Good morning, fellow Fans! And a Happy Canada Day to all my neighbors to the North!

I'm so happy to read that Stan, one of the Missouri horse heroes, FINALLY has his forever home. He was one of my favorites!

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Robyn Hoffmann - glad to see you back from your travels.

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BarbAZ - Thank you for keeping us up to date on the Brennans. You have done yeoman service. I signed up for their updates months ago so have been along for the roller coaster ride. They all are so brave.

Peace and prayers to all in need - 2 legs or 4.

Marg
Proud Fan of Barbaro forever

LOVE & PRAYERS FOR HEATSEEKER- I'M SORRY TO HEAR HE RETIRED, BUT AT LEAST HE'S SOMEWHAT SOUND!!

I'VE NOT BEEN AROUND MUCH, MY REGGIE IS REALLY WEARING ME OUT WITH HIS CANCER. HOPE EVERYONE IS DOING WELL!!

I DID GET YOUR E-MAIL PETITION BARB AND I'LL SIGN IT BEFORE I SIGN OFF!! :>)

LOVE,
CHERYL

Morning skritches to the BBH, Sir JH, Gorgeous George, Belle, KeyKey and the rest of the charming and glorious gang in Equine Heaven.

On their behalf:

MORNING POST/ShelleyA, Debra,WI/AAHS:

STRATEGY FOR WEEK OF JUNE 30TH

We have been informed that the only way to get this legislation passed, is by putting pressure on leadership to get it to the floor for a vote. To expedite this effort, this week we will be asking you to focus on the House. We have been advised the best way to get this done is for you to fax the following letter to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi WITH A CC TO STENY HOYER AND YOUR OWN REPRESENTATIVE

Speaker of the House - Nancy Pelosi Fax 202-225-4188

House Majority Leader- Steny Hoyer Fax 202-225-4300

Dear Madam Speaker:

I am writing to implore you to afford Bill HR503 legislative due process by bringing it to the floor for consideration. It is urgent that we have our chance to get this legislation to a vote in order to save our American horses from the horrors of slaughter for human consumption and from the transportation of our horses to slaughter for human consumption.

It is my understanding that you have the ability to get HR503 released from committee. Please give our horses a chance by getting the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act (Bill HR503) on the calendar.

Sincerely,

(your name and address)

cc: House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer

cc: (your own representative)'

Remember, WE ARE BARBARO’S VOICE…..Let it be heard!!

Thanks for all you do.

Shelley and Deb

Posted by: Debra, WI at July 1, 2008 3:00 AM

Cheers,
Friar Tuck

Hiya, FsOB! The Thames is as flat as a mirror's surface this AM amd almost as reflective. I suspect that we're in for a hot day today.

May all of you have a safe & productive day! I echo the sentiments in wishing a very happy Canada Day to our FsOB to the north as well as to Alex. Peace, RMH

#### To Marg in Maine, thanks very much. Nikita is glad to have us back home, although I suspect that she was really doted upon by our neighbour.
To Cheryl G: May you & Reggie have a good day!
To Barb M.: Thinking of you, Nala, & Over Enough. Hang in there!
To Laurie H.: How are Bart and Montego doing this week? ####

Good Morning fellow horse lovers and Fans of Barbaro. I too am elated that Stan has found his forever home. The MO Horse Heroes were the ones that opened my eyes to the tragedy of horse slaughter and I have been a faithful supporter of them since their rescue. Several have crossed over the Rainbow Bridge due to health reasons but they left knowing love, kindness, and dignity.

I would now like to announce that I have adopted my own rescue horse from Pure Thoughts here in Florida. Baron is a two year old Tennessee Walker that was rescued from SugarCreek last November. I had visited him twice at the rescue after becoming his Secret Santa and now he is my sweet darling boy. So young but so trusting ,kind, and loving. At fifty years old my childhood dream has come true and I have my new friend for life.

What I now have and now know I owe all to a big bay colt named Barbaro. I am a proud fan forever.

Happy Tuesday FOBs,

Continued prayers for Barbi M., Nala and Over Enough.

Cheryl G. - my prayers for you and Reggie.

Robyn - welcome back.

Bonnie Buron - a hearty CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

Happy Canada Day to all Canadians!

Janice
A forever FOB

The Senate is in recess until Monday, July 7. The House is in recess until Tuesday, July 8.

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Bonnie congratulations, am happy for you!

Barbaro celebration in the horse

Two beautiful mares headed for slaughter - these lovely ladies need our help!

(Equineangel Rescue)

***MATCH GAME GOING ON NOW!***

Thank you!

Congrats Bonnie - I hope you and Baron have a wonderful, happy, long life together. Barbaro changed my life too!

Blessings to our dear frens, HEATSEEKER and DECLAN'S MOON...may they enjoy long, healthy and happy retirement in honor of their years of service on the track!

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$175.00....$175.00.....$175.00.....and a matching game going on....THAT IS ALL THEY NEED TO SAVE THIS BEAUTIFUL MARE....a truck engine is more important than a life...please help....keep her from seeing the brutal death of slaughter...please.

CAN WE HELP THIS 3 YEAR-OLD BLACK MARE? She is one of 2 mares whose owner will sell them to a kill buyer to raise $$$ to replace his truck engine...NO COMMENT! The first mare, a 16 year-old sorrel, has been ransomed, and THANKS TO A GENEROUS MATCH GAME only $75. more is needed by the end of today. I have faith that the FOBs can finish this save, and these two girls already have approved foster homes!

PLease remember to remind our House representatives--Pelosi and Stener/whatshisname--that during their rides in 4th of July Parades (as there will undoubtedly BE rides in parades, waving, smiling, blah, blah)that these ELECTED officials be reminded of the great sacrifices we have asked of our American horses through military engagements and conflicts over the 100s of years they have been at our side-- in the US.

I hope they feel strongly moved to get HR 503 onto the floor for a vote when they return. We are so close. They must begin to LISTEN to their constituents. American voters must take back the power granted to us in the damned constitution.

And now we must also worry that our PREZEEDENT has turned his back on BLM efforts to rid this country of a symbol just as powerful as the American Eagle: the American Mustang and wild horse...

God be with us all, keeping his hand on our efforts...

OK going to crash forward onto the keyboard: so very uncool: lub my FoBs:

So sad for the Raindance farm and the loss of their little baby. And I hope that little muffin foal is doing ok at Jodi Tuft's CA farm with her sweet Arab mare and foal. At least he is not in peril of his life there...
xxoo: j
Courage

Missing horse in Kentucky

The Kentucky Horse Council sent this e-mail blast out. If anyone in KY has info or has seen this horse please contact the Owen County sheriff.

"A Black Arabian Gelding named “Leggs” was lost at Kleber Wildlife Management Area on June 25th. He has a star and snip and was wearing a halter and short lead rope. There is a reward for information leading to his return."

"If you have information please contact the Owen County Sheriff 502-484-3363, Scott County Sheriff 502-862-7855, Franklin County Sheriff 502-875-8740 or the Kentucky State Police 800-222-5555."

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Jonna...get better...did not know Raindance lost their little one...

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Barb, Nala, and Over Enough..in our hearts and prayers.

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In fact....everyone of our FOBS....you are always in our hearts and prayers....all of you are family, everyone of you are very important, and no one in this family is ever alone...because we are here.

### {{Cheryl}} Been where you are with a dog with cancer--been there several times, sadly--and while it is taxing and terrible, I know you will do what needs to be done.

You have friends here who have walked the path you are walking now.

###Horses getting forever homes, people rallying together for rescue, making others aware. As has been said before, awareness is Step One.

###Warming up here in the Mojave again. No breeze. Ack.

###Safe day to all who travel and prayers to those in need.

## Bonnie - Welcome to you and to your new "Best Friend Forever" - Baron !!! Our Beloved Barbaro has encouraged us to do great things.

Sherry - Arizona

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Yes....CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU BONNIE...WE ARE HAPPY FOR YOU...

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Cheryl...yes...I have walked your path with my beloved Pepper....21 radiation treatments...and did all I could....but worth every minute....because I loved him so much.

Good Morning Everyone,
The herd above are shining down on us today, what a beautiful sunny day nere in CT.

Cheryl G.,
Been there done that, my heart goes out to you dear one.You will find the strenght to do what needs to be done,stay positive and Reggie will be better for it, I was given that advice. Sending you Hugs and angels to watch over both of you.

jonna,
Get better, you need some B&J's.

Good Morning Shining Star of my heart. I love you.

If anyone entered our Photo Contest the pictures are out to be voted on, please chek them and let me know who posted one from here. Lynne is your's the first one? I'm still trying to blue link. You can click in my name. The blue link should be on People's Choice Voting

SCR's 3rd ANNUAL PHOTO CONTEST
SCR's annual photo contest PEOPLE'S CHOICE VOTING HAS BEGUN! Voting will be open until July 15th, so tell your friends and loved ones to GET THOSE VOTES IN! Once you've reviewed all of the submissions, send us an email at SCRRescue@yahoo.com with your vote. Only one vote per email address.

Good morning all,

Just a quick pop-in this AM to wish you a super day, and to say that the news about DECLAN'S MOON's retierment is especially sweet to savor.

Per his owner's comments:

“He will be a marquee retiree,” Pons said. “He’ll have a life of leisure and will reside alongside Malibu Moon’s first stakes winner, Perfect Moon, who was also a California stakes star, in the paddocks we reserve for retired racehorses. We might teach him to be the lead pony for the young horses at our Merryland Farm training center. It’s a storybook ending for a champion.”

Lets keep calling, faxing, and e-mailing. We are doing good in a too often heartless world.

The Love of the Frens will make the difference.

Your FOB Fren, O

Happy Mother's Day Bonnie. Congratulations!

Barbaro you live in my Heart.

Good morning wonderful creatures at MHR.

FAILURE IS NOT AN OPTION! PLEASE CALL, FAX, E-MAIL EVENTHOUGH THEY ARE IN RECESS!

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

Ro & Brady

BRAVA! CONGRATULATIONS! The black mare and her sorrel mare companion have been SAVED...hope their so-called "owner" enjoys his new truck engine...grrrr. These mares were NOT expendable, nor did they deserve to be sold to slaughter to facilitate truck repairs...thanks to the FOB FAMBLEE, they are safe! I wish them happy and healthy new live with caring people...

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Nancy...thank you for the wonderful news....great way to start out the 1st day of July.

Bless the Pons family. I have been so worried about Declan's Moon. I've followed his whole career and wasn't liking what I was seeing in these last races. The Pons' are people who truly get it. I'll be shooting them an email thanking them and inviting myself for a visit! ( Merryland Farm is only a few miles from my house!)

And bless Declan Moon's owners who clearly are looking out for his best interests!

Terri

Nancy,
Thank God! It is a good day! Thank you Barbaro!

Padme (Lyn),

I too, received an email from Deannie Bartlett. I opened it up this morning and it made me cry as well. Sweet lady to go to that trouble for us strangers..

Take care all in need, prayers are always falling from my lips for us all.

Love you all, miss you all.

Prayers for all creatures great and small

had this lovely email in my inbox this morning, apparently because I signed Harry Aleo's online guestbook. Don't remember exactly what I said, but do remember I said that by requesting donations to GEVA, he was still helping horses even after death . . .

Dear Caroline,

I want to thank you sincerely for your kindness at this time of sorrow. Your thoughtfulness means so much and will always be remembered. Harry loved his horses and it is a comfort to me knowing he is now with his wonderful Lost in the Fog.

Warm Regards,

Deannie Bartlett and the Aleo Family

Thanks to everyone for your thoughts and prayers, Nala is about the same, she has no use of her back legs or tail. They gave her a strong steriod shot yesterday but so far has not helped. She is eating and very alert, we have to stay optimistic as she feels everything that is going on. Waiting to get her cancer results back. We are hoping for a miracle.

Over Enough is also not doing well, he has been limping but now cannot walk. He is confined to a stall and the vet wants to do a nuclear scan to see if he has a fracture. Can't afford that so we will try stall rest with bute for a couple weeks to see if he improves.

Sorry I have not had time to read posts, taking care of Nala and Over full time. Prayers to all other animals in need.

If you are interested in attending the Arlington Million with other FOB's. Please find the thread under Horse Racing or contact me off the discussion board.

Please sign this petition if you haven't already.

It is not enough to just sign it. Send to all you know!

Petition to Save Cloud's Herd

Then, contact the people here:

Call the Montana U.S. Senators today. Calls are by far the most important way to influence them. Then write and email. But, please call. Ask your friends and family to do the same. These are toll free numbers to the Senators:

MT-U.S. Senator Max Baucus
511 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington DC , 20510

1-800-332-6106

Mt-U.S. Senator Jon Tester
204 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington DC , 20510

1-866-554-4403
Ask to speak with either Tracy Stone Manning or Bill Lombardi

BLM Director Jim Caswell
1849 C Street NW
Washington DC , 20040
202-208-3801

Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne
Executive Secretariat
MS 7229
1849 C Street NW
Washington DC 20240
202-208-3100

## Barb m - You, Nala and Over Enough are on my mind ...... I wanted to let you know that ...... all of you are also in my prayers .......
Major HUGS to you all at this difficult time ....when our fur friends are not well .... it's the pits.

(((((Barb, Nala, Over Enough)))))

Sherry

((((((((((((((Barb, Nala, Over Enough))))))))))))

Prayers being sent.

WOW! I received a thank you from Miss Deannie and the Aleo Family too....amazing, simply humbling for me.
We miss you Mr. Harry, LITF.

Denise

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Denise, so did I !

A forgotten racehorse finds luck once more
Posted by: "Janine Starykowicz" jrstark@barntowire.com jrstark2
Mon Jun 30, 2008 10:43 pm (PDT)
Video at the link:
http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/stlouiscitycounty/story/CC78BC876CC0BFA886257479001130D5?OpenDocument

A forgotten racehorse finds luck once more
By Todd C. Frankel
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
07/01/2008

UNION — It was nearly time for the big horse to leave on Monday.

Luck had found the old racehorse once more, but only after seeming to
have eluded him for so long.

In the spotless stables at the Longmeadow Rescue Ranch in Union, he had
loomed over the sorrels and paint horses with a regal air. He was a true
Thoroughbred, his hide sweet brown, a white star between the eyes.

He was called Stan. He arrived at the ranch in September 2006 after a
horrific accident, when a truck loaded with 41 horses and a mule bound
for a slaughterhouse in Illinois overturned on Interstate 44 in Franklin
County. Seventeen horses died. Others were severely injured. Stan
suffered but survived.

That was when Stan's luck turned. On Monday, he got lucky again.

He finally was being adopted, becoming one of the last surviving horses
off that truck to find a permanent home. His new owners hope the
21-year-old horse has a couple years of light riding left in him. One of
his hooves shows signs of being lame. After that, the owners plan to let
him roam like royalty at their five-acre farm outside Springfield, Mo.,
where they have one other horse.

"He'll be retired with plenty of grass to eat," Emily Grady, 19, of St.
Louis, said as she prepared to sign the paperwork making Stan's adoption
official.

It was the last chapter in a turnaround for a horse that no one wanted,
whose only value at one point was in the weight of his meat — perhaps 50
cents a pound.

Back when he was a racehorse, he was called Prince Conley. He even had a
lip tattoo — the unique signature of a horse nearing the starting gates.

But the prince never made a dime at the track, never even entered a
race. His breeders in the bluegrass of Kentucky — they handled hundreds
of horses — had forgotten him. Various owners, including his namesake,
had cast him off.

And finally one day in late 2006, he was bundled onto a kill truck
headed for a packing plant in Dekalb, Ill. (The plant, along with other
horse slaughterhouses in the United States, has since closed.)

The truck never reached its final destination.

The Humane Society of Missouri, which runs the rescue ranch, took in the
horses after the I-44 accident. It was later granted custody after
striking a deal with the owner's insurance company not to pursue the
thousands of dollars spent on rescuing and treating the animals. The
Humane Society then slowly began adopting out the horses.

But Stan stayed.

For months, Emily Grady and her mother, Cathy, kept tabs on the horses
in the truck accident. They had read a Post-Dispatch article in December
2006 profiling Stan's plight. They visited Stan, attracted by his size
and energy. Emily Grady recalled watching Stan run around a pen and play
with a blue tarp, tossing it into the air with his nose.

"He's sweet, but he's got spirit," Emily Grady said Monday.

Most Thoroughbreds are serious athletes, bred for the work of running
and not much else. But Stan has personality. Scott Jaycox, a horse
trainer at the rescue ranch, spotted it when he worked with Stan. The
horse's playfulness made him fun, but probably explained his lack of
success as a racehorse.

"He wants to act like a stud, but he's got character," Jaycox said.

The Gradys initially hesitated about adopting Stan. They were unsure
they could handle him. Months passed.

"He's not the most adoptable creature — a wild horse, but lame. Full of
energy, but old," said Amanda Hirschberg, rescue ranch manager, who
doted on the animal.

The Gradys kept visiting Stan. They could not resist. They decided to
adopt him.

"It really is the best situation for Stan," Hirschberg said.

On Monday, the Gradys pulled up to the rescue ranch's sprawling but tidy
complex with a truck and a brand-new horse trailer.

Emily Grady, a student at Missouri State University in Springfield, held
a brand new, royal blue halter.

"Ready to go?" Emily Grady asked Stan. "Come on, big guy."

The other horses in Stan's barn whinnied as he walked out one last time.

Emily Grady coaxed him into the trailer. She shut the back gate. Stan
stuck his nose out a window and flared his lips.

The Gradys climbed into the truck and drove up a gravel driveway,
heading for the interstate, the same stretch of road where Stan had
nearly died all those months ago, a road that in one direction carried
the promise of a visit to the horse slaughterhouse.

But on this day, the trailer turned in the opposite direction, to the
west, toward green pastures and a new run of luck.

Not only did I get a nice message from the Aleo family, but I also got a nice thank you note from UPS for supporting Big Brown!

This is my day!

Joe at TB Friends

###Well, thanks a LOT, Renee--I am here at work, taking a break and reading the posts and I come to the article about Stan. Thank goodness my computer faces the wall and my boss is on vacation. I am a sobbing mess here.

Seriously, what a SWELL writeup, and that lucky Stan. Bless his HEART and bless the Gradys for being there for him.

###and thank YOU, Renee, for posting this for us, even if I am crying here (and scaring the children).

:oD

Good Morning/Afternoon to this wonderful Gang here.

I got a thank you from Mr. Aleo's family also.

And Stan, starting off on his new journey, may he have just a lovely, lovely life.

Happy Canada Day.

Alex-----THANX for posting the Big Brown jockey video yesterday. Just goes to confirm that animals, including horses, are always speaking to us if we but listen - even when it is not known right away what the problem may be(if ever). There is no need to condem an animal when something with it is not going the way a person wants it to be. Again, WAY TO GO KENT DESOMEAUX!!!

It is hoped that Big Brown's connections will continue to be considerate of Big Brown by keeping the horse 'performance' DRUG free. NO MORE 15th, 1st or any other day of the month
'performance' drugs -- THE SITUATION FOR BIG BROWN COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE HAD HE BEEN GIVEN THE CUSTOMARY 'performance' DRUGS.

HOW MUCH BETTER FOR BIG BROWN'S CONNECTIONS TO ALLOW THEMSELVES THE UNNECESSARY FEELING OF EMMBERACEMENT than to have experienced the even more negative result to Big Brown had Big Brown been on 'performance' drugs....Big Brown KNEW, WAS ABLE TO SENSE, that something was wrong. He physically was capable of sensing and properly reacting. Better to be embarased than ......db

One Question to Kent: Is it realy necessary to ask a horse, numerous times, to run faster when it is known (after the first request) that something is amiss?????????????????????

Kay,
Sorry! It was a wonderful story and just warms the heart. The tears were flowing here too.

And Stan lives happily after. Ahhhhhh

I am so happy I went to the barn at lunch for my horsey fix. They look so beautiful in their new stalls in the new barn.

All I did was walk through and kiss noses and rubbed necks.

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Dear FOBS,

As you know Animals' Angels are the ones out there EXPOSING the cruelties of horse slaughter and filing reports with officials so the criminals are fined and EXPOSED.

They also make sure the reports are provided to our legislators and that is so important to the anti horse slaughter legislation.

I just learned that because of Animals' Angels persistence the poor horses that are in those Texas pens awaiting their grisly and horrifying death, at least now have CLEAN WATER to drink and HAY to eat. So even though the horses are doomed for a barbaric death they at least have food and water while they stand in those pens in the awful triple digit heat.

Animals' Angels are planning another extensive investigation that will surely expose more cruelty and abuse to our equines headed to slaughter. This investigation will be quite expensive with the cost of EVERYTHING these days and could use some help. We are trying to raise $2,100. by July 15th. We currently need $1,245. If everyone forwards this message to their contacts this amount shouldn't be that hard to raise.

Animals' Angels are the only organization that is out there literally putting their life on the line to help the horses. If you can afford to help them help the horses it is much appreciated.

Remember that no amount is too small and it ALL adds up :)

Thank you to everyone that has already provided financial support to these investigations.

If you go to donations for exposure there is a paypal button.

Mark the donation for Horse Slaughter Investigation USA

Please send checks or money orders to:

Animals' Angels USA, PO BOX 1056, Westminster, MD 21158

They need OUR help to keep exposing the realities of what is going on!

Thank you!

link to thread on ABR DB

FOB $1-$5 Alive Drive

We are on drive 26 and raising funds for a float for Soldier at Friends of Ferdinand.

Please click below for more information.

FOB $1-$5 Alive Drive

Thank-you!

Margie

######### HAY DORA - great 2CU here~!

Please sign Petition to save Cloud's herd if you haven't already.

600 signatures so far!

After signing, send to all you know!

Due to the present state of the economy Hay prices are through the roof.

Please consider buying a ticket for the June/July Hay Drive at MHR. For only $25 you could win a beautiful pin retailing for $210 (generous donation from a FOB, or for $15 you could win a SIGNED Barbara Livingston picture of our Barbaro(one of three)donated my none other than Ms. Livingston herself.

ALL BARBARO!

Ro & Brady

Cheryl. prayers for both you and Reggie. ##Also for Barb m and Nala.also,for Over Enough. I have been where yole are many times and it just flat knocks you to your knees. In the past I didnt have anyone to talk to that understand how I felt. Now all FOBs are there with you every step of the way.

Well heck. The morning paper had a big writeup on horses being tied to telephone poles, etc etc all around Lubbock. They interviewed several large animal vets. They said the 3 slaughter places in the U.S. should never been shut down as it was a humane way for the owners to dispose of their horses that due to hay being so high they cant feed them. HUMAINE!!! These vets have their head in the sand. One picture in the paper today pictured a beautiful mare that was found tied to a pole. The vets also said it is Frances, etc culture to dine on horsemeat. What in the rats ass do they think we care about their culture?? They eat dog meat in Korea but I dont see killer buyers lining up to send dogs to korea. The Americian people would rise up if we did that. Later today, when I cool down some and can write without the top of my head blowing off, am sending a letter to the editor of our paper.

JOE FOR THE READING TRASHED TODAY....GOD LOVE YOUR RESCUERS.
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Tuesday, July 1st...

Already 2008 is half over.

A gigantic Thank You to a family in Davis, who yesterday became the new owners of a pregnant thoroughbred mare who is due to foal in March, 2009. I told you about this mare yesterday. She was on her way to slaughter in Canada, and horse killer Brett Sanchez wanted 50 cents a pound. I had 11 phone calls yesterday from readers of this website. They would be happy to help. The family in Davis plans on finding a good home for the foal. The mare will be retired to a large ranch in Nevada. Last night the mare was transported to a boarding stable in Davis, where she will stay until her baby is weaned next year.

A big Thank You to all who offered this mare a good home. But hang on for a second... there is more.

Horse killer Brent Sanchez has yet another pregnant mare. She is a quarter mix, and due in 2009. The mare is also 50 cents a pound. She is currently at a feed lot in Vallejo. The mare is at least 20, and neglected. I can help with transportation. She needs foot care. Vaccinations. Lots of groceries. Since she is so thin her cost should be only $400.00 or so.

Horse killer Wade Giles has a fresh off the track filly, and at Pleasanton Fair she finished next to last. The filly is 45 cents a pound.

A big Thank You to Wendy Wainwright, who yesterday at our front gate brought 5 gasoline gift cards. Wendy tells me to pass these cards out to my horse haulers.

Channel 3 News says there are currently 1,400 fires in California. A drought. Boy do we need some rain.

On this first day of July, our farrier Tim Gee comes. An older gelding from a feed lot in Vallejo will make the long walk up our driveway. Tomorrow we will greet three more race horses. Poop on top of poop. No ending to the list of chores. Later we could be 89 degrees. A big Thank You to Brenda Fletcher for the Starbucks gift cards. A big Thank You to Cora Mason for unbelievable horse cookies. So delicious I ate two myself. A big Thank You to 10 year old Meghan who lives in Vacaville. A poem about her love for horses, complete with colorful drawings. Enjoy your Tuesday without American Idol, and be sure to hug your horses. Coffee is from Dunkin Doughnuts, and microwave waffles were made by Eggo. The blind mare Georgia waits at our back door for a left over waffle. She especially likes the maple syrup part.

Joe

Top Left: He is 19 years old, and living in Northern California. He is free to a good home. There are some issues with his ears and a bit, but is very nice under saddle. I do all the screening. My cell is 530-383-2120.

Top Right: This is Timbers on his first day of playing in our round pen. I bought Timbers from a feed lot. He still has racing shoes on. A big Thank You to Maddie and Kara for helping to purchase this very sweet gelding.

Bottom Left: I have fallen madly in love with this guy. He is El Prado, and each day he is turned out to play.

Bottom Right: There is a girl named Morgan who is 11, and she lives in Hawaii. Once a week, on Sunday nights, Morgan calls and talks with Jade Beret. I hold the phone up to his ear, and he listens as Morgan tells him things. Morgan has loved Jade from afar for several months now. She makes a list of stuff to tell him.

Subject: July 1 Cherokee Devotional [sharing email from Harriette Brillianthawk]

Because we can't see the possibility of something doesn't mean it doesn't exist. We just don't see it and what we do not see we cannot understand.

Grandmother used to say that someone "got the light" on something that had been muddled to them. They suddenly understood. Few of us suddenly understand because we are fighting the idea, trying to avoid believing something--only to have it become obvious.

And Grandmother, El li si, added, "and when you get the light, watch it, and if it dims--it's not the truth."


Our title to our lands is placed beyond dispute. Our relations with the Confederate States is that of a Ward; theirs to us that a Protectorate with powers restricted.

John Ross
Cherokee Chief, 1861

sandra,
Our Farrier told me this a month ago, I found it hard to believe now it is in black and white. I am so upset, how can you tie up your pet to a pole. God Help and watch over them.

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Someone, someway...we need to put our heads together and figure out hay banks, located throughout parts of the country....like food banks....to help people with their horses, etc.

and then...somehow when these people get on their feet...to pay back...or barter hay for something else needed....like housing for horses to be rescue...something??

there are many, many smart people on this board....I know there are many answers...and ways to help....

I am really scared about this winter and animals and horses starving unless we start now...this is July...only 6 months left the rest of this year....

food for thought:....only thinking and looking down the road...

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Sandra, you go girl. People don't realize that this is not necessarily linked to slaughter. It's linked more to economy. And, of course, I wish they knew slaughter isn't humane.

We have our work cut out for us. It's mostly education.

Joan,
What some of these horse owners need to do is get in contact with farmers in their area, see if they have hay, some will scale the price the more you buy the less the price. It is done here.

We need to become a resource of information for these poor owners that have no way and need help. Seriously...how much can hay cost? I'm sure it is the work in preparing it where cost comes into play.

When are the Black Farmers and AWI going to get into action???

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yes...we need the Black Farmers and AWI....please....our horses need help...

EXTRA TUESDAY July 1 NATIONAL TARGET LIST (HAHS)

(Again, late - pls do these if you can, I'll try to be earlier in the future. Thanks - CJ)

Today's extra HAHS List NOW posted below and at this DB Thread:

http://forums.delphiforums.com/alexbrown/messages?msg=25922.1

(These are Senators today. Tomorrow HAHS will again be posting its special NBFA list. They are targeting Senators on TTh and Black Reps on MWF.)

Stress the importance of cosponsorship & getting S 311/HR 503 to a vote.

Heads-Up - per Daryl Smoliak's feedback/request: Ask the Sens who may support (plan to vote for) S 311 but don't want to cosponsor, to send a brief "letter of support" to Sen Mary Landrieu, sponsor of the Senate Bill. Similarly - ask Reps in that position re HR 503, to send such a "letter of support" to Rep. Janice D. Schakowsky, sponsor of the House Bill.

Here's something to add to ALL your contacts please - and the 800 numbers for your convenience on all calls.

IMO - convey the website vetsforequinewelfare.org to all your contacts - to counteract the position of the 2 big vet ass'ns. Links to VEW's two 2007 antislaughter releases and their 2008 WHITE PAPER are in the DB Thread noted above.

Use these DC 800 numbers and ask for the legislators by name (or ask for extension, last 5 numbers of each legislator's office phone).

800-828-0498

800-828-1887

800-614-2803

You know the drill - don't address this list until AFTER you have followed today's ABR/AAHS Strategy and the instructions of your Group Leader (and if you don't have one, get one, or become one!) - contact our intrepid State Group co-ordinator, Stephanie Breaux sbreaux1@verizon.net

AND use the CURRENT Talking Points from ABR Strategy when contacting this extra HAHS list as well as when contacting the ABR daily lists.

1. Let [the legislators] know that all three former horse slaughter houses in this country are closed permanently; and Cavel (Dekalb IL) lost its appeal and the US Sup Ct just refused further review. It is URGENT that we now get this legislation passed to STOP THE TRANSPORT of horses to Canada and Mexico. It's VERY important that you stress the cruel and inhumane way these horses are transported. Now is the time to focus on the fact that closing down our slaughter houses is NOT enough but that we must pass this FEDERAL legislation to stop the transport of American horses for slaughter.

2. Let your Senators know that we NEED them as co-sponsors for S311 to get this on the calendar and to the floor for a vote.

3. Tell your Congressman that we need their cosponsorship for HR503 to get this bill out of committee and to the floor for a vote.

4. Dispel the "unwanted" horse theory. Read John Holland's information for more talking points.

5. Closing of all three slaughter houses in the United States helps to reinforce our efforts. We can now dispel the idea that American jobs will be lost due to the end of slaughter. Only Mexico and Canada will now profit from OUR horses being slaughtered!! This is a very important point and one that you should all make when talking to your legislators.

Rhetorial Question Du Jour:
ANY EXTRA TIME/ENERGY/PASSION FOR THE HORSES?
Here is today's (Tuesday 7/01/08) extra National Target List from HAHS (Humanity Against Horse Slaughter). These legislators are targeted by other groups on specific days, so our voices add to the impact.

Don't forget to mention S 311 (Senators) & HR 503 (Representatives); ask them to cosponsor - and please use the Talking Points from the ABR Strategy (posted above), reasons why to support the end of horse slaughter and export for slaughter NOW.

Changed Circumstances call for a Fresh Look with an Open Mind. The closure of Cavel is a HUGE changed circumstance.

PLEASE NOTE: Per the ongoing ABR national strategy "...[I]t is important when you make your calls, you request they support and VOTE YES for ANY legislative measure that will ban horse slaughter and export for slaughter. In addition to the Daily Call List, please contact your own senators and representative with this message."

adding this CAVEAT from recent ABR Strategy:

"Remember…….these calls are to gain co-sponsors and support for HR503 and S311. As difficult as it is, please concentrate on the transport of the horses to slaughter more than the conditions in Mexico. We can’t let anyone who is not well informed come to the conclusion that it would be better to have the plants in this country because of the conditions in Mexico."

extra Tuesday 7/01 HAHS target list

HS History: Though none of these Senators cosponsored S 1915 in the 109th Congress, they all have voted for anti-slaughter measures in the past.

KENTUCKY (2nd part)
Senator Jim Bunning
Fax: 202-228-1373 Phone: 202-224-4343
316 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510-1703

LOUISIANA
Senator David Vitter
Fax: 202-228-5061 Phone: 202-224-4623
516 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510-1804

MINNESOTA
Senator Norm Coleman
Fax: 202-224-1152 Phone: 202-224-5641
320 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510-2303

NEBRASKA
Senator Chuck Hagel
Fax: 202-224-5213 Phone: 202-224-4224
248 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510-2704

IF you're done with today's ABR/AAHS Instructions & State directions & the above list and STILL want to do more - you can go to post 2 of the Thread noted above, for a good alternate target list of Senators compiled by AWI/SAPL.

Pls email me potlucky@sbcglobal.net re specific details re your HAHS contacts, such as what concerns an aide may have expressed, whether you were told the legislator "supports" the bill, did they tell you they only consider input from constitutents, or that he/she doesn't cosponsor due to a committee or leadership position, anything like that. I will make sure our strategy experts are duly advised; this kind of feedback factors into future plans.

THANK YOU ALL FOR ALL THAT YOU DO FOR THE HORSES! Go get 'em.

LIVING PROOF OF THE LIVING TRUTH

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

########## regarding Post by bonnie buron at July 1, 2008 11:48 AM OH HOW WONDERFUL that you have adopted your very own horse kid. WHERE ARE THE PICS? THE STORY? WE WANT TO KNOW! hoping you will post pics at the DB ASAP. Thanks for sharing.

re the adoption of I-44 survivor Stan from Long Meadow

I too was just kvelling to read that Stan (Prince Conley) from the I-44 crash finally found his forever home. I emailed to commend the writer of the article where I read about it; but, since I saw NOTHING in the piece about present threat of slaughter, here's the email I sent:

Stan (Prince Conley) from Longmeadow Rescue Ranch

Great piece! Thank you for bringing this story to the public.

But there's more to tell - you should say (as you don't, in this piece) that although the 3 HS plants in the US are closed, this is only due to enforcement of State laws; they STILL are transporting our horses to Canada and Mexico to be slaughtered for human consumption, and everything (incl the trip as well as what happens once they get there) is even worse there than it was when they were doing it here.

Please encourage people to ask their Congressmen to get S 311 in the Senate, and HR 503 in the House, passed - this is federal legislation to ban slaughter & export for slaughter.

THANK YOU. (signature and contact info)

Anyone else who may want to email the writer in a similar vein, it's tfrankel@post-dispatch.com

Thanks, CJ. I will send him a note. Good work!

reposting

When are the Black Farmers and AWI going to get into action???

Posted by: Barb AZ, Chunky and Punky at July 1, 2008 9:09 PM

Very soon. I heard from April, an FOB who said her Animal Control has several horses who need placement and referred her to Gail who referred her to Chris Heyde - feedback is - the President of the NFBA, Dr. Boyd, is already taking a few (I think in VA) and the project will be underway in the immediate future - we will be notified ASAP. (They are in the final stages of getting the homes certified as foster and adoptive hopes, apparently, and putting plans in place for supervision/oversight. STAY TUNED - I personally do believe that the AWI/BlackFarmers plan is the one single thing that will "getter done...."

ooops - I typoed, adoptive hopes - meant to write adoptive homes ...

Thanks, CJ! Good to hear the farmers and AWI are coming through!

Please vote in this Horse.com Poll in the left hand column.

"Should wild horses be euthanized to help control their population growth in the Western United States?"

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AWI/NBFA

I was told the program would be ready to go in "a couple of weeks" :)

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AWI/NBFA

I was told the program would be ready to go in "a couple of weeks" :)

I think that was on Friday by Chris.

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Worth saying twice! LOL

Tuesday's Horse

MUCH information in this!

Forgot to add that there is also a POLL in that last link to Tuesday's horse about banning the whip!

Now, GO!

NOT posting my opinion, simply sharing the article with you...

Dan Thomasson: Horse-racing industry can’t police itself
By DAN K. THOMASSON

Saturday, June 28, 2008

WASHINGTON — Thoroughbred racing may be the sport of kings but it is also often the sport of mountebanks, charlatans and fixers always seeking an edge in the high-stakes search for a sure thing and a big payoff. It is a never-ending struggle between those who truly love the sport and their animals and those who merely want to exploit the weaknesses of the system for huge personal gain.

The owners spend a whopping $3.3 billion annually for $1.1 billon worth of purses. Including betting, the industry generates over $30 billion a year.

A series of events linked to the development of performance-enhancing drugs has brought a new public awareness of the potential for cheating that is tarnishing the racing industry at the highest levels and has stimulated Congress to threaten action if it is not curtailed. Does this sound familiar, baseball fans? There is very little difference between a "phenomenal" horse hyped on steroids and a big leaguer who finds home-run heaven through similar chemistry.

The questions now being raised about the sudden Belmont collapse of Triple Crown favorite Big Brown, after spectacular wins in the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness, is a case in point. The trainer, Rick Dutrow, has a long record of doping offenses and just this week was suspended because another one of his charges tested positive for a massive does of clenbuterol, the drug that enhances lung capacity in a horse. At about the same time, the owners of Big Brown were announcing their stables would be drug-free from now on.

But another incident a few days ago put an even more bizarre spin on this tale. A horse trained by an outspoken critic of the use of these drugs also tested positive for the presence of clenbuterol after winning a minor tune-up race at Delaware Park. Larry Jones, the highly successful trainer of the ill-fated filly Eight Belles, who finished second at the Kentucky Derby only to have to be put down after breaking both ankles, had never had a horse fail such a test in 25 years on the job, leading to the inescapable conclusion that there may have been another animal present in or around the venerable old racetrack’s horse barns — a rat of the two-legged variety.

The Delaware attorney general has been asked to investigate and the winners’ purse has been pledged to help defray expenses of a private inquiry if necessary. But barn security is the responsibility of the trainer and even if it is determined a horse was sabotaged, the track and commission could still hold the trainer responsible. Barn workers are notoriously transient and woefully underpaid and are susceptible to monetary suggestions and full-time security is almost impossible in the hustle and bustle of a busy training day.

This development came as Congress was conducting hearings into the entire issue of chemical performance enhancing and efforts by a few old-time owners and breeders led by the distinguished Arthur Hancock III of Kentucky to clean up the business. At stake for the industry is continuation of the 1978 law that exempts racing from the prohibitions on interstate gambling. It’s not unlike the hold Congress exerts on Major League Baseball through the threat to end the sport’s antitrust exemption. But until now Congress has shown no inclination to move in either case.

At this juncture there is no national governing board over thoroughbred racing with the power or money to investigate irregularities and the apparently many unscrupulous veterinarians and trainers. Each state has its own commission and its own rules about how much of any drug can be present in an animal and how many days or hours before a race they can be administered. In testing for drugs in the Jones-trained horse, Stones River, the result did not specify what quantity, only that clenbuterol was present. A second test paid for by the horse’s owner is being conducted in Iowa to determine the extent. Dutrow’s horse, however, reportedly tested almost twice the permissible level.

Protecting these temperamental, frail animals from exploiters is difficult under any circumstance. The failure of the states, tracks, trainers, owners and breeders to establish and financially support a unified approach to curtail abuses has left the industry in a crisis of credibility perhaps more dire than the slot-machine competition for the gambling dollar. Just how serious is the problem?

Ask Big Brown if he could talk. That’s about as high up the ladder as the sport goes.

— Scripps Howard News Service

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Wow, Nancy! Good stuff. Thanks for posting.

####Nancy, 2 legged rats have been around horses for many, many years. :-)

Gang, due to an unforseen emergency situation, I ended up buying hay early this AM for some horses. I called the feed store and told them I was sending someone to pick up 25 bales of hay/alfalfa. He said it was $9.50 a bale. I told him it wasn't for me and that these horses lost their pasture within an hour's notice. It was an emergency. A rescue. A donation I was giving to these horses. He then said, "OK. It's $8.99."

The horses have enough for 2 weeks. Then the RANCHERS will be done cutting and a bale is $6.00, (if you buy 20 or more).

Sometimes we get little breaks if we plead our cases.

Addition to my above post: These horses lost their pasture, which was paid for thru the end of July, because they were being terrorized and let loose on the highway by some braniacs. Thankfully, the man next to this pasture notified the horses' owner immediately. They will all be OK, but they were freaked out.

Watch your animals, everyone. (As if we didn't know this already!)

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How the hell can you get hay for $6.00??? You're not even that far from me! I'm paying $9.00 still. All our hay comes out of Yuma.

Sorry for the expletive!

####Barb, going right to the ranch to get it. No middlemen. No transport cost. It's a long drive to go get it.

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I hear you. Transport costs, too. Still I'm glad you could find it for that. You are so sweet to do this!

No. I'm not sweet, Barb. I just will not turn my head if an animal is that much in need. God Bless VISA!!!!! And like the crying owner said, "We (family) can eat peanut butter and spaghetti to get by. But our horses can't." They were not expecting the horses to come home until the end of the month. But their safety was at high risk in that pasture, which was 10 miles from their home.

Great video about therapeutic riding!

Thanks to Jan in Washington.

Nancy----Thanx for your post. db

Correction: Jan is in California, not Washington! My bad!

Hiya, FsOB! Great seeing that the NBFA will start their adoption program soon. I agree with others here, I dread thinking what this Winter may bring and I worry that these cases of neglect will work against S 311. I am thankful for Nancy's providing us with the article from the Scripps Howard Press, very informative reading.

Everyone please have a good night. Peace, RMH

#### Kudos to Bonnie Buron, your Baron is a lucky horse!
Thanks to Janice in FLA, good to be back here!
Welcome back to our pal, Dora J. Crow! I've missed seeing you here, Dora.
Sending healing thoughts to Nala and Over Enough, our Friend Barb M. certainly has her hands full right now. We miss you here, but understand that your first priority is Nala & Over Enough.
To Jennie in KY: I sure hope that Leggs is found soon.
To Sandra: Bless you for your post, I agree. There are other countries where dogs and cats are considered perfectly acceptable for human consumption. But we don't send our stray dogs & cats to them, now do we? (Although with some of the cretins who are in elected public office in this country and who consider everything here "for sale to the highest bidder", it's truly a miracle that dogs & cats aren't being rounded up!) American horses are worthy of the same basic protections. Hoping that you & dear Chief have a quiet night! ####

STRATEGY FOR WEEK OF JUNE 30TH

We have been informed that the only way to get this legislation passed, is by putting pressure on leadership to get it to the floor for a vote. To expedite this effort, this week we will be asking you to focus on the House. We have been advised the best way to get this done is for you to fax the following letter to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi WITH A CC TO STENY HOYER AND YOUR OWN REPRESENTATIVE

Speaker of the House - Nancy Pelosi Fax 202-225-4188

House Majority Leader- Steny Hoyer Fax 202-225-4300

Dear Madam Speaker:

I am writing to implore you to afford Bill HR503 legislative due process by bringing it to the floor for consideration. It is urgent that we have our chance to get this legislation to a vote in order to save our American horses from the horrors of slaughter for human consumption and from the transportation of our horses to slaughter for human consumption.

It is my understanding that you have the ability to get HR503 released from committee. Please give our horses a chance by getting the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act (Bill HR503) on the calendar.

Sincerely,

(your name and address)

cc: House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer

cc: (your own representative)'

Remember, WE ARE BARBARO’S VOICE…..Let it be heard!!

Thanks for all you do.

Shelley and Deb

FOB $1-$5 Alive Drive

We have raised over $2600 in just over 10 weeks for rescued horses.

Our next drive is for Our Mims Retirement Haven. The specific need has not been chosen yet. But we know it will be for The Ladies.

Please click below for more information.

FOB $1-$5 Alive Drive

We need $100 for the Ladies at Our Mims.

Thank-you!

Margie

Hiya, Alex, you certainly deserve to enjoy a day off! May it be a great one for you & for all citizens of the Barbaro Nation. I'm afraid that there is a posting of spam clocked at 6:12 AM on 07/02/08. Peace, RMH

Gee spam!
Hope the fax machines in Pelosi and Hoyer office has lot's of paper in them today.

Everyone sleeping in this morning?

Curlin turf work

Video at churchill

If you think SPAM is bad, check out Tim Woolley site. It's unbelievable!

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Come on FOBS...get that cup of coffee and join us...we need you...and the horses do....
Horse slaughter never stops....and we know America's Icon, the mighty horse...DESERVES SO MUCH BETTER.....

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Good Morning Barbaro

Saw your star so bright in the heavens...and now I know why you chose your special family the FOBS...you know they GET IT...they speak for your brothers and sisters...who deserve green pastures, sunshine on their backs, love...and to be safe and free.

LET FREEDOM RING FOR OUR COUNTRY, FOR OUR HORSES AND OUR ANIMALS....LET FREEDOM RING.

We love you and miss you, Barbaro.

Good Morning Family/Fans of Barbaro

Please call, fax, email...we never have a day off as long as our horses are facing brutal, barbaric slaughter and transportation across the borders.

Congress...needs to pull their heads out of the sand...and start listening to the people, we the people...whom we are the ones who give them their livelihood...by vote...and by vote....I wish we could ease a few out of office....

Please remember and help our rescues, the ones suffering human or animal, our wildlife, and always our loving family.

There are family members who needs extra prayers...

Have a nice, hump day...

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Alex...good morning...enjoy your day.
Tim and Fair Hill...thank you.
Our precious Fallen Angels...we are here.

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I want to thank each of you for all of your hard work, and for helping save those mares yesterday and so many others....what would this world be without the FOBS...you are important, and loved.

Good Morning Gang.

Barbaro you live in my Heart.

Good morning wonderful creatures at MHR.

FAILURE IS NOT AN OPTION! PLEASE CALL, FAX, E-MAIL EVENTHOUGH THEY ARE IN RECESS!

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

Ro & Brady

If you want to attend the Arlington Million with other FOB's, please e-mail me off the board.

Dear FoBs:
Scary doc appt.today.

Yes: i am falling apart: trying to determine how advanced the falling apart is today.

As Lynne said, and many FoBs can personally attest to: getting older is not for weenies.

And for all you younger-than-the-dreaded-60: CHILDRENS! Time flies.
And it accelerates as we age.

I love you all...more than I can say, and God knows, I did not expect that to happen when I fell in love with that big bay colt who makes me cry right now.

In my house, he is still powering off that ill-fated left rear leg in his round paddock at Fair Hill on my screen saver. So alive. So full of himself. Such promise. Such unadulterated joy.
Shining, rippling muscles in the sun, such radiant intelligence in his face.

So there you have it, kids: Carpe Diem. Because you think there will be more time. And that's just not up to any of us.....and we have so much damned work to do....

xxoo: j
Courage

Someone on the Nicanor blog posted Barbaro's first works:

Barbaro's first works (all at Fair Hill) stopped the clock in:

5/22/05...3f in :39.00 (dirt)

5/30/05...4f in :50.00 (dirt)

6/9/05 ...4f in :49.60 (dirt)

6/28/05...4f in :53.00 (woodchips)

7/7/05 ...4f in :51.00 (dirt)

7/13/05...4f in :51.00 from the gate

Nicanor, on the other hand, has so far...

6/7/08 ...3f in :39.00 (dirt)

6/1/08 ...3f in :39.10 (synthetic)

6/21/08...4f in :51.40 (dirt)

6/28/08...3f in :38.40 (dirt)

Before I do anything else today, once I noticed this Thread at the DB (thanks Equineangel) lightning would strike me if I didn't get the word out ASAP.

SAVE JENNY THE ELEPHANT

http://forums.delphiforums.com/alexbrown/messages?msg=25926.1

Action needed ASAP. Don't let her go from a Texas Zoo to an amusement park in Mexico. There are appropriate sanctuaries that could take her. HELP HELP HELP NOW NOW NOW

I am screaming inside having read this ...

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Sweet Jonna...we are thinking of you, Barb and so many more...we all are facing the age of elements....

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FOBS...we must push forward...we must not waiver...and have one focus in mind...STOP HORSE SLAUGHTER...PROTECT AMERICA'S ICON....LOVE ONE ANOTHER...AND BE HERE FOR OUR FAMILY...THE MOST BEAUTIFUL FAMILY IN THE WORLD...THE FOBS....ALWAYS.

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Jonna
Wishing you ggod luck and sending you prayers for your "scary doc" appt today.

I have my Wall Study at 2:30pm today at University Hospital so have to go through the admitting process etc etc .THIS SHOULD BE a walk in the park for me after having survived 4 triple chemo treatments????

I'm NOT afraid of needles or tests of any kind or surgeries I've had 7 of those and I ALWAYS wake up afterwards!!!

I just didn't like the sweating ...light headedness and nauteous feeling after that injection for the last Wall Study!! I don't like feeling like I.m going to throw up and pass out all at the same time???!!!!

I know...I know...COURAGE??? I have lots of that and I'll take some of yours today too??? LOL

I LOVE YOU...BE GOOD at the "scary docs" today and remember you take ALL OUR LOVE WITH YOU and as Lynne Brown would say..."Thats alotsa LOVE" !!!!!

HUGS and prayers...your fren forever

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Jonna
Wishing you ggod luck and sending you prayers for your "scary doc" appt today.

I have my Wall Study at 2:30pm today at University Hospital so have to go through the admitting process etc etc .THIS SHOULD BE a walk in the park for me after having survived 4 triple chemo treatments????

I'm NOT afraid of needles or tests of any kind or surgeries I've had 7 of those and I ALWAYS wake up afterwards!!!

I just didn't like the sweating ...light headedness and nauteous feeling after that injection for the last Wall Study!! I don't like feeling like I.m going to throw up and pass out all at the same time???!!!!

I know...I know...COURAGE??? I have lots of that and I'll take some of yours today too??? LOL

I LOVE YOU...BE GOOD at the "scary docs" today and remember you take ALL OUR LOVE WITH YOU and as Lynne Brown would say..."Thats alotsa LOVE" !!!!!

HUGS and prayers...your fren forever

ALEX
So sorry for the double post this morning but my computer screen froze????? I don't usually post TWICE????!!!!Perhaps you could erase one post???

((((Joanna))))

((((Mirabel)))

Sending prayers that all goes well for you today.

((((Robyn))) Thanks for think of us Canucks yesterday, it was a beautiful day. I hope the 4th will be just as nice for you.

Judy

Joe at TB Friends

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Come on FOBS...send emails to Dallas...Jenny needs to see the hills of Tennesee...NOT MEXICO....see the db...for information...please.

July 2, 2008

Delaware Handicap nominations released

By BRAD MYERS
The News Journal
Nominations have been released for the seven stakes races to be run on Delaware Handicap weekend, July 12-13 at Delaware Park. The fields will be determined when entries are drawn next week. Here are highlights from the nominations for each race:

• DELAWARE OAKS, Grade II, $500,000, 3-year-old fillies, 1 1/16 miles, July 12: Proud Spell would be the unquestioned favorite in the highlight of the Saturday card. The filly has won the Kentucky Oaks and Fair Grounds Oaks this year. Weathered was an upset winner in the Susan’s Girl, the local prep race. Shes All Eltish won the Grade II Bonnie Miss at Gulfstream, Acoma won the Grade III Dogwood at Churchill, and Maren’s Meadow, based at DelPark, won the Grade III Bourbonette Oaks at Turfway.

• ROBERT G. DICK, Grade III, $250,000, fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up, 1 3/8 miles (turf), July 12: Rosinka is the defending champion, and tuned up with a win in the $75,000 Rooney Memorial on June 7 at Delaware Park. Mauralakana is coming off back-to-back Grade II victories at Belmont.

• R.R.M. CARPENTER MEMORIAL: $100,000, 3-year-olds and up, 1 1/16 miles, July 12: Defending champion Barcola won the $75,000 Brandywine in May at Delaware Park, and finished third behind Curlin in the Stephen Foster at Churchill. Angliana has a win in the Aqueduct Handicap, Coyoteshighestcall won the Norristown at Philadelphia Park, and Fairbanks finished a close second in the Grade II Gulfstream Park Handicap.

• DELAWARE HANDICAP, Grade II, $1 million, fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up, 1 1/4 miles, July 13: Ginger Punch, Hystericalady and Unbridled Belle are ranked second, third and fourth, respectively, among older females by the Daily Racing Form. Defending champ Unbridled Belle easily won the local prep, the Obeah, on June 14. Ginger Punch is 10-for-18 lifetime and won the Breeders’ Cup Distaff last year. Hystericalady is 9-for-19 lifetime, including a win in the Fleur De Lis Handicap on June 14 at Churchill Downs.

• BARBARO, Grade III, $300,000, 3-year-olds, 1 1/16 miles, July 13: Pyro has wins in the Grade III Risen Star, Grade II Louisiana Derby and Grade III Northern Dancer, but finished eighth in the Kentucky Derby. Cherokee Artist finished second in the Ohio Derby, Ready’s Echo took third in the Belmont Stakes, Icabad Crane was third in the Preakness, Visionaire won the Grade III Gotham, and Recapturetheglory won the Illinois Derby and was fifth in the Kentucky Derby. Roman Emperor won the Barbaro at Pimlico and could go for a Barbaro double at Delaware Park.

• LIGHT HEARTED, $100,000, fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up, 5 furlongs (turf), July 13: Defending champion Smart and Fancy is in form again with a win in the Buckland at Colonial on June 21. Beau Dare took the Candy Eclair at Monmouth, and Hungarian Boatbaby won the Primonetta at Laurel.

• CAESAR RODNEY, $200,000, 3-year-olds and up, 1 1⁄8 miles (turf), July 13: In addition to Curlin, defending champion Silver Tree has almost $1.6 million in career earnings and won the Grade III Fort Marcy Handicap in April at Aqueduct. Independent George took the $75,000 Sussex on May 28 at Delaware Park. Ballast won the Tropical Turf Handicap at Calder.

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Whitney, Colorado

"Like the FOB's, I decided to turn my emotion into positive action for others." Edgar Prado

Joanna and Mirabel, I shall be praying for you.

I just e-mailed Dallas. Seems to me where to send Jenny should be a no brainer, but I guess not. Please, everyone, let's help Jenny as only we FsOB can.

God Bless you all, and God Bless Barbaro.

Thinking of you both today, Jonna and Maribel.

Sent my letter to save Jenny from going to Mexico.

Alex, I clicked on your 'Delicious' link, and when I got to the picture of Executive Flight she took my breath away. What a beautiful girl.

Don't forget to sign the Petition to Save Cloud's Herd. We have over 1,000 signatures in just TWO DAYS!

Please send to all you know.

((((((jonna)))))) Thinking of you today.

((((((Jenny, the elephant)))))) I'm off to go tell these folks a thing or two! LOL

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Boy...today is hump day...and I am missing alot of my family...

I love each of you....

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Only $87 to go for medicine for the ladies at Mims...please read the db.....thank you.

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one of my favorites:

TO THE WORLD YOU ARE SOMEONE,
BUT TO SOMEONE YOU ARE THE WORLD.

EXTRA WEDS July 2 NBFA SPECIAL TARGET LIST (HAHS)

Today's extra HAHS List NOW posted below and at this DB thread:

http://forums.delphiforums.com/alexbrown/messages?msg=25954.1

NOTE - these are AFRO-AMERICAN LEGISLATORS and we want to send them the AWI/NBFA Press Release dated 6/17/08 (at DB msg. 25386.1; link at the DB Thread noted above).

Stress the importance of cosponsorship & getting S 311/HR 503 to a vote.

Heads-Up - per Daryl Smoliak's feedback/request: Ask the Sens who may support (plan to vote for) S 311 but don't want to cosponsor, to send a brief "letter of support" to Sen Mary Landrieu, sponsor of the Senate Bill. Similarly - ask Reps in that position re HR 503, to send such a "letter of support" to Rep. Janice D. Schakowsky, sponsor of the House Bill.

Here's something to add to ALL your contacts please - and the 800 numbers for your convenience on all calls.

IMO - convey the website vetsforequinewelfare.org to all your contacts - to counteract the position of the 2 big vet ass'ns. Links to VEW's two 2007 antislaughter releases and their 2008 WHITE PAPER are at the DB Thread noted above.

Use these DC 800 numbers and ask for the legislators by name (or ask for extension, last 5 numbers of each legislator's office phone).

800-828-0498

800-828-1887

800-614-2803

You know the drill - don't address this list until AFTER you have followed today's ABR/AAHS Strategy and the instructions of your Group Leader (and if you don't have one, get one, or become one!) - contact our intrepid State Group co-ordinator, Stephanie Breaux sbreaux1@verizon.net

AND use the CURRENT Talking Points from ABR Strategy when contacting this extra HAHS list as well as when contacting the ABR daily lists.

1. Let [the legislators] know that all three former horse slaughter houses in this country are closed permanently; and Cavel (Dekalb IL) lost its appeal and the US Sup Ct just refused further review. It is URGENT that we now get this legislation passed to STOP THE TRANSPORT of horses to Canada and Mexico. It's VERY important that you stress the cruel and inhumane way these horses are transported. Now is the time to focus on the fact that closing down our slaughter houses is NOT enough but that we must pass this FEDERAL legislation to stop the transport of American horses for slaughter.

2. Let your Senators know that we NEED them as co-sponsors for S311 to get this on the calendar and to the floor for a vote.

3. Tell your Congressman that we need their cosponsorship for HR503 to get this bill out of committee and to the floor for a vote.

4. Dispel the "unwanted" horse theory. Read John Holland's information for more talking points.

5. Closing of all three slaughter houses in the United States helps to reinforce our efforts. We can now dispel the idea that American jobs will be lost due to the end of slaughter. Only Mexico and Canada will now profit from OUR horses being slaughtered!! This is a very important point and one that you should all make when talking to your legislators.

Rhetorial Question Du Jour:

ANY EXTRA TIME/ENERGY/PASSION FOR THE HORSES?
Here is today's (Wednesday 7/02/08) extra National Target List from HAHS (Humanity Against Horse Slaughter). These legislators are targeted by other groups on specific days, so our voices add to the impact.

Don't forget to mention S 311 (Senators) & HR 503 (Representatives); ask them to cosponsor - and please use the Talking Points from the ABR Strategy (posted above), reasons why to support the end of horse slaughter and export for slaughter NOW.

Changed Circumstances call for a Fresh Look with an Open Mind. The closure of Cavel is a HUGE changed circumstance.

PLEASE NOTE: Per the ongoing ABR national strategy "...[I]t is important when you make your calls, you request they support and VOTE YES for ANY legislative measure that will ban horse slaughter and export for slaughter. In addition to the Daily Call List, please contact your own senators and representative with this message."

adding this CAVEAT from recent ABR Strategy:

"Remember…….these calls are to gain co-sponsors and support for HR503 and S311. As difficult as it is, please concentrate on the transport of the horses to slaughter more than the conditions in Mexico. We can’t let anyone who is not well informed come to the conclusion that it would be better to have the plants in this country because of the conditions in Mexico."

extra Wednesday 7/02 NBFA SPECIAL TARGET LIST (HAHS) -

All are African-American Congressmen - HS History - HORSEFRIENDLY GROUP! Rush did not vote on HR 249 in the 110th Congress; the others voted YES. Rush and Thompson cosponsored HR 503 in the 109th Congress, and all voted YES on that bill. (indicated below)

IMO - THANK those who voted YES on HR 249 - but remind them that 249 only applies to WILD equines and we still need HR 503 for the rest of them and to end export.

Thank them all for having voted YES on HR 503; use their prior support of the slaughter ban bill when urging them to cosponsor now. "DO THE RIGHT THING AGAIN - support the slaughter/export ban - but this time, cosponsor...."

Thank the former cosponsors - but tell 'em: "WHY NOT NOW?!?!?!" "DO THE RIGHT THING AGAIN!"

GEORGIA (2nd part)
Rep. David Scott (Y on 249; Y on 503)
Fax: 202-225-4628 Phone: 202-225-2939
417 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515-1013

ILLINOIS
Rep. Bobby L. Rush (NV on 249; CS & Y on 503)
Fax: 202-226-0333 Phone: 202-225-4372
2416 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515-1301

LOUISIANA
Rep. William J. Jefferson (Y on 249; Y on 503)
Fax: 202-225-1988 Phone: 202-225-6636
2113 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515-1802

MISSISSIPPI
Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (Y on 249; CS & Y on 503)
Fax: 202-225-5898 Phone: 202-225-5876
2432 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515-2402

IF you're done with today's ABR/AAHS Instructions & State directions & the above list and STILL want to do more - you can go to post 3 of this Thread for a good alternate target list of Senators compiled by AWI/SAPL.

Pls email me potlucky@sbcglobal.net re specific details re your HAHS contacts, such as what concerns an aide may have expressed, whether you were told the legislator "supports" the bill, did they tell you they only consider input from constitutents, or that he/she doesn't cosponsor due to a committee or leadership position, anything like that. I will make sure our strategy experts are duly advised; this kind of feedback factors into future plans.

THANK YOU ALL FOR ALL THAT YOU DO FOR THE HORSES! Go get 'em.

LIVING PROOF OF THE LIVING TRUTH

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

## ALL - re: Jenny the elephant

I emailed Dallas newspaper.

Called the zoo: 214-670-6742

Director of zoo (Gregory Hudson) was in meeting and I left lengthy message indicating I would also email him with my contact information:

gregory.hudson2@dallascityhall.com

Move on it ... Jenny and all animals deserve better. There ARE options.

Sherry - Arizona

JOE FOR LITTLE OLD LADIES--WHO WERE ONCE WILD CHILDREN::::: God bless the rescuers
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Wednesday, July 2nd...

A little of this, a little of that. Yesterday I told you how three new race horses were coming to us, but now there are four. They will arrive later today. Scrambling for space. Already this week we have greeted two fillies from race tracks in Los Angeles. 108 horses on this fly infested ranch. Delicious coffee is from Napa Valley Roasting Company. Left over alfredo pasta for breakfast. The Doors on the oldies station.

We send good thoughts to Stephanie in Esparto, and Judy in Wilton. Both lost their horses on Monday. Captain was a warmblood, and in 6 years Stephanie only missed seeing him 5 days total, each time because she was sick. Utah was a quarter horse, 26 years old, and Judy raised him from birth. Our best to good friends Stephanie and Judy.

In time for supper last night came a little thoroughbred gelding from a feed lot in Vallejo. There is a racing tattoo which says he is 6. His name is now Kodak. 22 times I took his picture, with only one Kodak moment. Kodak likes apples, but spit out his peppermint and flies quickly pounced.

A big Thank You to a lady named Delores, who yesterday left a beautiful saddle and a bag of fly masks at our front gate. Already we have a new home for the saddle. A young girl in Davis on her third month of riding lessons. Thank You Delores.

An e-mail from a nice lady in Florida and she wants to know, what is Davis? And why am I always writing about boarding stables in Davis?

Davis is the city right next to us, about 20 minutes away. This is where UC Davis is. We have filled up several boarding stables with horses adopted from Tbfriends. Lots of trainers in Davis who give riding lessons, and we refer young kids to these trainers. The Davis area has gone horse crazy. Many small mom and pop ranches all over the place.

Beth was not going to miss out on this one. On Monday I told you about a pregnant thoroughbred mare due in 2009, and she was at a feed lot for 50 cents a pound. There were 11 phone calls, including Beth, who offered to pay for the mare and give her a good home. The mare went to a family in Davis, and we are forever grateful.

Yesterday I wrote about another pregnant mare, an older quarter horse mix who is skinny and neglected. She is also due to foal in 2009. No phone call from Beth this time. Instead she showed up at our front gate. A sweetheart of a lady. Beth has 10 acres outside of a town called Acampo. Beth says she is happy to help. The skinny mare was transported yesterday, and later on the phone Beth says there was a welcome to our neighborhood party. Carrots and apples for the mare. Turkey meatloaf for humans. No name for the mare as yet. Beth is leaning towards Grace.

And now I must go make room for the four new race horses. Later we could be 91 degrees. New pictures are not loading. Driving me crazy. There is a new photo on the Bottom Left. I wanted to show you how good Sea Captain looks after his castration. Also the new gelding Kodak, in his one and only Kodak moment. Enjoy your we still have smoke Wednesday, and be sure to hug your horses.

Joe

Top Left is a free horse who needs a new home, and yesterday there was genuine interest.

Top Right is Timbers, a new gelding from a feed lot. Timbers has a racing tattoo.

Here we go with a new picture. Bottom Left is Kisses, and he gets to eat from the old ranch truck because weight is badly needed.

Bottom Right is Jade Beret.

Please go to this Thread

http://forums.delphiforums.com/alexbrown/messages?msg=25653.1

to learn what you can do NOW to prevent the National Conference of State Legislators (NCSL) from passing a Resolution to ask Congress NOT TO PASS our antislaughter bills. OY VEY!

Specific things to do are at posts 18 & 20 of that thread, and post 29 includes feedback from HSUS that Deb asked me to post there.

Sherry, thanks for the information. I'll be emailing him ASAP.

Is anyone familiar with the National Horse Protection League? They are asking for help purchasing hay for rescue horses.

July 2 Cherokee Devotional [sharing email from Harriette Brillianthawk]

And so it goes--the wrangling and arguing of the public and all its workings. We want to be informed, but when it moves from reality to grandstanding--we need a break.

Too many angry voices, too many accusations. We need rest for our ears, our minds, and our nerves. Every broadcast, every channel, every hour, it is repeated and repeated.

Take a walk and be comforted by the ordinary earth--which is not ordinary at all. It has healing powers that draw worn minds to birdsong and sunflowers, and a companionable dog that never listens to the news or analyzes it for us.


Hear me, my chiefs, I am tired; my heart is sick and sad. From where the sun now stands I will fight no more forever.

Chief Joseph
Nez Perce

ANIMALS
‘The Wild Horse Is Us’
An advocate of the American West's mustangs blasts a proposed government policy to cull the herds.

PHOTOS
No Longer Home on the Range

Kill them, corral them, or let them run free—what's to be done with America's wild mustangs?

After surviving the ice age, the industrial revolution and the slaughterhouse, America's wild horse population is facing a new threat: the U.S. government. The Bureau of Land Management announced this week that it is considering euthanizing wild horses to curb the population on the range and in federal holding facilities. There are an estimated 33,000 wild horses living in 10 Western states, and another 30,000 living in government corrals. The BLM is billing euthanasia as a way to cope with looming budget cuts, while still maintaining the mustang as a living symbol of the American West. But critics say that the herds have already been thinned to the edge of extinction with periodic roundups and auctions. A century ago, there were around 2 million wild horses roaming the West; now the BLM wants to cut that population to 27,000. In "Mustang," her new history of the wild horse in North America, Deanne Stillman explores why America is destroying the horse it rode in on. She spoke about the government's new proposal with NEWSWEEK's Tony Dokoupil. Excerpts:

NEWSWEEK: How surprised are you by this proposed alteration of federal policy?
Deanne Stillman: It's shocking. Then again, there's been a move to dismantle the Wild Free-Roaming Horse and Burro Act, which enshrines mustangs as a protected symbol of freedom, since it passed in 1971. And the move is reaching its peak under the Bush administration. For the past eight years, the president has wrapped himself in the flag and now, three days before the Fourth of July, his administration announces plans to exterminate our greatest icon—the very horse we rode in on.

What are the biggest threats to the wild horse population?
I think it comes down to mismanagement. Study after government study, dating back to the Teddy Roosevelt administration, shows that it's livestock grazing that does the most damage to the range, not wild horses. You can't say that 20-something-thousand horses are doing more damage to the land than 4 million cows. Yet the Bureau of Land Management claims that wild horses are overrunning the West and that there is an "overpopulation" problem. It's simply not true. The only place there is an overpopulation problem is in government corrals—because the horses shouldn't have been removed from their home turf in such great numbers to begin with.

Then what's spurring the BLM to cut herd sizes?
There are a number of factors. The livestock lobby regards mustangs as pests, animals that steal food from cows, and since members of the lobby lease federal land for ranching, they pressure the BLM to curb the wild mustang population. There are also a lot of other things happening on public lands these days: increased oil and gas drilling, mineral leases, development. The BLM is supposed to determine how many wild horses as well as cows and sheep the range can support with range studies, but these are not always up to date. What this all comes back to is mismanagement: The fox is guarding the henhouse.

Historically, how has the BLM managed the mustang population?
Federal management of our wild horses has been plagued from the start. Over the years, there have been various disasters. The first one that I know of was in 1977, when about 200 wild horses in a government holding facility in Nevada died because agency personnel failed to clean out their corrals after a series of storms and the muck froze and the animals couldn't move. The horses were buried in mass graves and it was only when photos surfaced in newspapers that the story became known. There have been others since then. To be fair, many horses have been successfully placed through the government's adopt-a-horse program, making their way into partnerships with the right people. But now there are more horses in BLM pipelines than on the range, and they ought to be returned to their home turf, where they belong, rather than a trip to the gallows. Does this mean I am saying there should be no management of wild horse herds? No.

Where does the public stand on this issue?
People across the board—right wing, left wing—aren't happy about our stripping away the wild horse population and the American heritage that goes with it. We're a country that was born in the hoof sparks of Paul Revere's famous ride on a horse. The horse is our great icon of freedom and the open road, and that's why our greatest road-trip car is the Mustang, with the galloping pony on the grille, and that's why we drape horses with flags on July 4th and ride them down Main Street.

What explains America's strange relationship with the horse?
I think it's something very deep and primal. We love the wild but want to tame it. The lone survivor of the Battle of the Little Big Horn—that's how he was billed at the time, in 1876, on the country's bicentennial—was a horse named Comanche, described by the army as "our great silent witness" in his retirement citation. He had seen many terrible things and continued to do so, including the massacre at Wounded Knee, watching it from the pack train, even though he was no longer on active duty. And that's what these horses are. They are our witnesses. They've been on the front lines with us since day one; they know our deepest darkest secrets, and there's a part of us that can't take it.

What needs to be done?
I have a solution: The BLM keeps complaining about the "expense" of managing wild horses. Its annual budget of $39 million dollars is not much these days, but if money is really an issue for the agency, then the government should ask Americans to donate to the cause of preservation, and put a box at the end of IRS forms, just like they do with various other funds and even the presidential election, asking taxpayers to check off a box and the amount of the donation. It would raise hundreds of millions of dollars. After all, the wild horse is us.

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CJ and ALL:
had a quick chat with Dallas Zoo peeps.
Jenny is going to an AZA accredited zoo, and this should keep her safe. our Zoo and the Dallas Zoo are members as well as the Zoo to which ele is being sent.--Google AZA: they have REALLY stringent requirements and standards. SO there is a little hope..

(PS: Santuaries, like the Riddle farm in AK, will not allow submitting zoos any slack in taking back their animals if things do not work out. AZA Zoos do have this provision.)

more info late: must fly: j

They Shoot Horses, Don?t They?
Wild mustangs carried pioneers, cowboys and soldiers. Today, they're being sold for slaughter. An American dilemma.

Chain saws don't usually take center stage in the rarefied world of equestrian showmanship. But that didn't stop Robin Secrist, 49, from revving his Stihl 026, whirling it with one hand above his head and thrusting it aloft, championship-belt style, as he rode his nonplussed gelding. Secrist's chain saw, promoted from its normal duty "limbing trees" in Alma, Wis., was just one of a menacing array of devices, including a cracking bullwhip and a balloon-shooting revolver, used to showcase the horses' fearlessness and trainability during Extreme Mustang Makeover. The new annual competition held in Ft. Worth, Texas, gives 100 trainers 100 days to break in 100 wild horses, plucked from free-roaming herds in the American West. Over the course of the two-day event, the once feral animals also showed off their softer sides with human-taught manners (no biting, no kicking, no galloping) and celebrity hairdos before being auctioned to the highest bidder. The winner, an Australian wrangler, took home $10,000. Secrist came in 11th. "I think they wanted a more finished horse," he says. "Or maybe they weren't ready for the chain saw."

More than a slice of Am