Good morning everyone

Good morning Barbaro.

Hiya, FsOB! Yes, it's already starting to drizzle here on the banks of the Thames. To quote my late Mother, "I feel as though I am going to sprout feathers!" (That means that it's rained sooo much that I feel as though I'm a duck!)

May all horses and their riders be safe today and this weekend. Alex, thanks for the blue note about Music Note's entry in the Alabama Stakes at Saratoga. TGIF!!!

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To Marg in Maine: Has Maine been besieged by thunderstorms as well this month? ####

Good morning everyone.

Good Morning!

ON DB:

Another Chance for Horses (AC4H) - Trying to save two beautiful mares today (deadline 4 p.m.?)...

they are very close - pls. help if you can....

Good morning, fellow Fans!

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Robyn Hoffmann - Yes, we have had many, many, many storms here in the Downeast. I'm ready to grow webbed feet! 3 to 4 times the normal rainfall. We had a couple of "dry" days and then the heavens openned up yesterday for about 45 minutes and dropped an inch or more. They can't keep the navigation buoys in place in the rivers because of high water. Farmers can't hay or tend other crops. Silver lining (I guess) is that no one's well is running dry and there's a very low fire danger! Thanks for asking!

I will be away for a few days with no internet access. I'll check back in on Tuesday.

Thank you, Alex, for all you do!

Marg
Proud Fan of Barbaro forever

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ROBYN - I heard on the local news yesterday that CT already has a surplus of 13" of rain for the year...wish I could bottle it up and share with our frens in bone-dry CA!

Of course, I am very happy that the first half of August was much milder than usual...and all this rain means GREEN grass, when we usually have brown straw by this time of the summer.

The August Hay Ride at MHR is underway. The big winner is the UPENN Laminitis fund. A donation in the name of the winner will be made to the Fund with a MATCHING donation by MHR also in the name of the winner, the winner will also receive Josh Groban's CD+DVD AWAKE LIVE. Second prize will be a magnificent photo of BARBARO donated to the fund by Barbara Livingston.

PLEASE NOTE IF THERE IS NOT A CERTAIN QUOTA MET THE FUND WILL RUN INTO SEPTEMBER.

THIS IS DR. RICHARDSON'S BIRTHDAY MONTH, SO THIS HAY DRIVE IS VERY RELEVANT.

WE GET IT HAY DRIVE

Ro & Brady

It's Birthday Time!!!
Please join in as the FOBs recognize Dr. Richardson and help to find a cure for laminitis.

"Hay" how about a little mood music?

Hmmm...dare I say please don't "monkey" around and donate today???
Thanks!
jan

Good Morning Barbaro

We love you...we are here, we miss you and WE GET IT, BARBARO.

Good Morning Family/Fans of Barbaro

PLEASE CALL, FAX, EMAIL....we pick up recently co-sponsors...and that is wonderful news, FOBS...let us get more...we speak for those beautiful horses that cannot speak for themselves....

Please remember and help the rescues...please read the db....

and others that need donations for hay, grains, meds, etc.

Also, remember our Fallen Angels, the ones suffering human or animal, our wildlife, and always our loving family.

Have a bless day.

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Good Morning Alex.
Good Morning Tim and Fair Hill.
Our precious Fallen Angels...we are here.

It's Friday - hope you all have a good one and a great weekend.

Janice
A forever devoted to Kaiser FOB

Is today THE DAY....????

JASPER and STEALTH NEED YOU

YOU know who YOU ARE !!

THEY WILL LOVE YOU FOREVER and EVER

Dear Lord speak to the heart of this special person.I'm sure they are out there...Jasper and Stealth need their help.Please open their heart Lord.Amen

HUGS and love to ALL

((((((((((Janice..Den & Kaiser)))))))))))))))

WE LOVE YOU!! Take care dear ones.You are in our prayers.

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Thank you Maribel...yes today is the day for JASPER AND STEALTH.

please open your hearts and give them an everlasting, loving home...please.

HOW DOES HE DO IT. LIKE MY FRIEND SAID ONCE, LONG AGO, STANDING BY THE DOG TRACK BOXES,AT HINSDALE IN NH, 'IF YOU'RE GOING TO DO THIS RESCUE WORK, YOU HAVE TO TURN OFF PART OF YOUR BRAIN.'
AMEN TO THAT. GOD BLESS SERAPHIM JOE, ROOTING FOR THE CARNIVAL PONIES OF THE WORLD...AMONG ALL THE OTHER DOOMED EQUINES IN CA.
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Friday, August 15th... This week I have been telling you about horses waiting for slaughter at Northern California feed lots, and if you would like to rescue one give me a call. Eight generous readers of Tbfriends said okay, and now eight once doomed horses have new homes.

Including a pony, and at first I told the lady there are seldom ponies at feed lots. Which only shows you how little I know about our current state of affairs. I always figured ponies do not weigh much, and since horse killers earn their money from the weight of each horse, ponies are safe from slaughter. But horse killer Brent Sanchez in Vallejo says he has a pony, an unattractive older guy who has spent most of his life working carnivals. And now his little feet are sore.

I was shocked. I asked horse killer Brent Sanchez, you really send little ponies to slaughter in Canada?

His exact reply: There is usually room on the trailer for a pony or two to squeeze in.

Well the lady caller who wanted a pony I phoned right back, and told her about the carnival worker with tired feet. Carnival ponies go round and round in circles all of their life. The lady said she was unsure. The purpose of the pony would be to give her grandkid a ride, and if this pony is old with sore feet, he is not the pony for her.

So I called a friend in Rio Linda who has two other ponies, and asked would you like one more? Horse killer Brent Sanchez wants $180.00, and Tbfriends is willing to pay for shipping. My friend says sure, bring him over. My friend goes to an ATM machine, and when the little pony arrives she pays $180.00.

Horse killer Brent Sanchez wants to know, did I count the money? How could I, I was never there. The $180.00 was given to his delivery driver. Brent Sanchez says there was only $140.00 in the envelope. Plus Tbfriends promised to pay for shipping, which means I owe another $75.00.

It was 105 degrees. I have a badly injured horse from the race track and I refuse to leave his side. I am not driving to Vallejo to hand over $115.00 to Brent Sanchez. I have been buying horses from him for over two years. He can wait a few days.

And then I told Brent Sanchez his delivery driver must have stolen the missing $40.00, because if my friend in Rio Linda says there was $180.00 in the envelope, then there was $180.00 in the envelope. I trust my friend. I do not trust the delivery driver. By the way, the delivery driver is named Rocky. Like in a mafia movie.

Horse killer Brent Sanchez goes ballistic. He tells me to stick the $115.00 right up my (use your imagination) and he is never going to sell me another horse.

This is a guy who profits an average of twelve thousand dollars for every trailer filled with horses he sends to slaughter. Yet he is furious for not receiving his $115.00.

But hey, the old carnival pony is safe.

And so too are seven other horses who had no chance, until readers of Tbfriends came forward to help. Three of the horses rescued were from a feed lot in Wilton. Three from Vallejo. And two beautiful paint mares were removed from the feed lot near Pittsburgh. The two paint mares are dining on green grass in Clear Lake, and a giant Thank You to Stephanie Diaz for providing transportation.

A cool down on the way. We might only be a 100 degrees. Coffee is from Starbucks, and Twinkies were made by Hostess. Enjoy your school starts next week in Woodland Friday, and be sure to hug your horses.

Joe

Joe at TB Friends

LOL sametime stamp, Brent Sanchez makes me ill!

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debbie la;;;;
haha we did it again. same wavelength. amazing.

have a fine day, girl. xxoo:j
COURAGE

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Debbie LA
Same timestamp: yikes.
Yes as to your opinion of Brent Sanchez. Me too: I do so hope that he enjoys his life on this earthly plane, because when he hits Hell--sooner than later, one would hope--KARMA will catch up with him, and it ain't gonna be a pretty sight.

Article from cbsnews.com on Jenny the Elephant in Dallas and her fate:

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/15/us/15elephant.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

Good Morning to the Famblee ! It is cloudy today in 99% sunny Arizona ! Last nite - tons of rain in some areas ! Yippee Skippee ! I am like a little kid - wanting to play in the puddles !

In today's newspaper - you can read about the trial beginning today re: K9 left in car by policeman last year - you may recall - much outrage.

And - right on front page - HUGE article about 1000's of mustangs who may be euthanized by BLM.

You can read about both on: www.azcentral.com

Thank you to DEE - for continuing to remember my Beloved Chico in your forever rainbows !

Amigo and I are doing pretty well.

Love to all - Sherry and AMigo

KY Steroid Ban

ON DB: foster home needed by 4 p.m., see below:

"I will pay this guys ransom if we can find a foster home! He is such a nice guy! Looks like he has not been treated very well!

He is located in Pennsylvania. Christy's evaluation:

Bay gelding "Dollar" is tattoo'd and also has a brand on his front left shoulder. He is approx 17 yr old and 16 hands. Seems like a real hubby type been there done that push button mount. Walk, trot and canter."

NYRA issues toe grab restrictions

"God's Love For You In Rainbows"

From God's Loving Heart
The Most Beautiful Rainbow Glowing Angel Barbaro
His Wings Of Love
Eight Belles God's Glowing Angel In The Sky
Her Wings Of Love
Angel Erin God's Precious Angel In The Sky
Her Glowing Wings Of Love In Rainbows
God's Glowing Sunshine In The Daytime
God's Glowing Stars At Night
So, So So Special Wishes
Our Angel Horses
Nicanor
God's Divine Hope
His Glowing Wings Of Love In Rainbows
God's Light Of Love Shining On You
Lentanor
God's Glowing Angel
His Glowing Wings Of Love In Rainbows
Glowing Angels
Glowing Wings
Glowing Rainbows
Jasper And Stealth
God's Glowing Angels
God's Treasures Of Love In Rainbows
The Wings Of Prayer
The Wings Of Love
Barbaro's Famblee Of So, So So Beautiful Angels
Your Angelic Hearts Of Love
Your Glowing Wings Of Love In Rainbows
Angel Sherry And Amigo Angels Of Love
Angel Chico Lives In Your Heart
Angel Dr. Dean Richardson "The Wizard Of Oz"
Musical Birthday Balloons
Elvis And The Beatles
Glowing
Barbaro's Halo Is Glowing So, So So Beautifully
All The Colors Of The Rainbow
The Circle Of Love
In Hearts
In Roses
In Halos
In Wings
In Rainbows
The Most Beautiful Rainbow Glowing Angel Barbaro
The Circle Of Angels
Barbaro's Angels
The Brennan Famblee
Our Angel Horses
You Are The Inspiration
God's Love For You
God's Many Blessings For You
The Rainbow Of God's Love
God Paints The Sky With Angels.........

8........Halos.........Two Hearts.........
Connected In Love........Divine Love.........

Affirmed Rainbows.........
Sacred Prayers.........
God's Angels..........

Affirmed Prayers.........
Our Angel Horses.........
Barbaro's Angels.........
God's Glowing Love.........

Affirmed Prayers.........
God And The Angels Are With You..........
Jesus..........
Angel Barbaro.........
Angel Eight Belles........
Angel Erin.........
Angel Windchill..........
Angel Secretariat.........
Angel Seattle Slew.........
Angel Ruffian.........
Angel Cuz.........
Angel Vindication.........
Angel Vinstar.........
Angel Chico.........
Angel Reggie........
Angel Kaiser.........
Angel Kidu.........
Angel Kola.........
Angel Tiny Tim.........
Barbaro's Angel Frens Are With You.........
Angel LITF Is Lifting You Up In Halos.........
Their Wings Of Love..........
Their Rainbows Of Love Are Shining On You........
God's Glowing Angels.........
Footprints In The Sand...........

Affirmed Love.........
The Chairman Of The Board Sends His Love To You
Angels..........
In Halos...........

Affirmed

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Come on FOBS...let us find homes for Jasper and Steath and help the two mares...this is Friday...let us end this week with a clean slate...please....

PLEASE CALL, FAX, EMAIL...PLEASE....

and please read the db and help the rescues if all possible. Thank you.

Who is it for?
The world is filled with beauty. But who is it for? It is for you, who can appreciate and enjoy it. Just think how very special you must be that you have such joy available to you.

Dreams are for you who can follow them. Success is for you who can achieve it. Desire is for you who can be moved by it. Life is for you, who can live it.

The world that surrounds you is there for you to experience, to interact with, to build and shape. The ride is not free. It takes sincere effort on your part. It is, however, filled with the brightest possibilities you can imagine.

Just to take one breath after another, to have all this in view and within your reach, is a blessing that has no equal. It's all here for you. Feel for a moment the true depth of what you have in front of you, and you cannot help but make the very best of every beautiful portion.

I would like for the members of the FOB chat to pray for Tucker.....Tucker is my 12 year old quarter horse gelding in treatment at New Bolton for a badly blocked intestine... Odds aren't getting any better by the day.

Joan, beautiful post at 5:38. Thank you for that.

Jan, Den, Sherry, Cheryl G and all who have hearts that are hurthing, know that I continue to pray for all of you each day.

And Gia, I will add Tucker to my prayers. Sweet Tucker. Thank you for letting us know. There is power in our prayers. I will stop by my church on my way out today and light a special candle for him.

" Our perfect companions never have
fewer than four feet".

Colette

Gia, yes, we all will say prayers for sweet Tucker. Please let us know how he is doing.

Hey Everyone....

Great news!! We now have 36 confirmed for HR6598!!!

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Fantastic news....ShelleyA...thank you!!!!

BARBARO AND HIS FRENS....LIGHT HIS CANDLES PLACE...BARBARO IS IN 4TH PLACE.

remember and help jasper and steath...please.

and all of the other rescues that are posted on the db....please.

have a bless weekend.

and remember we are family....we are love, compassion, and we always GET IT!!!!!

Goodnight and thanks Alex.
Tim and Fair Hill..

and everyone of you FOBS...are so special, so precious....and beautiful...

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Gia
Well, your beloved Tucker couldn't be in a better place... sending out prayer for his continued healing and progress. We've got your back.
xxoo:j
COURAGE

(((Tucker))) Wrapped in prayers and the arms of FOBs.

(((((TUCKER)))))

Jonna...I love what you end postings with....COURAGE...THANK YOU.

(((((((((((((FOBS.....))))))

Gia, sending prayers and good thoughts for you and Tucker. Be strong, sweet boy. there are many pulling for you

"Hay" FOBs...remember this?
(Just a quick stroll down FOBs' Memory Lane)
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Kathy Freeborn at the admissions desk here at NBC told me that this website was the best place to respond to the truly extraordinary birthday that I was given today at noon! To all of you who gave to the Barbaro fund and to me personally, I am deeply grateful. I don't claim to be a humble person (no one will argue that one too much!) but it is profoundly humbling and intimidating to be responsible for a patient that has this much love going his way. I am very grateful that there is so much concern out there for Barbaro (sorry, I cannot bring myself to call him Bobby......)and I assure you all that we all will continue to do our best for him. As you all know, he is a very special horse.
THANK YOU ALL.
Posted by: Dean W. Richardson at August 25, 2006 07:55 PM
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Please join us in honoring Dr. Richardson and supporting laminitis research.
Thanks!
jan

well, gee. Thunderstorms are predicted tonight and for the next 6 days. I called Chiefs vet to see if I could give him a small dosage of xanax (mine to take trying to calm down him down). She said since he had his stroke she said no xanax. said to give him an extra elevel a day. I dont understand. He just creeps around and I have to help him up off the tile sometimes but during thunder he becomes superdog. able to jump through windows, able to turn tables over trying to wedge his body under them. It is my fault. first dog I have ever had that I didnt crate train. someone told me to rub a sheet of the dryer stuff that makes things non-static on him. well, thanks for listening. Had to talk to someone and yole are it.

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JAN - I remember that we all went crazy when Dr. Richardson posted here!!! And that's when I knew I loved the man...because I thought I was the only person who couldn't bring myself to call Barbaro Bobby!

jonna, I think there will be a special place in hell for people like Brent Sanchez. $12,000 dollars per trailer of horses?? Talk about blood money. I hope the carnival pony can find a home. Poor thing-going around in circles all his life with sore feet. I wish I had an oil well. There are some around a small patch of land I own but congress will only let them pump a small amount???

Please light a candle for GIA'S BELOVED HORSE, TUCKER

Sending All, All All My Love........Prayers......
..Rainbows.........To Angels Gia And Tucker......
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So, So So Very Beautiful Post Angel Joan Roya.
You Are In My Heart So A Lot So.

All, All All Angelic Beautiful Glowing Rainbows
To You.........

Affirmed

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Nancy- "Hay" there! I still laugh at some of the reactions as the FOBs (Barbaromaniacs at that moment) realized that Dr. Richardson had posted. The Carrot Posse went NUTS...well.....nuttier...LOL!!!

For everyone....Here is the link to the actual postings on that day. After clicking on the link stroll down to post time stamped 7:55pm and start reading from there. Enjoy...it's a hoot!
August 2006
Has it really been two years? Boy we've had so many adventures....!!
Thanks everyone!
jan

Whoops...try again........
August 2006

sorry about that..........
jan

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OMG, Jan. I HAD to go back and read the August 2006. I remember when Dr. Richardson posted!

Have we been here that long?

Seems like forever ago.

Please remember to light a candle for Gia's horse Tucker, who is a patient at New Bolton with a blocked intestine!

Link is at post timestamped 10:44 pm!

Congratulations to Lael Stables' ROLLERS, who won the fifth race at Saratoga today!

###Isn't Brent the one with the "girlfriend" who is flirty and cute and will just as soon stab you as look at you? Maybe they'll "break up."

Heh heh.

###At $12K per trailer, he must have a HUGE rig that hauls a lot of horses (with ponies filling all the extra spaces). Lordy.

###Prayer to all in need.

###And btw, any of you with too much water can send some our way--yesterday it "cooled down" to 101 degrees with probably 20-some percent humidity. That may sound like nothing to those of you in really humid areas (like Houston), but for us "delicate flowers" here in the Mojave Desert who are used to "dry heat," anything over three or four percent humidity is a killer.

Anyway, we'd happily take some of your rain off your hands.

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Sandra, try the Canine Lullabies for Chief for the thunderstorm fear. I'll bet you are surprised at the response.

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KAY
Maybe Brent and his Honey will just go ahead and have a big ole fight and kill each other...yeah, that'd be two (sounds like: "curds"--cough, cough)--um, birds--with one stone, wouldn't it. It makes me ill.

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ShelleyA
are those 65 co-sponsors "new"? Are we able to track them on to the 200+ who co-sponsored HR503? So frustrating.

And with the 111th session, the slate is wiped clean, right?

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SANDRA & CHIEF

A whole bunch of greyhound folks swear by these coats....check it out!

http://www.stormdefender.com/

and I have had several dogs thunder and fireworks-phobic: so frustrating...and I hate gorking them. I just won't do it beyond several Benedryl or Melatonin...I think they are more fearful if they feel "out of control" because of some of the human drugs peeps use...

majasmom, thanks for the Canine Lullabies advice. Where do I buy it?

Hiya, FsOB! Joe Shelton's blogs always give one food for thought. Has Brent S. no belief whatsoever that he is accountable in a karmic sense for his actions? I am thinking of a very old song sung by Bob Dylan, "You must reap what you sow!"(which in Bob Dylan parlance translates to "you must reap what you soooowwwww"). (Please rest assured that I am not dissing Bob Dylan whatsoever, I hold him in reverence and awe.) Honestly, "there's always room for a pony or two".... I need to go upstairs and open some wine after reading that comment. Brent S. has all the morals of a concentration camp guard.

Well, at least the blue link about the Commonwealth of KY's ban on steroids raised my spirits. That is awesome news and I challenge other states with TB racing to follow KY's lead.

Everyone please have a good night and a nice weekend!

#### To Marg: Sorry that Downeast is affected by th monsoons, too.
To Nancy, yes, I'd like to meditate and try to send the rains out West where they are needed.
Ditto to Maribel, I send hugs to Janice & Denny, too.
To Gia: Please know that I am sending good thoughts for healing to Gia.
To Sandra: You might want to try to CD or audio tape that majasmom has recommended. My late, great Illya (who seems to have had Chief's temperment) really responded well to music when he was particulary stressed. May the rains pass away from Lubbock, Sandra! ####

jonna, I will check into that also. I just hate to see the sweet guy so upset. ###If we are not successful this time do we have to start all over in the 111th congress.? I guess the ones on our side will stay with us. If they think we are on their back now they havent seen anything yet.

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ROBYN - eeeeek! It's raining again, this is ridiculous...wish we could share the wealth with some of our parched frens.

Please, frens ~ LIGHT A CANDLE FOR TUCKER. Gia's horse is a patient at New Bolton, suffering from a seriously blocked intestine...and while you're "in the neighborhood" Barbaro could use some candles as well.

Thank you!

Jonna,

It's 36 co-sponsors for HR6598. They were all co-sonsors of HR503. It's not in addition to anything because this is a completely new bill.

Prayers for Jasper and Stealth tonight may they find their special someone to LOVE THEM FOREVER and EVER!God bless and keep them safe from ALL harm until that day!!!
Lord place your healing hands on Gia's Tucker.May he feel the love being sent his way and may it comfort him.We ask these things in your name and for your glory Lord. Amen

Barbaro keep watch tonight....

HUGS and love to ALL !

HUGS and love