Staff, Mr. Michael Matz, Edgar, Mr. & Mrs. Roy Jackson, Kennett Florist & All Connections A Very, Very (To Fill This Page And More) Beautiful Merry Christmas.

A Very, Very (To Fill This Page) Beautiful Merry Christmas To All The Angels Here. You Are "The Angels Of Love."

So Very, Very (To Fill This Page And More) Beautiful Poems Angels Martita And Jonnagrey.

So Very, Very (8) Beautiful Rainbow Birthday To Angel Cal.

Barbaro With You........
8........

Affirmed

MERRY CHRISTMAS SWEET PRINCE!!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL FOB'S!!

I miss you so much Barbaro....there is never a minute that goes by without you on my mind. You were the best thing that ever happened in my life, you and all the FOB'S!

Wishing you all a VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

LOVE TO ALL

BLB!!

FOR FOREVER!!!!

Karen - TN

Dear Famblee,

I wish a moment of your lives to wish each and everyone a Merry Christmas, (belated) Hanukah and a joyous New Year. May your dreams come true and your presents be what you want. The best present we can get will be strength. Strength to continue of fight to the death to end the brutal murder of OUR Horses and ALL of our United Causes.

A moment of time to say "Thank you." Thank you Alex for giving us you; your time, your adventures and your life. Where would we be without you? I don't want to know.

Thank you Mr. and Mrs. Jackson. Thank you for allowing us to share Barbaro. We will continue his work; his legacy will be the end of Horse slaughter and lives lived with love forever.

Thank you Famblee. Thank you for your love of Our Horses, your love of all animals, and the kindness and love you've given me.

Thank you NancyinCT for my ABR name. There's a big, fast, almost black Horse running around with Secretariat who knows she is loved and will be forever honored.

Thank you Harriette, Martita, and Dee for your comforting and beautiful words of wisdom and love.

In this time of giving, please consider again, supporting the Barbaro Bunk & Breakfast, in any way you can. Prayers, money, and ideas all help. If you're so inclined, think about saving the change you get when you buy a drink out shopping.

Take some time for yourselves too. Recharge your emotional batteries. We have some big battles ahead. Battles we will WIN!

No Horse left behind!
Lee

I Love You So A Lot Angel Sophie's Lee. You Are In My Heart So A Lot.

You Are A Wonderful Angel On This Earth.

All Beautiful Glowing Rainbows........

Affirmed

###Thanks for the BLM post CJ. This issue is becoming a real thorn in my side. Wild horses and burros really need protection. They are blamed for EVERYTHING here in the west. And the public is being told untruths. There are 2 grazing animals that are quite destructive, and it IS NOT the horses. Horses and burros are native to this land. Cattle are not. In the 1930's, the rural area I live in was full of waste high plains grass. No sagebrush. Then the sheep and cattle were brought in. I have maybe 10 sticks of grass on my 20 acres, the rest is all sagebrush, not native to this area. The whole area is sage. In my opinion the horses and burros are being sacrificed to make way for more grazing lands, and also for big horn sheep hunting. The hunting licences bring in shocking amounts. I don't even want to get into the issue of the hoarding of horses by unscupulous BLM employees, only to sell them for God knows what, and I think we can use our imagination here. This is a known fact here. I'm not making it up. Also, the BLM makes money on cattle grazing, a per head fee. I am surrounded by BLM land, and guess what?! There's nothing left for grazing here. It can't be blamed on wild horses. There aren't any. Culling wild horses and burros for the reasons they are telling us is just one huge lie. And if some of those employees can hide 5 or 10 horses somewhere for a future sale, they will. It really, really, REALLY makes me angry.

Sorry, gang. I needed to vent. This is a ridiculous situation. Cruel, inhumane, and very, very wrong.

###That should read unscrupulous.

Thank you Margie. A story that needs telling - I don't see it as a vent at all. I have voiced opposition many times via email to those doing "roundups" for Sheldon and other areas. Any suggestions on what else we can do? This seems to fall on deaf ears.

Love, Light and Protection for All of The Horses

### One more thing, then I'll get off the soapbox. Cattle and sheep have the right of way here. Unless I fence my property in with 5 line barbed wire for sheep, and 3 line barbed wire for cattle, then they have the right to be on my property. I can't afford either. When I first moved here I planted grasses, shrubs, all kinds of native things, and thousands of sunflowers. It's all gone now, and nothing grew back. I never saw a single horse or burro on my land.

Thank you for listening.

### Mary, I am in the midst of cattle people here, and I have some fears. I was hanging laundry a few years ago. The cattle were on my property eating my things. I made noises to chase them, then a bull appeared, lowered his head, and rocked his head from side to side. I ran into the house. When I told my neighbors, I was chastised. I feel if I started something here, I might be in jeopardy. There is a reason this part of the country was called the wild west. It still exists. I never saw such things growing up outside of Philadelphia, PA. Never knew. I can only pray that the real truth will become known. I have nothing against cattle, sheep, big horns. I just don't want the wild equines to be blamed for something they aren't doing.

## I understand. You can email me if you like. I would like to help if I can.

###Thanks.

Just read Elizabeth's post about the dog, Lucy.
I'm so sorry for her loss. Prayers to this sweet girl and to Elizatbeth.
(sorry about being so late. This late in the day, I start reading from the bottom to the top.)

At least Lucy is not alone, she is not hungery and the "Welcome Wagon" to HEAVEN must be simply awsome.

Peaceful wishes to Lucy and Elizabeth.

carleen

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Carleen and Dee Mirich

Thank you for remembering Boxcar in your prayers.

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SOPHIE'S LEE - Your words tonight were simply beautiful!!

Special thank you to RENEE!! And Cheyenne, too!

ANGEL DEE - Oh yes, angels abound this night, this season, and remember - all rainbows lead to Heaven! :)

For ROBYN in CT: May you find some peaceful glowing moments!

SHELLEY A: Just this week I was perusing my Barbaro Memory Album and found a most beautiful poem you had shared here last year about Christmas Eve in the barn, and your words touched my spirit all over again!

The Winter Solstice is upon us everyone - peace to all this night!

with love, Lou Ann