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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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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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The Stable Ledger
          
"As I grow older, I pay less attention
to what men say.
I just watch what they do." Andrew
Carnegie
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Challenge, Receipts Page, Interactive Calendar for
Volunteers/Visitors, Recent Purchases, Recent Training, Thor
Pending Adoption, Gold Sponsor Advertising Perks, SWAP Store &
Delaware Golf! |
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RECENT PURCHASES FOR THE HORSES.... THANK YOU ALL!!
350 GALLON TANK
NEW BARN FAN
THE BARN HALF FULL OF HAY .. TAKEN IN JULY, NEARLY
FULL OF WINTER HAY TODAY.
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WHAT ITS ALL ABOUT....
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THOR AND HIS NEW ADOPTER
SWAP HORSE & 2 STAR EVENTER IDGY IN AN EVENT WITH HIS
OHIO ADOPTER RISTEN KELLY
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6 accept the annual challenge from Sherry Galt of TX
and she even matches David's pledge!
Sherry's going up to 300. a month, matching David
Ferrell's pledge, all we need is a total of 10 people
pledging 50.00 each. We now have 6 pledgers, several
have already sent in their first month pledges!
Looking for at least 4 more pledgers.
Gene Swanzy
of GA has pledged $50. for a year.
Kathy Skoza,
of ILL, pledged 50.00 for a year. Says she's thankful
for the home we found for her boy JoJo.
Arlene Pannullo
and her SWAP horse Clover of NJ pledged 50.00. for a
year. Arlene said she would not have Clover if it had
not been fur SWAP.
SWAP adopter of two lovely Nakota's, Cash and lil
Cash, Lyla Correoso-Thomas of NY pledged 50.00
for a year.
David Ferrell of VA promised $300. a month for
the next year and he sent two months in advance. Thank
you David for your continued support!
Ellen Mitchell
of NY promised $50. per month to accept Sherry's
challenge. Ellen is our new volunteer fund raising
director.... proof that you can live 12 hours away and
still help horses at SWAP.
Any one else able to accept this wonderful challenge?
THE CHALLENGE
"OK cowgirls and cowboys! I have a challenge! I will
pledge $50/month for 1 year. For every person who
matches that I will increase my pledge by $25/mo to a
max of $250/month. $50/month is not much when you
consider the good that is done with it. It will be
such a loss if Second Wind collapses. There just isn't
much out there these days and no on e is starting
rescues. Lets help keep a known success working!"
Thanks Sherry Galt of Texas
Can anyone accept the challenge? If so, here's how to
help...SEND A CHECK OR DO A BANK TO BANK WIRE...OR
FEED FUND DONATIONS!
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Address:
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Crossed Sabers Stable
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RR 2 Box 24A Jockey Camp Road
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West Union, WV 26456
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make checks out to Second Wind Adoption Program
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Banking information for bank wires:
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Branch Banking and Trust (BB&T)
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Account Under: Second Wind Adoption Program
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Bank Routing number:
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Our Account Number:
Just give that information to your bank and they can
set up a monthly wire or a larger one time wire.
Feed Fund (for call in Credit card donations
We buy over $700. every two weeks for our horses and
dogs call 304-269-1333 and talk to Charlie and give
him your credit card information, we've used this for
a couple of years now and its always been very secure.
You can either send a check to Second Wind Adoption
Program or do a monthly automatic withdrawn from your
bank to our bank, which makes it very easy.
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DELAWARE HARNESS RACING BENEFIT GOLF TOURNAMENT
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"PLAY FOR THE PONIES"
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WYOMING, DE
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11:30 LUNCH & SIGN IN, 12:30 SHOT GUN START
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TONS OF PRIZES, AUCTIONS, LUNCH AND ALL FOR THE
HORSES AT SWAP!!!
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Crossed Sabers Stable
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Rt 2 Box 24A Jockey Camp Road
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West Union, West Virginia 26456
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secondwindadopt@aol.com
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www.crossedsabers.com
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304-873-3532
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click here for
our interactive
calendar..... volunteers can plug themselves into any
days weekends, or weeks... we'll need volunteers daily
for at least the next 8 to 12 weeks:
Help us keep the horses in the great care they have been
accustomed to or come in and help us get the SWAP store
all together, this sale will be critical for us to stay
open over the winter.
See all the wonderful horses here....
HORSES AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION
we are right in the middle of getting the SWAP store
together for a badly needed sale...
between the Delaware Golf Tournament SEP 30TH and
the SWAP sale SCHEDULED TO HAPPEN AS SOON AS WE GOT
EVERYTHING PHOTOGRAPHED AND DESCRIPTIONS PUT ON THE
WEBSITE.
We got our receipts page put together on the website so
each of you that donate can see where your money goes
to.... we've added the most recent vet, farrier,
deworming, feed and misc. repairs and purchases for the
horses and dogs... click on the link below... we have
receipts like this for the last 15 years and can produce
them at any time, one thing that has always been
consistent is that we feed good and the horses always
get all their vet care done....
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ARAGON PUT UNDER SADDLE
CASH GROWING UP AND LEARNING MORE
CLOUD PUT UNDER SADDLE AND ADOPTED
SUPER UNDER SADDLE
FERN UNDER SADDLE
ETHAN UNDER SADDLE
KLACK UNDER SADDLE
PATHFINDER UNDER SADDLE
FLY LEARNING MORE EVERY DAY |
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($1000. DONATION OR MORE)
GETS A YEAR LONG AD OF YOUR CHOICE ON CROSSEDSABERS.COM
ON THE BORDER WHICH GOES ON EVERY PAGE... HERE IS OUR
WEBSITE HITS FOR THE LAST 7 MONTHS!!
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Subject: "Starting a Rescue" Clinic this Weekend (Space Available)
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Crossed Sabers Stable
The Mountain State Horse School
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Clinic Announcement, Starting a Rescue
Clinic
The clinic is this weekend August 13 and
14th, 9am to 6pm Saturday and 9am to 4pm on
Sunday. The cost of attending is $120. (adopters
and the second person from any farm or family is
1/2 price). Price includes lunch both days and
overnight stay as room is available.
This clinic is compiled from 15 years of
adoption and rescue experience. Put together to
help keep new rescues from making mistakes made by
us and other rescues.
Items Covered in the classroom and in the
barn: Accepting horses and releases/donor forms, all
the administrative requirements for setting up a
rescue, the difference between a corporation, non
profit and not for profit, do you need a 501c3, how
to get a 501c3, types of 501c3's, state non profit
qualification, Record Keeping (financial and horse
records), filing systems for hard copies and
computer copies, organizing back up for horse
records, applications and agreements with donors and
adopters, screening adopters, what to accept and not
accept for horses, background checks & employment
checks, checking references, farm visits to
adopters, personnel structure of a rescue, managing
volunteers and interns, the database, office
equipment and barn equipment/barn and horse
supplies, initial evaluations on horses, rider
evaluations, training, managing riders, fund raising
and grants, deciding on the jobs that horses can do
(and stay sound for life), riding restrictions for
adopters and fosters, managing a foster, rehabbing
horses, matching up horses and riders, feet care,
feeding of a rescue or neglect case, feeding race
horses just off the track, daily schedule of the
barn, protecting horses in their homes and
protecting them for life, transporting safety,
deworming/shots/farrier schedule, legal and
accounting, developing a board of directors and
advisory board, managing farriers and vets, managing
logistics needs, developing a mission statement and
vision of the corporation, certifications and
ethics, managing your annual calendar, transitioning
a race horse, show horse, micro-managed horse or hot
house flower into a hardy keeper and independent
thinker that knows about the herd, being out and
making their own smart decisions (without killing or
hurting the horse), managing liabilities both on the
main farm and with fosters and other farms doing
your mission, burn out and customer service,
handling dishonesty with adopters/fosters/donors,
remembering who you work for (the horse) and
managing employees/volunteers.
MOST IMPORTANTLY ... that it is not a
popularity contest, you have to tell people no, call
the sheriff on them on neglect, testify against them
in neglect cases, you may stand up against
pro-slaughter and breach of contract cases and that
makes people mad. Plan to be the center of
conversation with all of those people on forums.
*lamenesses and traveling issues and horse
issues like soft and hard tissue injuries are
covered in the clinic 'Horse and Barn 101, 201, 301
Call or email now if you want to attend.
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bunk rooms as a first come first serve basis. One
room sleeps 6 and one sleeps 2, ladies from the
same family can double up in the bottom bunks and
we can sleep 12 total.
The MSHS Team
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Subject: Offering Training, Boarding, Lay-Ups, Rehab & Cinderella
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Training, Boarding, Lay Ups, Rehab and
Cinderella Make Overs being offered to the Public ...
Taking Stall reservations for fall and winter
Now too.
As an attempt to keep the farm running and
open for Second Wind we're expanding our services to
the public. We currently have 7 stalls open.
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20
to 60 minutes of work depending on the horse and
its needs, includes tacking up, untacking, cooling
out and grooming before and after, completed by a
professional trainer, can be in any discipline or
job including driving, 4 to 5 days per week.
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Professional Rehabilitation |
Got
a sick or unsound horse that needs more care than
you have time for. CSS and SWAP has been doing
rehab and getting horses sound and healthy for 15
years. This is what we are truly good at.
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$400. per month (check out the long list of
services included in this price, hand walking,
ESMT, Equi-Stim Electro Magnetic therapy, physical
therapy, hydro therapy, stall rest, leg
wrapping/feet packing, farrier trims, exercising
and conditioning, deworming, annual shots,
blanketing, grooming, turn out, hay and grain
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Retirement, Boarding and Lay Ups |
Click to see the services listed at Mountain State
Equine Retirement Center.
This
is a super service for someone who has a horse
with an injury that is paying board in the 500. to
2000. a month range, it will get your horse
healthy and save money while doing it.
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$300. per month (check out the long list of
services included in this price, farrier trims,
deworming, annual shots, blanketing, grooming,
turn out, bathing/clipping bridle path,hay and
grain daily, full board with a stall for every
horse), standing and holding your horse for the
vet and farrier, administering dewormer on
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Cinderella Make Over |
Do
you or your horse need a complete or partial
makeover in looks, temperament, condition,
training or in all areas? Have a rescue that is
unhealthy and starved? This program might be for
you. Can be used to focus strictly on the horse,
the horses owner or both together. 90 day program,
the owner comes at the end for a few weekends to
learn about the care and keeping the horse in
check.
Great for horses bought from brokers that are
skinny and sick, you can ship them right to us and
they will be healthy and ready for their home in
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$1100. for the full 90 days.
This includes board for your horse and
board for the owner (all the owner has to do is
cover their food). CSS can accept no more than 4
horses in this program at one time.
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We appreciate your business.
Please pass along to your horsey friends.
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Thank you from the crew at Crossed Sabers, The
Mountain State Horse School & SW
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Subject: Remembering the Military Horse This
Memorial Day
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This Holiday Weekend, while
your at the celebrations,
the parades, the national
cemeteries, even the
concerts remembering the
lost service members, those
who served and died keeping
our country free. The Army,
Navy, Air Force, Marines and
Coast Guard that
have sacrificed so much so
that we can enjoy all that
we call free...... Please
take a moment to remember
the military horse that has
served along side of our
military as an unsung hero.
3rd Infantry Caisson Platoon
sending a service member to
their final resting place
Riderless Horse, Sergeant
York during the funeral for
President Reagan
Throughout history Horses
have been beside us, giving
us strength in battle,
mobility, rest and
protection in battle.
Remember their gift of
freedom to this country.
Learn more about all the
jobs the horse has done in
battle, go to the link
below:
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Training 1918 WWI US
Army |
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Gallop Toward Recovery |
Sincerely,
Everyone from Crossed Sabers
Second Wind & the Mtn State
Horse School
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Thank you all for our
continued support to our
mission, to our horses. They
certainly deserve our care
and the homes we provide.
Lets not forget all those
who have served and died.
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Subject: Horse and Barn Clinic June 4th/5th, Volunteer Week this
Week, SWAP Update
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Upcoming Events from....
Crossed Sabers Stable
The Mountain State Horse School & Second
Wind Adoption Program, Inc.
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Dear Friends:
Two Events coming up, more clinics following
the Horse and Barn. We're looking for help
this week by anyone that has some time.
Don't forget the last call on the Ring Raffle
tickets
Still looking for donations of 'stuff' for the
SWAP Shop/Store... sale coming soon!
Still have many dogs and horses that need
homes, there is always a great special going
on, so check out the website
www.crossedsabers.com look under HORSES
AVAILABLE.
Belay, Mikado, Azzi, Charo, Lilly and Jasper
have all been adopted.
We got the vet care done on all the rescues
and the castration. YEA!! All the horses are
all up to date on all vet care now.
Saying Goodbye to Darby, Brioso and Tango, may
you rest in peace, thank you to the donors
and adopters who loved them for so long.
Special thank you to Juliet Wong and everyone
that helped make the 2nd Annual Overnight
Trail Ride a success. Thanks to all that came
and also to our farrier/ massage therapist
demonstrators. Thanks to all who made food
too. here is one of the nice trail shots
For those of you who have not met our most
recent Old Timers, here is Lexie and Sister,
they lost their long time home when their
owner in Lexington KY had to move into
assisted living. they are 10 and 12, here to
live out their life at SWAP HQ, they have been
here a couple of months and settling right in
to living with 6 other dogs
 Lexie
 Sister
Remember these dates:
Ring Raffle Drawing and our 15th Anniversary,
June 16th
Training 101 clinic July 9th & 10th
Race
Horse to Pleasure Horse clinic July 16th and
17th
Starting a Rescue Clinic August 13th and 14th
Delaware Harness Racing 4th Annual Play for
the Ponies Golf Tournament in Wyoming, DE,
September 30th
Fall
Trail Ride in October (date TBD)
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Volunteering Week This Week
We have a lot of work on the farm and really
need some help from someone who can help
with repairing fence, hanging feeders and
repairing boards in the stalls, cutting down
dead trees, too. We have a couple of stall
walls that horses have pushed out from the
base. Plus we are right at the time of year
where we are finishing up our hay from last
year and before first cutting so we like to
power wash the barn to do a good spring
cleaning. Anyone have any time this week?
We also badly need some good experienced
riders that have some training experience
and can stick to a horse that is learning.
And Stall cleaners... I know I know, its
never ending.
Event Info
5/30/2011 - 6/3/2011 (Monday through Friday)
If its really hot we will work in the cool
hours and if its cool, we'll work in the
middle of the day
Crossed Sabers Stable, RR 2 Box 24A Jockey
Camp Road, West Union, West Virginia 26456
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Horse and Barn Clinic
This is normally a several weekend clinic
but we are going to try to get through as
much as we can in one, we'll focus on the
objectives of the students. Here is the
normal subjects covered... a lot to cover in
2 days.
HORSE: Grooming, Daily Care, Feeding,
Farrier Care, Vet Care, Dental Care, First
Aid, Gaits, Parts Of A Horse, Measuring
Height/Weight, Exercise & Fitness, Horse
Breeds/Colors/Markings, Conformation,
Grooming & Clipping, Bathing, Exercise And
Fitness, Veterinary Care, Farrier Care,
Parts Of The Horse, Colors And Breeds,
Markings, Head Shapes, Tail And Mane Styles,
Gaits, Conformation, Parts Of The Foot,
Traveling Problems, Lamenesses, Shots And
Dental, Deworming, Feed, Hay And Water,
Handling And Managing Stress, Problem
Solving, Wrapping Legs And Tails, Skin Care
And First Aid, Signs Of A Sick Horse, Heart
Rate, Respiratory, Temperature, Hydration
Test, Gum Test, Measuring The Horse (Height
And Weight), String Test On Yearlings, Needs
Of The Horse, Humane Treatment and Welfare
FACILITIES & EQUIPMENT: Farm Management,
Training, Riding/Driving Disciplines,
Trailering, Stable Procedures, Safety And
Emergency Procedures, Risk Management, Tack,
Tack Selection & Fit, Equipment\ Natural &
Artificial Aids, Selecting A Horse, Business
Vs. Personal Ownership, Horse Ownership and
the Law, Levels Of Management, Choosing
Acreage, Designing A Layout, Barn location,
Barn Construction And Design/Layout Inside
And Out, Manure Pile Management, Other
Buildings, Machinery And Equipment, Fencing
For Training And Turn Out, Rings and Pasture
(riding/training vs fun/play), Pasture And
Hay Field Management, Water, Sanitation,
Fire Prevention, Daily Routines, Selecting a
Vet/Farrier/Dentist, Safety For Horse And
Rider/Handler, Liabilities for Land Owner &
Horse Owner, Directions and Emergency Phone
Number, Keeping Your Horse Safe and Sound
for Life.
BUSINESS: Management Plans, Record
Keeping, Buying And Selling Horses, Leasing,
Selecting a trainer, Business Vs. Personal
Ownership, Company Structure, Rehab/Rescue
and Welfare work.
Event Info
Saturday and Sunday, June 4th and 5th
Saturday 9am to 6pm Sunday 9am to 4pm
Crossed Sabers Stable, RR 2 Box 24A Jockey
Camp Road, West Union, West Virginia 26456
(there is room on the farm for students
attending)
Cost is $120. (includes lunch and all
materals), half price for adopters and for
the second person from a farm or family,
anyone under age 16 needs to be accompanied
by a parent also attending. Space available,
call 304-873-3532 or email
secondwindadopt@aol.com to reserve your
space.
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Save 10% on Adopting if you are military or a
veteran, all we need is a copy of your military ID or
your DD 214 (Happy Memorial Day, Thank you for your
Service!) |
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Subject: Adoption Dogs/Puppies still Needing Homes, all located
in Poolesville, Maryland
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Thanks to foster mom Amy Taggart, the 2 puppies that
are left and 2 older dogs are now with her in
Poolesville, Maryland... closer to many of our
potential adopters. Thank you Amy and the Taggart
Family for all the help and thanks to Vicki Claybaugh
& hubby for giving Lilly and Jasper a home!
Anyone have space for some great dogs? Email
secondwindadopt@aol.com or Amy at
amytaggart5688@hotmail.com to see the dogs. There
is a short dog application that is very easy to fill
out and I can email that to you.
Here are the two puppies (one male and one female,
Duchess and Boo Boo) that need a great home! Lets get
these guys into great homes before Amy is burnt out as
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 Duchess,
fixed female mix, beautiful brindle, housebroken,
has her shots, friendly, good with dogs and cats,
does well with kids and visitors, stays home with
the wireless fencing, does not chase horses.
 Boo
Boo, shepherd mix male, probably 2 or 3 years old,
fixed, has his shots, healthy, house trained,
smart, loves kids, great with other dogs/cats,
does well with the wireless fencing, friendly,
good with visitors, been learning some agility and
doing well at it, does not chase horses.
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puppies (1 male and 1 female, pictured above, the
male is on the left and the female is on the
right, all look like short hair Collie's), all
sweet and learning about house training now. Look
to be about 8 to 10 weeks old. They were all
dumped at our barn. They are a sponge right now
and ready to learn, this is the best time to teach
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Subject: Happy Endings, Horses in Their Homes, Driving Clinic &
Help Needed
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Crossed Sabers, Second Wind & Horse School News
Happy Endings Picture Album...
Adopters With Their Horses
(June Updates Coming Up Soon)
Please help the horses in need today! |
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Dear Friends:
THE HORSES NEED YOU TODAY
I know you all are sick of me asking for help
but we still need to raise funds for feed and
the new rescues we've just taken in AND WE
CAN'T DO THIS WITHOUT EACH OF YOU. I know we
can do a great job with them if we can get a
push from our supporters. Here's a breakdown
of what we need:
$900. for feed (call Charlie at Foster Feeds
at 304-269-1333 to give a secure credit card
donation to the SWAP feed fund)
$300. 2 castrations for the rescues (call
Audubon Vet Hospital at 304-842-4836 to make a
credit card donation for Crossed Sabers and
Second Wind Adoption Program)
$85. farm call
$100. 2 neutoring of male dog rescues with the
spay neuter program for Doddridge County
$500. shots/coggins for the 4 rescues
$1885. total needed this week
If you can, please donate today, we'd like to
call the vet on Monday and Feed comes
Thursday. Its just one call to either our feed
store or our vet.
UPDATE ON DRIVING CLINIC APRIL 30TH
With the gas prices the way they are today,
we've decided to change the driving clinic to
one day on Saturday April 30th and we've moved
the location to the former Salem Int'l
University Equestrian Department, now
Winddrinker Farm (
www.winddrinker.com). So the entire clinic
will be in indoor.
The cost is $120. per person, half price for
the SWAP adopters, half price for the second
person from a family and half price for the
second person from a farm/horse business. That
includes hand outs, all the instruction and
Lunch.
The class will start at 9am and go until at
least 6pm, everyone will get a chance to
drive, the class will review types of
vehicles, driving jobs, showing, teaching a
horse to drive, harnessing up and driving.
We'll be using one axile vehicle, a regular
single harness with breast collar and a quick
hitch harness with a harness racing jog cart
(like what is shown above). Don't bring your
horse to this clinic, with only one day you
can not teach a horse to drive but we'll be
able to show you how to go home and teach your
own horse. We have two instructors that bring
lots of experience to the class.
To register please call 304-873-3532 or email
secondwindadopt@aol.com with your name,
phone number and email address, then mail in
half the registration fee to Second Wind
Adoption Program at RR 2 Box 24A Jockey Camp
Road, West Union, West Virginia 26456. We need
at least 6 students to have the clinic.
Directions To Winddrinker Farm:
From Clarksburg and I-79 (exit 119), go
west on Rt. 50 until the first Salem exit
(about 15 to 20 miles from I-79), follow that
road until you get to hard right turn, take a
left off the main road onto South Street (this
turn goes over the hill at the IGA grocery
store, so if you pass it you've gone too far).
Follow that road for several miles, you'll
pass the NAPA Parts store and Laundrymat on
the left, then cross a bridge and follow that
road, South St. turns into Patterson Fork
Road, which is a country road, you'll pass
Buffalo Creek Road on right and then Halls Run
Road on left, then turn right onto Greenbrier
Road, follow the road down the hill and start
looking for the equestrian facility on the
right. There is a stone wall and metal gate in
front
From Parkersburg and I-77 (7th
Street and Rt 50 exit), go east on Rt 50
until the first Salem exit, right turn off Rt
50 (about 60 miles from I-77), follow the road
until you get into town, go to the IGA store
and turn right in front of the store onto
Mechanics Ave. Mechanics Ave. turns into South
Street right beside the IGA grocery Store, (if
you pass the grocery store and take that hard
left, you've gone too far and missed the
road).
Follow that road for several miles, you'll
pass the NAPA Parts store and Laundrymat on
the left, then cross a bridge and follow that
road, South St. turns into Patterson Fork
Road, which is a country road, you'll pass
Buffalo Creek Road on right and then Halls Run
Road on left, then turn right onto Greenbrier
Road, follow the road down the hill and start
looking for the equestrian facility on the
right. There is a stone wall and metal gate in
front.
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Rt 2 Box 24A Jockey Camp Rd
West Union, West Virginia 26456
304-873-3532
secondwindadopt@aol.com
www.crossedsabers.com
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HORSES IN THEIR HOMES
LORI AND IRISH CREAM
We just updated the Happy Endings
2011 page on the website and we wanted you
to see all the recent pictures of the
horses in their homes.
We really needed some motivation
right now to keep us going and we hope
these pictures of Happy Endings brightens
your day too.
This is why we do this work...
here's just a taste of what you'll
see...
Artax and Ren with Mel, Morgan and
friends showing off their recent
winnings
40 year old and blind Kochese with his BFF
in NC with Micki (love the pink boots)
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Don't Quit...
from the International Life School
click here to see the don't quit video
When things go wrong, as they sometimes
will,
When the road you're trudging seems all
uphill,
When the funds are low and the debts are
high,
And you want to smile, but you have to
sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit,
Rest, if you must, but don't you quit.
Life is queer with its twists and turns,
As every one of us sometimes learns,
And many a failure turns about,
When he might have won had he stuck it
out;
Don't give up though the pace seems
slow--
You may succeed with another blow.
Often the goal is nearer than,
It seems to a faint and faltering man,
Often the struggler has given up,
When he might have captured the victor's
cup,
And he learned too late when the night
slipped down,
How close he was to the golden crown.
Success is failure turned inside out--
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt,
And you never can tell how close you
are,
It may be near when it seems so far,
So stick to the fight when you're
hardest hit--
It's when things seem worst that you
must not quit.
- Author unknown
we needed some inspiration today, hope
you did too!!
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Thank you for all the pictures and
updates, we love seeing the SWAP horses in
their homes, it keeps us motivated because
we get to see our hopes and dreams that have
become reality... the homes that mean so
much to our horses. Trust me, we really need
this motivation at times too. Adopters,
don't
forget the annual updates in June, we love
hearing from you! We have the best adopters
in the world, thank you for all you do!
Sincerely,
Everyone at Crossed Sabers,
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Easter Adoption Special going on now, please pass on
to your friends if they are looking for a horse, we
desperately need to get some horses and dogs adopted.
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Subject: Overnight Trail Ride To Benefit Second Wind May 14th &
15th!
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Crossed Sabers Stable
Mane Events Announcement
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Saturday & Sunday May 14th & 15th is a Benefit
Trail Ride for Second Wind in Lewis County, WV
(Exit 91 off I-79, not far from Weston, WV and
Stonewall Jackson Resort, Bob Myers Farm,
Pointview road in Walkersville, Wv 26447)
Ride is $15. a rider, $5. non rider, will be
a 3.5 hour ride both days
Equine Farrier and Sports Massage Demonstrations
Tack Auction
Overnight Camping
Bake Sale
Dinner Provided
Door Prizes
Pony Rides for the Kids: Dollar Bills Required
RSVP Required: 304-452-8559 / 304-478-6072 /
304-873-3532 or email
secondwindadopt@aol.com
Bring The Family
Register starting
at 10:30am, Trail Ride Start 11:30 am
Great Prizes....a
super prize for the person that brings the most
riders with them and an amazing prize for the
person that raises funds or brings with them the
biggest donation for SWAP!
Directions:
From I-79 Take
exit Roanoke exit 91.
Turn onto US-19
South toward Stonewall resort
Drive about 10
mi.s
Turn Right onto
Walkersville Rd. (right before Old BP gas
station)
Drive about 3
mi.
Turn Left onto
Abrams Run Rd.
Drive 2.5 mi.
Turn right onto Point View Rd.
You have arrived
at destination park in field on the Left.
From 33
Turn onto
Georgetown Rd.
Drive to the End
of it.
Turn Left onto
US-19 South.
Drive 2-3 Miles
Turn Right onto
Walkersville Rd
Turn Left onto
Abrams Run.
2.5 mi.
Turn Right onto
Point View Rd.
Park in field on
Left.
SWAP Volunteers
plan to be there in force, we hope to see all
our friends and supporters. Come out for a fun
Day!
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Weekend Auction Coming Soon, Keep Watching
for Our Emails!
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Don't forget to make your holiday orders now
of the Second Wind Wines. Will be a
wonderful choice for Mothers and Fathers
Day, Plus Memorial Day Celebrations!
Wonderful Chilean and Spanish wines with
SWAP labels, all profits go to the horses at
SWAP. These wines are organic, vegan and no
sulfates (which means no headache or
hangover the next day).
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Please forward to your horsey friends!
Sincerely,
Celeita
Kramer
President,
The Mountain State Horse School and Second Wind
Adoption Program, Inc.
Rt 2 Box
24A Jockey Camp Road, West Union, West Virginia
26456
304-873-3532
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Subject: Do You Have Horse Problems? Our Clinics are for you!
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The Stable Ledger
March 2011
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Clinics here at Crossed Sabers & The
Mountain State Horse School are 1/2 Price to
all Adopters and Free to all SWAP
Volunteers!!
All 2 day clinics are only $120.
(which includes lunch
both days and a room on the farm to
sleep over). First come first serve on the
room.
All SWAP adopters only pay $60.
Second Persons from the same family
are half price! Follow on attendees from the
same rescue or company are half price too!
All Clinics are both Saturday, 9am
to 6pm
Sunday, 9am to 4pm
Who Should Attend:
Clinics are for anyone age 16 and up
Anyone who wants to learn more about
their horses
Anyone who has never had any formal
training but may have had horses for many
years
Anyone who wants to learn about
training or driving
Anyone who wants to learn about
taking the best pictures of your pets so
that they will have a better chance of
getting adopted.
Anyone who wants to start a rescue
or anyone running a rescue that wants to
learn more from a program who has been doing
rescue for over 13 years.
Anyone who has rescued a horse and
wants to get them healthy and fit without
hurting them!
Anyone who wants to have a better
relationship with their horse.
Anyone who wants to understand why
horses do what they do.
Anyone who wants to build trust and
respect with their equine friend.
Please pass along to anyone who is
new into horses or who needs some formal
training or needs to learn more about their
horses!!
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Remember these Dates and Sign up Now for
Your Clinics!
1.
Training Clinic: Training 101 Saturday
July 9th 9am - 6pm & Sunday July
10th,
9am - 4pm (even if you've had
horses for 30 years we promise you'll
learn something new in this clinic).
2. Driving Clinic, Saturday April 30th
9am - 6pm & Sunday May 1st, 9am - 4pm
(for all those who have been wanting to
learn to drive)
3. Horse
and Barn Clinic, Saturday June 4th 9am -
6pm - Sunday June 5th, 9am - 4pm
(you'll be amazed just how much you
didn't know until you attend this
clinic)
4. Brock
Griffith Training Clinic for SWAP
(Saturday June 25th, at SIU's former
Equestrian Facility now Winddrinker
Breeding Farm), this clinic is $165.
(see our website for details under MANE
EVENTS, Brock was made famous by winning
several mustang challenges)
5. Race
Horse to Pleasure Riding Horse for both
thoroughbreds and Standardbreds,
Saturday June 16th 9am - pm -
6pm to Sunday June 17th 9am - 4pm
(can't get your thoroughbred to stop or
he won't walk and trot... got a
standardbred that won't canter or you
want to teach them to rack or maybe your
standardbred continues to move like a
driving horse, then this is your clinic)
6. Starting
a Rescue or Horse Welfare Organization,
Saturday August 13th 9am - 6pm and
Sunday August 14th 9am - 4pm
(everything you ever wanted to know
about getting established and all the
mistakes you don't want to make).
7.
Photographing your Horses and Pets for
your Home, Family and Rescue/Shelter,
also how to make a good video of your
pet for memories sake, for adoption or
sale, Saturday September 10th 9am - 6pm
to Sunday September 11th 9am - 4pm
(so many rescues and shelters badly need
this, get your babies into homes by
shooting better pictures and videos,
bring your digital camera!).
Hope to see all of you at one or more
of these events,
from everyone at Crossed Sabers Stable
The Mountain State Horse School
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About Us
Just in case you missed our annual review
video, here is a link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJfSK2tJYy8&feature=feedu |
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Subject: Cape Cod Cottage Auction Opening Price Lowered to $750.,
2 Weeks Still Available!
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2nd Annual Cape Cod Cottage Auction for a week
long vacation... taking bids Now!
Don't miss out on this super
vacation!!
Bidding Ends April 1st at 5pm
eastern time.
The winner has until the end of
April if they are the top bider.
Bidding starts at $750. (down from
$1000.) with a minimum rise of $50.
per bid (for example if the bid is $750.
then the next bid must be $800.)
All we need for a bid is your full
name, address, email address, phone number,
your current bid and max bid.
Bid NOW for a week long stay in a
West Falmouth Cape Cod Cottage right across
from the harbor shown below.
The cottage is owned by two of our
wonderful adopters who have offered it up
for a fund raiser and a super vacation for
some lucky family.
The cottage sleeps 8 people, the
week long stay is valued at $3500.
The weeks available are listed
below. The high bidder has the first pick of
weeks.
Bidding will start at $750.
(call 304-873-3532 or email
secondwindadopt@aol.com to bid)...
2, 7 day vacations available so the top two
bidders will get their pick of weeks.
several weeks are available (pick
from these dates...any week in June, 2 Weeks
in July and all of September, the top bidder
will get the first week choice and then the
second bidder will get the second choice of
weeks)
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The Mountain State Horse School and
Second Wind Adoption Program, Inc currently
has 21 horses in the program right now,
several more in the Old Timers Sanctuary and
4 dogs looking for their forever home,
several more in the Old Timers Sanctuary and
about 3 more horses scheduled to come in
very soon.
Some horses were neglected by their
past owners and brought to us by the
authorities, some abandoned, some ended up
here because of the economy, some were taken
from their adopter for neglect, some had a
loss of jobs and homes, some are race horses
and show horses that are wonderful horses
just needing a new home or a new job. All of
them just need a chance to be the horse of
your dreams, they just need love, care and
understanding.
Last year we placed 45 horses and 10
dogs into homes and accepted several more
into retirement.
Help us help these horses by
supporting our fund raisers or by opening up
your home and heart to one of our animals
looking for a home.
Please forward to anyone that you
think might be looking for a horse or a great
vacation opportunity!
"Where Dreams become Reality, See the
Vision, Live the Dream" Celebrating 15 years
of Service to Horses and the Horse
Industry, 1996 - 2010, Over 2000 Adoptions of
68 Different Breeds of Horses in 46 States and
Canada, Over 350 Dogs and Cats of all Breeds
in Loving Homes
Crossed Sabers Stable
The Mountain State Horse School and
Second Wind Adoption Program, Inc
Crossed Sabers International Life
School, Inc
Address: RR 2 Box 24A Jockey Camp
Road, West Union, WV 26456
Office: 304- 873-3532 Fax number:
304-873-1867 (call before faxing)
Website Link:
http://www.crossedsabers.com
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Subject: Doing Spring Cleaning? Consider Sending a Box or Trailer
full to SWAP
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The SWAP Shop and Store has been instrumental
in keeping things going on the farm, even when
horses were not being adopted. In those off
seasons and show times. Everyone is already
thinking of the riding season and has been
coming to the SWAP Store for their supplies,
Thank you! Our Stock of "Great Stuff" is
dwindling down and we need to stock back up,
so if you are cleaning up and cleaning up at
both your home and barn, consider sending a
few boxes to the SWAP Store.
We're accepting all sorts of things for
Horse and Home, new, lightly used or in good
condition... saddles (all types), tack,
bridles, breast collars, leads, halters,
blankets, rugs, boots, wraps, riding
clothes, riding boots, half pads, saddle
pads, girths/cinches, supplies and equipment
for the barn, heated buckets, carts,
carriages, harnesses, horse trailers, flat
beds, fly masks, saddle covers, tack boxes,
grooming equipment, all kinds of horse
equipment, show clothes, jumps, poles,
household goods, cars, kitchen wares,
appliances, collections, dog and pet
supplies, beds, clothes (suits, dress coats,
winter coats, evening dresses), Jewelry,
Artworks, Art. Anything that will sell
either on weekend sales or on line sales.
Mailing stuff is amazingly cheap and if its
something big that will help us raise a lot
of money for the horses and not days away,
well come and get it. Just call!
Send your stuff to Second Wind Adoption
Program, RR 2 Box 24A Jockey Camp Road, West
Union, West Virginia 26456, call
304-873-3532 or email
secondwindadopt@aol.com if you want us
to pick something up. All proceeds from the
SWAP Shop goes to help the horses and dogs
in our program or to keep the farm up and
running and safe for all the critters.
April we have our first big weekend sale so
try to have things here by the first week in
April. Thank you all your continued support
and thank you all again for helping on our
monthly feed fund raiser. With a feed room
full of feed and hay in the barn we can
focus on the horses and getting them trained
and into new homes.
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Sincerely,
Everyone at Crossed Sabers Stable & SWAP!
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The Stable Ledger
February 2011
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Mark your Calendars Now!
Check out all the great events happening this year
from over night trail rides to clinics (even a driving
clinic) to group trips to horse events and loads of
volunteer weekends, retreats and opportunities for
adopters to visit horses and volunteer!
Every event meant to help horses and help horse people
by raising funds to continue our mission and to
educate horse owners and adopters.
here is the Best Of 2010... so so many help us each
year and we would like to list them all... these are
just a few people who have made this past year very
special, to adopting out 50 horses and 10 dogs and
already 5 horses and several dogs already this year.
Plus another 30 some horses and 12 dogs in the
adoption program or sanctuary. Thank you all, our
wonderful adopters, donors supporters and volunteers
make our life much easier.
Best of 2010
-Foster of the Year, Dr. Angie Huffman (for
nearly two years of rehab for Dreamer, plus all the
financial help on his surgeries, you just do not find
a better foster mom for any horse, the walking horse
community does have some big hearted caring
individuals who love horses)
-Adopter Update of the Year, Pat Pape (every
year is a wonderful book of pictures & stories of Miss
Bee's life with Pat in Texas)
-Fund Raiser of the Year, Faye York (an amazing
force to reckon with, does it all from wreath and
jewelry making to baking to fund raisers, so glad she
is on our team!)
-Best All Around Volunteer, Kaitlyn Snodgrass
(will do anything we need and do it well, rides,
trains, cooks, cleans, clips dogs nails, cleans
stalls, you name it Kaitlyn has done it, anyone who is
lucky to get her as an employee will have a gem,
mature way beyond her years)
-Volunteers of the Year, Tom and Ruby Fleming
(fostering, farm repairs, helping on the farm, on line
ads, transports, feeding the crew, SWAP Shop set up
and sales... the list goes on... they do it all)
-Best Fund Raiser of the Year, Delaware Harness
Racing Golf Tournament for SWAP (this group of horse
lovers have been our savior for several years, we've
been able to continue to stay open and take horses all
winter because of their amazing work)
-Best All Around Supporters: Dale Ames, David
Ferrell, Jim Gerchow, Chip Cooper, George & Tina
Dennis, Faye York (these folks have made all the
difference in the world in the programs financial
picture... between 20 to 40 horses are well fed and
well cared for because of these supporters)
-Donor of the Year, Jodi James: Two great
horses came to us and boxes of wonderful donations for
the SWAP Sales... made a huge impact in our year)
-Presidents Award, McLain Ward, Erika McKeever &
Castle Hill Farm, Years of Support from everyone
at Castle Hill from sending horses to us for
placement, to tons of supplies/tack and years of
financial support. A group that does not have to care
so much about all horses but they do. We are their
biggest fans!
-Life Time Achievement, Howard Lewis, SWAP
donor, supporter and adopter not to mention Years of Dedication
to the Hunter Industry... a member of the National
Show Hunter Hall of Fame. Mr. Lewis is our hero!
-Most Talented Vet, Dr. Ron Thompson (for the 4
amazing surgeries that put rescue horse Dreamer back
together)
-Most Dedicated Vet, Dr. Kathy Eichelberger of
Roanoke, VA (for
all the work on the NC rescue, finding fosters,
picking up horses in NC and moving them to VA,
castrations and all the health care of these horses in
need, even helped us find one of the adopters, she's
been helping us with rescues for over 10 years now....
An outstanding example of what a great vet does for
animals and not for the money but to help)
-Directors Award, Foster Feeds (always here no
matter what the weather, we never have to worry about
not having our feed, plus they have made it so easy to
have our feed fund, we thank you!)
-Vice Presidents Award, Beth Dombrowsky & Maureen
Lee.... Always here to help us, whether its
fostering and tracking down help for our horses... we
are so lucky to have the worlds Best Directors!
-Most improved Rider, Sara Gouer, been riding
with us a year, ridden a lot of different horses and
with each one of them she becomes an even more
talented rider.
-10 years of Service, Diana Greenhalgh... Wow!!
What a volunteer and work history, Diana's been a huge
part of our mission for many of our years!
-Adopter of the Year, Angie Macy (a large
number of adoption horses and adoption dogs all well
cared for, she even sends in her annual updates,
active with all of them, even takes the time to
volunteer and do emergency transport when we need her,
been a huge part of this program since the very
beginning)
-Most Entertaining Volunteer/Foster Mom, Hilary
Hotpepper Heaster (what can we say, besides being
a wonderful adopter and foster, she keeps us all
laughing, like the ever ready bunny!)
-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!
-Animals Best Friend, Jo-Claire Corcoran (been
instrumental in helping horses and dogs that need
help, does transports, pick ups, placements and not
even really a volunteer, she just does it because she
loves animals!)
-Best All Around Foster Moms: Kathy Laughlin, Tom &
Ruby Fleming and Beth Dombrowsky (shew, talk about
making our life easier, did it all, cared for, rode,
trained, transported, did vet/farrier care, answered
adopters questions, prepped for their new home and the
horses always looked wonderful)
-Takes a Beating and Keeps on Ticking: Volunteer
Cat Yunque (at the barn and works hard every
weekend, makes a huge difference in the horses lives)
-Adopter with the Most & Best Horse Pictures: Pony
Pastures of Maryland (we've lost count as to how
many SWAP horses they have, then you add all the SWAP
horses with their riding students and its like SWAP
East.... Pictures of all the horses looking great and
doing wonderful things, Morgan, Mel and Chris are part
of the SWAP family)
-Most Unexpected Donor: The Millers, (the Amish
family that brought Super to us, when you care about a
horse, it does not matter where you come from and your
beliefs, you do what is best for the horse that you
love)
-Best All Around Adopters: The Runyon Family and
the Beauclair Family (adopted horses who are
always fat and shining, adopted dogs and donated to
the mission, it does not get better than this)
-Adopters with the biggest hearts: Nancy Trotter of
GA And Micki Ollman of NC for adopting completely
blind horses just because they needed a home and they
could give them that home. Selfless dedication to an
animal in need!
-Adopter that has learned the most since adopting:
Amy Wilhoit and Savannah (becoming a seasoned
horse woman, so proud!)
-SWAP horse that has lived the most interesting
life: Cody, traveled all over the US trail riding
and even has a book written about him, what a life.
Thank you all for a super year. Without you, SWAP
today would just be a memory of the past.
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Dear Friends of Crossed Sabers, the Mountain
State Horse School, Second Wind Adoption Program &
the International Life School:
Sorry its been so long, we've been working hard
here on the farm just to take care of the horses
and dogs during this tough winter. Its not been
without issues (electrical issues, water problems,
getting horses moved here and to their new homes,
issues with getting feed into the barn and now
we're dealing with horses going off their feed
because they aren't drinking their water and it
seems no matter what we do to the water, a couple
of them don't want to drink... arrrrgh). I'm
learning the hard way that I might be able to take
care of a barn full by myself in summer but that
is not the case in winter. I'm also realizing that
the bulk feed bin is becoming necessary as
handling 4 tons over the course of the month is
too much plus we need to do some serious work on
the electrical systems in the barn so that we can
have a water heater in every stall. The bulk feed
bin is going to be about $3500. and will pay for
itself in a year and the electrical work is going
to be $1800. from a recent estimate of the work. I
never thought we'd have 3 full months of hard
winter but I'm starting to think this will be the
flavor of things to come here and we need to be
ready for the horses to have what they need in
poor weather. Right now that money on top of
everything else looks nearly impossible but some
how we have to find a way to do it to be ready for
next winter.
The only blessings is that we've had plenty of
feed (thanks to all our supporters) and plenty of
hay and we had a fairly good winter for
adoptions. The feed fund has been a life saver,
one less thing to worry about, the donations and
the corporate matching programs have really helped
this winter.
Be sure to mark your calendars... we have an event
for everyone (more information is on the website
too)
February
Valentines Day Adoption Special
(Monday Feb 1st
until Monday Feb 14th)
SWAP Volunteer Team Meeting Feb 13th, 9:30 - 1pm
3rd Annual Cape Cod Cottage Auction (14 Feb - 1
March)
March:
St. Patrick's Day Adoption Special
(Saturday 12th March
until Sunday 20th March)
Spring Training of SWAP adoption horses (all
month)
Spring SWAP Shop Sale and Volunteer Weekend
(Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th)
DE Harness Racing Fund Raiser for SWAP (TBD)
April:
Training Clinic: Training 101 Saturday April 2nd
9am - 6pm & Sunday April 3rd, 9am - 4pm
Equine Affaire, Columbus, Ohio (Thursday 7th April
- Sunday 10th April)
Scioto Downs Races, Columbus, OH
Spring Training of SWAP adoption horses (all
month)
WV Horse Expo 16-18 April, Lewisburg, WV (not
until 2012)
Keeneland Spring Racing Meet, 8 - 29 April
International Life School Blessings to the Animals
& Pets (Saturday April 23rd)
Easter Adoption Special
(Monday April 18th -
Sunday April 24th)
Volunteer and Pick Your Adoption Horse Program
Driving Clinic, Saturday April 30th - Sunday May
1st, 9am - 4pm
May:
Select Summer Interns - May 1st
Driving Clinic, Saturday April 30th - Sunday May
1st, 9am - 4pm
Mother and Daughter Retreat and Getaway, Friday
evening May 6th - Sunday May 8th
Kentucky Derby, Louisville, KY, first Saturday in
May (May 7th)
Overnight SWAP Trail Ride, Saturday May 14th -
Sunday May 15th
USTA Driving School, Delaware OH (19 - 22 May)
Mother's Day Adoption Special (Monday May 2 -
Sunday May 8th)
Preakness Horse Racing (May 21st)
Spring Fling Adoption Special, Open House and Barn
Dance, Memorial Day Weekend, Professional
Photographer to do Pet and Horse photos for
owners/adopters, SWAP
family Homecoming (Friday May 27th - Monday May
30th)
Volunteer a week and Pick Your Adoption Horse
Program
June:
Horse and Barn Clinic, Saturday June 4th -
Sunday June 5th)
Horsemanship Day Camp, Monday June 6th - Sunday
June 12th
Ring Raffle Drawing, June 16th (our 15th
Anniversary)
Belmont Stakes (triple crown horse racing) (June
11th)
Brock Griffith Training Clinic for SWAP (Saturday
June 25th, at SIU's former Equestrian Facility now
Winddrinker Breeding Farm)
Father's Day Adoption Special
(Monday June 13th -
Sunday June 19th)
Volunteer a week and Pick Your Adoption Horse
Program
July:
Independence Day Adoption Special (TBA)
Harness Racing at Goshen, NY, 1 - 3 July
Texas Roadhouse, 4-T Arena Rodeo & SWAP Display,
Clarksburg, WV (Friday June 1st - Sunday June 3rd)
Merryl Lynch Grand Prix, Cleveland, Ohio
Race Horse to Pleasure Riding Horse for both
thoroughbreds and Standardbreds (Saturday June
16th - Sunday June 17th)
Adios Races- Grand Circuit, The Meadows, PA, 25
- 30 July
Summer Volunteer Weekend at SWAP HQ
Volunteer a week and Pick Your Adoption Horse
Program
August:
Labor Day Adoption Special
(TBA)
Selection of the Intern of the Year Scholarship
Winner
Volunteer a week and Pick Your Adoption Horse
Program
SWAP Golf Tournament WV (Saturday August 27th)
September:
Fall Adoption Special (TBD)
Operation Gelding, Sunday September 11th
Fall Volunteer Weekend at SWAP HQ, Sep 17 - 19
Little Brown Jug, Delaware, OH, 3rd Thursday, 18
-22 September
Red Mile Grand Circuit Racing, Lexington, KY Sep
29 - October 9th
Volunteer a week and Pick Your Adoption Horse
Program
October:
Fall Ride Sunday October 2nd
Quarter Horse Congress, Columbus, OH, 7 - 30
October
Penn National, Harrisburg, PA (hack, H/J,
roadster, saddlebred, 7 - 30 October
Washington Int'l Horse Show, Washington, DC, 25 -
30 October
Fairhill Int'l, Fairhill, MD (driving, eventing,
cdc, endurance), October 13 -16
Keeneland Fall Race Meet, 7 - 29 October
Capitol Challenge, October 3rd - 9th
Halloween Adoption Special (Monday October 24th
- Monday October 31st)
Volunteer a week and Pick Your Adoption Horse
Program
November:
Christmas Party and Open House, Saturday after
Thanksgiving (Saturday Nov 26th)
Deck the Stalls Wreath Sale
Noel's Home for the Holidays Adoption Special
Veteran's Day Open House and Volunteer Weekend,
Saturday November 12th - Sunday November 13th
December:
Deck the Stalls Wreath Sale (until Christmas)
Noel's Home for the Holidays Adoption Special
(all month)
Hope to see all of you at one or more of these
events,
Celeita Kramer
Owner, Crossed Sabers Stable
President, TMSHS & SWAP, Inc
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About Us
Just in case you missed our annual review video,
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15 Years Serving Horses, the Horse Industry and Horse
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