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ALSO PAY FOR ADOPTIONS AND PURCHASES THIS WAY!!
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Congrats to our President for the nomination and eventual induction to the
ROTC Hall of Fame at West Virginia State University, nominated by the former VP
of the University, the induction will take place at the Embassy Suites in
Charleston, WV October 14, 2010. A former military school, rich in a history of
national defense has only inducted just over 100 military retirees to its Hall
of Fame, many of them general officers. Congratulations on this huge honor.
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 are going to
set up a fan based page so everyone can be added. So sorry to the 200 + people
who have asked for a friendship.... we'll get our fan page up soon.
Benefit Wines is a unique online retail wine shop that partners with
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supporting their favorite cause. Cheers!
Raise $1000. for Second Wind
Adoption Program and have a 1 in 70 chance at a 15 carat Ruby/Diamond
Ring! ... mail donations to Rt. 2 Box 24A Jockey Camp Road, West Union,
WV 26456
The Wish List of Our Needs:
More than anything we need a large donation to help us pay off our farm, we just
owe 70k. With a farm paid for, we will never worry about the program and schools
closing.
We are looking for 2 to 3 people to do work in exchange for a place to live.
1. New or lightly
used truck and 3 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,
or Delaware.
3. New or Lightly
Used Farm utility vehicle (like a john deere gator), 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.
6. A volunteer or low cost
employee who can help us fix our
database that lists all adopters, donors, supporters and horses/dogs/cats
in the program.
7. Some sort of a cloth
facility like Cover-all or Farm-Tek
building to increase our abilities to be able to take more horses and
have an indoor area to work and train horses in winter, donated, grant or
partially donated. anywhere from 50 x 200 to 72 x 300.
8.
Monthly Sponsors for our light
use, elderly or retirement/sanctuary horses/dogs who's possibilities for
adoption are very low, ie. Orphy, Jelly Bean, Dixie, Allie, Kochese, Darlin, Mr.
Darcey, JoJo, Freckles, Lucy, Bandit, Max, etc.
9. Volunteers
to commit to doing one fund raiser for SWAP horses at your location during 2010,
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.
10 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 100 lbs of feed).
This is beautiful clean top soil. This offer will only last so long because we
will be leveling the manure pile this August when its dry enough to get a dozer
in there.
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 our cruelty case workers Tom and Ruby Fleming at
tomfleming64@cebridge.net or 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. 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.. Easy keepers may be round but it does not mean they are
healthy, most easy keepers need 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. 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 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.
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).
The Woman I will Be
- I shall wear diamonds and a wide brimmed
straw hat with ribbons and flowers on it
- And I shall spend my social security on
white wine and carrots
- And sit in the alley of my barn and listen
to my horses breathe.
- I will sneak out in the middle of a
summer's night And ride the dappled mare across the moonstruck meadow, if
my old bones will allow. and when people come to call, I will smile and
nod, As I walk them past the gardens to the barn And show, instead, the
flowers growing there
- In stalls fresh-lined with straw. I will
shovel and sweat and wear hay in my hair as if it were a jewel. And I will
be an embarrassment of all who look down on me Who have not yet found the
peace in being free To love a horse as a friend, a friend who waits at
midnight hour
- With muzzle and nicker and patient eyes For
the Woman I will be when I am old.
The perfect analogies for why we
have the life school tied into SWAP and animal welfare work:
"Everyone thought we took this
broken down horse and saved him but really he saved us"
Jockey Red Pollard from the
movie Seabiscuit
I rescued a
human today
Her eyes met mine as she
walked down the corridor peering apprehensively into the kennels. I felt her
need instantly and knew I had to help her. I wagged my tail, not too
exuberantly, so she wouldn't be afraid.
As she stopped at my kennel
I blocked her view from a little accident I had in the back of my cage. I didn't
want her to know that I hadn't been walked today. Sometimes the shelter keepers
get too busy and I didn't want her to think poorly of them.
As she read my kennel card
I hoped that she wouldn't feel sad about my past. I only have the future to look
forward to and want to make a difference in someone's life.
She got down on her knees
and made little kissy sounds at me.
I shoved my shoulder and side of my head up against the bars to comfort her.
Gentle fingertips caressed
my neck; she was desperate for companionship. A tear fell down her cheek and I
raised my paw to assure her that all would be well.
Soon my kennel door opened
and her smile was so bright that I instantly jumped into her arms. I would
promise to keep her safe. I would promise to always be by her side. I would
promise to do everything I could to see that radiant smile and sparkle in her
eyes.
I was so fortunate that she
came down my corridor.
So many more are out there who haven't walked the corridors.
So many more to be saved. At least I could save one.
I rescued a human today.
Baggage
by Evelyn Colbath
Now that I'm
home, bathed, settled and fed,
All nicely tucked into my warm new bed,
I would like to open my baggage,
Lest I forget
There is so much to carry -
So much to forget.
Hmm, Yes, here
it is, right on the top
Let's unpack Loneliness, Heartache and Loss,
And there by my halter hides Fear & Shame
As I look on these things I have tried so hard to leave-
I still have to unpack my baggage called Pain.
I loved them,
the others, the ones who left me,
But I wasn't good enough - for they didn't want me.
Will you add to my baggage?
Will you help me unpack?
Or will you just look at my things
And take me right back?
Do you have the
time to help me unpack?
To put away my baggage,
To never re-pack?
I pray that you do - I'm so tired you see,
But I do come with baggage -
Will you still want me?
A young boy was walking along the beach
- as high tide came in.
- With every crash of the waves
- he noticed that dozens of seahorses were
being cast onto the beach,
- where they lay gasping and squirming.
- Hurriedly, he ran to each seahorse he could
find
- and gently tossed them back into the surf.
- A man watching all this approached the boy
and said;
- "Son, what you are doing won't make a
difference",
- to which the boy replied,
"To
that seahorse .
. . it will".
Some folks said they missed my great goals
list for 2010, so here it is back again
1. Spend an hour a day with your horses, not just
feeding, training and turning out, but real quality time doing something that is
enjoyable for the both of you. Grooming or hand walking is a great way to bond
with your horse and good for both you and the horse.
2. Get your loved ones more involved in your
horses. Divorce is the biggest reason we see horses coming back to us. Don't
just share the work, share the fun too and find something they really enjoy
doing with horses.
3. Learn a new discipline, go to a clinic, a
horse show, or equine affaire. Come to one of our clinics or watch a training
video. If you are an adopter you can check out books and video's from SWAP's
Library for just shipping costs. Take a lesson at least once a month or Bring
your adoption horse here and we will help you. The better you are, the more fun
you will have.
4. Make a plan for your horse after you are gone
or if you have a major injury, let your Will Executor know your plans. Make a
plan for emergencies or financial bumps along the way for your horse. Have a
plan if you or your horse gets injured, even for the tough times of year like
winter (or summer down south and for a drought winter when hay prices
skyrocket). Ask friends, family and neighbors to be part of your plan, most
people that don't have horses or a farm love the idea of getting away and
helping. And people can not resist someone when they are asking for help for the
welfare of an innocent animal.
5. Get yourself healthy and in better shape to
prevent injury, to live a long life and to more enjoy your horses. Eat 1-1-1
(one ounce of dark chocolate, one ounce of fresh walnuts, one glass of red wine
daily) and 2-2-2 (2 servings of fresh vegis, 2 of fresh fruit and get 2 sources
of fat free calcium). Drink 100 ounces of spring water a day, get a whole house
water filter. Change over to Sea-salt. Take one teaspoon of apple cider vinegar
every morning to keep your body alkaline (cancer and disease can not grow in an
alkaline body). Eat more fish and chicken and less red meat. Get a good air
cleaner and do daily deep breathing exercises, get outside in the fresh air and
sunshine for at least 1/2 hour every day. Get away from high fat food, processed
foods, fast food, can or boxed food, sugar or artificial sweeteners, soda and
don't eat anything if you can't read all the ingredients and know exactly what
is in it. Clean all vegis and fruits thoroughly, buy organic, buy ocean caught
fish, not farm raised, buy fresh meat and raw milk, not packed or processed. Eat
only natural carbs (potatoes, rice, oats) bake/broil or steam everything. Get 8
hours of sleep, reduce stress/risk (reduce commuting by car pooling, tight
schedules, cell phone use in the car, watch or read the news only once a day or
better yet once a week. Do one hour of walking, yoga or weight training every
day and it will make you strong, lean, you'll look great and get wonderful
complements from friends, coworkers and loved ones and the horse work will be
easier and more enjoyable.
6. Stay clear of negative people and those very
negative chat rooms and bulletin boards, they seem innocent but every time you
go to them you lose a bit of your positive self, they are truly emotional
vampires that will leave only a shell of a person. They are not based on the
truth, they are based on harassment, complaining, whining and dishonesty. We all
become tomorrow what we are around today, every person we come in contact with
defines who we are tomorrow so be careful who you choose for friends, even the
websites you go to as each of them affect who you are tomorrow. Do you want to
be a bitter, miserable, complaining person or do you want to be happy, inspired
and honorable, all that is affected by the decisions you make today. Stay away
from Toxic people and Toxic websites/forums that are negative or that spend all
their time talking bad about people and their horses. What you are around today
and what you are doing today is what you will be tomorrow. Stop Complaining and
be Thankful for what you have. If you become a target of harassment or anyone
saying anything negative about you, if you are doing only good, positive things
and not hurting anyone then ignore them, its all based on jealousy and a sick
sort of wish to be like you. They have the problem, not you.
7. Read at least one book on training your horse
and one on care each year, if for nothing else but just inspiration. SWAP has a
great library of books/videos that adopters can check out for just the cost of
mailing it.
Click
here to see our Library
8. Get carrots/apples every time you go to the
store, your horses will love you for it and always come running when you call.
Don't feed candy or anything sweeter. Carrots are sweet enough. Get rid of the
sweet feeds and you'll get rid of the hot horse once and for all.
9. Realize that if you are having a problem with
your horse, more likely than not, the problem is you. Learn more, practice more,
ask in a different way, be patient, change their environment or daily schedule
to better suit them. Taking better care of a horse always brings out the best in
that horse. Good feed/hay, time to rest in a quiet stall out of the elements,
lots of fresh water, time to be with you and time to just be a horse, time with
their buddies, farrier and vet care always done is a good start. The biggest
part of this relationship puzzle is you, not the horse. If you are struggling,
then you need to learn more and get better.
10. Ride at least once a week, regardless of
weather. Use this time as your down time for healing, your therapy, your time to
relieve stress and the pressures of daily life. Even if you don't ride, go sit
and read a book in the pasture with the horses or sit in the barn and listen to
them munch on dinner, away from the crowd and noise of your day. Enjoy the peace
and quiet, enjoy hearing happy horses eating dinner or grass in the pasture.
11. Spend time leisurely grooming your horse once
a week. Rubber curries are shine makers. You will have a beautiful horse and a
very loyal friend who will do anything for you.
12. Come and spend a week at SWAP HQ,
volunteering and focusing on helping a horse and giving will change your life
plus it will be the best vacation you ever had. Help an animal in need, whether
fostering, being one of our state reps that goes out to check on our horses in
their homes or helps us approve adopters in their area. Find horses in need and
help us find them homes. Buy a horse at a slaughter auction, get it fat and
trained and we'll help you place it into a good home. Foster and volunteer for
your local small animal adoption program. I promise, the good things you do will
come back to you a hundred times over. Every person has a talent they can offer
and if you help one horse or one dog or cat find a good home, you have changed
their life forever.
13. Know that every goal is obtainable and it
starts with a single step. Take that first step today!! No matter what it is or
how big, YOU CAN DO IT!! Every goal that is written down will come true
(really!). Every famous person, every great or notable scientist, author,
trainer/rider, parent or friend started out as just a thought, just a goal.
Remember to take one step today to reach your goals.
14. Start every day with thinking about, what is
the most important thing I can do today to change my life and make it better. Do
that one thing and in 30 days your life will be totally different. Can you
imagine what your life would be like if you did that for 60, 90 or even 365 days
a year. The opportunities are endless.
15. Want to keep your horse sound for life? (That
should be every horse owners number one goal) do a long slow warm up (cold
muscle is easy to injure, a warm one is nearly impossible to injure). The very
best cool down is hand walking your horse for 1 hour after every work out. Yes,
get off the horse and walk with it. Its great exercise for you and a good time
for you to bond. Stop riding your horse during cool downs and stop using a hot
walker, do something good for you and the horse, hand walking. Its also the best
rehab for over work and injuries, the only thing better is hydro therapy and
swimming your horse. Allow soft tissue and hard tissue to become more
conditioned before going into any training program... that means 3 months of at
least 3 days a week for soft tissues and 10 months of work for bones to become
strong enough to jump or do any strenuous training program. Don't start any
upper level work, jumping or extensive training until the horse is fit and at
least between age 4 and 6 and has been conditioned for at least 10 months
(especially if the horse has never been jumped/worked or not been jumped or
worked in the last year).
16. Appreciate what you have and be thankful.
Instead of looking at what you don't have, look at what you do. Thank those
people who have helped you and supported you. The more you give, the more that
will come back to you. When you give something away or give something to
someone/something in need, you make space in your life for something good to
come to you. We are all very blessed, if we just take a moment to look around
and enjoy those things.
17. Get used to using favorite mantra's and
visualizations every day, simple ones that are easy to remember, like 'I can do
this, I will do this', 'this isn't going to get the best of me' or even, 'I
deserve the best' or 'the gift of love, caring, and support always comes back'
and take two minutes every morning as you wake and at night as you go to sleep
to visualize the life you want, the you you want to be, Our thoughts become
things, what you see is what you get, if you expect the best, the best will
happen, change your self-talk from negative to positive and I promise your life
will change for the better..
18. Each person is put on this earth for a
reason, each of us has a mission. What is yours? Seek and you shall find,
finding is a journey ... in the journey and the search you'll find your life
purpose. If you died in your sleep tonight is there something you haven't done
that you need to do or want to do? Someone you need to mend fences with, burnt
bridges to fix? People you need to tell them how much you love them? Have you
fulfilled your purpose in your life? Ask yourself, Why am I here? How can I make
this better? Who do I want to be? Who am I suppose to be? What reason was I put
on this earth? What is my purpose?
19. Be an inspiration to your family, co workers
and friends. We all fall on our face, we all make mistakes, we all get
discouraged, most times we all get up and try again.... sometimes we need a
nudge. Instead of being negative or doing negative things, be their inspiration.
You do believe they can do it, so why not tell them. If their self talk is
negative, then you be their positive self talk.... eventually they will start to
say it and believe it too. Life is self fulfilling, failure feeds on itself or
causes more failure, achieving does as well. So if you or your love ones are in
a negative cycle, break the cycle by changing your thoughts, your self talk,
achieve something small to get yourself and your family back into the cycle of
achievement.
20. We all file a flight plan every single day
for our life. Where is your flight going today? Just like a pilot flying, the
winds, the gravitational pull will change your flight and take you off course,
so you must make small corrections along the way to make sure you make your
destination. Have you selected your destination? Have you picked the steps in
your flight plan to get there? Every goal is really that easy, pick the goal and
figure out how to get there. The easiest way to pick your flight path/plan is
find someone who has done it before you, then do what they did. Its all baby
steps you know. Just keep an eye on that destination and keep saying...."here is
my destination, this is where I'm going, this is where I am now, this is how I'm
going to get there.... I will arrive at this time on this day. You can do
it..... its just like getting in your car to go to the store, its just deciding
where you want to go and how to get there, then take that first step. You can do
it!! No matter how big or how outlandish you may think your dream to be... it
is obtainable.
21. Laugh every day and try (as hard as it is
sometimes) to find the positive and the humor in each situation (and have at
least one bite of a truly decadent desert once a week). Life is just too short
to not enjoy it thoroughly.
22. We learn the most and do our best work when
we have fallen on our face, when we are struggling, when we are worried, scared
or frustrated, when we are anguishing over something or troubled by it. It is
then that you have true motivation, when you think clearer. The most brilliant
ideas come to people when they feel lost, frustrated, or at the bottom, helpless
or hopeless. Cherish these times because its when you can come up with your best
ideas to your biggest problems and challenges. You see, there is a reason for
the rainy days.
23. You can't make everyone happy, its useless to
try and wasted energy to think you can. 50% of all people will not agree with
you at any given time, don't worry about it and don't let it stop you. 50%
becomes a lot of people when you are in the public eye. As long as you are not
hurting anyone and you are doing the right thing, then go ahead and do it. If
you are wondering what is the right thing to do, its usually the harder thing to
do, the toughest path to take. The easy way out is rarely the right thing to
do. Instead of worrying over what someone thinks of you or says about you, do
something amazing and outstanding to inspire them or at least have them sitting
on the side lines being jealous, secretly saying, "wow, she has guts". One
person with purpose becomes the majority, one way or another.
1. There are at least two people in this world
That you would die for.
2. At least 15 people in this world Love you in some way.
3. The only reason anyone would ever hate you Is because they want to Be just
like you.
4. A smile from you can bring happiness to anyone, Even if they don't Like you.
5. Every night, SOMEONE thinks about you Before they go to sleep.
6. You mean the world to someone.
7. You are special and unique.
8. Someone that you don't even know exists, loves you.
9. When you make the biggest mistake ever, Something good comes from it.
10. When you think the world has
Turned its back on you, take another look.
11. Always remember the compliments you received. Forget about the rude remarks.
Always in hope and admiration, Celeita
YOUR BANK ACCOUNT
A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully
dressed each morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably combed and
shaved perfectly, even though he is legally blind, moved to a nursing home
today. His wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary.
After many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home, he
smiled sweetly when told his room was ready.
As he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a
visual description of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been
hung on his window.
'I love it,' he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having just
been presented with a new puppy.
'Mr. Jones, you haven't seen the room; just wait.'
'That doesn't have anything to do with it,' he replied.
'Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my room or
not doesn't depend on how the furniture is arranged .. it's how I arrange my
mind. I already decided to love it. 'It's a decision I make every morning when
I wake up. I have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the
difficulty I have with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of
bed and be thankful for the ones that do.
Each day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open, I'll focus on the new day and
all the happy memories I've stored away. Just for this time in my life.
Old age is like a bank account. You withdraw from what you've put in.
So, my advice to you would be to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank
account of memories!
Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank.
I am still depositing.' Remember the five simple rules to be happy:
1. Free your heart from hatred.
2. Free your mind from worries.
3. Live simply.
4. Give more.
5. Expect less.
Our
lives with horses...
Our lives with horses are rich with feeling. You know this if you've
ever.... choked back tears watching a new foal wobble to his feet for the
First time ...or watched your good horse wobble to his feet after surgery....
or seen the ends of the reins float straight out as a reining horse spins
beneath them . . or chuckled to yourself as you watched a tiny tot on a
patient pony trot through a barrel pattern at a saddle club payday ... or felt
the building tremble as an eight-up hitch of feather-legged giants towed a
hand-carved beer wagon into the arena ... or had your heart stop when you saw
your horse lying motionless in the pasture on a sunny day and waited
breathlessly for an ear to flick ... or cheered at the screen when 'The Man
From Snowy River' slid Dennie down the mountainside, .. or when Seabiscuit
made his final surge to beat War Admiral ... or cruised along the highway and
seen a horse in a pasture and wondered what he's like to ride or pictured him
as a prospect ... or sucked in your breath as a horse and rider approached a
six-foot wall ... or sworn a solemn oath to your horse that together you would
triumph ... or flipped through the TV channels and stopped when you saw a
horse even when it was a commercial ... or laughed aloud when you rubbed your
horse's face and he rubbed back ... or gotten chills hearing Dave Johnson's
'and DOWN THE STRETCH THEY COME!' (or 'Run for the Roses' circa 1980 ish?)
... or stood in awe at your horse in morning play as he sprinted around the
pasture, then stopped, head erect, and snorted defiance at the rest of the
world
... or been thankful to see wild horses grazing casually at the foot of a hill
... or felt calmed by the sleekness of a silky
haircoat beneath your hand ... or felt your jaw drop as you watched a Lipazzan
perform a capriole ... or if you've ever seen someone in the grocery store
wearing a certain kind of hat, or boots, or buckle, or have a certain cut and
length to their jeans, and felt some remote kind of connection ... or felt
warmed by a soft nicker greeting as you entered the barn ... or slid your hand
under your horse's blanket to straighten it out, only to pause in the glowing
feeling that you get when you touch the
warmth of his coat... or riding on a trail with your horse, thinking how that
trail over there looks nice and almost without asking, your horse has sensed
your slightest movement in the saddle and he's now taking you there. ... or
pulled up to your barn where you board and only your horse greets you with a
welcoming hello from the sound of your car or your voice.
HEROES AND HORSES
SOME NOTABLE HEROES AND THEIR HORSES ARE MENTIONED AND WE KNOW YOUR HORSE IS
YOUR HERO AND VICE VERSA.
1. Kanthaka - Buddha's horse, the one he used when he was still Siddhartha
the prince, to escape from his father's palace and begin his journey toward
enlightenment. Kanthaka's hooves made no sounds as they fled together and he
is often depicted being lifted on his four feet by benign spirits.
2. Pegasus - the mythical winged horse parented by Neptune and Medusa and
ridden by Bellerophon to rid the world of Chimera, the monster. Athena, the
Greek goddess of wisdom, was able to capture and train Pegasus when he allowed
her to place her golden bit in his mouth.
3. Phosphorus (Light Bearer) - the great Roman racehorse immortalized by the
4th century Roman poet Ausonius (at the emperor's request) in a beautiful
eulogy: Fly with haste to join the wing-footed horses of Elysium; may
Pegasus gallop on your right and Arion as your left-wheeler, and let Castor
find a fourth horse for the team.
4. Babieca - famed white gelding of El Cid, Rodrigo Diaz of Bivar, the
Spanish hero who united Christians and Muslims against a Moorish onslaught
from Africa. Babieca lived to be 30 years old and carried El Cid into all his
battles. Babieca means "crazy" as Rodrigo made a crazy choice since the colt
was the runt of the herd.
5. Bucephalus (Ox-head) - beloved horse of Alexander the Great who bore the
Macedonian hero on his back from Greece to India. Odds against a horse living
past 20 in that era were great, but Bucephalus, in his 20s, endured until he
fell in battle in India.
6. Sleipnir - the eight-legged war horse of Odin, the Norse god, was able to
fly without wings and shape-shift.
7. Balios and Xanthos - a grey and bay, both sired by Zephyros, the West
Wind, who together pulled Achilles' chariot.
8. Vivasat - a Hindu sun-god who often took the form of a stallion.
9. Al Burak - Mohammed's horse, on whose back he ascended to heaven, was
brought to him by the archangel Gabriel
10. Chiron - the centaur who taught Achilles, Jason and the first physician,
Ascelpius, all he knew.
11. Rakhsh - blue-eyed and dappled red horse of the legendary Persian
warrior, Rustam. Rakhsh was highly intelligent and saved his sleeping master
from a lion's attack, killing the predator.
There are many more famous mythical and real horses and we will be adding to
our list. Can you help us add to this list?. thank you Harmony Horse Works.
The question is not: "do you support horse
slaughter."
The question is: "do you support the cruel, terrifying
transport for days without food and water in their journey to death?"
The question is: "do you support the torture and abuse of
the killer chutes, even for crippled horses, pregnant mares, wild horses,
protective mares with foals by their sides?"
The question is: “Do you support the horse slaughter
factories that lie to their consumers about the many chemicals that taint the
horse meat, and call it Organic?
The question is: do you support the breeder who breeds
hundreds of horses just to pick out the good ones and cash in the rest to the
killer buyer?
The question is: Do you support the person who uses the
horse its whole life and when it gets to an old age sends it to slaughter as a
thank you?
The question is: “do you support the slaughter workers who
cheer a horse on that struggles extra hard for its life?
The question is: Do you support the killer buyer who not
only buys up the strong, fat and healthy horses and leaves the meek weak and
unhealthy for society, but also bids against the good homes and horse rescues?
The question is: “Can you see though the lies of the ones
who stand to loose a buck with the end of horse slaughter?
The question is: Do you support ripping the last of our wild
horses away from their families and peaceful lives to be slaughtered?
The question is: As a nation, can we allow this to continue
and still call ourselves a civilized country?
The question is: "Can you look at the footage of innocent
horses with their eyes gouged out, hooves ripped off, legs broken, beaten by
the workers, faces smashed in from being on the transport trucks, horses
stabbed in their spines, horses conscious for the entire killing process and
do nothing?
That is the question, so what is YOUR answer?
Resolve to make the world a better place for animals
(credit: PETA)
| If you haven't already done so,
have the companion animals who depend on you spayed or neutered. These
simple procedures help protect your furry friends from many types of
cancer and prevent thousands of animals from being born only to end up
abandoned on the streets or dumped at severely crowded animal shelters.
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| If you live with a dog,
pledge to walk him or her every day, even when it's cold outside and you'd
rather hide under a blanket. If you share your home with cats, set
aside some "kitty (or horsey) quality time" every day to play
with, brush, and bond with them. It's sometimes too easy to overlook our
feline friends, but they can get bored and lonely too. |
| If there is a lonely "backyard dog" in your
neighborhood, try befriending his or her
guardian. Start by politely talking to him or her about the dog's needs,
such as companionship, daily portions of fresh food and water, and a
weatherproof doghouse filled with straw. Many lucky dogs have had their
lives changed because someone like you cared enough to intervene.
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| If you're shopping for yourself or buying
holidays gifts for your loved ones, stay
away from fur, wool, leather, and companies that make or sell products
made from the skins of animals. |
NOTE: Crossed Sabers can not fully guarantee the accuracy of every page
on this website which is huge (38,000 files and over 300 pages). We do not
have the personnel or time to keep it up to date and accurate for every
situation as this Stable and all its programs have always been a dynamic
entity, ever changing and improving itself to meet the needs of horses and
horse people. We do try to make sure each page is up to date and accurate but
the best thing to do If you have a question, is email or call us. Additionally
Crossed Sabers can not guarantee anything that anyone says about us on line,
we have no control over other people and their websites, forums or ads, all we
can tell people is if you do not know the person, their name, address and
their experience, age or history/background/education and location do not
trust what they say. That is true for everything on the internet. Some things
said about us have been grossly inaccurate and did not come from CSS, some
come from past employees we fired for cause (for hurting horses or stealing
from us), people that are pro-slaughter and hate our mission and what we do
for horses enjoy trying to make us look bad, some are horse traders that we've
helped put out of business and some are people we helped put in jail on
neglect cases. Again, if you have questions about us, our services, our
company structure, how we are licensed, how we pay taxes, how we do things or
anything at all, please feel free to contact us, just don't assume that all
you read on another website is accurate because 99% of it is not true,
especially if you read it on a forum, blog or chat room and don't assume that
it came from us, just call 304-873-3532 or email us at
secondwindadopt@aol.com,
or better yet, come and see our operation and you will see how we do things. I
can guarantee it's 1000 times better than what the liars and frauds say who
are jealous of our work.
All programs and services listed on this website, including
SWAP is a part of Crossed Sabers Stable which has been licensed in WV for the
last 13 years. The Mountain State Horse School and Second Wind Adoption
Program, Inc. and Crossed Sabers International Horse School, Inc. was
incorporated on 4 Sep 08 to address the education needs and life challenges of
people and horses.
Buyer and Seller Beware!! Update on the
Robin Hollingsworth of Blacksburg, SC
(she has several alias's and about 10 fake names) fraud case for those
of you who have been asking. The SC prosecutor accepted a plea bargain from
her and dropped the case if she paid the people she ripped off (the people she
took money under false pretenses from when she sold them horses she did not
own), she did that so she was let go but the 3 arrests will stay on her record
and the record of what she did to all those people is still on the books and
will stay there. If she is caught again I'm certain she will go to jail but
people who are cheated by her must stand up and testify.. If more people that
she ripped off would have not chickened out and backed out because of fear
(Quote from them was we are scared of her, she is crazy) she would be in jail
right now but beware, she is still loose and still taking free horses or
companion horses that have things like ringbone and navicular and drugging
them and then selling them as high level jumpers and competition horses on the
internet. Her daughter works with her, Amanda or Mandy, she helps her rip
people off. Beware, I'm getting calls almost every month where Robin has
committed more crimes against people, taking horses, not paying for them,
bouncing checks, buying vehicles and horse trailers and not paying for them.
BEWARE OF THIS WOMAN!! If you want her history or to check a person's name
against our black list (our do not adopt to, do not sell to, do not buy from,
do not hire or even rent to list), then contact us.
BEWARE: Do not buy a horse from anyone you
do not know, ESPECIALLY ON THE INTERNET, unless they have websites like ours,
their names and addresses listed and they show they have a long long history
on their website and do not buy unless you go to see the horse and have it vet
checked and you have contact with the vet, not the seller or even trainer
telling you what the vet said. DO NOT GIVE YOUR HORSE OR SELL YOUR HORSE
WITHOUT A WRITTEN AGREEMENT AS TO WHAT IS TO HAPPEN WITH THE HORSE, RESELLING,
USE/LIMITATIONS, FACILITIES NEEDED, ETC. It you sell or give away a horse with
no agreement, they could go to slaughter the same day you release them or they
could be sold and misrepresented, living a life of neglect, abuse, over use
and miss use the rest of their lives. We hear stories all the time where a
best friend or neighbor, the nice lady you gave the horse to sent the horse to
slaughter or is neglecting it and there is not a thing the owner can do now
because they no longer own the horse and they made no written agreements
signed by both parties. If you need help doing written agreements, back ground
checks on buyers and sellers, just contact us, that is part of our 'SAFE
SELLING' SERVICES. Your horse's life depends on you being safe and thorough!
BEWARE: People are selling horses on the
internet that don't even exist so beware, the horse industry is full is liars,
cheaters, and thieves, even we have had to deal with them from potential
adopters who were in jail applying to adopt, to employees and former trainers
who totally ripped us off by stealing tack and tools, asking for huge advances
and then leaving after they get them, people who don't even know us or had any
experience with us slandering us on forums, harassing us and our supporters,
interfering with company operations and even adopters who don't think twice
about breaching their contract or forging their vets signature on applications
& annual updates or even selling their adoption horse to programs like ours
and even 501c3's public charities selling horses to slaughter auctions or
being put in jail for neglect and animal cruelty. We are bringing each person
that has wronged our horses to justice one at a time and winning all our cases
but that does not protect the general public from these liars, thieves,
con-artist and cheaters. Your horses life can easily be ruined forever, they
could end up in a fate worse than death so buyer and seller beware, your
horses life depends on you keeping them safe and you being thorough with doing
things like getting references and making sure the people have stable
employment, that they really own the farm they say they do, doing background
checks to check for criminal records. The horse world is full of dishonesty
which ruins it for honest people that really care and always try to do the
right thing, such a shame. Just be very careful and get proof that your horse
is going to a good home, get more than a feeling because we promise you about
50% of the time when it comes to horses, your feeling that its a 'nice' person
or a 'good' person' is wrong. And even when you pick a good home, they can
turn around and sell or give away to a bad home.
HOW TO STAY YOUNG
1. Throw out nonessential numbers. This includes age, weight and
height. Let the doctors worry about them. That is why you pay 'them'
2. Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches and negative people pull
you down. People who like to cause trouble will shorten your life and make you
just like them... miserable.
3. Keep learning. Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening,
whatever. Never let the brain idle. 'An idle mind is the devil's workshop.'
4. Enjoy the simple things.
5. Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath.
6. The tears happen.. Endure, grieve, and move on. The only person, who
is with us our entire life, is ourselves. Be ALIVE while you are alive.
7. Surround yourself with what you love , whether it's family, pets,
keepsakes, music, plants, hobbies, whatever. Your home is your refuge.
8. Cherish your health: If it is good, preserve it. If it is unstable,
improve it. If it is beyond what you can improve, get help.
9. Don't take guilt trips. Take a trip to the mall, even to the next
county; to a foreign country but NOT to where the guilt is.
10. Tell the people you love that you love them, at every opportunity.
AND ALWAYS REMEMBER :
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the
moments that take our breath away
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HORSES (and others)
ADOPTED IN 2005
(85 horses, one dog and one cat)
Baggage
by Evelyn Colbath
Now that I'm home, bathed, settled and fed,
All nicely tucked into my warm new bed,
I would like to open my baggage,
Lest I forget
There is so much to carry -
So much to forget.
Hmm, Yes, here it is, right on the top -
Let's unpack Loneliness, Heartache and Loss,
And there by my halter hides Fear & Shame
As I look on these things I have tried so hard to leave-
I still have to unpack my baggage called Pain.
I loved them, the others, the ones who left me,
But I wasn't good enough - for they didn't want me.
Will you add to my baggage?
Will you help me unpack?
Or will you just look at my things
And take me right back?
Do you have the time to help me unpack?
To put away my baggage,
To never re-pack?
I pray that you do - I'm so tired you see,
But I do come with baggage -
Will you still want me?
© Evelyn Colbath
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Mon Petit Chou: 1998 Selle Francais gelding, bay,
15.3 hands (measured), bought for 20K
a year ago, trained to jump, shown in Ocala all last
summer in jumping, sound, easy keeper, great ground manners,
loves to jump, loves to work, likes people, respects
your space, can be ridden today, knows leads, good
with other animals and horses, good with farrier and
vet/shots, excellent loader, ties, cross ties, clips,
bathes, low in pecking order, recommended for more
jumping or any other discipline,
riding and jumping video on his page, located at SWAP
HQ
in West Union, WV
Chou has been adopted by Jodi
Robinson of MO. He is their third SWAP horse. Ziggy and Kip are their
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Truffle: 1996 dark bay TB mare, 16.2 hands, located in Powhatan, VA, proven
broodmare, likes people, good manners, good temperament, no allergies, or
illnesses, old cannon
bone fracture, sweet, affectionate, loves attention, loves turnout, kid
safe, has been around kids and loves to be groomed, good with farrier, good
with vet/shots, loads,
ties, cross ties, bathes, quiet in stall, comes when called, can catch in
open field, high in pecking order, companion/broodmare only at present time
because of R shoulder lameness, lovely, elegant girl, comes with a $1,200
breeding to Irish Sport Horse Pallas Digion of Acorn Hill Farm Truffle has been adopted by Heather
Baker of NC. This is her first SWAP adoption horse,
thank you and welcome to the SWAP family, wonderful
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Sebastian: 1996 Appendix/QH gelding, chestnut, 16.2 hands (estimated),
located in Goshen, NY, no allergies, sensitivities, injuries, or illnesses,
currently ridden everyday and jumped twice a week, last shown
in August, likes people, sound, good manners, respects
your space, good temperament, can be ridden today, confident on the flat,
can be hesitant over the jumps, knows leads, likes to
work, easily trained, smart, good with other animals
and horses, a beginner could ride, a child could ride, good with farrier,
kid safe, loads, ties, cross ties, bathes, good alone, quiet in stall,
lunges on line,
comes when called, can catch in open field, friendly, pretty, easy horse,
recommended for lead line showing with young kids, low level dressage,
pleasure riding, hunt seat
on the flat, trail riding, some jumping but not the high intensity jumping
that he's been doing
Sebastian has
been
adopted by Liz Hoffswell of MI. She's been looking for a
horse for herself and her daughter for a long time and she finally found
him! Sebastian will be her daughter's 4-H horse and Liz's pleasure
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Kariq Sonata, aka 'Sonata': 1989 registered Arabian
Trakehner cross mare (registered 1/2 arab), 15.3 hands, totally sound,
trained to 3rd level in dressage, located at Cross
Anchor, SC. Healthy and
up to date on all health care, not currently ridden regularly so would need
to be conditioned before any continuous work schedule is started. Likes
people, good manners, respects your
space, good temperament, knows leads,
can be ridden today, easily trained, good with farrier and vet, loads, ties,
cross ties, quiet in stall, can catch in an open field, high in pecking
order but does not hurt
other horses or animals. Wonderful horse, not for a
beginner or someone heavy handed or short tempered, responds best to a
gentle, knowledgeable rider and handler.
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dressage horse for Charna and eventually a broodmare
in her breeding program. This is Charna's second SWAP
horse, her first was Moonstruck. Congratulations
Charna.
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Lendy: 1996 TB
gelding, registered with Jockey Club, # 9607398, out of Art's Prospector and
by Theatrical, 16 hands (measured), bay, located at
SWAP HQ, sweet boy,
sound, doesn't like whips, likes people, good manners, good temperament,
likes to work, easily trained, smart, good with other animals, low in the
pecking order, good with vet/shots/farrier,
bathes, good alone,
quiet in stall, lunges on line, can catch in open field, comes when called,
donated because of financial reasons, sound and ready to go into any
discipline, very nice conformation
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looking at Lendy for a while now, came to see him some time ago and
finally got everything in. We love our military
families!!
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Kipper Bill, aka "Kip": 1993 Thoroughbred gelding,
15.2 hands
(measured), bay, registered with the jockey club and USA Equestrian
Assoc #9312984. Located at SWAP HQ. Sire is Kipper Kelly and Dam is Aunt Bill By Royaland
Regal. Totally sound and healthy. Trained in dressage
up to 2nd level, training and competed in Hunter over fences, trained
and competed in open jumpers and was jumping 4'6'' fences when last
competed 2 years ago, has jumped 6' with a rider, can still do all those jobs but we are looking for a home
that will condition him slowly to bring him back to competition or
showing. Owners no longer competing and moving to Wales and can not keep him. Wants to make sure he goes to great home where he can continue to
excel. A truly exceptional find for one very lucky SWAP adopter. Owner
was offered 35k for him 2 years ago but he was still competing at the
time and didn't want to sell. No vices, a real sweetie who loves kids.
Needs an intermediate rider when competing or jumping. Nice
looking, big-bodied boy.
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adoption fee is this horse.
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Robinson of MO. Kip is their second SWAP horse. Ziggy
was their first, what a super horse going to a very
lucky adopter and a great home.
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Bandit
(and see Bandit's riding video)
Click here to sponsor Bandit or be an
honorary adopter
Bandit has ridden everything from trainers to
beginners here and has been a consistent, attentive, and smooth
mount every time. He's a very special horse.
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Keera’s Bandit, 1991 TB gelding, dark bay, 16 hands
(measured),
by Roll On for Ever and out of Keera, Jockey Club reg # 9108578, big puppy
dog type that will follow you around and loves to play with you in the
pasture, does beautiful floating
dressage when he’s in training, does
turn-on-the-fore, two-tracking, and leg yields, polite even with strangers,
laid back, quiet, good manners, medium boned, knows leads, likes to run,
likes to jump, donor said he was clearing 3 feet easily with her, good with other animals and horses, can be a hard keeper
(typical TB metabolism),
smart, easily trained, sensitive to hot and cold temps and sun/bugs (typical
thin-skinned TB), trusting, respects your space,
loads,
good with farrier and vet/shots, has had little kids riding double
with adults on him and was fine, plenty of get up and go, great temperament,
good brakes, gets his confidence from his rider, clips, bathes, cribs (have only seen him
crib a few times
since he's been here), loves people, free
lunges and lunges on line, comes when called, can catch in open field, scared of
whips, originally donated because the owner didn’t have the time for him.
Great horse.
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been adopted by Katie Murphy of NC. Great choice!! We're
all going to miss him and if more people had come to see him, they would
have realized how wonderful he is.
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Cody Cole: 1993 Standardbred gelding, Black (brown with
black points), 14.1 hands (measured), trotter but has lots of pacing
blood so may be able to learn how to pace, rides and drives, has been riding kids since 1996, doing
pleasure riding and lessons,
was a lesson horse at SWAP before that.
Easy to drive, very cute, quite the looker, not sure what happened to his
tail at the previous adopter's but don't worry, it will grow back out. Perfect for kids wanting to
learn and wanting to trail ride with their parents. Perfect for a Sleigh
ride or pulling a small cart, located at CSS (riding pictures coming).
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pink is their daughter Ashley. She will be showing Cody in walk/trot
classes and giving him lots of attention and treats!
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"Trinket": 1992
bay QH mare, 14.1 and 1/2 hands, AQHA
# 3130585, by Laurels Cutie and out of El Barmaid, excellent bloodlines
including Wimpy, Poco Rack, and Cee Bars Doc, experienced hunter show pony,
calm and easy to handle at shows, no allergies, sensitivities,
surgeries,
fractures, injuries, or illnesses, likes to go, great manners, not spooky,
no vices, last shown two years ago but ridden up until October so will need
conditioning but not a major tune up,
likes people, respects your space,
good temperament, can be ridden today, confident, knows leads, likes to
work, likes to jump, easily trained, smart, good with other animals and
horses, a child could handle, a supervised
beginner could ride, good with
the farrier and vet/shots, kid safe, loads, ties, cross ties, clips, bathes,
quiet in stall, lunges on line, can catch in open field, high in the pecking order,
very responsive to your seat and will turn on a dime,
may have some reining
training, sweet, kind, flashy, lots of energy,
wants to please, great horse,
recommended for lead line with young kids, 4-H, Pony Club, low level
dressage, low level jumping, fox hunting (first flight or hilltopper), hunt
seat on the flat or over fences, Western or English pleasure, eventing,
lesson horse, located in Bellefontaine, OH, and will be placed from there,
donated because her owner is getting out of riding, great find for some
lucky adopter
Trinket has
been adopted by Lisa Brueggemann of NC as a Christmas present for her young
daughter. Congratulations on a wonderful choice! The
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Wendel: 1990 Hanoverian gelding, chestnut, 16 hands, very
gentle, loves everyone, very easy keeper, great alone or with other horses,
large boned, barefoot and sound, trained and competed to Prix
St. George
level in dressage, then was a schoolmaster at Above and Beyond, now looking for a pleasure situation or schoolmaster
position for one person, if placed in a dressage home then will be limited to an hour a
day, no more than 3
days a week, with 6 months of lower level dressage work
to build him back up first, perfect family
horse, anyone can ride him, knows leads, likes to work, a child could handle
and ride, smart, easily trained, respects your space, loads, good with
farrier and vet/shots, kid safe, ties, cross ties, laid back, can be ridden
today, great temperament, clips, bathes, loves people, confident, quiet in
stall, free lunges and lunges on line, comes when called, can catch in open
field, low in pecking order
but never gets bullied, no vices, very healthy,
up to date on shots and coggins, not spooky, loves attention, grooming, and
being fussed over, has been a hubby horse for the past three years, being
returned for personal reasons unrelated to the horse
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adopted by Nancy Milligan of Ramer, Alabama
as a pleasure and dressage mount. The is Nancy's first
SWAP horse. Great choice and welcome to the SWAP family.
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New Ending "Indy": 1996 TB gelding, bay 15.2 hands (15
hands at the back), well trained, located in Clifton, VA, may be well suited for a lesson
or schooling horse for intermediate riders, sound for all professions, truly a
lover, one of the best TB's we've had in the program.
What a little sweetie pie, are you a smaller
experienced rider looking for something to show or do
you have a child wanting to go into the show ring and
they are an intermediate rider. This is your boy.
Personable, fun, a consistent mount and what a looker.
Would also make a good lesson horse for intermediate
riders, he's very consistent but forward, like most TB's,
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This is Meredith's first adoption horse. She will be
using him as hunter/jumper and pleasure mount. Indy will
go to live with her mini donkeys so he'll be the big man
on campus.
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Love and Kisses
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SA Love and Kisses: '97 Arab mare, registered,
14.1 hands (measured), bay. this mare has really nice conformation and
will release her for breeding down the road. No injuries, sound and clean for
any discipline. She has some formal training and 3 years in a family
situation with beginner riders, been great for lead line. great for jumping,
barrels or poles, hunt seat, endurance, pony club, fox hunting, pleasure.
She's a very pretty girl with lots of potential. Love and kisses is located
at SWAP HQ.
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competitive endurance mount. We were amazed that no one else
jumped on this beautiful athletic mare, but Rosemary came to ride her
and knew she was the one. Welcome to the SWAP family!
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- Withrow aka “Smitty”, 1991 TB gelding, bay, 16 hands
(measured), by Victor’s
gent and out of Hearts of Lettuce, show name was Smithtown Bay, good
manners, large boned, knows leads, likes to work, likes to jump, good with
other animals and horses, respects your space, loads, good with farrier and
vet/shots, ties, cross ties, high energy (like most TB's), well trained,
gets his confidence from his rider, clips, bathes, quiet in stall, can catch
in open field, low in pecking order, healthy, sound, very smooth riding
horse, great jumper, recommended for eventing, dressage, or hunter/jumper,
should have an experienced rider, donated because the original owner didn’t
have enough time for him, before that he was owned by an eventer who showed
him at novice for 6 years and was jumping 3'3'' with him easily. Great event or dressage horse.
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is this horse.
Maiden and Smitty have been adopted in our
2'fer special by Lindsey and Jeanne Matlock of Missouri. Maiden will
be a light pleasure horse for Lindsey's fiance and Smitty will be Lindsey's
Parelli project and low level jumping and dressage partner. Thank you
and welcome to the SWAP family!
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SWAP is fostering a dog for the Taylor County Humane Society, Her name
is Sheena, a 2 year old female boxer mix. She is fixed and current on
her shots, healthy, smart (she found an open window in the interns room and
ended up on the roof, and seemed quite content with the view of the farm
from there). She is house broken, good with other dogs as she is staying
inside with our 6. Getting very accustomed to the horses now and turning
into a real farm dog where you can let her lose and she will stay home and
follow you around the farm. She wants to play with all the dogs and loves
the big yard. The humane society requires a one page application and they
have a very small fee to be able to adopt, they do adopt out of state but
the adopter needs to coordinate the transport to move her. For an
exceptional home SWAP will cover her application fee of $90. She is an
absolute sweetie who settled in here in one evening. Stays on the farm
with no problems but just getting to know her name and us but it's going
very well. Good in the car and in a kennel. Needs an active family, a
fenced yard or a farm to live on. She will retrieve and loves the water.
No vices, just all fun and lover. To get more information about Sheena,
email us at
secondwindadopt@aol.com or click the links under her picture.
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dog has a home at SWAP for life, she is a great dog that is loveable,
friendly and house broken... too bad our adopters didn't realize that. We
have no problem giving this wonderful girl a home.
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- Snuggle Man, aka Art: 1995 registered TB
gelding, 16 hands, 1200 lbs, located in Asheville, NC. He has been a great
trail, schooling, show horse and companion to our adopter, both have
attending lots of training clinics together. Best traits is his personality
and looks, can be lazy in work. Has done solid 2nd level dressage and knows
some 3rd and 4th level movements, knows all his lateral movements, half
passes, leg yields, piaffe, 10 meter circles, shoulder in, haunches in, and
some passage. Recommended professions are dressage, flat
classes, and some low level jumps, can do large jumps depending on the
footing and foot care. No surgeries, no injuries or illnesses, all health care is up to date, easy keeper, goes in a snaffle,
last shown in fall of 2004 in hunt seat classes, good manners, knows leads,
likes to work, likes to jump, good with other animals and horses, a child
could handle, smart, easily trained, sensitive to extreme hot and extreme
cold (like most TB's), loads, good with farrier and vet, ties and cross
ties, can be ridden today, good temperament, bathes, likes people, good
alone, quiet in stall, free lunges or on a line. Art has one front foot that
is smaller than the other and he really needs to get out of the mountains
and at a place with better footing.
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mom Erin Browning of Greenville, SC, has decided to formally adopt Art.
She and her husband have ridden Art several times on the trails and just
love him. Congratulations!
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- Roulette: 1998 Hanoverian x TB gelding, 17.3 hand
(measured), chestnut w/star and 2 socks. The owner has over 10k in the horse
in purchase price and professional training, located in Mullica Hill, New
Jersey and will be placed from the owners location. Has done green over fences but we are
restricting from jumping, we've never seen a horse this big stay sound with
jumping, thus the reason for restriction, we are looking for a job he can do
for life and stay sound without drugs or injections. All health care up to date. Really likes
people, good manners, great temperament, well trained, confident,
likes to work, is gentle enough for a child to handle and ride but
just too big for a child, a beginner could ride him. Here's the
Hubby horse everyone has been looking for. No vices, clips bathes, does
well with vet and farrier, loads, lunges, low in pecking order in the
owner's herd. Professional training in dressage and hunter, shown in local
shows in Jersey. Was jumping 2'3" to 2'6", trail ridden a lot, when scared
only snorts. Playful, loves his human. More details on his page, link is to
the left. The owner doesn't have the time to show
and train a young horse at this time. The rider is in the picture is 5'9"
(long legs).
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has been adopted by Jennifer Donahue of Delaware. She's been to
visit and ride him several times and knows he'll be the perfect pleasure and
low level dressage partner for her.
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Wishful, aka "Ziggy": 1993 Paint gelding, 16.2 hands
(measured),
chestnut with loads of chrome. Registered Paint #254322 by Great White Hope
and out of Two Eyed Goldseeker. He's done eventing, pleasure riding and 1st
level dressage. A real love of a horse, intelligent, very unique loveable
personality. Located at SWAP HQ in West Union, WV.
Looking for most any job on the flat (sorry no more jumping,
Ziggy can and
will do it for his rider but our goal is to keep him sound for life so we
are restricting him from all jumping). The good part is he has many
talents and is also a great pleasure mount for a confident rider.
He has
lovely smooth gaits, a rocking
horse canter, very smooth and slow, you can
sit his trot all day as well. The big
puppy dog type that really loves his human. Laid back,
good manners, knows leads, likes to work, good with other horses, smart,
easily trained, sensitive to
hot temps, respects your space, loads, good
with farrier and vet/shots, ties, cross ties, can be ridden today,
confident, clips, bathes, quiet in stall, free lunges, lunges on line, comes
when called, high on pecking order, not at all spooky, very people
oriented,
recommended for western pleasure, hunter on the flat, trails, pleasure hack,
lead line showing with young kids, fun dressage mount. Being returned for
financial reasons, nothing to do with the horse.
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been adopted by Jodi Robinson of Missouri as a pleasure and lower level
dressage mount. What a great home for a great horse!
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- Full Moon Shining, aka "Sunny": 1995 registered Morab
(Morgan x Arab) palomino mare, International Morab Registry #0703, by
Windmere Royal Topaz and out of Essence of Musk, 14.3 hands (measured), no
known allergies, surgeries, illnesses, or fractures, no sensitivities except
should be girthed up in stages, all vet care up to date, proven broodmare
(Jack's dam, see below), goes in an Arabian sized saddle tree, likes people,
good manners, respects your space, good temperament, can be ridden today,
knows leads, easily trained, smart, good with other animals and horses, good
with farrier and vet/shots, loads, ties, bathes, good alone, quiet in stall,
can catch in open field, likes to be turned out, used to 24/7 turnout except
during inclement weather, recommended for pleasure riding, 4H, and western
pleasure, came to us from Iowa, donated because her owner doesn't have
enough time for her, located at SWAP HQ in West Union, WV, more pictures and
information coming soon
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Laurie Toy of PA as a pleasure/trail mount for her teenage granddaughter.
Sunny is Laurie's first SWAP horse and a lovely choice.
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Pizazz: 1997 registered Oldenburg mare, 16 hands, by Pointmaker and out of
Louella's Luck, registration #
33-93201-97, oldenburg freeze brand, restricted from jumping (by SWAP) but totally sound
for work on the flat or breeding, does not have the conformation for jumping
(straight gaskins and long pasterns). Has had natural training completed,
some endurance training and training level dressage, high on pecking order,
comes when called, can catch in open field, has done light trail riding,
very willing and wants to please, good manners although can be a little
pushy, knows leads, likes to work, good with other animals and horses,
smart, easily trained, loads, good with vet/shots, ties, cross ties, high
energy, good temperament, confident, bathes, likes people, lunges on line,
thin skinned. Located in Ocala, FL, but coming to SWAP HQ soon if not
placed from there. Sound, healthy, no vices, being recovered by SWAP because
her adopter was trying to sell her (breach of contract, go to her page for
more details).
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has been adopted by Daniela Fazzino of Ocala, FL. She's always dreamed
of having an Oldenburg mare to train in lower level dressage and we're happy
that we could help her fulfill that dream. This is perfect for Pik
because she won't have to be moved far and she'll be with an adopter who is
happy to follow our contract. Thank you Daniela and congratulations!
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FL Moonstruck, 1988 Arab mare, bay, 14.3 hands
(measured), stunning good looks and breeding, by Ja Magnificat (stud fee of
$4,000 in 1987) and out of Santana’s Windsong (sold at auction for $40,000
in 1984), 3 crosses to Bask, 4 National champions in English breeding, sire
is National Reserve Park Horse, dam’s sire is National Champion halter horse
MS Santana, Arabian Horse reg# 0413682, clips, bathes, free lunges, girthy,
proven broodmare (Little Man’s dam), great feet and goes barefoot, friendly,
comes when called, very smart, can be very confident so needs someone with
arab experience, no injuries, kind, balanced and beautiful mover, good
conformation, no vices, doesn’t crosstie, good manners, good with other
animals and horses, respects your space, loads, good with vet/shots and
farrier, likes people, totally sound, easy keeper, needs a job that can
really bring out her potential. Lovely potential for broodmare duties,
halter horse or possibly driving. Has never been ridden so if planning on
riding or driving her, must be with someone very experienced, doing very
well with our round pen work right now. Perfect broodmare prospect. In good
shape.
Click the link to the left to see more
pictures, video, more information and the adoption fee is this horse.
Moonstruck has been
adopted by Charna Watts of Northern Texas. This is Charna's first SWAP
adoption. Moonstruck is going to a lovely breeding farm where she will have
a home for life. Congratulations and thank you.
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Red Zip Boy, aka "Trevy": 1998 AQHA 7 year
old sorrel gelding. Bred extremely well. Zippo Pine bar, Doc's
Prescription. Probably the most gorgeous QH you have ever seen.
About 15.2hh. Registered with AQHA #3839200, Sire is Levi Zipper and
his dam is Ancee Zip and will release registration for showing. He
is up to date on all shots, worming, farrier etc etc. He is
bred for WP, but is not suited for such. Previous owners have had
him since he was 2 - 3. He has had 120 days of professional
training. Arena and out. Recommended as a dressage prospect,
jumping, pleasure riding, hunt seat on the flat or over fences,
showing/competing, competitive trail riding, showmanship, gaming,
barrels/poles as he has beautiful movement and has more extension that
usual QH. Located in Edinburg, ND and being adopted from that
location. No health or lameness issues, easy keeper, athletic, health care
always up to date. Likes people, good manners, great temperament,
confident, likes to work, easily trained, good with other
horses/farrier/vet, willing to please, no vices. Always the first one to
greet you, inquisitive, great spirit, will bond with his human.
Trevy has been
adopted by Kelsey Berney of Virginia as a pleasure mount and future show
horse. Great choice!
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Robber Barron aka "Robbie": 1995 bay TB
gelding, 16 hands, very pretty boy, no known allergies, surgeries,
or fractures, easy keeper, current on all shots, likes people,
good manners, respects your space, good temperament, knows leads,
easily trained, smart, good w/other animals and horses, good
w/farrier and vet/shots, loads, cross ties, clips, bathes, quiet
in stall, free lunges, lunges on line, comes when called, can
catch in open field, high in pecking order, sweet, likes to
cuddle, graceful mover, has had the past 2 years off after
competing at hunter/jumper up to 3 ' but he still has some
soreness in the RF; however, donor feels he could go out on the
trails with an experienced rider. Robbie is located with a
foster in Folsom, LA. He will always be restricted from jumping in
the future.
Robbie has been adopted by Debbie Flowers of
Arkansas. YEA!! This is Debbie's second SWAP horse, she
adopted Alex, the Spanish Normal (Andalusian x Percheron
cross) in 2000 and he's looking marvelous today!! Thank you
again Debbie.
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Jasfar: '89 TB x Trakehner cross gelding, 15.3 hands, located at St.
Clairsville, Ohio and being placed from that location. Jasfar has been
working and trained in dressage for the last several years and working at
first level but knows some upper level stuff and will do it for an
experienced rider. He's totally sound. Easy keeper, natural head set, moves
off your leg, bends nicely, does lateral work, great feet, Sweet,
exceptional boy and
consistent performer. A beginner can ride him in a
ring but he probably needs an intermediate handler/rider to compete. Sorry,
we don't allow jumping as a new profession for any horse age 15 and above.
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more pictures, video, more information and the adoption fee is this
horse.
Jasfar's adopters has decided to
keep him, YEA!! Both the rider and Jasfar have gotten so much better
this summer, both individually and together that they really want to
keep this sweet boy. Bravo!!
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Providence Persuasive, aka "Penny": 1991
registered Morgan mare, bay, 15 hands, registration number 0122732 with
American Morgan Horse Association. Located in Summerfield, NC and is be
placed from that location. Sound and healthy but has been a broodmare all
her life, no under saddle training. She
has been on 24/7 turn out in NC, health care up to
date and on a regular worming schedule. She's had 4 foals, last one was in
2003, easy keeper but never been in a trailer, was born at the farm she is
coming
from. Owner is no longer breeding Morgans and would
like to find her a good home. Wonderful broodmare prospect but I would think
she might also make a lovely driving horse or even show horse if
someone does not mind a very nice project.
One of her foals, Providence First Commandment has become a successful show
horse in the very competitive Morgan hunter pleasure division.
Penny has been adopted by Christin Domian of
NC to use as a broodmare and future halter horse. Welcome to the
SWAP family!
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Amira al Nahar (Princess of the River), 1995 Polish
Arab x Oldenburg mare, dark gray with black mane and tail that has lightened
up, International Sporthorse Premium Filly reg# 90-54855-95, about 15.1
hands (measured) Altennia, comes from big jumping and dressage talent (Zeus,
top sire for a decade in Europe, Selle Francais/Oldenburg sire), has had
round pen training, clips, gentle, very smart, incredible movement, loves
people, sweet personality, strong and fast, very smart, beautiful shoulder
and movement should give smooth ride for days, good manners, large boned,
easily trained, likes to jump and work, good with other animals and horses,
easy keeper, free lunges, lunges on line, can catch on open field, high on
pecking order, loads, good with farrier and vet/shots, proven broodmare
(Trouble’s dam), kid safe, ties, cross ties, confident, trained to ride,
we've ridden her here several times and she's been a very easy ride, quiet
in stall, comes when called, donor never saw her scared of anything (she
tried to sack out Amira when she was only 4 months old with a plastic bag
tied to a whip and Amira just looked at her and tried to eat grass), sound
for any discipline, a beautiful equine athlete.
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Amira has
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Sweet Sachet, aka "Sweetie":1986 registered TB mare,
located in Stevenson, AL, 15.3 hands, Dark Brown (Black with brown points),
ridden kids and beginners, sound, sweet (very much earned her name), loves
people. Extremely well bred daughter of well known TB stallion, Talc. She
won 230k racing, multi stakes winner and Twice New England Horse of the Year
in racing and still sound.... Tough girl. Great manners, good with other
animals and horses, like people, easy keeper that is also very hardy.
Perfect family horse that takes really no special care for riding. The TB
farm she came from original thought she could not be bred because her cervix
won't relax but highly recommended for pleasure riding, lessons within a
family. Healthy and sound.
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The Tandy Family of Virginia (Melody's former owners/donor) are
sponsoring her this month. Thank you!!
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Miss Priss, aka
"Melody": 1993 Appendix Quarter Horse mare,
just shy of 15 hands
(measured),
bay, ridden and jumped kids to 2', done small
schooling shows, ridden beginner children.
Professionally
trained. Has
done fox hunting and polo. Great manners and no
vises. Very nice little mare, sweet
personality, located at SWAP HQ in West
Virginia.
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see more pictures, video, more information and
the adoption fee is this horse.
Melody has been adopted by Dr.
Marisa St. Clair, DVM of MD. This is Marisa's
3rd SWAP horse. Thank you for your continued
support!
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Highland Tooter aka "Tooter": 1996 STB gelding, 14.3 hands
(measured),
bay, registered with USTA, by Tooter Scooter and out of Jeryls Filly, no
known allergies, fractures, illnesses, or injuries, likes people, good
manners, respects your space, good temperament, confident, likes to work,
smart, good with other animals and horses, a child or beginner could handle,
good with farrier and vet/shots, loads, drives, cross ties, paces, trots and
quickly learning to canter under saddle with a rider, bathes, good alone,
quiet in stall, comes when called, can catch in open field,
wide base, built stocky so he can carry a little more than most horses his
height perfect for a little heavier rider that is also short,
very very sweet horse, located at SWAP HQ.
GREAT HORSE FOR JUST ABOUT ANYONE, QUIET
ENOUGH FOR A BEGINNER OR CHILD. We took Tooter out on the trail today and he
led the way and did great. This is the best all around horse.
Tooter has been adopted by
Kristi Simpson of SC. This is Kristi's 3rd SWAP horse.
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Coyota Kiya, aka "Kiya": 1989 registered Peruvian Paso
mare, 14.1 hands
(measured),
buckskin dun color, registration number is 3990. Years experience with
riding beginners and kids on daily trail rides, sweet sweet babysitter.
Lovely hardy, easy keeper. Needs to get out of mountain riding and stop
working daily so we are looking for a family situation for her. Probably
someone that has a child that wants to ride that is just learning and needs
a kind horse but not looking to compete or show and not trail ride at mach 1
all the time, 2 or 3 times a week would probably be fine. Located at
SWAP HQ. Wonderful horse for some lucky adopter. THIS IS
THE PERFECT CHILDREN'S OR SMALL ADULT BEGINNER TRAIL HORSE!!!
Click the link to the left to see
more pictures, video, more information and the adoption fee is this
horse.
Kiya has been adopted by Vaughn
Jackson of WV, Congratulations!!
Kiya has a nice easy job of riding her little grand kids around. Perfect
job for this wonderful little mare.
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MJL Shanelle, 1998 Shagya Arab mare,
gray, over 14.3 hands (measured), North American Shagya-Arabian Society reg
# NASS/ShA-98-138, by Shandor and out of Wineglass Moselle, no allergies, no
injuries, no illnesses, easy keeper, smart, high on pecking order, ties,
cross ties, trained to ride, cold backed, used in field to drive cattle,
check fences, etc., has been ridden in a hackamore, shy until she gets to
know you, excellent gaits, energy, and looks, sound and recommended for
anything, including eventing or endurance, hardy, easy keeper, fat and
sassy, absolutely beautiful and very rare. You just have to see this girl
in person to really appreciate her. Never ever seen her coloring before, the
best way to describe it is she's blue all over and flea bitten with
copper. Really a horse of a different color. Very rare breed (only 400 in
the US) and color.
Click the link to the left to see more
pictures, video, more information and the adoption fee is this horse.
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Zahara: 1997 registered Danish Warmblood x TB cross mare,
sound eventer, yes she will pass a vet check, registered and branded as an
American Warmblood, 15.3 hands, bay. Sire is Sandrinni (Danish) and Dam is
Sam's Gal (TB). First Class Premium from inspection with marks of all 8's
except one 7.5 on conformation for a slight toe out, overall impression was
excellent sporthorse and breeding potential. The appraisal was just
completed at 38k. Ready for some very lucky adopter to continue eventing,
jumping or dressage. Very talented in all areas. More details coming,
located at SWAP HQ, very fit and ready to go. Has been with a
professional trainer since she was 3 with training in flatwork and jumping,
she is ridden daily. No allergies, no surgeries, no past injuries or
illnesses, no fractures... clean legs and healthy body. Likes people,
good manners, respectful, good temperament, confident, likes to work, smart,
good with other horses, not a beginner horse, not sure about kids that
are good riders, good with vet and farrier, loads, ties and cross ties,
clips/bathes, good alone, comes when called, can easily catch, lunges on a
line. Has done novice level eventing and low level jumpers.
Recommended for low level dressage, low level jumping, eventing or combined
training, showing, hacking or pleasure mount.
Zahara has
been adopted by Senator Scott Brown of MA for his daughter, Arianna.
Congratulations and Great Choice! Arianna is advancing in
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King: 2001 Belgian/TB gelding, imported from Canada, 16.2
1/2 hands (measured), chestnut, located at SWAP HQ, solid W/T/C, started in
poles, cavaletti's and cross rails, knows leads but not flying changes yet.
Calm, gentle, friendly, great personality and smooth gaits, great feet and
sound barefooted, no vices, totally sound, ties, lunges, good with
vet, respectful, bathes, loads, ties. A sponge waiting to be filled.
Friendly to all horses, good in the herd, all health care is up to date.
Recommended for low level dressage and low level jumping, pleasure riding,
hunt seat on the flat and over fences, showing, competitive trail, western
or english pleasure, police horse, search and rescue, reenacting or color
guards. Goes in a simple snaffle. A child could handle on the ground, very
kid safe. Owner is sending all the horses 'stuff' with him, tack, blankets
and sheets as she is having to give him up over a personal reason, sadly so.
A hubby horse also in the making!!
More riding pictures from King's
donor are on his page - click on the link to the left to see them!
King has been adopted by Kathy
Johnson of PA, This is Kathy's 5th SWAP Horse. Thank you for
your continued support!
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Miss Poppit, 1985 TB mare, bay, 15.3
hands, trained in children’s hunter, good manners, small boned, knows leads,
good with other animals, smart, easily trained, loads, good with farrier and
vet/shots, ties, cross ties, low energy, good temperament, confident, likes
people, thin skinned and sensitive to bugs (much like most TB's), comes when
called, can catch in open field, very sweet and willing, proven broodmare
and looking for a broodmare or companion horse job for her only (no riding).
Needs some TLC as she and Daisy May were turned out with a very dominant
mare who didn't let them eat.
Click the link to the left to see more
pictures, video, more information and the adoption fee is this horse.
Miss Poppit
has been adopted by Angie Macy of Indiana. Thank you Angie!
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The Cat Can Fly, 1999 TB mare, dark
bay, 15.3 hands (measured), Jockey Club reg # 9909552, by Sir Cat and out of
Beads, has been a race horse and pleasure horse, also recommended as a
broodmare or any job on the flat. Sweet beautiful mare. Sound.
Click the link to the left to see more
pictures, video, more information and the adoption fee is this horse.
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Chantilly Pace: 1986 standardbred mare, brown, 15.2
hands (measured), loads of trail riding experience, in wonderful shape and
well cared for.
Quicksilver
Girl aka 'Duckie' a 1987 standardbred mare, bay, 14.3 hands (measured),
trail riding queen, fat/round and in good health. Both have been abandoned
by the adopter in Highland, NC. We have them all picked up and they are
now located at SWAP HQ in WV
Click the link to the left to see more
pictures, video, more information and the adoption fee
is this horse.
Chantilly and
Duckie have been adopted by Leslie Sherwood and
Michelle Lowe of Virginia. They are their
original donors and very happy that they can now
provide the girls with a home again.
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Nico, AKA Theo: 1995 registered Dutch Warmblood
gelding, Bay, 16.1 hands (measured), insured. Registration number is 95.5415
with KWPN. Sire is Darwin and Dam is Jelzinique. Located at SWAP HQ. Trained
and Shown up to 3rd level and was schooling 4th level dressage. Has not
competed since last year, has been doing trail riding since, once a week for
about 20 minutes with no bit contact at all. Diagnosed with arthritis in his
neck and its really unknown if he can do collected work. Maybe some
alternative therapies or someone who can work along side a vet could end up
with a really nice horse to compete but regardless he is a wonderfully
trained horse for hacking, having fun on, or possibly even what we call 'fun
dressage', no competition just the occasional clinic and ring work. I would
discourage anyone who absolutely must be able to anything collected or with
bit contact and looking for a horse to do that because this is really an
unknown as to his what his comfort level is going to be with collection and
we will want reassurances from the adopters vet that he can do any
collection without pain, if that is the plan. The bottom line is he is a
great horse and needs a good home.
Click the link to the left to see more
pictures, video, more information and the adoption fee is this horse.
Pamela Park of
CA has decided to adopt Nico outright. She has a vet that she is working
with on a new technology that she thinks will give this boy his best
chance. Bravo and thank you Pamela, this is her second SWAP horse.
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Lovey Gurr, aka Lovey: 2001 registered standardbred
filly, bay,16 hands (measured), Sound for all professions, gentle and
friendly, likes people, no vices.
Pacing bred but so young and spent very little time
on the track that she could go either way at this point... w/t/c for
showing and competing or a pacing/racking trail or show horse. Its your
choice with just a bit of work. Lovey is quickly becoming the horse anyone
can ride! What a love bug. This is grandma's and your kids horse but don't
underestimate her talent, she will go with the more advanced riders but
pack around the beginner. She has been ridden for the last several months
by kids and beginners. Lovey has been abandoned in Highland, NC by her
adopter over a divorce. We have them picked up, all are located at SWAP HQ
now.
Click the link to the left to see more
pictures, video, more information and the adoption fee is this horse.
Lovey has been adopted by The
Daggett family of West Virginia as a pleasure mount. Great choice!!
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Norquestor’s Miss aka “Missy,” 1996 TB
mare, bay, 15.2 hands (measured), good manners, good with other animals and
horses, easily trained, respects your space, loads, good with farrier and
vet/shots, ties, easy keeper, smart, likes people, good temperament, very
talented girl with the right handler/adopter, previous adopter did 4-H with
her and did so well in just their second show that they were asked to join
the Coos County 4-H Equestrian Team in hunter/jumper, they also made the
number 11 out of 20 spot on the New Hampshire team for the Eastern States
Exposition team and did great! Totally sound and ready for anything
Click the link to the left to see more
pictures, video, more information and the adoption fee is this horse.
Missy has been
adopted by Rebecca Beasley of West Palm Beach, FL. Rebecca actually was
Missy's first adopter several years ago and could not keep her but she
is now an adult and thrilled she is available again.
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Jonathon’s Reigning Star, 1996 Welsh
mare, 12.2 hands, (measured) liver chestnut, no surgeries, fractures,
injuries, or illnesses, kid safe, good with the vet/shots and farrier, used
to being a kid’s pet but has the potential for so much more, sweet, gentle
temperament, great manners, good with other animals and horses, a child
could handle on the ground, respects your space, loads, loves people, very
curious and inquisitive, proven broodmare (Ashleigh’s dam), super cute.
Recommended for breeding, riding (hunter/jumper or any competition for a
small child with training, pleasure mount for a child, driving).
Click the link to the left to see more
pictures, video, more information and the adoption fee is this horse.
Star has been
adopted by Kristen Kelly of Xenia, Ohio for her daughters to show.
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Brueyna, 1984 Polish Arabian mare,
fleabitten gray, 14 hands (measured), Arabian Horse reg # 0319645, by
Brusally Zbroar and out of Neyteyna, no injuries, illnesses, or fractures,
very light on the bit and takes leg/body movement commands very well, free
lunges, has done tons of bareback trail riding, very sensible, has been
ridden by beginner kids, has lots of personality, has been ridden with no
bridle in the ring and turn with just hand aids on her neck and leg aids,
very peppy and loves to go, loves children, used to guard the donor’s
two-year-old nephew from the other horses while he was playing in the
pasture, high in the pecking order, proven broodmare, has ridden both
English and Western, collects easily, good manners, can catch in open field,
smart, easily trained, respects your space, loads, good with farrier and
vet/shots, ties, cross ties, confident, is careful with mud, comes when
called, small boned, knows leads, good with other animals and horses, likes
people, easy keeper, has arthritis in her hocks but has been sound as a
light ring riding/trail riding horse and is looking for a similar job, also
recommended as a broodmare or light riding by a child, lead line or halter
horse for showing.
Click the link to the left to see more
pictures, video, more information and the adoption fee is this horse.
Bru has been
adopted by Cynthia McPeters of NC. Congratulations and wonderful choice
for your daughter to learn on.
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On a Whim, aka "Whim": 1998 TB crossed with an Arab, Hackney or
Appaloosa, 14.2 hands, dappled gray.... he
continues to change as he gets older. Whim, regardless of his breeding
has done so much in his short life... he's trained up to some upper
level movements though he has not
done any dressage or jumping in a couple of years, he happily jumps
anything, has been a therapeutic riding horse with Mount'n Hopes
Therapeutic Center in Mars Hill, NC and
he's done tons of trail riding, alone and in a group. Though he needs a
strong rider to go out alone on the trail. His is a bit of a prankster,
not mean but athletic and wants to have
fun and do things. He is smart and talented (and totally sound). We're
looking for someone who will develop, train and potentially show or have
an active life with this boy. His
potential is huge and he could be doing so many different things and be
very good at it. Will get his size as soon as we get it, know he's
probably just over 15 hands but I'm guessing at this point.
Whim's adopter
wants to try again with Whim and in hopes that
getting herself trained will help his confidence in
going out alone on the trail. We never want to move
a horse from its home if the adopter still wants to
try, that is what we are all about... especially
when the adopter takes such good care of the horse.
So whim is going off the adoption list. Sorry.
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Windjammer II, aka "Jamie": 1996 Appendix
Quarter Horse mare, blood bay with star, snip,
2 rear
stockings, registered with US Eventing
Association #21718, 15.3 hands, Sire was Big
Splash and dam was from QH racing lines,
trained for eventing (competed at Novice and
training level) and training
level dressage, has done hunter paces (always
in the fastest division, Jumpers to 3', has had
dressage training from grand prix and USDF gold
medal professionals. Recommended
for low level dressage (no competing, only the
fun stuff), pleasure riding, english pleasure
or working ranch horse (restricted from jumping
or competing). Located in Georgia
(Monroe/Atlanta area)
and being placed from there. Easy easy keeper,
hardy girl used to being turned out.
Really needs to get out of the south, the bugs
and heat have been hard on her.
Shannon Van Horn
of Michigan has adopted Jamie as a pleasure
mount and family horse.
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Dixies foals
her registrations
Dixie's Dancing
Girl, aka " Dixie": 1996 double registered Missouri Fox Trotter/Spotted
Saddle Horse mare, palomino and white spotted, Blaze and 4 white
stockings, 14.3 hands with shoes
(measured),
serious serious eye candy, just lovely. Registration numbers are
96-57146 with the MO Fox Trotter registry and 9803930 with the Spotted
Saddle Horse (SSHBEA). Sire was Barney's J.R. and Dam is Dancing Dixie
of Zane's Lad. Proven broodmare, will release for breeding, totally
sound for all riding. Years of trail riding experience. Big, Lovely
mover!! Hardy easy keeper. Located at SWAP HQ.
Dundee was adopted yesterday by the
Hoffman family of Shermans Dale, PA. Amazing choice. Thank you for your
support and welcome to the SWAP family.
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Better Latethannever, aka "Dundee":
1999 registered Appaloosa gelding, 16 hands
(measured), dun (w/ distinct dorsal stripe), star.
Sound for all professions. Current on all
vaccinations, vet, and farrier. He likes people and
is good with the vet. What a sweet boy. Dundee
ties, cross ties, lunges free and on a line, is a
good mover, and knows his leads. He comes when
called and can be caught in an open field. Very
sweet and trusting after only knowing us 2 days.
Currently located at SWAP HQ
Dundee was adopted
yesterday by the Hoffman family of Shermans Dale,
PA as a hubby horse. Great choice. Thank you for
your support and welcome to the SWAP family.
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Four Score, aka "Lincoln": 1996 registered Thoroughbred
gelding, 15.3 hands
(measured)
but has a short heart girth so he will fit a smaller
rider better, located at SWAP HQ in WV. Sound, has fox
hunted, trained to jump, sound for all professions but
has not jumped since 2001 so I would expect he would
need a refresher if jumping, might be better suited for
hunt seat over fences, dressage or on the flat.
Beautiful, sweet boy. Has been doing dressage the last 3
years and has been working at a solid 1st level.
Lincoln has been adopted by Katherine Vultaggio from
Summit Point, WV for dressage and pure fun. Great
choice. Katherine rode Lincoln today and they did very
well together. Its a good fit and a good home. Bravo!!
Welcome to the SWAP family. This is Katherine's first
SWAP horse.
(this rider is 6' tall), beautiful pictures coming
BC Peter Pan, aka "Pete":
1997 registered Arabian gelding, 15.2 hands, chestnut. Registration
number is 0551926 with the Arabian Horse Registry, Sweepstakes Nominated
AHA 551926, healthy and sound for all professions, all vet care up to
date, no past injuries. Sire is Canadian Fire and Dam is Bella Tatiana.
Pete is located in Cherry Valley, ILL. Donor has owned him all his life
but she is a horse professional and has too many horses. Loves people,
excellent manners, likes to jump fences in the pasture so would probably
enjoy learning that job. A child can ride, good with other animals, kid
safe, a confident beginner can ride him, no vices. Has done Training
level dressage work (he needs to learn half pass and extended trot to
move on) but owner feels that he's not happy with staying in the ring
all the time. Also a good candidate for endurance, competitive
trail riding, fox hunting or even mounted patrol, very well suited for
being a lesson horse but the owner does not want him doing lessons
professionally, doing lessons with an adopter just for their learning is
fine but not for paid customers, really a sensible horse, did a summer
with therapeutic riding at age 5 and had done quite well with that
profession. Has been riding a woman in her 70's who had a big crash a
horse and needed to get some confidence again. Pete got her riding again
on trails. The owner calls him kind, gentle, loving, a best friend to
someone, not a mean bone in his body. She said he will even leave
his feed to groom you if you are brushing him. Sounds like a very
special horse!
Holly Beauclair of West
Virginia adopted Peter Pan, Wow, what a wonderful choice.
Snickers: 1982 QH x Arab gelding, bay, 15 hands, was a schooling horse
for kids for years, now looking for an easy job with a family. Perfect
horse for kids and beginners to learn on and ride. At Rogers, Ohio but
coming to SWAP HQ at CSS.
Tom Montgomery and his
family from Ohio adopted Snickers as a family horse
Analisa: 1986 registered Holsteiner mare, bay, 16.1 hands and 1200 lbs,
registration number is 242301101486 with the American Holsteiner Horse
Association and branded. Proven
broodmare, located in Bay City, MI and will be placed from that location.
Has been a broodmare all her life so is sound and healthy, no injuries.
Has not done anything except be a
mom and companion horse. All health care always kept up to date. She's had
2 foals and her last one was '93. Likes people and has a wonderful
temperament, good with farrier and vet.
Lovely girl, pictures coming. We've ridden horses for the first time ever
after the age of 20, so I know this is very doable with someone who knows
training and will take their time.
Analisa was adopted by Renee Depietro of Vermont
 Click on Meg's
description for a great update from her foster mom!
Meg: 1990 Appaloosa or possibly a QH mare, 15 hands (measured), red roan,
very pretty, proven broodmare, laid back, easy keeper, still learning
about riding but easy to handle, sweet and willing. Meg is sadly
coming back to us because of divorce in the adopters family. She is
located in Greene County, Ohio (Xenia) and being placed from there.
Meg has really become a wonderful horse, great family horse or show horse
with training.
Tom Montgomery and his family of Ohio adopted Meg.
Yea!!
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Celestial View, aka 'Walter': 1991 TB gelding, 16.2 hands (measured), dark
bay, located in at SWAP HQ. Former Grand hunter Champion in Florida Class
A shows. Has also been ridden in dressage but most of his experience has
been hunters but has not been jumping for 5 years (except for cross rails
and cavalettis). He will be restricted from all jumping except for cross
rails and cavalettis, will not be placed into a schoolmaster situation,
looking for someone to just have fun with. Has 4 years under his belt of
pleasure riding and hacking around the country side. Likes people, laid
back, excellent manners and temperament, wonderful character, dashing good
looks and very lovable.
Walter has been adopted by Holly Beauclair
of West Virginia. Yea, Walter has a home. He's a great horse if more
people would have come to see him they would have realized that. Thank
goodness someone finally did.
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Afton Banker, aka "Afton": 1994 Appendix Quarter Horse, sorrel, will
measure when arrives but he's over 15 hands, could be close to 16 hands.
Great kids or beginner horse. Can be ridden by anyone. Experience with
trail riding/schooling, looking for a pleasure riding/lead
line/companion horse job for Afton, light pleasure, no working
Afton has been adopted by Cherie Pettit
of Shadowbrook Farms Equine Facility in Berne, NY as a therapy horse for
traumatized riders looking to regain their confidence working around and
being horses. This is Cherie's second SWAP horse, she also adopted
Dillon several years ago. Her friend Mona adopted George, two love bugs
they are both enjoying.
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Bacon Hill Jake aka "Jake": 1997 STB gelding, grey
(only our second grey STB ever! very very rare), 15. 2 hands (estimated,
will measure soon), no known injuries, illnesses, allergies, or fractures,
registered with USTA, likes people, good manners, respects your space,
good temperament, easily trained, smart, good with other animals, thin
skinned, good with farrier and vet/shots, loads, drives, cross ties,
paces, bathes, good alone, quiet in stall, comes when called, can catch in
open field, was a good racer on the track but not holding up to that heavy
of a workload, located at CSS
Jake has been adopted by Phil and Chris Haeck of Marysville, MI. Both
visited SWAP HQ and fell in love with several horses. Thank you for giving
our babies great homes.
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Farnaway Hanover: 1999 STB gelding, pacing bred but
also trots, bay, 15.3 (measured), sound for anythng on the flat, located
in NC, around Winston Salem and being placed from there, can be ridden or
driven by anyone who knows something about riding, no vices, does
everything that is asked of him
Farnie has been adopted by Chris and Phil Haeck of
Marysville, MI. Great choice, thank you!!
Sunset Sue: 1993 Standardbred mare, 15.2 hands, bay,
rides and drives, good potential for pleasure riding and beginners.
Experience trail riding, located in WV and coming to CSS
soon. Returning from an adopter who doesn't have the
time for her. Sound for all professions, never had any lameness issues,
healthy.
Sunset Sue has been adopted by Pam Carlson of CT. Sunset
Sue will be Pam's 3rd SWAP horse. Bravo!!
Ernie's Brother: 1995 registered
Standardbred gelding, 15 + hands, bay, has several years of trail riding
experience in a family situation, young, sound and healthy. Great family
and beginners trail horse. This guy and Sunset Sue is what many of you
have been waiting on.... don't wait. Located in WV.
Ernie has been adopted by
Pam Carlson of CT, this is her second SWAP horse. She also has Lil Bit and
has adopted Sunset Sue as well. Congratulations, wonderful choice.
Windsor's Dynasty: 1985 STB
gelding, pacing bred, bay, 15.3 hands (measured). Sound
and beautiful, wonderful temperament, been ridden by
beginners, located in Baldwin, WI, and being placed from
there but coming to WV. Windsor's current adopters are
being moved because of their employment and sadly, she
can not keep any of her horses, including Windsor. She
loves him to death but will not be able to keep him or
take him with her to their new home.
Windsor has been adopted by Alaina
Banyay of Cranberry Twp, PA. This is Alaina's first SWAP
horse. She came down to see him this past weekend and
fell in love. Thank you. Wonderful selection, the old
horses always have the coolest personalities.
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Just a Bargain, aka Milo: 1995 Thoroughbred
gelding, 16.2 hands (measured), dark bay, registration with USA
Equestrian, former National Hunter breeding Champ at Devon in '99, won
everything in hand that year, Ribbons at Washington Intl Horse Show and
Grand Hunter Champ at the Garden State 2004, can do occasional low fences
(no competing in jumping), also recommended for low level dressage, fox
hunting (hill topper only), english pleasure. Intermediate rider, long
legged child or adult would be best. No vises. A child can handle on the
ground. Located in WV.
Milo has been adopted by Jil Swan of
Sewickley, PA as a pleasure mount. This is Jil's first SWAP horse. She has
tons of horse experience so Milo will be tons of fun for both. Thank you!
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CG Sooner or Later "Scooter",
2001 Spotted Saddle Horse x POA cross pony. Daughter of Post the Colors and Lil
Bit. She's been here since she was a yearling. Scooter is 13.1 hands (measured)
and is broke to ride. If the adopter pays her full fee, we will teach her to
drive as well. All health care is up to date and she has a micro chip.
Sweet, sound, healthy, no vices, could just stand
more time under saddle but an easy ride. Scooter w/t/c's without a rider but
will pick up her daddy's running walk under saddle. At this point she could
probably be trained to go either way but if you want a little gaited pony, here
she is.
For those of you that are wondering, yes, this rider is too big for Scooter but
she was the smallest rider we had here. We will be looking for some one much
smaller for her new home.
Scooter was adopted by the Akers
Family of West Virginia. Their daughter is already riding and enjoying this
girl. Wonderful choice. We wish them many years of happy times with this baby.
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Lil' Boot Scoot Boogie in Color,
2004
Spotted Saddle/POA x Pinto Yearling, 12.1 hands (measured) but really growing.
Born at CSS on April 3rd 2004, out of Scooter and by Wild Willie. She has been
weaned, was imprinted at birth, learning all the critical stuff a baby needs to
know like leading, haltering, standing for the farrier but still has a long way
to go. Very friendly and loves people, sweet with no vices.
New and current pictures coming, these pictures
were taken at 5 days old. Sweet, sound, healthy, no vices.
Boot Scoot has been adopted by
Chris and Phil Haeck of Marysville, MI. Yea. This one will be a very hard one to
have leave but its a great home so we know its the best for this little one (if
anyone is looking to move a horse from the east coast to the upper mid west or
from that area... now is the time)
click below to see
Brioso's video
Brioso:
1990 registered Hanoverian, with brand on left hip, 17.2
hands, chestnut, white star, RF sock, RH/LH stockings.
Sire is Banter, has shown through
1st level dressage, does some 2nd and 3rd level
movements, has done dressage lessons but unfortunately
this boy needs an easier job and can no longer do heavy
work,
looking for a pleasure or light
ring work situation a couple times a week, something
with a light rider. Located at Union Bridge, MD,
to be placed from there.
Yea!! Brioso's foster
mom, Janet Geyer at Celebration Farm has decided to
adopt Brioso. Finally we have someone who understands
his high maintenance and how much food this guy needs
and she doesn't mind doing it for him and he doesn't
need to be moved either. Bravo!!
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Pocket Money: 1993 Standardbred gelding, 15.1 hands
(measured), rides and drives, 3 years of riding experience under his belt,
located in North Carolina around Winston Salem and being placed from
there.
Sound and healthy, drives and
rides, beautiful boy, no vices, does everything that is asked. Could
easily fit into a trail riding job with a beginner who has an idea about
riding.
Pocket Money has been adopted by Nancy Maldonado from Labelle, FL. This is
Nancy's first SWAP horse. Thank you and congratulations!!
Fear Not "Black":
1982 TB gelding, black, 16.2 hands, sound, well trained and beautiful,
wonderful, athletic, personable boy
with many many years ahead of him for tons of fun. No Vices, does
everything that's asked of him in hand and under saddle. Located at
Baltimore, Ohio and will be placed from that location, the adopters that
wanted him were doing fine on the flat but he was too much horse for the
little one once he saw jumps in the arena.... boy he loved his job.
Black is adopted by Dr. Joy McMillian, DVM of NC, Joy has
several SWAP horses.
ABF
Challenger "Rocket" 1986 gray Arab gelding, Arab reg# 0344211, star,
stripe, snip, and 3 socks, estimated 15.2 hands, no surgeries, no
fractures, has done four years of 1st level dressage, seven years of 50
mile endurance races, drives and rides, does trail riding, and horse
camping, great kids horse
Rocket has been adopted by
Carina Rush of Brewster, NY. This is Carina's first SWAP horse. Several
people wanted this horse at the last minute but Carina got everything in
first and is a great home. We have several other wonderful horses so don't
give up. Congratulations Carina and Thank you.
CJ's Winner: 1997 STB gelding, 15 hands, bay,
sound and healthy, trotter breeding (does not pace and won't take long
to teach him bending and cantering under saddle), located at CSS ,
no vices, does everything that he's asked to do,
striking looks, beautiful big dapples, thick tail and mane, wonderful
suited for the show ring, fun but sensible temperament. Put a couple of
months on him and he'll make a beginners riding or driving horse in no
time.
CJ is pending adoption by
Dr. Bev Michael, Phd. of Morgantown, WV. This is Bev's first SWAP horse.
Congratulations and Thank you!!
Starry
Image: 2000 registered standardbred filly (trotter, by Balanced
Image), bay, 15.2 hands (measured), sound for all professions.
Drives and rides no vices. Lovely mare, will make a wonderful
beginners horse with just a little training, located at CSS in
WV.
Starry Image has
been adopted by the Akers Family of West Virginia
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Four Score, aka "Lincoln": 1996
registered Thoroughbred gelding, 15.2 hands but has a
short heart girth so he will fit a smaller rider better,
located in Altoona, PA. Sound, has fox hunted, trained
to jump but has not jumped since 2001 so I would expect
he would need a refresher if jumping. Was knocked off
his feet at a gallop by another horse during a fox hunt
back in 2001 so if he would have to go back to hunting
slowly, might be better suited for hunt seat over fences
or on the flat. Beautiful, sweet boy.
Lincoln has been adopted by Brenda
Kosko Blyler of Hollidaysburg, PA. This is Brenda's
first SWAP horse. Congratulations and thank you for your
support!!
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see new video, more
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One Last Alche: 1999 Standardbred gelding,
brown, 15 hands (measured), sound for all
professions on the flat, drives now, has been
put under saddle at CSS, very kind and calm
horse with people
no vices. Pacing bred but so young and spent
very little time on the track that he could go
either way at this point...
w/t/c for trial, showing and competing or a
pacing/racking trail or show horse. It's your
choice with just a bit of work. My selection
for a kids or beginners horse.
Alche has been adopted by Tiffany Barry of
Winston-Salem, NC. Congratulations Tiffany and
Super application!!
Pocket Money: 1993 Standardbred gelding, 15.1 hands
(measured), rides and drives, 3 years of riding experience under his belt,
located in WV.
Sound and healthy, drives and
rides, beautiful boy, no vices, does everything that is asked. Could
easily fit into a trail riding job with a beginner who has an idea about
riding
Pocket was adopted by
Dr. Joy McMillian, DVM in North Carolina, This is Joy's 3rd SWAP horse.
Congratulations and thank you!!
Piks Pizazz: 1997 registered Oldenburg mare, 16+ hands, by
Pointmaker, registration # 33-93201-97, oldenburg freeze brand, restricted
from jumping but totally sound for work on the flat or breeding, does not
have the conformation for jumping. Has had natural training completed,
some endurance training and dressage to 1st level. Located in
Burnsville, NC,
being returned from an adopter who has several horses and
doesn't have time for her, knows she could be off doing something
wonderful
Pik is pending adoption with Paula Shelden
of Ocala, Florida. This is Paula's second SWAP horse, the first was Dante
"Mac". Congratulations Paula and thank you. Great choice.
Gentleman Bill: 1988 TB gelding, bay, 16 hands. Owner has ridden him
bareback on the trails! Recommended professions are:
Companion, dressage, low level jumping, upper level
dressage, pleasure riding, competitive trail riding, cross country
schooling. Located at CSS in WV. Needs an Advanced beginner (balanced in
the saddle and able to provide clear aids). Bill was a 3-day eventer
schooled to preliminary level, still sound to jump but we are looking for
a home where he's not competing in eventing, hunter paces and the fun
stuff is fine. Having the adopter learn and take lessons off him is fine
as well but we will not place him as a working lesson horse. Honest and
kind horse. Wants to please.
Gentleman Bill has been adopted by The Peters Family of Baltimore, Ohio
as a 4-H horse for their daughter. Bravo and Thank you!!
Key to the Diary: 1995 TB gelding, 15.3 hands, trained
in eventing, located in Union Bridge, MD. The bay
pictures are the most recent. Sound for lower level
eventing (has evented at prelim level) and dressage, not
suitable for beginners and would prefer that he stay on
the flat but he's still sound for low level eventing.
KD has been adopted by the Johnson family of Hopewell,
NJ, as a pleasure riding and companion horse for their
daughter Emily. KD is their first SWAP horse and
this looks like a match made in heaven for him.
A special thank you to foster mom Janet Geyer for taking
such excellent care of KD and setting him up for success
in his new home!
Reba: 1985 (approx. 14 hands), pony mare, palomino, former
lesson horse for riding camp, looking for a very small rider (100 lbs and
under with tack) for light trail riding, mostly walk and trot. Will ride
any child or beginner, looking for a family, not a working situation for
her. Sound but has arthritis, needs to be ridden but not over ridden.
Reba has been adopted by Katie Murphy of Winston-Salem, NC.
This is the Murphy's third SWAP horse. Congratulations on a wonderful
selection.
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Sonny: '84 grade gelding, 14.3 hands (measured), brown,
located at CSS in WV. Has been a reliable pleasure and trail horse for
adults, children and beginners, experienced with ring work and trail
riding, has jumped up to 3 feet but should probably only do very light
jumping. Sweet, sweet boy. A horse that a child
could love and learn from for many many years.
Sonny has been adopted by Katie Murphy of Winston Salem,
NC. This is the Murphy's fourth SWAP horse. Thank you for
giving this boy a great home!
Fear Not "Black": '82
TB gelding, black, 16.2 hands, sound, well trained and beautiful, located
at CSS in WV, wonderful, athletic, personable boy
with many many years ahead of him for tons of fun. No Vices, does
everything that's asked of him in hand and under saddle.
Black has been adopted by the Peters family of Baltimore,
OH, to be their daughter's pleasure and 4H mount. This is their
first SWAP horse, and they couldn't have picked a better boy.
Congratulations on joining the SWAP family and happy riding!
Click the
link below to see video, more pictures and description
Hollysbewitched "Holly": 1994 registered Standardbred
mare, black,
15.2 hands (measured), sound, located at SWAP. Trail
riding
experience, rides and drives, sound, wonderful, lovely
mare, can go either
way at this point, a gaited trail or show horse or a
w/t/c horse for
competing. A pacer that trots and paces. Holly is sadly being
returned from an adopter because of a divorce in the
family.
Holly has been adopted by Michael Bruno and the Bruno
Family of
New York. This is the Bruno Families second SWAP horse,
their first
is BJ's Mistral.... guess they like those Standardbreds!!
Congratulations
and Thank you.
Prima Donna, aka 'Lucy': 1986 registered Swedish Warmblood
mare, Chestnut, 16.2 hands, located in Castalia, NC. Owner will
release registration but she is spayed so she can not be bred, was working at
4th level/Prix St. Georges level in dressage in 2004 but can not longer do
that level of work. Currently being ridden a couple times a week. We are
looking for someone not working above 2nd level for her and she will be
restricted from upper level movements. Loves people, with good manners, easy for a
child to handle on the ground. Former upper level dressage schoolmaster, does
changes through 2's, pirouettes, half passes and all the dressage basics.
Lucy has been adopted by Monty Joy Gwynne
of Cochrane, Alberta Canada
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Shoe Notes, aka "Shoe": 1996
registered TB gelding, bay, 16 hands, sound, located outside of
Cleveland, Ohio and being placed from there. Shoe has good manners and likes
people but he's been picking on the adopters older gelding and she has
decided not to keep him. She's had him since 2001 and has ridden him
consistently. More current pictures coming and more information.
Shoe has been adopted by Erena Russell of Franklin, TN
as a pleasure
and dressage horse, Shoe left for his new home today.
This is Erena
and Ernie's second SWAP horse. Trooper was their first.
Thank you!!
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The Candidate, aka
"Ragan": 1996 bay registered Thoroughbred
gelding, 17.2 hands,
located in Scottsdale,
AZ. and being placed from there. Looks and built like a
warmblood, absolutely beautiful, he's been a
show jumper for the since 2002,
easily jumping 4' to 4'6" but has had a tendon
injury and needs probably 8 more
months off from work. SWAP is restricting him
from all jumping. Luckily he's
a lovely boy and our experience with this type
of injury and a young horse
they always come back as long as they are given enough time off, he would
also make a lovely dressage horse or hunter on the flat. He's
intelligent, gentle, friendly, hard working,
loving and easy to handle. beautiful
pictures coming.
Ragan has
been adopted by Kathleen Hofferty of Houston,
TX
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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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