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ALSO PAY FOR ADOPTIONS AND PURCHASES THIS WAY!!
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Stay up with our President/Executive Director, all the
directors, volunteers and riders. All the CSS/SWAP supporters and adopters are
having a big time sharing stories, pictures, lots of good stuff about their
horses. Our President is at her max friends so she is full but we have set up a
fan based page so everyone can be added. So sorry to the 2000 + people who have
asked for a friendship.... our fan page is now up.
The Wish List of Our Needs:
More than anything we need a large donation to help us pay off our farm, we owe
50k. With a farm paid for, we will never worry about the program and schools
closing.
We are looking for 2 to 3 people to work in the barn in exchange for board for
their horse and possibly personal board in exchange for part time or full time
work/volunteer.
1. New or used
truck and 2 to 6 horse trailer, our equipment has seen its better days,
we've been using both for nearly 14 years to pick up horses and move them to
their new homes.
2. A Farm in any
location for low cost long term lease or donation to expand our program
to develop a retirement farm for our now aging horses returned to us from
adopters who could not retire our horses. Our highest priority locations
initially are Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Maryland,
West Virginia or Delaware.
3. New or Used Farm
utility vehicle (like a john deere gator or mini truck), farm
tractor, & manure spreader
4. Tack and large
horse items donated... like carts/buggies, racing bikes, jog carts,
harnesses, saddles, horse trailers, blankets/rugs to use or sell on SWAP
Shopping. Supplies to use around the barn or office.
5. A bulk feed bin
that will hold anywhere from 6 tons to 9 tons of grain donated or at low cost or
even a break on the cost of purchase and instillation.
7.
Monthly Sponsors for our horse
and dogs while they are waiting on their forever homes.
8. Volunteers
to commit to doing one fund raiser for SWAP horses at your location during 2011,
it can be a golf tournament, a bake sale, book sale, lemonade stand, car wash,
setting up an information stand at a horse show. This is a great way to kids to
get involved in helping horses.
9 Anyone interested in
free high quality top soil
(manure already composted) and manure for gardens, you can pick up for free by
the truck load at our WV location (bring a loader). If you are a gardener and
only need a small amount, pick up in a truck or we'll be selling it by the feed
bag full at $2.00 a bag (in a bag that is usually used for 50 lbs of feed). This
is beautiful clean top soil.
11. Someone to do
dozer work on the farm, level arena/round pen, do terracing on the hill
sides to keep water out of the barns and level the top soil and manure pile to
increase the level of that land in that bottom so we can put our methane
digester in and indoor arena. Volunteer or at a reduced cost.
Reporting Neglect:
Please, if you see neglect (ribs and hip bones showing or no
food available), its critical to call the sheriff of the county where the
horse/animal is located. Have the address where the horse is located or
directions to the farm, pictures and the owners name (if possible). If the
sheriff does nothing email PETA's cruelty case workers Stephanie or Tori at
sbell@peta.org,
or
ToriP@peta.org Remember horses can not speak for themselves so
we must speak for them!! All reports are kept anonymous.
Getting Help for Your Horses/animals if you can not care for
them:
If you can not feed your animals, whether they are horses or
other animals, if you are adopters, call SWAP HQ immediately, if not, call your
local horse rescue and plead for help, if they are full then call your animal
control officer or sheriff to release ownership of your animals so they can get
them help Before they are starved to death, do not wait until they are starved,
its critical to get help early. Contact us if you do not know what to do. call
304-873-3532 or email
secondwindadopt@aol.com. Many counties have pet
pantries so you can get feed when times are tough.
If things are getting tight with costs, go to a less expensive
grain like a simple stock pellet supplemented with corn, according to Ohio State
Corn is the leading horse feed in the US according to their research, many large
equine schools and large farms feed these all natural feeds because of what they
get for the price, a lot of negative stuff has been written about corn but no
one can support it with actual proof and research. We feed a simple all stock
pellet from southern states and we supplement with cracked corn for those who
need more calories, here is the link:
- http://ohioline.osu.edu/b
- 762/b762_7.htm
TOP TEN WAYS YOU CAN HELP PROTECT HORSES
(ASPCA and SWAP Suggestions)
1. BE THEIR VOICE - your vote is
your greatest weapon against injustice, so register and actively support horse
protection and preservation legislation.
2. LEAD BY EXAMPLE - Walk the talk. Don't support or
attend cruel horse activities such as Tennessee Walker events using "soring"
techniques - painful techniques to make the horse walk a certain way, or events
that use drugs to make horses achieve results. High-diving horse acts are
cruel, as are rodeo events that don't promote respect for animals and their
health.
3. BE AN INFORMED CONSUMER - products made from horses like
Premarin (pregnant mare urine pills for estrogen replacement), are created
through horses' suffering. Your spending dollar is a weapon.
4. SHARE YOUR KNOWLEDGE - inform people what happens to horses
after their short careers are over (slaughter plant bound), or where Premarin
comes from, talk to them about over breeding, the hazards of over using young
horses or not training a horse. Engage them in discussion.
5. SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL HORSE RESCUE OR SANCTUARY - these
organizations make life better for horses.
6. VOLUNTEER - your gift of time is valuable to horse groups and
if you have special talents, so much the better.
7. REPORT CRUELTY - if you witness abuse or neglect, report it
to local animal control or your county sheriff. Someone cruel to animals
is cruel to humans, too.
8. PROTECT THE AMERICAN WILD HORSE - mustangs have a special
place in our history and you can support federal and local legislation by
writing emails and letters to your government reps.
9. KEEP YOUR HORSE SAFE AND HEALTHY - if you own a horse,
maintain its health with regular hoof, medical and dental check-ups. Make
sure they are companioned as horses suffer living alone - even a goat makes a
good companion. Feed what the horse needs, if you are seeing ribs and hip bones,
the horse is not getting enough, if you can't afford to buy more feed, then give
the horse to someone who can, just be sure to check the person out and make sure
they are not selling the horse to slaughter or just going to turn out and sell
the horse to anyone that has the money. .
10. PLAN AHEAD FOR YOUR HORSE'S CARE - your health and finances
change so what happens to your horse of you can't care for it anymore?
Research your options, including a pet trust. Horses live into their mid
20s and early 30s now - that's a lifetime of commitment.
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Preparing for a Cold Winter:
HAY: Get
your hay now before the prices become outrageous, get enough for the winter
(good planning is 2 bales for every 3 days for one horse or 10 bales per month
per horse, so to make it until the middle of June (first cutting), you're
looking at 90 bales per horse at the very least (from September to June). If you
have good thick grass that has been mowed and fertilized then depending on where
you live in the US you might just need 60 to 70 bales. For good grazing its
recommended that you have 3 to 5 acres of mowed, seeded, fertilized grass
per horse. Remember Grass is dead in WV from Oct/Nov until about April and every
state has some months where the grass does not give the horses their calories or
nutrients it needs to sustain life (USDA has details of that for each state).
They may be grazing in the winter but they are not getting anything from the
grass to survive. I know most know that but I say it because we had an adopter
last year in WV that thought if they were eating grass that was all they needed
and she nearly killed 2 horses.
GRAIN:
Remember on average horses need 1 lb of concentrated feed (grain) for every 100
lbs of body weight, so on average horses need about 10 lbs of grain a day, more
when its very cold or if they are living outside in a run because much of their
calories go to keeping them warm. Also older, sick, skinny, stallions, bred
mares and young horses take more feed during the winter. Some horses need
more so its critical to watch to make sure their ribs and hip bones are staying
meaty and covered. If you see ribs, the horse is too thin and needs more
calories, not supplements but more calories, which means more grain.. Easy
keepers may be round but it does not mean they are healthy, most easy keepers
need a certain amount of calories and a multi vitamin to stay healthy.
WATER:
One of the most critical things needed in winter is clean fresh water all the
time, anywhere from 5 to 20 gallons per day per horse and everyone knows what a
pain that is when there is ice and snow on the ground but its critical to
preventing colic and water helps keep the horses body temperature regulated. Get
your electric heaters, defrosters now, heated buckets, what ever it takes to
make sure they have good water in front of them all the time and at least 10
gallons (2 flat backed buckets per horse at the very least). Here we keep 100
gallons troughs in the stalls since we have big stalls, its much easier than
frozen buckets in winter, all we do is break the ice and remove it most days and
put a heater in them on really cold days. We use a sump pump to empty water and
scrub troughs each week which keeps water fresh and clean. So look for easy ways
to keep water thawed out and clean. This is the biggest reason horses die in
winter.
SHELTER:
Domestic horses need shelter, they are not wild and can not survive outside
without shelter or some kind of heavy waterproof rug to keep them warm during
snow/ice and freezing temperatures but the best is a closed in shelter that is
free from drafts (meaning its closed on all 4 sides with some sort of
ventilation). Wild horses first of all don't live very long, living outside in
the elements is very hard on them, secondly wild horses move in cold
temperatures to keepselves warm and they often times move over thousands of
acres to keep warm or to find cover or water. No domestic horse can not do that
on 5, 20 or even 100 acres. Just because your horse has learned to survive in
bad weather does not mean its good for them, they need shelter in bad weather.
CARE:
Its important to make kids take care of their horses but they must have adult
supervision on a daily basis to make sure horses are getting what they need.
Trust me, I usually have 30 year olds working in our barn and I still have to be
there daily to make sure things are done, that they have clean water, especially
when its cold because our young helpers want to get out of the weather and then
the horses are left at risk for colic. Every day check your child's work, do not
leave your horses care to a child (completely), if you do you are asking for
trouble.
The Woman I will
Be
- I shall wear diamonds and a wide brimmed
straw hat with ribbons and flowers on it
- And I shall spend my social security on
white wine and carrots
- And sit in the alley of my barn and listen
to my horses breathe.
- I will sneak out in the middle of a
summer's night And ride the dappled mare across the moonstruck
meadow, if my old bones will allow. and when people come to call, I will
smile and nod, As I walk them past the gardens to the barn And show,
instead, the flowers growing there
- In stalls fresh-lined with straw. I will
shovel and sweat and wear hay in my hair as if it were a jewel. And I will
be an embarrassment of all who look down on me Who have not yet found the
peace in being free To love a horse as a friend, a friend who waits at
midnight hour
- With muzzle and nicker and patient eyes For
the Woman I will be when I am old.
The perfect analogies for why we
have the life school tied into SWAP and animal welfare work:
"Everyone thought we took this
broken down horse and saved him but really he saved us"
Jockey Red
Pollard from the movie Seabiscuit
I rescued a
human today
Her eyes met mine as she
walked down the corridor peering apprehensively into the kennels. I felt her
need instantly and knew I had to help her. I wagged my tail, not too
exuberantly, so she wouldn't be afraid.
As she stopped at my kennel
I blocked her view from a little accident I had in the back of my cage. I didn't
want her to know that I hadn't been walked today. Sometimes the shelter keepers
get too busy and I didn't want her to think poorly of them.
As she read my kennel card
I hoped that she wouldn't feel sad about my past. I only have the future to look
forward to and want to make a difference in someone's life.
She got down on her knees
and made little kissy sounds at me.
I shoved my shoulder and side of my head up against the bars to comfort her.
Gentle fingertips caressed
my neck; she was desperate for companionship. A tear fell down her cheek and I
raised my paw to assure her that all would be well.
Soon my kennel door opened
and her smile was so bright that I instantly jumped into her arms. I would
promise to keep her safe. I would promise to always be by her side. I would
promise to do everything I could to see that radiant smile and sparkle in her
eyes.
I was so fortunate that she
came down my corridor.
So many more are out there who haven't walked the corridors.
So many more to be saved. At least I could save one.
I rescued a human today.
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?
A young boy was walking along the beach
- as high tide came in.
- With every crash of the waves
- he noticed that dozens of seahorses were
being cast onto the beach,
- where they lay gasping and squirming.
- Hurriedly, he ran to each seahorse he could
find
- and gently tossed them back into the surf.
- A man watching all this approached the boy
and said;
- "Son, what you are doing won't make a
difference",
- to which the boy replied,
"To
that seahorse .
. . it will".
Some folks said they missed my great goals
list for 2010, so here it is back again
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 and for a drought winter when hay prices
skyrocket). Ask friends, family and neighbors to be part of your plan, most
people that don't have horses or a farm love the idea of getting away and
helping. And 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. 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. Do one hour of walking, yoga or weight training every
day and it will make you strong, lean, you'll look great and get wonderful
complements from friends, coworkers and loved ones and the horse work will be
easier and more enjoyable.
6. Stay clear of negative people and those very
negative chat rooms and bulletin boards, they seem innocent but every time you
go to them you lose a bit of your positive self, they are truly emotional
vampires that will leave only a shell of a person. They are not based on the
truth, they are based on harassment, complaining, whining and dishonesty. We all
become tomorrow what we are around today, every person we come in contact with
defines who we are tomorrow so be careful who you choose for friends, even the
websites you go to as each of them affect who you are tomorrow. Do you want to
be a bitter, miserable, complaining person or do you want to be happy, inspired
and honorable, all that is affected by the decisions you make today. Stay away
from Toxic people and Toxic websites/forums that are negative or that spend all
their time talking bad about people and their horses. What you are around today
and what you are doing today is what you will be tomorrow. Stop Complaining and
be Thankful for what you have. If you become a target of harassment or anyone
saying anything negative about you, if you are doing only good, positive things
and not hurting anyone then ignore them, its all based on jealousy and a sick
sort of wish to be like you. They have the problem, not you.
7. 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
8. 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.
9. 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.
10. 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.
11. 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.
12. 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.
13. 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.
14. 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.
15. 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 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).
16. 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.
17. 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..
18. 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?
19. 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.
20. 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 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.
21. 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.
22. 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 are 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.
23. 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 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.
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.
Always in hope and admiration, Celeita
YOUR BANK ACCOUNT
A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully
dressed each morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably combed and
shaved perfectly, even though he is legally blind, moved to a nursing home
today. His wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary.
After many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home, he
smiled sweetly when told his room was ready.
As he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a
visual description of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been
hung on his window.
'I love it,' he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having just
been presented with a new puppy.
'Mr. Jones, you haven't seen the room; just wait.'
'That doesn't have anything to do with it,' he replied.
'Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my room or
not doesn't depend on how the furniture is arranged .. it's how I arrange my
mind. I already decided to love it. 'It's a decision I make every morning when
I wake up. I have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the
difficulty I have with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of
bed and be thankful for the ones that do.
Each day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open, I'll focus on the new day and
all the happy memories I've stored away. Just for this time in my life.
Old age is like a bank account. You withdraw from what you've put in.
So, my advice to you would be to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank
account of memories!
Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank.
I am still depositing.' Remember the five simple rules to be happy:
1. Free your heart from hatred.
2. Free your mind from worries.
3. Live simply.
4. Give more.
5. Expect less.
Our
lives with horses...
Our lives with horses are rich with feeling. You know this if
you've ever.... choked back tears watching a new foal wobble to his feet for
the First time ...or watched your good horse wobble to his feet after
surgery.... or seen the ends of the reins float straight out as a reining
horse spins beneath them . . or chuckled to yourself as you watched a tiny tot
on a patient pony trot through a barrel pattern at a saddle club payday ... or
felt the building tremble as an eight-up hitch of feather-legged giants towed
a hand-carved beer wagon into the arena ... or had your heart stop when you
saw your horse lying motionless in the pasture on a sunny day and waited
breathlessly for an ear to flick ... or cheered at the screen when 'The Man
From Snowy River' slid Dennie down the mountainside, .. or when
Seabiscuit made his final surge to beat War Admiral ... or cruised along the
highway and seen a horse in a pasture and wondered what he's like to ride or
pictured him as a prospect ... or sucked in your breath as a horse and rider
approached a six-foot wall ... or sworn a solemn oath to your horse that
together you would triumph ... or flipped through the TV channels and stopped
when you saw a horse even when it was a commercial ... or laughed aloud
when you rubbed your horse's face and he rubbed back ... or gotten chills
hearing Dave Johnson's 'and DOWN THE STRETCH THEY COME!' (or 'Run for the
Roses' circa 1980 ish?)
... or stood in awe at your horse in morning play as he sprinted around
the pasture, then stopped, head erect, and snorted defiance at the rest of the
world
... or been thankful to see wild horses grazing casually at the foot of a hill
... or felt calmed by the sleekness of a silky
haircoat beneath your hand ... or felt your jaw drop as you watched a Lipazzan
perform a capriole ... or if you've ever seen someone in the grocery store
wearing a certain kind of hat, or boots, or buckle, or have a certain cut and
length to their jeans, and felt some remote kind of connection ... or felt
warmed by a soft nicker greeting as you entered the barn ... or slid your hand
under your horse's blanket to straighten it out, only to pause in the glowing
feeling that you get when you touch the
warmth of his coat... or riding on a trail with your horse, thinking how that
trail over there looks nice and almost without asking, your horse has sensed
your slightest movement in the saddle and he's now taking you there. ... or
pulled up to your barn where you board and only your horse greets you with a
welcoming hello from the sound of your car or your voice.
HEROES AND HORSES
SOME NOTABLE HEROES AND THEIR HORSES ARE MENTIONED AND WE KNOW YOUR HORSE IS
YOUR HERO AND VICE VERSA.
1. Kanthaka - Buddha's horse, the one he used when he was still
Siddhartha the prince, to escape from his father's palace and begin his
journey toward enlightenment. Kanthaka's hooves made no sounds as they
fled together and he is often depicted being lifted on his four feet by benign
spirits.
2. Pegasus - the mythical winged horse parented by Neptune and Medusa
and ridden by Bellerophon to rid the world of Chimera, the monster.
Athena, the Greek goddess of wisdom, was able to capture and train Pegasus
when he allowed her to place her golden bit in his mouth.
3. Phosphorus (Light Bearer) - the great Roman racehorse immortalized by
the 4th century Roman poet Ausonius (at the emperor's request) in a beautiful
eulogy: Fly with haste to join the wing-footed horses of Elysium;
may Pegasus gallop on your right and Arion as your left-wheeler, and let
Castor find a fourth horse for the team.
4. Babieca - famed white gelding of El Cid, Rodrigo Diaz of Bivar, the
Spanish hero who united Christians and Muslims against a Moorish onslaught
from Africa. Babieca lived to be 30 years old and carried El Cid into all his
battles. Babieca means "crazy" as Rodrigo made a crazy choice since
the colt was the runt of the herd.
5. Bucephalus (Ox-head) - beloved horse of Alexander the Great who bore
the Macedonian hero on his back from Greece to India. Odds against a
horse living past 20 in that era were great, but Bucephalus, in his 20s,
endured until he fell in battle in India.
6. Sleipnir - the eight-legged war horse of Odin, the Norse god,
was able to fly without wings and shape-shift.
7. Balios and Xanthos - a grey and bay, both sired by Zephyros, the West
Wind, who together pulled Achilles' chariot.
8. Vivasat - a Hindu sun-god who often took the form of a stallion.
9. Al Burak - Mohammed's horse, on whose back he ascended to heaven, was
brought to him by the archangel Gabriel
10. Chiron - the centaur who taught Achilles, Jason and the first
physician, Ascelpius, all he knew.
11. Rakhsh - blue-eyed and dappled red horse of the legendary Persian
warrior, Rustam. Rakhsh was highly intelligent and saved his sleeping master
from a lion's attack, killing the predator.
There are many more famous mythical and real horses and we will be adding to
our list. Can you help us add to this list?. thank you Harmony Horse Works.
The question is not: "do you support horse
slaughter."
The question is: "do you support the cruel, terrifying
transport for days without food and water in their journey to death?"
The question is: "do you support the torture and abuse of
the killer chutes, even for crippled horses, pregnant mares, wild horses,
protective mares with foals by their sides?"
The question is: “Do you support the horse slaughter
factories that lie to their consumers about the many chemicals that taint the
horse meat, and call it Organic?
The question is: do you support the breeder who breeds
hundreds of horses just to pick out the good ones and cash in the rest to the
killer buyer?
The question is: Do you support the person who uses the
horse its whole life and when it gets to an old age sends it to slaughter as a
thank you?
The question is: “do you support the slaughter workers who
cheer a horse on that struggles extra hard for its life?
The question is: Do you support the killer buyer who not
only buys up the strong, fat and healthy horses and leaves the meek weak and
unhealthy for society, but also bids against the good homes and horse rescues?
The question is: “Can you see though the lies of the ones
who stand to loose a buck with the end of horse slaughter?
The question is: Do you support ripping the last of our wild
horses away from their families and peaceful lives to be slaughtered?
The question is: As a nation, can we allow this to continue
and still call ourselves a civilized country?
The question is: "Can you look at the footage of innocent
horses with their eyes gouged out, hooves ripped off, legs broken, beaten by
the workers, faces smashed in from being on the transport trucks, horses
stabbed in their spines, horses conscious for the entire killing process and
do nothing?
That is the question, so what is YOUR answer?
Resolve to make the world a better place for animals
(credit: PETA)
| If you haven't already done so,
have the companion animals who depend on you spayed or neutered. These
simple procedures help protect your furry friends from many types of
cancer and prevent thousands of animals from being born only to end up
abandoned on the streets or dumped at severely crowded animal shelters.
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| If you live with a dog,
pledge to walk him or her every day, even when it's cold outside and you'd
rather hide under a blanket. If you share your home with cats, set
aside some "kitty (or horsey) quality time" every day to play
with, brush, and bond with them. It's sometimes too easy to overlook our
feline friends, but they can get bored and lonely too. |
| If there is a lonely "backyard dog" in your
neighborhood, try befriending his or her
guardian. Start by politely talking to him or her about the dog's needs,
such as companionship, daily portions of fresh food and water, and a
weatherproof doghouse filled with straw. Many lucky dogs have had their
lives changed because someone like you cared enough to intervene.
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| If you're shopping for yourself or buying
holidays gifts for your loved ones, stay
away from fur, wool, leather, and companies that make or sell products
made from the skins of animals. |
NOTE: Crossed Sabers can not fully guarantee the accuracy of every page
on this website which is huge (38,000 files and over 300 pages). We do not
have the personnel or time to keep it up to date and accurate for every
situation as this Stable and all its programs have always been a dynamic
entity, ever changing and improving itself to meet the needs of horses and
horse people. We do try to make sure each page is up to date and accurate but
the best thing to do If you have a question, is email or call us. Additionally
Crossed Sabers can not guarantee anything that anyone says about us on line,
we have no control over other people and their websites, forums or ads, all we
can tell people is if you do not know the person, their name, address and
their experience, age or history/background/education and location do not
trust what they say. That is true for everything on the internet. Some things
said about us have been grossly inaccurate and did not come from CSS, some
come from past employees we fired for cause (for hurting horses or stealing
from us), people that are pro-slaughter and hate our mission and what we do
for horses enjoy trying to make us look bad, some are horse traders that we've
helped put out of business and some are people we helped put in jail on
neglect cases. Again, if you have questions about us, our services, our
company structure, how we are licensed, how we pay taxes, how we do things or
anything at all, please feel free to contact us, just don't assume that all
you read on another website is accurate because 99% of it is not true,
especially if you read it on a forum, blog or chat room and don't assume that
it came from us, just call 304-873-3532 or email us at
secondwindadopt@aol.com,
or better yet, come and see our operation and you will see how we do things. I
can guarantee it's 1000 times better than what the liars and frauds say who
are jealous of our work.
All programs and services listed on this website, including
SWAP is a part of Crossed Sabers Stable which has been licensed in WV for the
last 13 years. The Mountain State Horse School and Second Wind Adoption
Program, Inc. and Crossed Sabers International Horse School, Inc. was
incorporated on 4 Sep 08 to address the education needs and life challenges of
people and horses.
Buyer and Seller Beware!! Update on the
Robin Hollingsworth of Blacksburg, SC
(she has several alias's and about 10 fake names) fraud case for those
of you who have been asking. The SC prosecutor accepted a plea bargain from
her and dropped the case if she paid the people she ripped off (the people she
took money under false pretenses from when she sold them horses she did not
own), she did that so she was let go but the 3 arrests will stay on her record
and the record of what she did to all those people is still on the books and
will stay there. If she is caught again I'm certain she will go to jail but
people who are cheated by her must stand up and testify.. If more people that
she ripped off would have not chickened out and backed out because of fear
(Quote from them was we are scared of her, she is crazy) she would be in jail
right now but beware, she is still loose and still taking free horses or
companion horses that have things like ringbone and navicular and drugging
them and then selling them as high level jumpers and competition horses on the
internet. Her daughter works with her, Amanda or Mandy, she helps her rip
people off. Beware, I'm getting calls almost every month where Robin has
committed more crimes against people, taking horses, not paying for them,
bouncing checks, buying vehicles and horse trailers and not paying for them.
BEWARE OF THIS WOMAN!! If you want her history or to check a person's name
against our black list (our do not adopt to, do not sell to, do not buy from,
do not hire or even rent to list), then contact us.
BEWARE: Do not buy a horse from anyone you
do not know, ESPECIALLY ON THE INTERNET, unless they have websites like ours,
their names and addresses listed and they show they have a long long history
on their website and do not buy unless you go to see the horse and have it vet
checked and you have contact with the vet, not the seller or even trainer
telling you what the vet said. DO NOT GIVE YOUR HORSE OR SELL YOUR HORSE
WITHOUT A WRITTEN AGREEMENT AS TO WHAT IS TO HAPPEN WITH THE HORSE, RESELLING,
USE/LIMITATIONS, FACILITIES NEEDED, ETC. It you sell or give away a horse with
no agreement, they could go to slaughter the same day you release them or they
could be sold and misrepresented, living a life of neglect, abuse, over use
and miss use the rest of their lives. We hear stories all the time where a
best friend or neighbor, the nice lady you gave the horse to sent the horse to
slaughter or is neglecting it and there is not a thing the owner can do now
because they no longer own the horse and they made no written agreements
signed by both parties. If you need help doing written agreements, back ground
checks on buyers and sellers, just contact us, that is part of our 'SAFE
SELLING' SERVICES. Your horse's life depends on you being safe and thorough!
BEWARE: People are selling horses on the
internet that don't even exist so beware, the horse industry is full is liars,
cheaters, and thieves, even we have had to deal with them from potential
adopters who were in jail applying to adopt, to employees and former trainers
who totally ripped us off by stealing tack and tools, asking for huge advances
and then leaving after they get them, people who don't even know us or had any
experience with us slandering us on forums, harassing us and our supporters,
interfering with company operations and even adopters who don't think twice
about breaching their contract or forging their vets signature on applications
& annual updates or even selling their adoption horse to programs like ours
and even 501c3's public charities selling horses to slaughter auctions or
being put in jail for neglect and animal cruelty. We are bringing each person
that has wronged our horses to justice one at a time and winning all our cases
but that does not protect the general public from these liars, thieves,
con-artist and cheaters. Your horses life can easily be ruined forever, they
could end up in a fate worse than death so buyer and seller beware, your
horses life depends on you keeping them safe and you being thorough with doing
things like getting references and making sure the people have stable
employment, that they really own the farm they say they do, doing background
checks to check for criminal records. The horse world is full of dishonesty
which ruins it for honest people that really care and always try to do the
right thing, such a shame. Just be very careful and get proof that your horse
is going to a good home, get more than a feeling because we promise you about
50% of the time when it comes to horses, your feeling that its a 'nice' person
or a 'good' person' is wrong. And even when you pick a good home, they can
turn around and sell or give away to a bad home.
HOW TO STAY YOUNG
1. Throw out nonessential numbers. This includes age, weight and
height. Let the doctors worry about them. That is why you pay 'them'
2. Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches and negative people pull
you down. People who like to cause trouble will shorten your life and make you
just like them... miserable.
3. Keep learning. Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening,
whatever. Never let the brain idle. 'An idle mind is the devil's workshop.'
4. Enjoy the simple things.
5. Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath.
6. The tears happen.. Endure, grieve, and move on. The only person, who
is with us our entire life, is ourselves. Be ALIVE while you are alive.
7. Surround yourself with what you love , whether it's family, pets,
keepsakes, music, plants, hobbies, whatever. Your home is your refuge.
8. Cherish your health: If it is good, preserve it. If it is unstable,
improve it. If it is beyond what you can improve, get help.
9. Don't take guilt trips. Take a trip to the mall, even to the next
county; to a foreign country but NOT to where the guilt is.
10. Tell the people you love that you love them, at every opportunity.
AND ALWAYS REMEMBER :
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the
moments that take our breath away.
Every Dream Starts with a Single Step, Take Your Step Today!
Women from History Who Dared To Change the World (credit: O Magazine)
600 B.C. TO 200 B.C.: Tribes of statuesque women (and men) roam
the Eurasian steppes. The fearsome Amazons of myth? Not exactly. But
archeological evidence suggests that among these nomads, the women were the
warriors.
Circa 39: Dynamic sister duo Trung Trac and Trung Nhi amass a
Vietnamese army in a revolt against Chinese rule. For four years, they lead
the rebellion.
Circa 395: Fabiola, a Roman aristocrat whose divorce and subsequent
remarriage were condemned by Christian society, founds a hospital for the
poor and other outcasts of her city. It's likely one of the first hospitals
in the Western world.
Circa 1001: Murasaki Shikibu begins writing The Tale of Genji,
an epic portrait of court life (twice as long as War and Peace),
considered by many to be the greatest masterpiece of Japanese literature and
possibly the world's first novel.
1429: Peasant girl Joan of Arc commands the French army in a series
of victorious battles to liberate her homeland from the English; she is
burned at the stake for her trouble.
Circa 1579: Grace O'Malley, a swashbuckling Irish pirate known for
raiding ships, fights off an English government expedition sent to stop her.
Circa 1613: In her graphically violent painting Judith Slaying
Holofernes, Italian artist Artemisia Gentileschi slays the ideal of
submissive womanhood: Her heroine is fierce, powerful, and ruthless.
1777: Teenager Sybil Ludington rides all night long through a storm
to alert the 400 men in her father's militia that the redcoats are coming.
She's called the female Paul Revere—but Paul rode with two of his buddies.
And he was captured by the British.
1805: Sacagawea joins Lewis and Clark as their expedition's
interpreter, traveling thousands of miles across the Rockies with her
newborn babe strapped to her back. Who says life ends when you have kids?
1814: As the British torch Washington, D.C., First Lady Dolley
Madison remains in the White House long enough to rescue historic
valuables—running out moments before the soldiers charge in.
1862: Sarah Rosetta Wakeman, just 19 and dressed as a man, enlists in
the Union Army. In a letter home, she assures: "I don't fear the rebel
bullets nor I don't fear the cannon."
1867: Ida Lewis rescues three drowning men from wind-whipped swells
in Newport Harbor. Then she rows back to save their sheep. Ida later
becomes the country's first female lighthouse keeper.
1872: Victoria Claflin Woodhull becomes the first woman to run for
president. A colorful candidate, she advocates for free love.
1906: Madam C.J. Walker hawks shampoos and serums door-to-door. The
orphaned daughter of former slaves, she becomes one of America's
wealthiest businesswomen.
1912: Astronomer Henrietta Swan Leavitt discovers the
period-luminosity relationship (later used to calculate the distances
between Earth and the stars).
1914: Barnstorming adrenaline junkie Georgia "Tiny" Broadwick makes
the first-ever free fall from a plane.
1916: In a tenement neighborhood in Brooklyn, Margaret Sanger opens
the doors of the country's first birth control clinic. Outside at least
150 women are waiting.
1916: Movie star Mary Pickford insists on becoming her own
producer. America's Sweetheart is no sucker.
1937: Amelia Earhart disappears on the ultimate adventure—her
attempt to fly around the globe. In a note to her husband, she explains:
"I want to do it because I want to do it."
1938: Anna Mary Robertson Moses sells her first paintings, at age
78. Known as "Grandma" Moses, she continues to paint for 23 years,
becoming one of the century's most renowned folk artists.
1941: Protofeminist superhero Wonder Woman first appears in a comic
book, fighting off Fascists in star-spangled hot pants.
1946: Super-geekette Dorothy Hodgkin cracks penicillin's chemical
makeup with an X-ray crystallographer. (Eighteen years later she'll earn
the Nobel Prize.)
1953: Jackie Cochran flies an F-86 Sabre jet through the sound
barrier. She learned to fly so she could travel around selling cosmetics,
but it turns out trashing speed records is a lot more fun.
1959: On the edge of the Serengeti Plain, Mary Leakey digs up and
pieces together a 1.7-million-year-old hominid skull, one of the most
important finds in the history of archeology.
1960: At the Rome Olympics, Wilma Rudolph (left)—once partially
paralyzed by polio—earns three gold medals in track-and-field, the first
American woman to do so.
1963: Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova becomes the first female
to fly a spacecraft around the globe.
1967: Kathrine Switzer dares to run the all-male Boston Marathon,
while an irate race official chases her.
1981: Alexa Canady becomes the first black female neurosurgeon in the
United States.
1985: Just 175 miles from the Iditarod finish line, Libby Riddles
heads into a blizzard when other mushers opt to stay in camp; this gives her
a six-hour lead and, ultimately, the win.
1989: Performance artist Karen Finley smears her body with chocolate
to illustrate that women are treated like, you know, dirt. The National
Endowment for the Arts rescinds her funding, but she ultimately gets it
back.
2005: Roz Savage quits her corporate job, leaves her unraveling
marriage, and rows across the Atlantic by herself. Midlife crisis averted.
2008: Sandra Andersen, a barista at a Starbucks in Tacoma,
Washington, learns that one of her customers needs a kidney to live. So she
gives the woman hers.
2009: Navigator Ann Daniels leads the Catlin Arctic Survey, a 74-day
journey from the Arctic Ocean to the North Pole to measure the thickness of
sea ice.
************************************** The Warmth
of A Horse
When your day seems out balance...
and so many things go wrong ...
When people fight around you
and the clock drags on so long ...
When some folks act like children
and fill you with remorse ...
Go out into your pasture and wrap
your arms around your horse.
His gentle breath enfolds you as he
watches with those eyes ...
He may not have a PhD but he
is, oh so wise!
His head rests on your shoulder
you hug him good and tight ...
He puts your world in balance
and makes it seem all right.
Your tears will soon stop flowing,
the tension will be eased ...
The nonsense has been lifted.
You are quiet and at peace.
So when you need some balance
from the stresses in your day ...
The therapy you really need
Is out there eating hay!
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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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1997 TWH mare
Lilly is has
been adopted by Sydney Jewel of NC, Lilly will be a pleasure mount for her and
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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,
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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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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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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
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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.
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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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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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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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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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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
months training in both driving and riding, then the trainer has plans to
take Jazz to Colorado and work with Karen and Jazz together. This is a super
plan for this youngster. He'll be all ready to pull a sleigh in that
Colorado snow or ride on the best trail soon. This is a great home for this
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General Kid "Malone": 1989
chestnut QH gelding, 16 hands, AQHA reg# 2827900, by Sound Venture and out
of Bitty Kid, shown in 1st level dressage, schooling 2nd level, no
allergies, sensitivities, surgeries, injuries,
fractures, or
illnesses, last shown in 2004, wears a medium saddle tree, likes people,
good manners, respects your space, good temperament, confident, knows leads,
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, lunges on
line, comes when called, can catch in open field,
low in pecking order,
sweet, very gentle, kind, does not challenge fencing, used to a winter
blanket, has arthritis in his hips so he needs a light job, perfect for leadline
or teaching kids about horses, no showing beyond leadline
Yea, Malone has a home with Starr
Shreves of WV. Starr was looking for a companion for her horse and a horse
she could walk her grand kids around on lead line and that she could get on
for little rides, no showing, no working hard.... just an easy life. Thank
god, we found him a home. So happy about this one. This boy needed a special
place. He and Bear, our little kitty got very attached so they went together
to Starr's home, not far from SWAP HQ so they didn't even have to travel
far. This is great news. Thank you Starr for giving this guy a home and
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Spade, 1989 TWH
gelding (rider is 6'4"), black bay, 16 hands, located at SWAP HQ,
gelded in 2004, no known allergies, sensitivities, fractures, illnesses, or
injuries, totally sound, no hearing or vision
problems,
top of the pecking order, no other feeding concerns or sensitivities, out on lush
pasture right now and also grained twice a day, loads, travels well, good
with farrier, vet/shots, and dentist, no vices, current on all
his shots,
just vetted in July 2006, teeth last floated in 2005, dewormed every 6 months,
likes people, good manners, respects your space, good temperament, can be
ridden
today, confident, knows leads, easily trained, smart, good with other
animals and horses, a child could handle and ride, a beginner can ride, kid
safe, ties, cross ties, gaited, clips, bathes, good alone, quiet in stall,
free lunges,
lunges on line, can catch in open field, donor trail rides him,
currently turned out with other geldings, donor is giving him up due to
financial reasons, used to barbed wire and does not challenge fencing, not
blanketed in
the winter, recommended as a companion, pasture buddy, leadline
showing with young kids, 4-H, Pony Club, pleasure driving (although not
trained to drive, would be easy to train), pleasure riding, local showing,
western or english pleasure, gaited trail horse, historical reinacting,
ceremonial or color guards, lesson or school horse, he has a knot below ear
(biopsied in July 2006) has no affect on him or his use, should be fed by
himself,
can be a little girthy, we find that about many horses in that girthing is
not only uncomfortable but a feeling of being caught and we just warm up all
horses before
tacking with a quick lunge and tighten up the girth
slowly in two or three stages rather than all at once and they're fine. This
is a very typical problem among horses but is easily prevented.
Spade was adopted by Debora
Applegate of Mt. Gilead, Ohio as a pleasure mount and her first horse
(ever). Debora came here with Judy, a buddy from Chicago and spent the
weekend volunteering and getting to know the horses. She fell in love
with Spade, rode him and that was all it took. A great home for a wonderful
boy. Welcome to the SWAP family!! This is Debora's first SWAP horse.
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Bear: Female kitten about 6 weeks old
now, found locally. Going to make a super mouser, litter trained, been
around the horses and other cats, playful, great appetite. Free to a good
home. Can ship this girl with any horse going to its new home from
SWAP HQ. Wonderful mouser for a new barn or company for the barn that only
has one cat. Been very savvy around the horses and other animals to be so
young, loves people, follows us all over the barn, easy to handle, loves
attention. Tons of fun. She was dumped and not old enough yet for shots or
to be fixed but we would expect that to be done here or at her adopters
home. One page application that we can email. Just ask.
Bear was adopted
by Starr Shreves of WV, she was very attached to Malone so she went with
him. She was finally getting old enough to get fixed and her shots, we had
the appointment the beginning of November that Starr is going to go ahead
and get done. I wish we would have gotten pictures of her before she left
she had grown so much and turned into a great mouser which is the job she
will do for Starr. So glad we got her a home. We also found a little
older female terrier on our road, we already got her fixed, her shots and
found her a home. Yea! And people think we can only place horse. Ha!
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Better Late Than Never, aka
"Dundee": 1999 registered Appaloosa gelding, dun
(w/ distinct dorsal stripe), star. 16 hands
(measured), Sound for all professions. Dundee is
the perfect prospect for nearly any profession!
Current on vet care. Under saddle, needs an
experienced rider to continue his education but a
very laid back boy. He likes people and is good
with the vet/farrier. Dundee ties, cross ties,
lunges free and on a line, is a good mover, and
knows his leads. He comes when called and can be
caught in an open field. A big,
beautiful puppy dog! Currently located at
SWAP HQ in WV.
Dundee
has been adopted by Patricia Davis of Indiana.
This is Patricia's second SWAP horse, she has Angus
that she trail rides and does a little bit of
everything with her and Dundee is going to be her
barrel horse for speed events.
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River: 1986 Mustang
gelding, chestnut, 15.1 hands (measured), easy keeper, great ground manners, can be
ridden by a child or beginner in a ring or pasture, needs a more experienced rider out
on trails, perfect lesson type horse, knows leads, good with other animals
and horses, smart, respects
your space, cross ties, ground ties, and front ties, can be ridden today,
bathes, clips, quiet in stall, large boned, laid back, easily trained, kid
safe, loads, great temperament, very sweet, free lunges, lunges on line, a
child
could handle on the ground, good with farrier and vet/shots, great feet,
has been ridden English and Western, on the trails and in the ring,
patient, sound and healthy,
located at SWAP HQ in West Union, WV
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in SWAP since 2004 and has been a big supporter of the program. We finally
found her horse. There is a forever home for River. YEA!!
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A Last Chance, aka "Lucy": 2004 AQHA
gray mare, 16.2 hands (measured in Aug 2006 but still growing), her registration number is 4571898. Her Sire is The Last
Captive and her dam is Rabas Chance. The
dam's sire was TB and the dam on the
Sire's side was TB but she is considered full Quarter horse (one of the
quirks of AQHA). She was given professional training and was put under
saddle but her knees aren't even
closed yet so we won't be riding her until
her bones catch up with her growth, which should take about 8 months to a
year as her knees are still very open. She is still very much a
baby so
there isn't much to say but she's not had any surgeries, no fractures, no
injuries or illnesses. She does need time for her hind quarters to develop
and catch up with her growth (the opinion of two vets and from our
experience with youngsters) but we feel that a good year and she will be
ready to go back into undersaddle training, she will be restricted from any
riding at all for at least a year. She eats slowly but does eat good, just
learning most things, no areas that she is sensitive with, she is eating 14
lbs of pellets a day (mainly because she is still growing and developing),
fed in 2 feedings and all the grass hay she wants, usually 6 flakes. She is
not on lush grass now, not on 24/7 turn out and never has been and she
normally drinks about 5 gallons of water a day, more in heat and when
working. All vaccinations and health care was done either in January 2006
or
May 2006, dental exam in December 2005, feet trimmed and deworming done
regularly. She was ridden in a snaffle when in training, likes people and very
much a love bug, good temperament, has good manners
and is learning but in
maneuvering in tight areas, she is still figuring out where her feet are and
how to move around things, very typical of any baby, especially a big one.
She's smart, good with other animals and
horses, goes out with a big herd
here and does fine, knows who is in charge and minds her manners in the
herd, good with farrier and vet, loads but still learning and not traveled
much, adopter would just need to
take their time with her, ties, free
lunges, lunges on a line, comes when called, low in pecking order. She likes
being turned out in good weather but does fine in a stall too. She is a very
loving horse with everyone. She will
be restricted by SWAP from all jumping
because of her size and the slow development of her bone structure (we
aren't saying she can't physically handle jumping but we aren't going to let
her to be able to
keep her sound for life and we are looking for a job where
she can do that), she does not require shoes or special shoeing to be sound.
She is accustomed to board fence and electric fencing, she does not
challenge
fencing, she has never lived outside 24/7 and she may require a
waterproof rug in colder climates and temps. Training aids used have been
voice, reins, leg, lunge line and surcingle. She is recommended as a
companion, baby sitter, pasture buddy, showing for young kids, 4-H, Pony
club, pleasure driving, pleasure riding, hunt seat on the flat, local
showing, very nice mover, may even eventually have the temperament
for a
lesson horse or lead line horse with kids. Has been mostly a big pet to the
owners, like a child.
Lucy has been
adopted by Anita Angelo of NY. Anita has a QH trainer and plans to
ride Lucy in huntseat on the flat once she grows up. Lucy is Anita's
2nd SWAP horse; her first was Jacob's Ladder who is doing great - what a
wonderful home for Lucy!
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I’m a Wap 2 aka “Two Wap”, 1977 Appaloosa mare,
strawberry roan with spots, 15. hands (measured), reg # T256.031, Wapiti
bloodlines, by Wap’s Spot 2 and out of Daddy’s Paycheck, no allergies,
surgeries, illnesses, or fractures, has been a broodmare for most of her
life but has also been trained to ride, good mother, very talkative and entertaining, easy to handle, good
manners, respects your space, loads, good with farrier and vet/shots, ties,
cross ties, easy keeper, smart, low on pecking order but can take care of
herself, laid back, good alone, comes when called, quiet in stall, can
catch in open field, good temperament, can be handled by a beginner.
Wonderful lovely girl, takes no special care, lots of fun to hang out
with, would be a fun low key pleasure mount, don't think she's too old for
riding, we hear from people all the time who are still riding their 30yo+
horses, all it takes is good management, Two Wap has had an easy life so
she doesn't have any soundness issues and is in great health, very hardy
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is this horse. (Two Wap is being fostered by Aunt
Mary, about 10 minutes from SWAP HQ, loving life playing and riding all
the kids in the neighborhood).
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minutes from SWAP HQ. Their neighbors have fallen in love with her and Two Wap
has totally bonded with their son Dean, she nickers
at him everytime
he comes to see her (which he does daily) and stands by the fence when she
hears his 4 wheeler start up at his house. Between Mary and Dean I'm sure
the rest of her life will be nothing but the best of times. Bravo!! This
is a happy ending for sure.
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Toby: 1986 grey
Anglo-Arab gelding, 16 hands, professionally trained in lower level
dressage, has primarily been a pleasure and trail horse, good
manners, knows
leads, likes to work, laid back, confident, good alone, very friendly, loves
attention, great feet, good with other animals and
horses, easily trained,
respects your space, loads, good with vet/shots, likes people, large boned,
a child could handle, has ridden beginners and children, ties, cross ties,
clips, bathes, quiet in stall, smart, good with farrier, kid safe, great
temperament, free lunges, lunges on line, sensitive to bugs (like most
grays), diagnosed with EPM in 1999 and treated for 3 months, has recovered
but has some hind end weakness as a result, no other injuries or illnesses,
great
walk/trot horse for beginners, recommended for light pleasure riding, leadline, first horse for a
supervised young rider, located in Knoxville, MD, with his
former adopter who has had him for 4 1/2 years but sadly has to give him up
due to personal reasons.
(Toby
is being fostered by Aunt Mary, about 10 minutes from SWAP HQ, loving life
playing and riding all the kids in the neighborhood).
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foster mom, Mary and Mark Daggett. Mary said they have bonded and can't go
anywhere. We see this a lot, foster moms falling for their horses. Fine
with us, a good home is a good home!!
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Cody:
1994 Paint x Draft cross gelding, Handsome, athletic 16.2h, Dun and white
with Black mane and tail. Trained as a jumper; 3 years experience hunter
pacing, including Essex and Spring Valley Hounds. Great mover in the field;
bold and willing. Very
responsive to the seat. Good confirmation; totally sound, no past injuries
or illnesses. Easy keeper; great stall
manners; easy to load, clip and bathe. (Loves to be around people.) Vet and
farrier friendly. Ideal for confident rider. Excellent pleasure or show
horse on the flat, but we feel that he no longer needs to be jumping if he
is going to stay sound for life, which is our goal for all our horses. We
are limiting from jumping because we believe drafts and draft crosses should
never jump if they are to stay sound for life.
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Rochester: 1996 registered Swiss Warmblood
x TB gelding, chestnut w/ star and 3 socks, 16 hands (measured), originally came
out of Canada,
no located at SWAP HW in West Union, WV. Extensive showing in 2002 but
has been in low level dressage training since then, in ribbons at the HITS,
Tucson hunter, True North, Royal Manitoba,
Willowgrove, Tyrell, Spruce
Meadows. Smart, Athletic, good manners, beautiful mover and so sweet.
Recommended for low level dressage, pleasure riding, hunt seat on the flat,
local showing, restricted from jumping. Years of professional training, good manners,
likes
to work, a child could handle on the ground, loads, good with vet and
farrier, ties and cross ties, good temperament, clips, large boned, smart, bathes, good with other animals and horses, easily trained, kid
safe, knows leads, respects your space,
likes people, easy to catch. Needs a
confident rider for competition, can get nervous and needs a rider that
brings out the best in him. Perfect ground manners. Sweet sweet horse.
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by Linda Flemmer
of Bruceton Mills, WV Linda has been riding for over 30 years and has done
nearly everything she is looking for a fun dressage horse and a horse do
to side saddle with. She rode Rochester and fell in love with him.
Linda and her husband Mike already have one SWAP horse, Lakevale
Boy N, a standardbred
gelding that Mike rides endurance with and Linda rides side saddle. He's
had a wonderful home. They are also donors and put Rocket, ,the arab
gelding into the program when he could no longer do endurance, he is now a
pleasure horse with another SWAP family. Rochester will go to his home
tomorrow (Sunday)
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Lucky Lou's Marcello: Born May 2004, Marcello
is a 22 month old, Beige male Huacaya Alpaca, registered, microchipped and
extremely well bred, has been shown, ready for more.... also shearing
(yes, people make tons of money off alpaca wool) or a future in breeding.
This is a huge value for well bred Alpaca's. If the adopter continued to
show, Marcello would be worth as much as 15k, he would be worth more if
breeding. A wonderful opportunity for someone who has wanted to get into the
Alpaca business. Good manners, respects your space, good temperament, good
with other animals and horses, a child can handle, good for vets/shots, good
for clipping toes, kid safe, loads, no alpaca is good alone so we will be
looking for a home with other alpaca's or horses, quiet in stall, they are
turned out in the herd and turned out in same sex, they prefer being out.
Adoption of these two will be the same process as adopting a horse, just
looking for different knowledge and facilities.
The new pictures are of the two after spring
shearing, both produced over 8 lbs of fleece. Shearing must be done every
spring before temperatures go up.
Marcello and Paolo are adopted by Wonda Wilson of Blountville, TN.
Wonderful home for our first two Alpaca's. Wonda plans to show, breed
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Lucky Lou's Paolo: Born August
2004, Paolo is a 15 month old, Dark Brown
Huacaya Alpaca, registered, microchipped and
extremely well bred, has been shown, ready for more.... also shearing
(yes, people make tons of money off alpaca wool) or a future in breeding.
This is a huge value for well bred Alpaca's. If the adopter continued to
show, Marcello could be sold for as much as 15k (if we allowed selling,
which we don't), he would be worth more if breeding. A wonderful opportunity
for someone who has wanted to get into the Alpaca business. Good manners,
respects your space, good temperament, good with other animals and horses, a
child can handle, good for vets/shots, good for clipping toes, kid safe,
loads, no alpaca is good alone so we will be looking for a home with other
alpaca's or horses, quiet in stall, they are turned out in the herd and
turned out in same sex, they prefer being out.
If adopter continued to show,
Paolo would be sold for 15k, more if breeding.
The new pictures are of the two after spring shearing, both produced over 8
lbs of fleece. Shearing must be done every spring before temperatures go up.
Marcello and Paolo are adopted by Wonda Wilson
of Blountville, TN. Wonderful home for our first two Alpaca's. Wonda
plans to show, breed and just enjoy these two boys. Welcome to the SWAP
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Pflicka
"Patches": 1995 American WB bay and white tobiano mare, reg# AWS-2002260,
preferred breeding mare, 16 hands (measured with shoes), has AWB shadow brand on left hip, one
blue eye and one partially blue eye, very friendly and affectionate,
proven
broodmare, has thrown color, likes people, good manners, respects your
space, good temperament, confident, knows leads, likes to work,
very smart,
easily trained, good with other animals and horses, previously owned by a
beginner, good with farrier and vet/shots, loads, trained to ride,
cross ties, clips, bathes, quiet in stall, lunges on line, comes when
called, can catch in open field, has been trail ridden by beginners and
children, has
had basic dressage training, very affectionate and
forgiving girl, recommended as a companion, baby sitter, lead line with young
kids, low
level dressage, pleasure riding, hunt seat on the flat, or western
pleasure horse, restricted from all jumping and heavy work, has developed
insulin
resistance due to mismanagement by a previous owner and will have to
be kept on Trilostane, Thyro-L, and no sugar, alfalfa, or grass (grazing
muzzle for turn out) for life to
keep her sound and healthy, located at SWAP HQ in West Union, WV, more
pictures and video coming soon
Patches was
adopted by Amy Ausbun of Chesapeake, VA. Amy is the boarding facility
owner of another adopter Michelle Morris and Quincy. It will be a great home
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Mel's Too, aka "Poochey": 1998 STB gelding, approx. 15
hands (will measure this week). Sound, trained to drive, we will put under
saddle very soon. More information coming. Pretty much all
standardbreds become wonderful family horses, trail horses, kids horses and
beginners horses because of their great temperament and willingness to
learn, soooo sensible. They bath, load, clip, cross tie and tie, they are
good with the farrier and vet... they are just do it all horses. These 4
standardbreds will be very close to the past 500 and some STB's we've placed
into homes. Excellent horses for all kinds of jobs. All these guys are
pacers (pacers also trot but trotters very rarely pace unless trained to do
so, they aren't born pacing) with pacers you have tons of flexibility
because you can take them either way... go for a walk/trot/canter horse or
go for a gaited horse that will pace and rack. My mare with do all 5 gaits
nicely so it just takes time to teach them and a rider smart enough to ride
5 different gaits but they are a very willing partner. Poochey is the son of
the Executer's former adoption horse, Armbro Debonair... he was bred by the
original donor before putting him into the program where he was adopted by
her. Debonair died last Christmas so we are all making bets as to whether
the executor will adopt this boy and have two of Debonairs sons here at
SWAP, especially since Poochey looks so much like Debonair.... funny, if she
would adopt him she would have Big Dawg and Poochey... sounds like a kennel
instead of a stable, doesn't it?
Our executor could not resist
in adopting her old stallions son so she has adopted Poochey. Now she has
two of his sons, trying to do everything to keep his memory alive. Congrats
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JoJo Danzer: 1998
bay Arabian gelding, 14.3 hands, AHA reg# 0555969, by HV Bizon and out of
CoCo Kahn, was professionally trained for 7
months at Dream Ridge Equine
Center by Tori Hollis who just returned from Sport Horse Nationals (top ten
nationals in dressage), knows all his cues, donor took riding lessons on
him, has also been trail ridden, hard keeper, no surgeries,
fractures,
injuries, or illnesses, low in the pecking order so should be fed alone so
he can eat all his food,
goes barefoot, excellent feet, likes people,
good temperament, can be ridden today, high energy, gets his confidence from
his rider, knows leads, smart, good with other animals and horses, good with
farrier and vet/shots, loads, ties, cross ties, bathes, free lunges, lunges
on line, can catch in open field, personable, likes to be talked to, good
ground manners, stands still during
mounting, beautiful floating trot and
collected canter, totally sound and recommended for low level dressage,
low level jumping, hunt seat on the flat or over fences, endurance,
competitive trail, etc. located in Illinois and will be placed from there,
riding video is on his page, located at SWAP HQ in West Virginia
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riding. This is Teresa's 3rd and 4th SWAP Horse, she is also adopting
Valiant. She already has Ali an arab mare and Benjamin a saddlebred
gelding. Great home, Thank you for your continued support.
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Collecter's Best "Prize": 1993 dark
bay TB gelding, 16.2 hands, Jockey Club reg #
9329482, by Toy Collecter and
out of Bearden's Beauty, USDF #32688, trained to 2nd level dressage, has
scored in low 60s in training level and 1st level dressage tests, located
in Midland, MI, and will be placed from there, restricted from all jumping
and major showing by SWAP, would like to find him a pleasure/low level
dressage situation, likes
people, good manners, respects your space, good temperament, can be ridden
today, knows leads, likes to work, easily trained, smart, good with other
animals and horses, good with farrier and
vet/shots, loads, ties, cross ties, clips, bathes, quiet
in stall, lunges on line, can catch in open field, kind, sweet nature,
smooth ride, very elegant, wants to please
Prize has been
adopted by Beth Gass of Middleville, MI who owns a stable where
Prize will be ridden very lightly by a long time friend and client who likes
to come and ride 2 or 3 times a month on a sane, sensible, well trained
horse. Perfect job for this boy. Very good match. Absolutely lovely farm...
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HH Valiant Star: 1992 registered Arabian gelding, gray, 15.3 hands, located
at SWAP HQ in WV, He has been out of regular work but in perfect health, just
out of condition as you can see in the pictures, the bottom picture is from
when he was in regular work, turned out 24/7 at his owners but in a stall
now, cautious of
strangers, especially men, ticklish on chest and belly, he does best trailoring with a companion horse, always current on shots and health care,
goes in a wide saddle and a snaffle, respects your space, can be ridden
today, knows leads, likes to work, easily trained, smart, a beginner or
child can ride in an arena (not on trails), good with vet, trained to ride,
ties, cross ties (prefers cross ties), bathes, lunges on a line, comes when
called, can catch in an open field, high in pecking order really should be
fed in a stall or he will steal other horses feed. Trained in hunt
seat, shown regularly in hunt seat or english classes, has some basic
dressage training, moves easily off the leg, has trail ridden extensively,
has been turned out with both sexes, smart, fast and willing learner, super
smooth gaits, well trained, no conformation flaws or traveling problems,
totally sound, classic hunter and dressage looks and movement. Owner is
going through a divorce and can't keep him.
Valiant Star has been adopted by Teresa Davis for her daughter do so some
showing and riding. This is Teresa's 3rd and 4th SWAP Horse, she is also
adopting Jo Jo. She already has Ali and arab mare and Benjamin a saddlebred
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Mindy: 1995 QH mare, 14.3 hands,
sound, trained in hunter/jumper, located in Ohio, been riding
kids and showing, always in ribbons, wonderful under
saddle,
healthy, great personality, very smooth gaits, great on trails, good with
vet/shots and farrier, likes to jump,
cross ties, clips, bathes, smart, lunges on line, high
in pecking order, good with other animals and horses, easily trained, laid
back, comes when called, knows
leads, respects your space, ties, quiet in stall, can
catch in open field, sweet horse. I guess I
don't need to tell you she's beautiful..... Wow!
Click on the links below to view Jan 06 riding videos
of
Mindy (Mindy is the grey with the dark mane and tail)
http://ims.lib.muohio.edu/~bartlejl/horse3.mov
http://ims.lib.muohio.edu/~bartlejl/horse4.mov
http://ims.lib.muohio.edu/~bartlejl/horse5.mov
Mindy has been
adopted by Robert and Lori Walker of Fenton, MI for their daughter
Christina. They went to try out Mindy and think its a perfect fit. Bravo and
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Mystery Man aka Charlie: 1994 dark bay TB gelding, 16 hands, totally
sound, no sensitivities, injuries, or illnesses, 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
animals and horses, good with farrier and vet/shots, kid safe, ties, cross ties,
clips, bathes, quiet in stall, lunges on line, can catch in open field, high in
pecking order, professionally trained in jumping for 3 years
and professionally
trained in eventing for 3 months, has also done hunter paces, great ground
manners, loves to go, well trained, lots of local showing under his belt,
recommended for dressage, jumping, fox
hunting (first flight or hill topper),
hunt seat on the flat or over fences, local showing, hunter paces, eventing,
etc., located in NY, donated because his rider is going to college and will no
longer have time to ride him
Charlie has been
adopted by Lt. Robin Schaffer of Ft. Bragg, NC, he will be boarded at the
wonderful new on post horse stable and will be Robin's pleasure and
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L A Baltic Legend, aka Legend: 1997
registered Swedish Warmblood gelding, bay, 17.1 hands, located in New Jersey
but coming to SWAP HQ in WV. Totally sound, recommended for pleasure riding,
lower level dressage, well trained but big horse and big mover, not for a
beginner, a small child or timid rider, we're looking for an experienced
well trained rider to match his skills. No vices, does every thing on the
ground with a handler/vet and farrier very well. Wonderful opportunity for
one lucky adopter. SWAP is restricting him from all jumping and upper level
work, not because of a past lameness or soundness issue but because he does
not have the correct conformation of a jumper and we want to put him into a
job where he can stay sound for life without injections or drugs.
Legend has been
adopted by Renee Alaksa of Scandia, MN. She is adopting Legend as
her dressage mount for training, clinics and competition. Looks like a great
home for a wonderful horse. Renee fell in love as soon as she saw him on the
website and didn't waste any time getting her application in. Welcome
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Brass: 1994 TB gelding, chestnut, 16.1 hands, done it all
in the show ring, on the trail and in competition. Ridden kids in hunters,
done western pleasure classes at shows and an experienced trail horse,
experienced hunter, good with kids but needs someone who knows how to ride
(he is still a TB, just a very well trained kind one). Healthy, no
vices, vet care all done, beautiful boy, nice big chest and build, big
entertaining personality, a laugh a minute. Mucho trail and show experience.
A great horse for some lucky adopter.
Brass has been adopted by
Valarie Ouillette of Florida. This is her first SWAP horse and she's been
looking at SWAP for some time as an approved adopter. She found her horse as
soon as Brass came to us!! Thank you and welcome to the SWAP family!!
Update: Brass was stolen from our
pasture before he was sent to the adopter. We suspect that it was a previous
owner or the donor from the Burton, Ohio area. Police reports have been
taken by the county police and all searchs have been stopped. If anyone
knows the where abouts of this horse, please contact us or the Sheriff of
Doddridge County at 304-873-1000 so the people that stole this horse can be
prosecuted and we can get him back and put him with his adoptive family.
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Driven Wheel, aka "Sterling": 1996
registered TB gelding, gray, 16.2 hands, sound, well trained, healthy, very
sweet horse that loves people, jumps 3' and working between 1st and 2nd
level dressage, loves cross country, located in Montgomery County, MD now,
very safe and sane, He has won 2 Novice events, never bucks, rears or bolts,
sound for all professions, recommended for low level dressage, low level
jumping or eventing. He clips, bathes, loads, lunges, no vices. Very kind
horse, good soul, loves being outdoors more than in an indoor, very pretty,
very elegant horse with 3 good gaits, easy and comfortable to sit, very
light in the bridle, very responsible to seat and leg aids, under saddle he
is really a lot of fun, he tried very hard to please and has an exceptional
work ethic. He's not done much trail riding but could learn that job, has
done cross country jumping. Owner used him for lunging lessons because he
was so steady, ties and cross ties, easy to clip, will clip without being
tied, no stable vices at all, he can be turned out with other horses, he
needs daily turn out but likes his stall at night, good with the vet and
farrier, he is a harder keeper, has not needed supplements, injections or
any kind of maintenance to stay sound, current on all health care. Located
at Sandy Spring, MD now.
Sterling has been adopted by Robin Cunningham of SC. This is Robin's first
SWAP horse after years of looking. YEA! Welcome to the SWAP family,
congratulations and thank you!!
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Mon Petit Chou: 1998 Selle Francais cross gelding,
bay, 15.3 hands (measured), bought for 20K a year ago, trained to jump,
shown in Ocala all last summer in jumping, sound, easy
keeper, great ground manners, loves to jump, loves to work, likes people,
respects your space, can be
ridden today, knows leads, good with other animals and
horses, good with farrier and vet/shots, excellent loader, ties, cross ties,
clips, bathes, low in pecking
order, recommended for more jumping or any other
discipline, sadly being
returned because of adopter's unexpected illness, he's a seasoned
competitor, not really afraid of anything, tons of confidence, needs a good
leader, if you aren't he'll take charge, only for a person very well trained
and with an excellent seat, really does much better when being ridden
several days a week, not for a weak, new or out of shape rider, can
intimidate a timid rider, he's a horse that is ready to go out there and win
all his classes for a really good rider, located at SWAP HQ in West
Union, WV
Susan Winters of VA has adopted Mon
Petit Chou for her daughter to compete. They came over to ride him and its
really the best I've seen him be with any rider, it was obvious he really
liked her. Bravo. This is the Winter's second Adoption from SWAP. Thank you
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Bean": 1989 registered TB mare, 15.3 hands (measured), dark bay, former
hunter/jumper and fox hunter looking for a broodmare position, very quiet (only had
a chain on her because she had just arrived and was worried about where
her pasture mate Dixie was), clips, bathes, cross ties,great with other
animals and horses, good
with kids,
no vices, located at SWAP
HQ in West Union, WV. The optimum situation would be a broodmare
job for this girl.
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horse.
Jelly Bean has been adopted by Karl Ellison and Staci Steele,
they have dixie, Allie and Trippin and are adopting Jelly Bean to
keep Dixie company.
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willing and sweet, more w/t/c video on his page
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Men "Theo": 1992 bay QH gelding, 16.1 hands (measured), AQHA # 3090544, by Old Bitter
Creek and out of Threesalota Chick, loves to jump, has competed in jumpers
at over 5 feet, SWAP is restricting to 4 feet and under as per the donor's
request (not a lameness issue), totally sound, no
surgeries, fractures, illnesses, or allergies, great ground manners, loves
to go, not spooky, no vices, likes
people, good manners, respects your space, good temperament,
can be ridden today, confident, knows leads, likes to work, easily trained,
smart, good with other animals and horses, a child could handle, an advanced beginner
could
ride on the flat, would need more of an intermediate rider over jumps,
has been ridden by a 12 year old who is a good rider, good with farrier and
vet/shots, loads, ties, cross ties, clips, bathes, quiet in stall, lunges on
line, can catch in open
field, low in pecking order, sweet, kind, also a
great trail horse and pleasure hack, huge heart, recommended for lead line,
4-H, Pony Club, low level dressage, low level jumping, upper level jumping,
fox hunting (first flight or hilltopper), hunt
seat on the flat or over
fences, English pleasure, eventing, police horse, historical reinacting,
located in West Union, WV, at SWAP HQ, donated because his owner is
getting out of riding
Theo has been
adopted by Kathleen
Rowett
of Merrimac, MA as a pleasure horse, trail riding, and beach riding. She's a
teacher and has the summers off for 3 months of fun with Theo. Welcome to
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Brendel: 1994 registered Welsh pony gelding
with wonderful breeding, 12.2 hands, grey,
had 2 years of professional training in hunters, many
blue ribbons and show ring experience,
great ground manners, rides and drives, sound for all
professions, no injuries, illnesses, or fractures, great feet, goes
barefoot, knows
leads, likes to work, likes to jump, good with other animals and horses,
smart, respects your space, loads, good with farrier and vet/shots, ties,
cross
ties, high energy, can be ridden today, great temperament, clips, bathes,
likes people, quiet in stall, lunges on line, can catch in open field, very
fit
as
he's been in a lesson barn for the past year ridden regularly (not giving
lessons), needs a small experienced trained rider,
he's done lots of basic Parelli training,
he will not be placed in any lesson program and not appropriate for
untrained children, breeding is
Gayfield and Sleight of Hand (Supreme
Champion American National Show in 1988, 1991, and 1997), located in Winston
Salem, NC.
Brendel
has been adopted by Sandra Meadows of Destin, FL,
her and her daughters fly up to Winston Salem to
see Jolly and fell in love with little Brendal, too. Will be a great home.
Congratulations and welcome to the Second Wind
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Jolly: 1992 Dutch bred warmblood, just under 16 hands,
chestnut with blaze, extensive professional training and has
shown nationally in the Small Junior Hunters, has won
many ribbons and awards, great jumper, has also shown
in Junior Jumpers and Equitation, loves people, loves
to work and jump, great manners, great temperament, respects your space, can
be ridden today,
confident, knows leads, easily trained, smart, good with other animals and
horses, a child could handle on the ground, good with farrier and vet/shots,
quiet in stall, good alone, lunges on line, can catch
in open field, ties, loads, clips, bathes, cross ties, no known injuries,
illnesses, surgeries, or
fractures, sensitive to bute, located in Winston-Salem, NC.
Has been in dressage training for the past 2 years, solid 2nd level, now
training at 3rd level, professionally appraised at
43K when
he
was donated in 2003, totally sound and healthy, being ridden and exercised
daily, can go into the show ring today, recommended for lower or upper level dressage, fox
hunting (first flight or hilltopper), lower level
jumping, hunt seat on the flat or over fences, national showing, english
pleasure, etc.,
being returned because his rider is going to college and doesn't have time
to ride him
Jolly has been adopted by Sandra
Meadows of Destin, FL, her and her daughters fly up to Winston Salem to see
him and found a perfect fit. Will be a great home. |
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Country Lane: 2000 Standardbred gelding, 15.1 3/4 hands
(may be bigger now), bay, sound for all
professions. Wonderful horse,
just going to get even better, rides and drives. Great
beginners and kids horse.
Wonderful temperament, trotting bred so perfectly suited for
disciplines that require w/t/c and clean gaits in the show ring. Country
would be just as well suited for a family situation as he's friendly, likes people and has no vices,
he just takes some special care in turn out because he is always the senior
horse, probably best suited for being alone or with one young mare or
several strong young mares and fillies or a very large group of both sexes
in a large turn out area. Does everything
that is asked of him, ties, leads, loads, cross ties, good with
the farrier and vet, clips and bathes, very easy to handle,
loves being groomed, easy to tack up and ride, one of the few horses that
will go off alone on the trail. Brave youngster so he
will not be scared of any job, being alone or new environments. Son of the
famous trotter, Lindy Lane. The senior horse in all the groups,
amazing for such a young. He reminds me of a really nice
looking teenage boy that thinks a lot of himself, a great kids horse, really
protective of them, would take care of them and beginners.
Kim Stark of Russellville, AR has adopted Country as a pleasure riding and
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Angus: 1995 Quarter Horse x Selle Francais gelding, 16.2 hands, black with
chrome, currently located in Oswego, ILL but coming to SWAP HQ in WV very
soon. Has been ridden daily, completely sound and healthy, has been trained
in lower level dressage, healthy care always kept up to date, good
conformation, no traveling problems or concerns, stays in a stall with daily
turn out, goes in a dressage bridle and a french link loose ring snaffle,
feet done every 6 weeks, likes people, good manners, respects your space,
perfect manners, can be ridden today, confident, knows leads, good with
other animals and horses good with the farrier and vet, loads, trained to
ride, ties, cross ties, clips, bathes, good alone, quiet in stall, lunges on
a line, comes when called, can catch in an open field, high in pecking
order, has done some english hacking, loves attention, very easy gaits, been
accustomed to board fencing, owner recommends for pleasure riding, english
or western, seems to think he would hate jumping and thinks he hates
dressage. Maybe he just needs some time off and a change, not sure.
Owner wanted a dressage horse and feels he's not going to want to do the
upper level stuff she wants to do.
Angus has been adopted by Patricia Davis of Terre Haute, IN. Angus will go
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Lakota: approx 1987 red roan Appaloosa gelding, 15.1
hands, located in Newfoundland, NJ, no known injuries, illnesses, surgeries,
or fractures, likes
people, good manners, respects your space, can be
ridden today, good temperament, knows leads, smart, good with other animals
and horses, a child could handle,
a beginner or child could ride, good with shots, kid
safe, loads, ties, cross ties, bathes, good alone, quiet in stall, lunges on
line, can catch in open field, easy
keeper, has been ridden extensively on the trails and
in the ring, is now looking for an easy job with a light rider, perfect for
kids to go trail riding on, great first horse and so cute, easy going boy
with a lot to offer
Lakota's owner has found him a protected home through another program where
he will be the favorite 'lawn ornament", a job he is very qualified for and
will stay sound doing. Congratulations Lakota, enjoy your wonderful home.
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Trippin, 1991 TB gelding, chestnut, 15.3 hands
(measured), sweet
disposition, very lovable, easy keeper, big boned, no allergies, no
fractures, no surgeries, good
manners, knows leads, good w/ other animals
and horses, smart, respects your space, loads, good w/ farrier and
vet/shots, ties, cross ties, confident, clips, bathes, likes
people, quiet in stall, can
catch in open field, trained in both hunter and
dressage but has had navicular changes in the past so we are looking for a riding
situation on the flat only, no jumping and no heavy competition, lead line,
halter horse or light pleasure mount, great
companion horse as well. Needs
shoes to be ridden and not
taking drugs to be sound. Is one
of those TB's that looks like he's all QH, acts like a QH, stocky and very round. Huge
personality, Mr. Entertainment, very laid back and easy keeper.
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have been adopted by Karl Ellison and Staci
Steele of WV as pets and light riding horses. Congratulations and
welcome to the SWAP family!
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Allie, 1985 APP/QH mare, chestnut, 15 hands
(measured), has been a pleasure mount since she was 4, excellent
babysitter,
good manners, good with other animals and horses, easy keeper,
smart, loads, good with vet/shots, ties, cross ties, good
temperament, clips, bathes, really loves
people and attention/grooming, easy
to work with and around, used to living out with the herd, allergic to the
fungus in clover, has
arthritis but it doesn’t slow her down at all, quiet in stall, lunges on
line, comes when called, can catch in open field, needs a wide saddle tree,
looking for a companion, lead line, light pleasure mount situation only for Allie.
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left to see more pictures, video, more information and the adoption fee is
this horse.
- Dixie, Allie, and Trippin
have been adopted by Karl Ellison and Staci
Steele of WV as pets and light riding horses. Congratulations and
welcome to the SWAP family!
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Sandhi: 1994 registered Paint gelding (APHA #352,707),
out of Lil Smokey Dee and by Heiristocracy, sound, dun colored, located at
SWAP HQ in West Union, WV.
15.1 hands (measured) built like a tank, lovely markings and
coloring. A great addition to anyone's barn. He has had 4 years of
professional training,
in both
western and english. Was used for dressage lessons with the former owner and
was working at training level, great feet, goes barefoot, easy keeper, good
manners once he knows you're the boss, knows leads, likes to work, good
w/other
animals and horses, smart, easily trained, a solid beginner could
ride, loads, good w/vet, shots, and farrier, ties, cross ties, laid back,
can be ridden today, good temperament, confident, clips, bathes, likes
people, good alone, quiet in stall, free
lunges, lunges on line, comes when called, high
on pecking order, soft mouth, well trained, should not be loose around small
dogs or young children, has been a pleasure/trail horse for
the last couple of years, not at all spooky, recommended for more pleasure and
trail riding as well as beginner dressage
- Sandhi
has been adopted by Lee Whitcomb and Lisa Hale of VA as a trail horse to
help their Perch filly learn her job - she is a dun, too, so they will
make quite a pair!
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Royal Comanche Moon, aka "Jack": 2000 Morab (Morgan x
Arab) gelding, International Morab Registry # 2212, 14.3 hands (measured), by Strut 'N' Radiant Sol
and out of SWAP
horse Full Moon Shining, wonderful disposition, sturdy yet elegant, donor raised him
from a foal, no allergies, sensitivities, fractures, injuries, or illnesses,
only surgery was gelding in 2001, up to
date on all vaccines, likes people,
good manners, respects your space, good temperament, can be ridden today,
confident, knows leads, likes to work, easily trained, smart, good with
other
animals and horses, good with farrier and vet/shots, loads, free lunges, professionally trained, recommended for pleasure riding and
western riding, great potential to learn
new things, located at SWAP HQ in West Union, WV
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been adopted by Brooke Garvin of MO as a pleasure horse. She will be
putting Jack with a Clinton Anderson trainer for the next month or two to
help him get started off right in his new home. Congratulations on a
great choice!
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Dixie: 1991 QH mare, chestnut, 14.3 hands
(measured), beautiful
conformation, can turn on a dime, great manners, a
child could
handle on the ground, smart, easily trained,
respects your
space, low on pecking order, loads, good with farrier and vet/shots, ties,
cross ties, laid back,
excellent
temperament, clips, bathes, loves people, looking for a companion or
broodmare job, located at SWAP HQ in West Union, WV
- Dixie, Allie, and Trippin
have been adopted by Karl Ellison and Staci
Steele of WV as pets and light riding horses. Congratulations and
welcome to the SWAP family!
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Skip April Fifteen "April": 1994
bay Appendix/QH mare, 15.3 hands, registered with AQHA
#X0521970, in the
ISR/Oldenburg
N.A. marebook, by Skiptall and out of Fair Comedienne, located in
Midland, MI, and will be placed from there, healthy, sound, has been used
primarily as a broodmare but is also trained to ride, no
allergies,
surgeries, fractures, injuries, or illnesses, is fairly flat soled so would
probably need shoes for regular work, can be girthy, likes people, good
manners, respects your space, good temperament, can be ridden today, knows
leads, likes to
work, easily trained, smart, good with other animals and
horses, good with farrier and vet/shots, loads, ties, cross ties, bathes,
lunges on line, comes when called, can catch in open field, high in pecking
order,
has been trail ridden and ridden in training level
dressage, sweet, excellent mover, donor is getting out of breeding and would
like her to find a great home, recommended for low level dressage, low level
jumping,
pleasure riding, hunt seat on the flat, western or English pleasure,
broodmare, has produced a premium rated filly for the ISR/Oldenburg N.A.
registry by the Oldenburg stallion Ideal
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Savannah: 1990 Appendix QH mare, 15.3 hands
(measured), bay,
located at SWAP HQ in West Union, WV, was the North
Carolina State Horse Show Reserve Champion in Dressage
and Combined Training in 2001, received 2nd
place in St. George's Quarters in Beginner Novice in
2003, also trained to 1st level dressage and shown at training level, no
injuries, illnesses, surgeries, or fractures, easy
keeper, likes people, good manners, respects your space,
can be ridden today, good temperament, very confident,
knows leads, likes to work, smart, good with other horses,
a child could handle, a somewhat experienced child
could ride, will stand still with a beginner rider on (does
not misbehave), good with farrier and vet/shots,
loads, ties, cross ties, clips, bathes, good alone,
quiet in stall, lunges on line, comes when called, can
catch in open field, high in pecking order, recommended for low
level dressage, 4-H, pleasure riding, hunt seat on the
flat, western or English pleasure, donated
because rider is moving up the levels and wants her to
have a great home and a job
Savannah has been adopted by Anita Myers of Ohio as a pleasure and trail
mount. She came to ride Savannah and it was love at first sight.
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Nestle Quick aka Madison: 1998 registered Anglo
Trakehner mare, reg# ORB-B-M1523, by Pennant (reg#
OSB-A-S251) and out of Anad (Jockey Club reg#
9324367), dark bay, 15.3 hands, located at SWAP HQ in West Union, WV, started under
saddle in 2004 and did some pre green hunter/jumper
shows (2 foot jumps) and won her undersaddle and in hand classes, has done
consistent flat work for the past year, totally sound,
calm, confident, no known allergies, surgeries, fractures, illnesses, or
injuries beyond a sore neck over a year ago (made full
recovery), needs an experienced handler and rider, last ridden in
December, knows leads, likes to jump, easily trained,
very smart, good with other horses as long as she's not the alpha, good with
farrier
and vet, ties, cross ties, quiet in stall, lunges on
line, high in pecking order, good mover, good conformation, sensitive mouth,
great brakes, respects a firm
handler but
just too much horse for the donor, great prospect for hunter/jumper, eventing, dressage,
etc., riding and jumping video is on her page
Madison has
been adopted by the James family of PA for their daughter Sam to show in
hunter/jumpers. Sam has been showing her SWAP horse Adam for the past
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Best of 2011
-Foster Mom of the Year, Lydia
Millner, we didn’t have
a lot of horses in foster homes this year but Lydia was so
different from most fosters who want a certain horse or a
certain capability and only want it for the summer. Lydia
called and offered to help by taking any horse for the
winter, now that is a foster mom that all programs dream
about having. Someone who is more concerned about helping
any horse in need than thinking of themselves she even paid
to ship him to her place, what selfless devotion to helping
a horse that would have never had a chance without us and
her. Lydia is fostering Aargon for the winter and is
focusing on helping him become an even better horse, he’s
not just going there and sitting in a field, she’s handling
him every day and this will end up really helping this horse
find a great home and help him be success in that home. I
would give my right arm to have more fosters like her.
-Adopter Update of the Year, Pony
Pastures along with
all their students that are our adopters!! What can you say,
with all their SWAP horses and many of their students with
our horses and all the pictures we get all through the year
on facebook… we have no doubt what a great home they are all
in. Nothing like constant updates, we love it and the
pictures of the kids and horses are priceless. We are so
thrilled to have found Pony Pastures, they have become a
SWAP East helping us find horses homes and putting the word
out about our work. What great adopters, every one of them.
-Best All Around Volunteer,
Ellen Mitchell, Esq.…. Anyone who will drive 12 hours
one way about every 3 months to spend a weekend to clean
stalls and troughs and sit all day helping with inventory in
the SWAP store, plus donating funds to the feed fund,
donating stuff for the SWAP store, donating her legal
expertise on different issues deserves much more than this
recognition. Ellen has gone above and beyond the call of
duty and asks nothing in return but the chance to help a
horse in need. We are so praying to keep her around for a
long time and begging for more like her this year!!
-Best Fund Raisers of the Year,
Delaware Harness Racing Golf Tournament for SWAP, the
Ring Raffle Sponsored by Faye York and The Donor Challenge
by Sherry Galt and all the donors that accepted her
challenge. We can thank these three fund raisers for our
continued existence. The golf tournament paid for all of our
hay, the Ring Raffle paid the farm mortgage for 10 months
and the Challenge continues to help us pay for feed, farrier,
vet and monthly expenses. Shew, what do you say to people
that saved your life and the lives of so many animals that
we helped this year and the years to come. Reminds us all to
have the faith of a child that there are good people out
there that really care and when help is so badly needed,
help comes when you’re heart and work is in the right place.
-Best All Around Supporters:
We had so many that helped this year that its hard to pick
out of handful but Dale Ames, David Ferrell, Jim Gerchow,
Chip Copper, George & Tina Dennis along with so many from
Delaware Harness Racing, Faye York, Sherry Galt, Carole and
Clint Wade, Peggy Breakiron, Gene Swansey, Sara Gauer,
Kaitlyn Snodgrass, Diana Greenhalgh, Donna Moore, McKinzi
Straub, the Swisher Family that brings us all our hay,
Foster Feeds, all those transporters that kept our horses
safe on the road …..these folks have made all the difference
in the world in the programs operation...
-Donor of the Year, Quang Hua and
Vietopia Restaurant of Houston
bought $5000. worth of raffle
tickets for the ring raffle… no matter how hard I wished
they would have won, they didn’t and I was heartbroken but
they made the ring raffle a success and kept the farm
running for another year. Wishing we could do something
special for so many that have given so much in money and
time.
-Presidents Award, Diana
Greenhalgh, Years of
working at Second Wind, doing whatever needed to be done for
over 11 years now but this year with Celeitas injury Diana
was at the farm every day to make sure the horses were cared
for, she was the one that came daily to pack and wrap
Sonny’s feet, cleaning up after dogs and doing all the
things that Celeita could not do for over 3 months, she was
the one that covered the operation when Celeita had to have
surgery or be gone all day at the VA hospital. There is no
way we could have ever paid her for her time, gas money and
for all the work she did this year. It was a hard year on
everyone, the volunteers were tired and worn out with
Celeita’s injury it put a strain on the whole operation,
many just stopped coming to help. Diana was the only one
coming to help consistently even when Celeita was begging
for help from anyone. The program and the critters owe her
so much, so much more than we’ve ever been able to give her
for her devotion and dedication to the animals in our care.
-Life Time Achievement, Rhonda
Ross was a longtime
friend, adopter and supporter of Second Wind. She spent a
lifetime of loving horses but her life was shortened from
diabetes, which first took her sight, then took her kidney
of which she got a transplant. She always talked about SWAP
to her family and friends, she had dreams of being a
professional horse woman and dreams of showing and
competing, even dreams of doing what we do here at SWAP.
Unfortunately all those things had to be put aside for
Rhonda to fight for her life, which she did for many years
and then her poor heart could not handle all the stress any
more. Rhonda was really an inspiration because she took
great care of 2 SWAP horses, riding both as well, proving a
good relationship with a horse and respect will compensate
for strength in the rider. I saw her ride the first time,
already legally blind and had already had the transplant. It
was one of those times when you think, I have no excuses, if
she can ride that well, I should be able to do anything. She
was riding horses that many able bodied riders could not,
she showed us anything is possible, it just depends on how
badly you want it and she wanted to ride badly. Rhonda lost
her battle this year and sent all her horses to SWAP plus
told her family she wanted all her horse stuff to come to
us. Even in her death she was thinking about helping horses.
She was a precious delicate gift to horses and to us, she is
so desperately missed by all who knew her.
-Most Dedicated Vet, Dr. Shannon
Loomis along with Marla, her vet tech..
this year was such a tough year
for Second Wind, we had to put down more animals in one year
than all the past 15 years total. Dr Loomis and Marla helped
us make good decisions about animals in pain and about our
toughest welfare decisions because we never got into
horse/dog adoption to put animals down. When you have feet
and legs falling apart, illness so bad that the horse is
hurting itself, legs breaking down so badly that it takes 4
people to trim the horse, horses sloughing their hooves from
poor care, excessive seizures that we could not stop, then
we are forced to consider what is humane. We expect people
to dump horses here when they don’t want to put them down,
and when they are old and lame, when they have not been fed
or cared for but its never easy when we can’t fix the
problem or help them. We’ve realized that ending the pain,
pain we never caused is the most humane thing we can do. To
be there for them, to put them down where they were loved
and cared for, to do it humanely with lethal injection and
bury on the farm is the best answer. Shannon, Marla and
Audubon always handled these animals with care and
compassion and they were there for the SWAP staff, knowing
how painful those decisions are to us. Many of them we had
had in the program for many years, following them through
years of homes and then allowing some of them to live out
any good life they had left in the Old Timers Sanctuary
until they were in so much pain and could barely walk or
barely get up. We hate the whole thing but as a rescue we
have to find a way to give horses relief, relief from past
injuries, from serious illness, from damage done from past
owners. We are always attacked for all our decisions,
regardless, attacked by people who think we should put the
horse down at the first sign of an issue and also attacked
by those who feel that you never put any horse down
regardless, that they should always die on their own from
natural causes so the attacks and outside opinions make
things even worse and its already a very painful situation
because we love the animal. Dr. Loomis made this so much
easier, reminding us that quality of life is a major
consideration, as is the horses safety and survival. I know
I will think of these animals for the rest of my life, but I
know we made the right decisions for each with the knowledge
and experience of our veterinary team.
-Directors Award, Michael
Asthalter, Michael has
been a long time friend to SWAP as an adopter, donor,
foster, transporter, advisor and even checking out new homes
when he delivered horses to their home but this year he
returned to Germany because of the limited opportunities in
the horse industry in the US. The decision all started with
the death of his beloved wife Zorana Ristic, a veterinarian
that always gave us free advice and supported our operation
completely for many years. We miss Michael and it was a huge
loss to SWAP, he was a meticulous transporter and worker,
his knowledge of horses is unmatched and being German he was
always kind but always honest, even when it was something we
didn’t want to hear. We hope that his home land will give
him all the opportunities for great work that he longs for.
-Vice Presidents Award, Alan Macy
in Indiana, We all
lost a great animal advocate when we lost Alan Macy to
cancer. He and Angie have been adopters, volunteers,
fosters, rescue assistance and emergency transport for
Second Wind since the late 1990’s while helping Angie care
for their 20 + equine, dog and cat family and two kids. Alan
was what most horse women would call a loveable puppy dog,
he was always ready to do whatever was needed to be done and
had the patience of a saint. He was a good man, husband,
father and animal lover. This is a small tribute to his
years of selfless work to help animals and care for animals.
Sorely missed does not describe the huge loss to the animals
and to his family.
-Most Dedicated Riders, McKinzi
Staub and Donna Moore,
what a year we had, seems like
every horse came to us untrained, unhandled, crazy from
mishandling, uncastrated, completely herd bound. At times I
was starting to think I was getting too old to take the
really hard rescues. None were completely starved but all of
them needed training. McKinzi and Donna were ready to take
on any problem they had, from mounting issues to just never
being trained or handled. They were becoming old pros at
putting new horses under saddle and most of the horses we
found homes for this year was because we had these two
ladies and their gentling talents to bring horses along so
they could be adopted and be successful in the home. Donna
brought McKinzi on board and McKinzi brought her college
church group to volunteer as well so they are much more than
a couple of riders/trainers… they are two caring young
ladies who really want to help animals. Kudos!
-8 years of Service, Aldine Hart...
Wow!! What a work history. For many years Aldine was the
barn and farm manger, then he retired but has continued to
help us with farm maintenance, building, fixing, mowing,
weed eating, fence repairs and walking the miles of fence
lines, helping us stay up on stalls and even horse care on
occasion. He’s been a trooper for so many years and such a
great dedicated, honest worker that always does his best
work.
-Adopter of the Year, Dr. Sherry
Galt of TX, at first
we thought Sherry was going to be just another great
adopter, keeping her horse beautiful, good about doing her
updates, then she was given a professional award and she
could either take a donation to a program of her choice or
take an extended vacation in the Bahamas. She had her award
sent to us. She always got our newsletter and stayed in
touch when we started struggling because of the economy
Sherry’s challenge kicked in, getting several others
donating monthly to the mission to match her donation, she
also put $3500. Into our feed fund this winter, nearly
paying our winter feed bill for the horses. How do you ever
pay someone back for that kind of support and how do you
thank them? We have no clue but she is certainly adopter and
donor of the year all in one. She deserves so much more.
We’ve seen some real heroes step forward this year and make
a big difference in the horses lives and we have all been
sleeping much better, not having a fret over feed and care
for the horses. Outstanding dedication to helping the ones
who cannot help themselves. Bravo!!
-Groom of the Year, Sara Gouer,
Our bathing, clipping,
grooming, spit shining geru... she goes all day taking
horses to the wash stall making them all looking marvelous!
We’ve not found anyone who enjoys this more and does quite
the job she does when it comes to spit shining up a dog or
horse. The animals love her for it too.
-Animals Best Friend, Jean Kruse
of WV Jean runs our
county Spay Neuter Program, of which all the SWAP small
animals went to but she has been instrumental in helping
dogs and cats that need help…. even horses too, does
transports, pick ups, placements, tracking down
abandoned/stranded animals and dogs that have landed in
shelters by mistake, takes in animals and finds them homes,
helps us get our dogs placed into homes too, she is an
animal’s best friend for sure and its so nice to finally see
someone in our own county step up and do something for
animals besides us and Donna Francisco!
-Adopters with the Best Horse
Pictures: Amanda Rockower with Fior in PA, The Stouts with
Ebony in WV, The Riehl’s with Banner in Indiana, Betsy
Bailey and the Bailey family with Classy and Mistral in VA,
Marissa St. Clair with Melody and LilBit in Maryland, Morgan
Crabbs with Ren and several SWAP horses in Maryland,
Alexandra with Zahara in Florida, Kim Stark with Country
Lane in Oklahoma, Wendal and his human family in Arkansas
and Pat Pape in Texas.
This is always a hard choice, all
these folks send the best pictures of them and their horses,
when things are hard here and we’re really struggling, we
turn to these pictures as a critical reminder as to why we
work so hard for no money, why we struggle, why we continue
even though we have sleepless nights worrying over horses,
why we ignore the BS on the forums being written by people
we helped put in jail for horrific neglect or people that
abused their horses and even the ones we didn’t approve
their applications for dishonesty or extreme selfishness…
these pictures serve such an important purpose to us, not
only in fulfilling the adoption contract and letting us now
the horse is safe but also that all important reminder that
some people do really care and it’s so badly needed.
-Biggest Transformation in Horses:
You expect rescues to
go through a huge transformation, certainly Aargon
comes to mind, going from a dangerous jerk to a sweet easy
going confident pony in training but also watching Morgan
Crabbs and Ren go from a well cared for TB with a
wonderful beginning to a big beefy competitor jumping big in
big shows was a sight to see. Also Cortez has turned
into a fit, capable lesson and dressage horse in the hands
of Andra Constantin and Carol Popp in CT, Rocky
is another in CT that is looking wonderful and coming along
so well with Lynda Morhardt. All very dedicated
people who take pride in how their horses look, knowing that
your horse is a reflection of you as a person.
-Best All Around Adopters: Carole
and Clint, The Wade Family of WV
adopted yet another horse this
year, all are always fat and shining, they have donated to
the mission, worked at the SWAP store building tables for
us, bought a ton of stuff from the SWAP store, volunteered,
bought calendars, offered transport help to volunteers and
to Celeita when she fractured her arm… the list goes on and
on as they are always looking for a way to help, this couple
is a dream come true to any program trying to get things
done with very little money.
-Adopters with the biggest hearts:
Nancy Trotter of GA, Micki Ollman of NC and Dana Limpert of
Maryland. Nancy and Micki
for adopting completely blind
horses just because they needed a home and they could give
them that home, this is the second year we’ve selected them
for this honor. Nancy has gone through a major injury with
Amber, a family move and even found a Donkey to be Ambers
buddy. Micki now runs a blind horse sanctuary in NC and
we’ve recommended several blind horses to her that she’s
accepted into her program. She even had our beloved 41 year
old Kochese a birthday party with local kids attending and
walked him in the local Christmas parade, she even went out
of her way to meet Kochese’s original owner who had him for
many many years but lost her home to foreclosure after a
major family illness. When a blind horse comes to you as a
rescue, it’s the biggest worry wondering if anyone will ever
adopt or if they will ever have a family of their own and
then you worry about them being neglected or abused… most
rescues just turn them away and many times It’s their last
chance. When such a needy horse finds a great home it is
really a gift from god. They will both tell you there is
nothing better than having an animal that needs you so much
and they realize what a gift to them that it really is to
have such horses in their lives. Dana Limpert adopted
Klack and is working to get his OCD removed as promised,
it took us 2 years to find someone that cared enough about
the horse to accept the challenge, amazing how many people
want something great for nothing, not Dana, she has no
expectations except to get him healthy and give him a
chance. You just do not find people with the spiritual and
personal strength and faith, courage and selflessness to
take on horses like this every day. It is truly commendable.
-Adopter that has learned the most
since adopting: Katharine Owens and Arab mare Melody of VA,
she adopted unhandled
10 month old SA Melody who came to us from a breeder that
was over breeding many years and then would send us 10 to 15
unhandled youngsters each year. Melody was lovely but needed
so much training…. Fast forward 11 years and they are
showing, competing and winning in halter, dressage and stock
seat show classes and Katharine is not a professional, she
paid a trainer, went to lessons, she got trained and got
Melody trained, it really shows that with the investment of
time and money and many years of dedication, everyone can
raise the horse of their dreams, no matter what their start
has been but it does not happen in a month and many times it
does not even happen in a year, slow and steady always wins
the race.
-SWAP horse that has lived the
most interesting life: Mikado and Revue,
Mikado was born in Ireland,
competed in eventing there, then imported to the US and
competed around NY and the east coast, then was adopted into
a home in Fairbanks, Alaska. That boy’s been around and his
personality is bigger than life. Revue was born in
Australia, competed there, went to Europe and was owned by
the FEI President, competed there, imported into the US and
competed here. Came to us as too much horse for an amateur
and not enough for a professional to win but to the surprise
of many we placed her with Rhonda Ross, a legally blind
rider who built a relationship with her and Revue would ride
her anywhere, we sadly lost Rhonda this year and Revue is
back with us looking for another home that will give her the
time she needs to establish a relationship with in order to
see the best of her abilities.
Thank you all for a super year.
Without you, SWAP today would just be a memory of the past.
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