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A special thank you to Erin Burnside of Elkins High
School and all the riders that came to the benefit trail ride for SWAP. As her
Senior project Erin raised over $400. for SWAP. Kudos Erin. If we had 100 kids
do this as their senior project or even just as a fund raiser, they could pay to
feed all our horses for a year!! Please consider us kids when you are doing your
volunteer projects for school or if you want to do a fund raiser this summer.
One kid with the desire to help can make a huge difference, just like Erin did.
Bravo for a job well done!!
Congratulations
to our Executor for her selection and award for the International Who's Who of
Professional and Business Women for 2006/2007. Kudos!!
Yehaa, Kudos again to our Executor for her selection to
receive the National Leadership Award by the Republican Party.
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a horse into our adoption program
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see what we have learned over the years and with thousands of horses.
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all of our horses: supplies, tack, dewormers, a donation, fly spray, or a new
halter. Click here to be a sponsor to
one of our horses
Great Goals for 2008:
1. Spend
an hour a day with your horses, not just feeding, training and turning out, but
real quality time doing something that is enjoyable for the both of you.
Grooming or hand walking is a great way to bond with your horse and good for
both you and the horse.
2. Get
your loved ones more involved in your horses. Divorce is the biggest reason we
see horses coming back to us. Don't just share the work, share the fun too and find
something they really enjoy doing with horses.
3. Learn
a new discipline, go to a clinic, a horse show, or equine affaire. Come to one
of our clinics or watch a training video. If you are an adopter you can check
out books and video's from SWAP's Library for just shipping costs. Take a lesson at least once a month or Bring your adoption horse
here and we will help you. The better you are, the more fun you will have.
4. Make a
plan for your horse after you are gone or if you have a major injury, let your
will executor know your plans. Make a plan for emergencies or financial bumps
along the way for your horse. Have a plan if you or your horse gets injured,
even for the tough times of year like winter (or summer down south). Ask friends, family and neighbors
to be part of your plan. Most people can not resist someone when they are asking
for help for the welfare of an innocent animal.
5. Get yourself healthy and in better shape to
prevent injury, to live a long life and to more enjoy your horses. Eat 1-1-1
(one ounce of dark chocolate, one ounce of fresh walnuts, one glass of red wine
daily) and 2-2-2 (2 servings of fresh vegis, 2 of fresh fruit and get 2 sources
of fat free calcium). Drink 100 ounces of spring water a day, get a whole
house water filter. Change over to Sea-salt. Take one teaspoon of apple cider
vinegar every morning to keep your body alkaline (cancer and disease can not
grow in an alkaline body). Eat more fish and chicken and less red meat. Get a
good air cleaner and do daily deep breathing exercises, get outside in the fresh
air and sunshine for at least 1/2 hour every day. Get away from high fat food,
processed foods, fast food, can or boxed food, sugar or artificial sweeteners,
soda and don't eat anything if you can't read all the ingredients and know
exactly what is in it. Clean all vegis and fruits thoroughly, buy organic, buy
ocean caught fish, not farm raised, buy fresh meat and raw milk, not packed or
processed. Eat only natural carbs (potatoes, rice, oats) bake/broil or steam
everything. Use your microwave for only heating water, it kills the nutrition
value in food. Get 8 hours of sleep, reduce stress/risk (reduce commuting by car
pooling, tight schedules, cell phone use in the car, watch or read the news only
once a day or better yet once a week, stay clear of
negative people
and those very negative chat rooms and bulletin boards). Stop Complaining and be
Thankful for what we each have. Do one hour of walking, yoga or weight
training every day and it will make you strong, lean, look great and you'll get
wonderful complements from friends, coworkers and loved ones and the horse work
will be easier and more enjoyable.
6. Read
at least one book on training your horse and one on care each year, if for nothing
else but just inspiration. SWAP has a great
library of books/videos that adopters can check out for just the cost of mailing
it. Click here to
see our Library
7. Get
carrots/apples every time you go to the store, your horses will love you for it and
always come running when you call. Don't feed candy or anything sweeter. Carrots
are sweet enough. Get rid of the sweet feeds and you'll get rid of the hot horse
once and for all.
8.
Realize that if you are having a problem with your horse, more likely than not,
the problem is you. Learn more, practice more, ask in a different way, be
patient, change their environment or daily schedule to better suit them. Taking
better care of a horse always brings out the best in that horse. Good
feed/hay, time to rest in a quiet stall out of the elements, lots of fresh water, time to be with you and time to
just be a horse, time with their buddies, farrier and vet care always done is a
good start. The biggest part of this relationship puzzle is you, not the horse.
If you are struggling, then you need to learn more and get better.
9. Ride
at least once a week, regardless of weather. Use this time as your down time for
healing, your therapy, your time to relieve stress and the pressures of daily
life. Even if you don't ride, go sit and read a book in the pasture with the
horses or sit in the barn and listen to them munch on dinner, away from the
crowd and noise of your day. Enjoy the peace and quiet, enjoy hearing happy
horses eating dinner or grass in the pasture.
10. Spend
time leisurely grooming your horse once a week. Rubber curries are shine makers.
You will have a beautiful horse and a very loyal friend who will do anything for
you.
11. Come and spend a week at SWAP HQ,
volunteering and focusing on helping a horse and giving will change your life
plus it will be the best vacation you ever had. Help
an animal in need, whether fostering, being one of our state reps that goes out
to check on our horses in their homes or helps us approve adopters in their
area. Find horses in need and help us find them homes. Buy a horse at a slaughter
auction, get it fat and trained and we'll help you place it into a good home. Foster and
volunteer for your local small animal adoption program. I promise, the good
things you do will come back to you a hundred times over. Every person has a
talent they can offer and if you help one horse or one dog or cat find a good
home, you have changed their life forever.
12.
Know that every goal is obtainable and it starts with a single step.
Take that first step today!! No matter what it is or how big, YOU CAN DO IT!!
Every goal that is written down will come true (really!). Every famous person,
every great or notable scientist, author, trainer/rider, parent or friend
started out as just a thought, just a goal. Remember to take one step today to
reach your goals.
13. Start
every day with thinking about, what is the most important thing I can do
today to change my life and make it better. Do that one thing and in 30 days
your life will be totally different. Can you imagine what your life would be
like if you did that for 60, 90 or even 365 days a year. The opportunities are
endless.
14. Want to keep your horse sound for life? (That should be every horse owners
number one goal) do a
long slow warm up (cold muscle is easy to injure, a warm one is nearly
impossible to injure). The very best cool down is hand walking your horse for 1 hour after every work out.
Yes, get off the horse and walk with it. Its great exercise for you and a good
time for you to bond. Stop riding your horse during cool downs and stop using a
hot walker, do something good for you and the horse, hand walking. Its also the
best rehab for over work and injuries, the only thing better is hydro therapy
and swimming your horse. Allow soft tissue and hard tissue to
become more conditioned before going into any training program... that usually
means 3 months of at least 3 days a week for soft tissues and 10 months of work for bones to become strong
enough to jump or do any strenuous training program. Don't start any upper level
work, jumping or extensive training until the horse is fit and at least between
age 4 and 6 and has been conditioned for at least 10 months (especially if the
horse has never been jumped/worked or not been jumped or worked in the last
year).
15. Appreciate what you have and be thankful.
Instead of looking at what you don't have, look at what you do. Thank those
people who have helped you and supported you. The more you give, the more that
will come back to you. When you give something away or give something to
someone/something in need, you make space in your life for something good to
come to you. We are all very blessed, if we just take a moment to look
around and enjoy those things.
16. Get used to using favorite mantra's and visualizations
every day, simple ones that are easy to remember, like 'I can do this, I will do
this', 'this isn't going to get the best of me' or even, 'I deserve the best' or
'the gift of love, caring, and support always comes back' and take two minutes
every morning as you wake and at night as you go to sleep to visualize the life
you want, the you you want to be, Our thoughts become things, what you see
is what you get, if you expect the best, the best will happen, change your
self-talk from negative to positive and I promise your life will change for the
better..
17. Each person is put on this earth for a reason, each of
us has a mission. What is yours? Seek and you shall find, finding is a journey
... in the journey and the search you'll find your life purpose. If you died in
your sleep tonight is there something you haven't done that you need to do or
want to do? Someone you need to mend fences with, burnt bridges to fix? People
you need to tell them how much you love them? Have you fulfilled your purpose in
your life? Ask yourself, Why am I here? How can I make this better? Who do
I want to be? Who am I suppose to be? What reason was I put on this earth? What
is my purpose?
18. Be an inspiration to your family, co workers and
friends. We all fall on our face, we all make mistakes, we all get discouraged,
most times we all get up and try again.... sometimes we need a nudge. Instead of
being negative or doing negative things, be their inspiration. You do believe
they can do it, so why not tell them. If their self talk is negative, then you
be their positive self talk.... eventually they will start to say it and believe
it too. Life is self fulfilling, failure feeds on itself or causes more failure,
achieving does as well. So if you or your love ones are in a negative cycle,
break the cycle by changing your thoughts, your self talk, achieve something
small to get yourself and your family back into the cycle of achievement.
19. We all file a flight plan every single day for our
life. Where is your flight going today? Just like a pilot flying, the winds, the
gravitational pull will change your flight plan and take you off course, so you
must make small corrections along the way to make sure you make your
destination. Have you selected your destination? Have you picked the steps in
your flight plan to get there? Every goal is really that easy, pick the goal and
figure out how to get there. The easiest way to pick your flight path/plan is
find someone who has done it before you, then do what they did. Its all baby
steps you know. Just keep an eye on that destination and keep saying...."here is
my destination, this is where I'm going, this is where I am now, this is how I'm
going to get there.... I will arrive at this time on this day. You can do
it..... its just like getting in your car to go to the store, its just deciding
where you want to go and how to get there, then take that first step. You can do
it!! No matter how big or how outlandish you may think your dream to be...
it is obtainable.
20. Laugh every day and try (as hard as it is sometimes)
to find the positive and the humor in each situation (and have at least one bite
of a truly decadent desert once a week). Life is just too short to not enjoy it
thoroughly.
21. We learn the most and do our best work when we have
fallen on our face, when we are struggling, when we are worried, scared or
frustrated, when we anguishing over something or troubled by it. It is then that
you have true motivation, when you think clearer. The most brilliant ideas come
to people when they feel lost, frustrated, or at the bottom, helpless or
hopeless. Cherish these times because its when you can come up with your best
ideas to your biggest problems and challenges. You see, there is a reason for
the rainy days.
22. You can't make everyone happy, its useless to try and
wasted energy to think you can. 50% of all people will not agree with you at any
given time, don't worry about it and don't let it stop you. 50% becomes a lot of
people when you are in the public eye. As long as you are not hurting anyone and
you believe you are doing the right thing, then go ahead and do it. If you are
wondering what is the right thing to do, its usually the harder thing to do, the
toughest path to take. The easy way out is rarely the right thing to do.
Instead of worrying over what someone thinks of you or says about you, do
something amazing and outstanding to inspire them or at least have them sitting
on the side lines being jealous, secretly saying, "wow, she has guts". One
person with purpose becomes the majority, one way or another.
This should
probably be taped to your bathroom mirror where one could read it every day.
1. There
are at least two people in this world that you would die for.
2. At least
15 people in this world love you in some way.
3. The only
reason anyone would ever hate you is because they want to be just like you
4. A smile
from you can bring happiness to anyone, even if they don't like you.
5. Every
night, SOMEONE thinks about you before they go to sleep.
6. You mean
the world to someone.
7. You are
special and unique.
8. Someone
that you don't even know exists loves you.
9. When you
make the biggest mistake ever, something good comes from it.
10 When you
think the world has turned its back on you take another look.
11 Always
remember the compliments you received. Forget about the rude remarks.
Good
friends are like stars.......
You don't
always see them, But you know they are always there.
"Whenever
God Closes One Door He Always Opens Another,
I would
rather have one rose and a kind word from a friend while I'm here than a whole
truck load when I'm gone.
Always in hope and admiration, Celeita
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HORSES ADOPTED IN 2006
53
horses, 1 cat, 2 dogs and 2 Alpaca's
adopted in 2006
(this
has been one of our toughest years,
only a 1/4th of the horses we normally
adopt out in a year, past years have
been between 100 and 300 horses)
Baggage
by Evelyn Colbath
Now that I'm home, bathed, settled and fed,
All nicely tucked into my warm new bed,
I would like to open my baggage,
Lest I forget
There is so much to carry -
So much to forget.
Hmm, Yes, here it is, right on the top -
Let's unpack Loneliness, Heartache and Loss,
And there by my halter hides Fear & Shame
As I look on these things I have tried so hard to leave-
I still have to unpack my baggage called Pain.
I loved them, the others, the ones who left me,
But I wasn't good enough - for they didn't want me.
Will you add to my baggage?
Will you help me unpack?
Or will you just look at my things
And take me right back?
Do you have the time to help me unpack?
To put away my baggage,
To never re-pack?
I pray that you do - I'm so tired you see,
But I do come with baggage -
Will you still want me?
© Evelyn Colbath
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Sly: 2003 TB gelding, bay, 15.1 hands (measured
in Aug 2006 - has grown 2 inches since last Jan and is still growing!), out
of registered TB Foxy Idol and by a TB
stallion. Foxy was such a sweet heart and Sly has his momma's
temperament
and love of people. Good with farrier and vet/shots, can catch in open
field, comes when called, healthy and sound, started under saddle (riding
pictures are on his page), good with
other animals and horses, free lunges and lunges on line. Smart, thoughtful boy who
can definitely go far!
Sly has started his formal training this August and is doing great!
More pictures are on his page.
He's growing like crazy, I bet he'll be 16 hands This boy is turning
into quite the riding horse. Someone better move fast, cause he'll be gone
and some other lucky adopter will get him. Really has come into himself,
beautiful mover and really a sensible athlete.
Sly has been adopted Briana and
Torrance Richter of NE, Briana has been riding TB's
for a few years and is ready for a youngster. Sly will be trained in hunter
with the help of her trainer. Sounds like a great fit for this lovely boy.
YEA, Sly has a home!! Briana took her first ride on Sly last night and loves
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Ashleigh: 2002 Welsh pony x TB
cross filly, bay, 13 hands
(measured) out of the pony mare, Star (very well bred registered Welsh) and a TB stallion,
looks very much like her mother only has very long legs, dark bay, easy
keeper, lovely girl, loads, cross ties, bathes, good with farrier and vet/shots, likes people, good
manners, easy to handle, can catch in open field, comes when called, great
mover, perfect driving prospect, good with other animals and horses. Very
sweet thing, confident, healthy, and totally sound, started under saddle and is
great. Ashley is being fostered by Aunt Mary (about
10 minutes from SWAP) and is
already becoming well versed at riding kids and going down country roads
alone with a rider (bareback and with no bridle, yes, we were amazed too,
but she's a great girl)
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Ashleigh has been
adopted by Christine Wilkos
of NC for her daughters. This is Christine's first SWAP horse, Welcome to
the SWAP family! Ashleigh will be at the same facility and with the same
trainer as Hawk and Ringo.
Looks like another SWAP hub is forming in NC!! Congratulations and thank
you!! Thank you Foster Mom Aunt Mary for your help and dedication. Bravo!!
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fanelli with a beginner rider, becoming almost like a lesson horse.
What a good boy.
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Fanelli: 1989 Polish Arabian gelding, bay, 14.3 hands, located
at SWAP HQ in West Union, WV, by Love Potion and out of NY Rhododendron, no injuries, illnesses,
surgeries, or fractures, very healthy boy, sound, ridden every
other day up until December, very kind
nature, eager to please, typical sensitive Arab but fine for a patient
intermediate rider, a beginner could handle on the ground, grows a thick
winter coat, easy keeper, good manners, knows leads, likes to work, good
with other animals and
horses, smart, easily trained, respects your space, good with farrier and
vet/shots, ties, high energy but settles in to working mode once he's warmed
up, can be ridden today, great temperament, confident, clips,
bathes, likes people, good alone, lunges on line,
comes when called, can catch in open field, low on pecking order, working at
training level dressage, learning some lateral movements as well, lunges
well with caveson, free lunges, has been learning to work
dressage in hand, a one person horse, has been ridden
by children in lessons once he's warmed up, extremely kind, loves hugs,
nickers when he sees you coming, excellent feet, goes barefoot,
recommended for lower level dressage,
trail, and low level endurance riding, being returned for financial reasons,
previous adopter is heartbroken over returning him.
Don't overlook Fanelli because of his age, he's a wonderful horse with
lots of get up and go, super fun, we don't see horses this nice everyday
and what a mover!
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was adopted by Maureen and Tommy Lee of NC as a pleasure mount for Maureen
and their daughter. Maureen has years of horse experience and looking
forward to enjoying Fanelli.
It was tough to see this boy go today but its a great home! This is the
Lee's first SWAP horse, Welcome!!
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Ringo Bey SF, aka "Ringo": 1993
registered Arab gelding, 15.1 hands, chestnut, registration number is
0513084 with the Arab Registry, Sire is Front Page SF and Dam is Bemi
Valentine. He is located at
Reddick, FL. The owner is looking for a home
because she has no time for him because of personal and family commitments
but she's owned him for 10 years and knows him well. He has no
allergies,
castration was his only surgery, no fractures, no injuries or illnesses, no
vices, no emotional or physical quirks, no feeding concerns, easy keeper
(but is also on lush grass right now so he may need more if he is
moved
somewhere that has no grass or that doesn't have a good hay), no dental
problems, he is in a stall for 12 hours a day, drinks at least 5 gallons of
water when in, more when out. He has no conformational
flaws or traveling
issues. All shots and coggins were completed April 06, he's dewormed every
other month with a rotating dewormer, teeth were floated fall of 2005,
sheath is cleaned every month, feet are
trimmed every 6 to 8 weeks, can go
barefoot and stay sound, last ridden in January 06, goes in a 4.5" broken
snaffle, medium english tree'd saddle and english bridle with cavesson,
never competed or raced. Likes
people, good manners, respects your space,
good temperament, can be ridden today, confident, knows leads, likes to
work, likes to jump, easily trained, smart, good with other horses, good
with farrier, vet and shots,
loads, trained to ride, ties and cross ties,
has never been clipped but he bathes, good alone and quiet in a stall, free
lunges and lunges on a line, comes running when called,
can catch in an open
field, high in the pecking order but not mean. The owner broke him as a
youngster and she's not a professional trainer, she's done parelli training
with him, ground driving, caveletti's,
small jumps, lots of ground work. He
was easy to break, ready long before the owner was. He is eager to work,
loves to play with you at liberty, never had any feet or leg problems.
Shipped between Florida and
Michigan for years, travels well. He is
accustomed to field fence with a top board but he does not challenge
fencing. He is accustomed to have a blanket in the barn under 32 degrees and
a water proof rug
outside. For natural and artificial aids she used voice,
reins, hand signals, body language, leg aids, lunge line, body weight, surcingle and lunge whip, Owner recommends him for low level dressage, low
level jumping, pasture buddies, companion, pleasure riding, hunt seat on the
flat, local showing, english pleasure. Halter, blanket and grooming
equipment goes with him. Ringo always feels that you should be riding
him
over other horses, he watches other horses ridden even, he's very smart,
playful, he will chase you to try to get the 'scary' bag from your hands,
loves attention, learns very quickly as long as you handle him with
respect,
likes to carry sticks around and chase other horses for fun, The owner
really wants to get him out of the south, in Florida he has symptoms of COPD
(heaves), which we see a lot with Florida horses. She
controls it easily
with herbs and supplements but as we have seen getting out of south will be
the best thing for him. Every horse with COPD in Florida (that we have had
come to us) is fine as soon as it gets out of the heat
and high humidity
of Florida and away from the ocean. It has never prevented him from being
ridden or worked, she just feels that he should probably not do endurance
unless it totally clears up. He never had COPD in
Michigan. Great horse for
an active horse person in mid America or up north. Owner wants him to be
placed into his home from Florida.
Ringo has been
adopted by Fran Sawyer of NC. Fran grew up with Arabs and is happy to get
back to the horse of her dreams. Ringo and Hawk will be at the same facility
with the same trainer. This is Fran's first SWAP horse, Welcome!!
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Arian Genius Shadow Dancer, aka "Lilly":
1997 TWH mare
Lilly is has
been adopted by Sydney Jewel of NC, Lilly will be a pleasure mount for her and
her daughter. Congrats Sydney, her second SWAP horse |
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Revue, aka "Fly": 1996 Australian TB mare.
15.3 hh, Registered with the Australian Stud Book, #627660. Up to date
on all vaccinations. Fly likes people, has good manners, can be
ridding today, has good temperament, respects your space. She is
smart, likes to work and jump, knows her leads. She stands for
vet/farrier, ties/crossties, loads, clips, and bathes. She is good
alone, quiet in the stall, lunges on a line and can catch in an open field.
She is currently being ridden regularly and is trained in both jumping and
dressage. Donor lists best traits of Fly as gentle, easy to handle and
sound.
Revue has been
adopted by Rhonda Ross of Maryland. Revue will be a riding horse on the flat for
Rhonda and eventually a broodmare. Rhonda has plans to have her inspected by
one of the warmblood
registries. This is Rhonda's 3rd SWAP horse, she adopted Scottie and Heaven
Scent as well. Rhonda is using her high speed SWAP special for
returning adopters in good standing. What a great deal on this lovely mare,
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Nova,
Warmblood mare from Alpine Glen and Nicole, came in and got adopted before
we even had her listed, She was adopted by Val McCloskey of NY. Val even
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Thornless Rose, 1994 TB mare, dark bay, by Thorn Dance
and out of Komantcia, Jockey Club reg # 9418062, proven broodmare, just over 15 hands
(measured), confident, high in the pecking
order, easy keeper, free lunges, likes people, good with farrier and
vet/shots, cross ties, easy to catch, smart, easily
trained, a beautiful girl and totally sound, great mover, fat and sassy, lovely soft coat,
excellent dressage or jumping prospect.
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pictures, video, more information and the adoption fee
is this horse.
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Thornless Rose
has been adopted by Robin
Rosen of Sugarland, TX. Rosie is going to be a pleasure mount and broodmare.
This is Robins third SWAP
horse, welcome to the SWAP family. Looks like a wonderful home with lots of
love and great care. Bravo and thank you for your support!!
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Fancy Danzig, 1996 TB mare, bay, 15.3 hands
(measured), by
Night Ceremony and out of Gamboro, Jockey Club reg #
9618574, no allergies
or surgeries, good manners, likes to work, high energy, loads, good with vet/shots and farrier, cross ties, good temperament, smart, bathes, trained
to ride, small
boned, sound, easily trained, knows leads, ties, cross ties, restricted from jumping, easy
keeper, easygoing, recommended as a broodmare or any job on the flat, very
entertaining mare, lots of personality, loves
people, perfect dressage
prospect, lovely natural movement, engages her hindquarters without
being asked, certainly lives up to her name in the best possible way.
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pictures, video, more information and the adoption fee
is this horse.
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Fancy has
been adopted by Robin
Rosen of Sugarland, TX. Fancy is going to be a pleasure mount and broodmare.
This is Robins second SWAP
horse, welcome to the SWAP family. Looks like a wonderful home with lots of
love and great care. Bravo and thank you for your support!!
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Lady Incipit JF "Lady" 1990 registered Holstein mare,
16 hands, located in Califen, NJ, but coming to WV soon if not placed from
there, US Equestrian # 4141804, by Lord Incipit and out of Zi Lia, former
grand prix show jumper in England, imported from Europe, was bought for 90K
by original owner, donor competed her in 4 foot classes, kind, willing, can
be ridden by nearly anyone, likes people, honest, never had any soundness
problems, no allergies, sensitivities, fractures, illnesses, or injuries,
very quiet and gentle, not mareish, great conformation, eating 4 quarts of
sweet feed twice a day and eats lush fertilized grass in turnout, on a daily
wormer, gets a dental exam every 6 months, great manners, respects
your space, great temperament, can be ridden today, confident, knows leads,
likes to work, likes to jump, easily trained, smart, good with other animals
and horses, a child could handle or ride, a beginner could ride, good with
farrier and vet/shots, kid safe, loads, ties, cross ties, clips, bathes,
quiet in stall, free lunges and lunges on line, comes when called, can catch
in open field, high on pecking order, truly one of a kind horse, rides
donor's husband out on trails and he's a beginner who uses western tack,
expect the appraisal to be about 60K, a rare find, all hunter/jumpers in
Europe are cross trained in dressage and she is ridden in dressage lessons
regularly at her trainer's now so she has talent in all areas although she
has never competed in dressage. Owner has sold farm and can't keep her, otherwise she would
not be going anywhere. She requests that Lady jump no more than 2',
not because of any
soundness issue, but only because she has done a lot
of high level jumping and has earned an easier job. Recommended for
broodmare duties, leadline showing, 4-H,
Pony Club, low level dressage, low level jumping,
upper level dressage, fox hunting on occasion (first flight or hilltopper), pleasure
riding, local showing, Western or English pleasure
Lady has been adopted by Robin
Rosen of Sugarland,
TX. Lady is going to be a pleasure and dressage horse for her and used for
her daughter to start very low level jumping. This is Robins first SWAP
horse, welcome to the SWAP family. Looks like a wonderful home with lots of
love and great care. Bravo and thank you for your support!!
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Handsome Rob: 2003 Arab x Paint gelding,
bay, 14.1 and 1/2 hands
(measured in Aug 2006 but still growing) with dorsal stripe, out of Majic and by
SWAP horse and
registered Arab Stallion Varoom, big personality, healthy and
sound, laid back, calm, gorgeous boy, started under saddle, very easygoing
and willing to please, cross ties, bathes, good with farrier, easy keeper, brave and confident but knows people come first in
the pecking order, sturdy and athletic, can catch in open field, easy to
handle, good with vet/shots, likes people, free lunges, and lunges on a
line, good with other
animals and horses, loves to play with his buddies
- Handsome Rob has started his formal training this Aug and is doing
great! Check out his new pictures on his page! Rob is going through
a real growing period. I suspect he will be 15 hands by the time he's
finished growing.
- Rob has been adopted by Audrey
Brown of Virginia, she came over to ride him after getting approved as an
adopter and they were a perfect match. Rob will do everything from
pleasure to dressage to hunter with Audrey. This is her first SWAP horse,
welcome to the SWAP family. Enjoy this great boy!!
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Harry
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Guadalajara Harry: 1992 STB gelding,
15+ hands, sound, rides and drives, was a pacer on the
track but will pace or trot,
beautiful boy, no vices, does it all,
loads of training, needs a strong intermediate rider,
not your average STB, more like a TB, Located with Foster Mom Val
in Maine. Fun,
Fun, Fun boy with tons
of get up and go.
Beautiful solid black
with a nice build. Show
ring material for under
saddle stuff or driving.
Eye candy!!
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is this horse.
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was adopted by his foster mom, Val Rich at
Glenburn, Maine. She said he's wormed his way into
her heart and that with each visitor and potential
adopter she secretly wished he was staying. She
finally decided she could not let him go anywhere
else. Harry is Val's 3rd SWAP horse and its a great
home for them all. Super news!!
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Chance
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Romantic Chance: 2003 registered and branded American
WB gelding, reg# USA406039610303, by
Romancer (AWB reg# 985894/99) and out of
donor's mare Sundance, chestnut, stallion was 17.1 and dam
was
15.2 so he should end up around 16 hands, has been
started with saddle and bridle but not backed yet, great manners and very
loving, excellent prospect for multiple disciplines, totally sound,
currently located in at the Executors Fiancé's farm in
Middleburg, VA but coming to SWAP HQ by mid October, no injuries, fractures, illnesses, or known allergies or
sensitivities, has been handled extensively, likes
people, respects your space, good temperament,
confident, smart, good with other animals and horses, good with farrier and
vet/shots, quiet in stall, free lunges, lunges on line,
comes when called, can catch in open field, low in
pecking order, very social, donor just can't afford to keep him and wants to
know he'll have a great home.
Foster daddy Ed says Chance is a doll and a real
looker, sweet and easy to handle. He's getting pictures very soon.
Chance has been adopted by Jean
Dvorak in NJ, this is Jean's second SWAP horse, her first is DoItRight Toby,
who was adopted as a yearling and now all grown up preparing to start second
level in dressage competition. Congrats Jean and Thank you for your
continued support.
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Jazz
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Skyhorse Jazz:
2yo registered Percheron gelding, reg# 295854, over 16.3 hands
at the withers and over 17 hands at the hindquarters and still growing, will turn
gray in the next year or two, just been tacked up and briefly
backed as draft horses should be at least 4 before
they start being worked regularly under saddle, sweet, totally sound, calm
and laid back, located
in
Beldenville, WI, and
will be placed from there, SWAP is restricting from all jumping because we've
never seen a horse of his size stay sound in regular jumping, donor has had him
since he was a baby, no allergies, sensitivities, fractures, injuries or
illnesses, loves people, good manners, good temperament, confident, likes to
work, willing,
easily trained, smart, good with other animals and
horses, good with farrier and vet/shots, kid safe, load, ties, cross ties,
bathes, quiet in stall, lunges on line, comes when called, high in the pecking
order for a youngster, takes care of himself, recommended for pleasure
driving or riding, low level dressage, cross country driving, english or western
pleasure, police horse or mounted
patrol, historical reinacting, etc. See the new pictures of Jazz, he's dappling and
starting to gray at the tail.. also growing up and starting to look like a
man! Jazz has been
adopted by Karen Drager of Colorado. She went to see him in WI, fell in love
and adopted him. She even left him with the owners trainer for several
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