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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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The Stable Ledger
"As I grow older, I pay less attention
to what men say. I just watch what they do." Andrew Carnegie
A gift to our friends, a story that
exemplifies one of the reasons why we exist, the belief that
there is a purpose for every horse, every dog and cat, that
there is a home for every animal and that there are no bad
horses, only horses, dogs and cats that need understanding
and love to have a purpose and to do their best. I hope you
enjoy this and as you make decisions about your own animals
through the years that you'll remember this little story....
Only for Love
The young couple had made their usual hurried,
pre-Christmas visit to the little farm where dwelt the
elderly parents with their small herd of horses. The farm
had been named Lone Pine Farm because of the huge pine
which topped the hill behind the farm, and through the years
had become a talisman to the old man and his wife, and a
landmark in the countryside. The old folks no longer showed
their horses, for the years had taken their toll, but they
sold a few foals each year, and the horses were their reason
for joy in the morning and contentment at day's end.
Crossly, as they prepared to leave, the young couple
confronted the old folks. "Why do you not at least dispose
of "The Old One". She is no longer of use to you. It's been
years since you've had foals from her. You should cut
corners and save where you can. Why do you keep her anyway?"
The old man looked down as his worn boot scuffed at the barn
floor and his arm stole defensively about the Old One's neck
as he drew her to him and rubbed her gently behind the ears.
He replied softly, "We keep her because of love. Only
because of love."
Baffled and irritated, the young folks wished the old
man and his wife a Merry Christmas and headed back toward
the city as darkness stole through the valley. So it was,
that because of the leave-taking, no one noticed the
insulation smoldering on the frayed wires in the old barn.
None saw the first spark fall. None but the "Old One".
In a matter of minutes, the whole barn was ablaze and
the hungry flames were licking at the loft full of hay. With
a cry of horror and despair, the old man shouted to his wife
to call for help as he raced to the barn to save their
beloved horses. But the flames were roaring now, and the
blazing heat drove him back. He sank sobbing to the
ground, helpless before the fire's fury.
By the time the fire department arrived, only smoking,
glowing ruins were left, and the old man and his wife. They
thanked those who had come to their aid, and the old man
turned to his wife, resting her white head upon his
shoulders as he clumsily dried her tears with a frayed red
bandana. Brokenly he whispered, "We have lost much, but God
has spared our home on this eve of Christmas. Let us,
therefore, climb the hill to the old pine where we have
sought comfort in times of despair. We will look down upon
our home and give thanks to God that it has been spared."
And so, he took her by the hand and helped her up the
snowy hill as he brushed aside his own tears with the back
of his hand. As they stepped over the little knoll at the
crest of the hill, they looked up and gasped in amazement at
the incredible beauty before them. Seemingly, every
glorious, brilliant star in the heavens was caught up in
the glittering, snow-frosted branches of their beloved pine,
and it was aglow with heavenly candles. And poised on its
top most bough, a crystal crescent moon glistened like
spun glass. Never had a mere mortal created a Christmas tree
such as this.
Suddenly, the old man gave a cry of wonder and
incredible joy as he pulled his wife forward. There, beneath
the tree, was their Christmas gift. Bedded down about the
"Old One" close to the trunk of the tree, was the entire
herd, safe. At the first hint of smoke, she had pushed the
door ajar with her muzzle and had led the horses through it.
Slowly and with great dignity, never looking back, she had
led them up the hill, stepping daintily through the snow.
The foals were frightened and dashed about. The
skittish yearlings looked back at the crackling, hungry
flames, and tucked their tails under them as they licked
their lips and hopped like rabbits. The mares pressed
uneasily against the "Old One" as she moved calmly up
the hill and to safety beneath the pine. And now, she lay
among them and gazed at the faces of those she loved. Her
body was brittle with years, but the golden eyes were filled
with devotion as she offered her gift---
Because of love. Only
Because of love.
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I can't remember the last time I got to go on a vacation
or even a Christmas party off the farm and each year I
read this poem to remember that there is a reason why I
live this way... many would say its such a huge price to
pay but when you look into those sweet eyes, I'm reminded
that I enjoy the price I pay, its the gift that the horses
and all the critters give to me each year. If you are
working on Christmas and New Years Eve this year this poem
may mean something to you too....
It's the night before Christmas, we're out in the barn
Blanketing horses to keep them all warm
They're eating their dinners, tucked in cozy stalls
Not aware that it's Christmas or any special day at all
They can dream of spring pastures from their pine-scented
beds No visions of sugarplums dance in their heads
But we people are thinking of merry parties and such
Maybe feeling a little sad at missing so much
This season is special but the horses don't know
We've got work to do before we can go
We finish the chores and head on inside
To get ready for dinner and our own yuletide
It's nearly midnight, the carols are sung
I remember a story I was told when I was young
How at midnight on Christmas Eve
The creatures of the barnyard can speak to us with ease
I am called to the barn, I wade through the rain
I know I must go, I can't really explain
I slide open the door, pause for a while
Then slowly walk down that dimly lit aisle
A nicker from Sassy, a wink from PC
Sleepy old Kochese waking to see
Big Dawg rustling his bedding, a snort soft and light
Each horse gave a greeting as I walked through the night
I thought about parties bright lit and warm
The ones we don't go to 'cause we have the barn
And vacations and holidays that we don't get
When we're working long hours for bills to be met
Walking all the way to the end of the aisle
I stop to stroke Dancer, it brings me a smile
She snuffles my face, hot breath on my skin
It starts me to thinking about my horses, my kin
I could be at parties with laughter and mirth
But where I am right now is the best place on Earth.
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Here is some fun entertainment....
the folks from Crossed Sabers and Second Wind showing just
what good dancers we really are... check out all if you
need a laugh today..... so funny...
here is the video reviews of 2009,
the horses, adopters, animals and people that have been in
our lives this year:
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There is still time to send
a gift of life, we'll be running the Noel Memorial Program
until the end of the year....
Are you
lost and confused over what to get someone on your
Christmas list? Do they seem to have everything? Are you
trying to get away from the commercialism of the season?
Trying to find gifts that will be loved, cherished and
meaningful to both you as the giver and to the receiver?
Here is
a Wonderful and Easy Gift for the Animal and Horse Lover
that has Everything....
The Noel
Memorial Program is a gift of life to all the horses in
the program now and to all those that will need us next
year. Named after one of our very early horses that we
placed into a home many years ago as an aged mare. Noel
has been long gone but never forgotten. It was her
spirit and love of life that inspired us to start this
program in her honor and name.
Here are the choices for donations:
-you
send a donation of cash
-send an
item that we can use (like tack or supplies)
-if you
are selling a fancy horse or you need to sell a fancy
horse, consider donating it to SWAP, all horses get a
super home and the fancy horses help us feed the other
horses that have not been do lucky in their life.
-send
something we can put on our SWAP Shopping page,
-sponsor
one of our horses for one month or many months is a
perfect gift.
In
return our President will send a hand written card with
a note of thanks plus a picture and information about
your sponsored horse or one of the horses in our program
that is currently looking for a home to the person you
are giving the gift to or the person you want to
remember that is now gone. We don't mention what you
donated or its value, we just let your loved one know
you made a donation in their name.
The
amount does not matter, every penny helps, every item
donated gets us one step closer to our goal of helping
each of these horses and even dogs and cats that we take
in to find homes.
Here is what your cash donations can do for
these horses:
$2.50
will buy a bag of carrots
$3.25
will buy a bale of hay
$10.00
will pay for a dewormer
$20.00
will pay for a farrier trim on one horse
$75.00
will pay for grain for one horse for a month or pay the
farm call for a DVM to visit
$260.
will pay for a ton of grain, which will feed all the
horses for over a week
$300.
will deworm all the horses once
$520.
will pay for the farrier visit to take care of all the
horses
$650.
will pay for ulcer medicine for one horse
$860.
will pay for grain plus delivery costs for one month
For
Sponsorships, all you have to do is pick out your
favorite horse on our website and send in the donation
in that horses name. Here are the
levels of sponsorships:
$25.
Lieutenant
$50.
Captain
$75.
Major
$100.
Colonel
$200.
General Officer
$500.
Secretary
$750.
Vice President
$1000.
President
Some of the options for donated
items are.... dewormers, topical ointments,
shampoos and hair conditioners, betadine scrub, towels,
paper towels, poltices, hoof treatments, commercial
sized trash bags, halters, bags of horse, cat or dog
treats, wraps, boots, tack that we can use or sell,
english and western saddle pads, saddles of all sizes
and disciplines, blankets of all sizes and all weights,
rugs, sheets and fly sheets and masks, copy paper, dog
food, spray cleaners, clorax, efficient light bulbs,
grooming tools, stall mucking tools and pickers. SWAP is
even in need of a flat bed to move hay, our truck and
trailer are both on their last legs, both are critical
items to keeping the horses safe when we move them or
take them to the vet.
What to do:
1. Send
your donations to:
Crossed Sabers Stable
Rt 2 Box 24 A Jockey Camp Road
West Union, WV 26456
2. Make
Checks payable to Second Wind Adoption Program.
3. Send
your name and address so we can send your receipt.
4. Send
us the name of the horse you want to sponsor (if
sponsoring).
5. Send
us the name and address of the person that you are
giving the gift in their name or if it is a person that
has passed, give us their name and we'll put it on our
Memorial Page in their honor and send them a note.
Give the
gift that keeps on giving, give the gift of health and
life in honor of of Noel, the beloved Quarter horse mare
that stole our hearts so many years ago.
 Noel
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Saying Goodbye in 2009
Dr. Zorana Ristic, Trippin, Bandit,
Prestigious Gem, Omnibus, Babe, Navvy, Georgia,Windsor and
Eve
all deeply loved.. gone but
never forgotten
We pray to see you at the Rainbow
Bridge, may you rest in peace. A special thank you to all
the adopters and owners who loved them so much.
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A Special thank you to all who have
adopted, donated and volunteered. Many Many thanks to those
who made our Golf Tournament such a big success and to all
those that have come on weekends to help and to those who
have worked so hard during Volunteer Weekends. To all those
golfers and even those who come to be with the horses, we
thank you. We could not do what we have done without you:
C. Culbreth, VA
P. Breakiron, OH
K. Turner, OH
D. Aradl, FL
L. Andrae, CA
A. McCreary, NY
S. Soeder, WV
Margaret in NC
P. Wiley, WV
Cara, Caitlin and Maryann in WV
D. Moore, WV
S. Sourer, WV
The Fleming family, WV
H. Heaster
Arnett family, OH
M. Schmitt
C. Zimmerman, NJ
K. Robinson, OH
F. Freme, VA
P. Tegarden, MD
D. Ames, OH
S. Woodruff, OH
K. Kelly, OH
R. Richm, NY
P. Sutton, NY
J. Blaisdale, VA
the farriers and riders from Meredith Manor
Kovach Stables, DE
M Sasada, DE
D. Wayne King, DE
J. Winer and ASK W. Stables, DE
T. Dennis, DE
George Dennis Racing Stable, DE
DE STB Owners Assoc, DE
Harrington Raceway, DE
C. Poliseno, DE
B. Stafford, DE
T. Price, DE
R. Kinsey, DE
Plumbing by Fletch, DE
The Wyatts, DE
S. Johnson, DE
V. Copeland, DE
A. Barmer, DE
J. Roberts, DE
S. Callahan, MD
The Callahan Family, DE
Dr. R. Franczek, DVM, DE
Dover Downs, DE
B. Messick, DE
Foster Feeds, WV
Southern States, WV
F. York, TX
M. Watkins, AL
WRWCO, TX
Audubon Animal Clinic, WV
Angie Huffman, WV
C. Myers, WV
The Barnharts, WV
J. Shutay, IL
P. Pitts, WV
P. Pape, TX
C. Yonque, WV
D. Greenhalgh, WV
B. Dombrowsky, VA
M. Lee, NC
B. Robinson, WV
M. Asthater, VA
T. Rhoades, VA
The Powers family, WV
Morgan, Chris & Mel at Pony Pastures, MD
C. Heeter, PA
The Herzberg family, NC
J. Peterson, OH
The Smith Family, PA
F. Gentile, PA
P. Burr, TX
S. Soeder, WV
The Coia Family, NC
C. Furrow, VA
1SGT Big'n and family, PA
C. Greene, NY
Huntington Stables, OH
L. Garrett, WV
The Popp family, CT
The Biddle family, PA
P. Jageman, MD
K. Martin, PA
S. Reed, VA
The Hubbell Family, OH
J. Hoke, WV
A. Carroll, WV
D. Hanley, WV
G. Hearnes, PA
T. Bruning, MD
The Wade Family, WV
The Blessings Family, WV
S. Nagengast, NY
The Dewitt Family, WV
E. Niday, VA
J. Hutto, AL
The Cox Family, MA
D. Ferrell, VA
M. Scott, NY
B. Szost, NY
K. Davenport, VA
P. Wiley, WV
S. Bartlett, KS
M. Fielding, GA
V. Smith, SC
F. York, TX
1LT M. York, Iraq
R. Breakiron, OH
Distinguished Dobermans, PA
Northcoast Dobie's, OH
B. Robinson, WV
J. Toth, WV
H & HR, WV
J. Rodrique, MS
M. Hughes, OH
T. Bruning, MD
V. Ragsdale, KY
A. Durfy, Ontario, Canada
and a special thank you to all our adopters and fosters
who have always been so good to take such great care of
all the horses, dogs and cats!
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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you and your family,
especially your 4 legged family. May the inspiration, joy
and magic of the season be with you all year long.
Celeita, Beth, Maureen, Diana,
Bruce,
Tom, Ruby, Donna, Hilary, Sara,
Marion,
Patrick and all the volunteers at
Crossed Sabers Stable
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November Newsletter
ONE DAY ONLY
DECEMBER 1, 2009
50% off on all horse adoption fees when
paying the fee up front vs. paying monthly payments
Our 2009 Christmas Adopt-A-Thon continues in hopes that all our
horses will be in homes of their own this holiday, each and
everyone of them deserve a family all their own to love and care
for them.
Just call us tomorrow at 304-873-3532 to let us know you want to
adopt, which horse and all you have to do is get the
application, contract and fee to us by Friday December 4th. No
horse will be considered adopted until all items are in and
approved.
Don't miss out on this wonderful special which takes thousands
off the adoption fees of our horses.
All horses are in this special except the ones adopted or
pending adoption already
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Saying Goodbye
Dr. Zorana
Ristic,
DVM
A terrible
loss for SWAP and for all animals, friend, long timer adopter,
foster mom, adviser, manager of all Michaels' transports,
supporter and amazing horsewoman. She will be terribly missed by
all.
SWAP will be placing many of Zorana and Michael's horses
either through SWAP or Safe Selling, please help us help this
family during a very tough time.
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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you and your family,
especially your 4 legged family. May the inspiration, joy and
magic of the season be with you all year long.
Celeita, Beth, Maureen, Diana, Bruce,
Tom, Ruby, Donna, Hilary, Sara, Marion,
Patrick and all the volunteers at
Crossed Sabers Stable
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On All Adoptions Tuesday 1 December
2009
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September Ledger
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Subject: The Crossed Sabers Ledger, Top 10 for
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The Stable Ledger
Crossed Sabers Stable
Top 10
1. Dreamer,
our rescued Saddlebred
is coming along, gaining weight but
will need a few more surgeries in 4
to 6 weeks plus we still need to get
$760. to our foster since she
covered nearly half of our vet bill
which ended up being well
over $1600. for the initual vet
work.
Thank you all for the donations
from L. McKinney (FL), L. Jerrett
(WV), J. Shutay (IL), C. Myers and
the Taylor County Animal Shelter (TCHS,
WV), P. Pitts (WV). P. Pape (TX),
Taylor County Humane Society (WV),
and B Hoopes (VA). Someone called
in a donation to Audubon and they
did not get your name, thank you,
too!! A special thank you to our
foster mom Angie Huffman and our
neglect case workers Tom and Ruby
Fleming for doing all they could
to help this boy. Kudos!
Please send
paypal donations directly to
Angie Huffman, our foster at
dusthuff@yahoo.com or
you can mail donations in the
mail to us and we'll get them to
her. We'll do more credit card
donations when he goes back to
audubon but now lets get Angie's
money back to her. In the mean
time, the proof is in the
pictures, Angie is doing a super
job on his rehab:
 at
pick up
 taken
this week
2.
Lucky Midnight Blue is
our new arrival, Lucky is a 5 yo
Walking Horse gelding found
abandoned in a strip mine in
McDowell County on the VA/WV
border, barely walking from either
soring or from pulling walking
horse pads from his feet, leaving
much damage and a body condition
level 1 or 2, left to die alone.
He is so weak and his feet will
take some time to get better but
his life will change forever one
day at a time. We were called by
many in the area that found him
and though we are full we didn't
have the heart to turn him away.
He's had his first bath, which he
was perfect for and he's eating
like crazy. Its very obvious that
he is glad to be alive. Sweet,
wants to please and they always
appreciate that they have been
saved. Keep watching for updates
on Lucky.
 at
arrival last week
 after
his first bath
3. Hay
and Grain for winter,
We've
gotten all our hay to last us
until first cutting 2010 (YEA).
Thanks to everyone who donated,
adopted and even bought things off
SWAP Shopping as that is where the
money has gone, over 3000 bales in
the big barn and hay barn, check
this picture of the isleway taken
this week, we just have the last
300 bales to pay for, so we are
sitting pretty good for hay going
into winter, we just need to pay
that last $1000. for the final
bales just delivered. The big task
now is covering the $1200 worth of
grain that we need each month,
this is where adoptions and
donations/sponsorships become
critical for us to keep helping
horses that need us through the
months when adoptions are so slow.
Please consider a monthly
donation/horse sponsorship through
the winter months:
 hay
in the main barn
4.
Recognizing and reporting Neglect,
taking care of your horses in
tough financial times, protecting
your horse when
you can't keep it.......
Recognizing
neglect or abandonment ... ribs
and hip bones sticking out, no
food or water available, horses
laying down excessively, major
injuries and no vet, horses left
in a field or the woods are the
big red light signals that
something is very wrong.
A.
Call the
county sheriff or animal control
officer of the county
where the horse is located with
the complete address of the
horses location, owner of the
horse if you have that, pictures
if you could get pictures. The
sheriff at the very least should
go out and see the horses and
second get a large animal vet in
to evaluate the horse and get
the animal care, then they will
either give the accused time to
get the horse in better shape or
chose to take it immediately
from the aleged abuser.
B. If the county
does not do anything
then
contact us and our neglect case
workers Tom and Ruby Fleming
at
tomfleming64@cebridge.net
or contact
PETA neglect case workers,
Stephanie at
sbell@peta.org,
or Tori at
ToriP@peta.org,
they have been super at
getting authorities to do their
job, educate them on the state
laws and to get the horse some
help.
C.
Affording
Your Own Horse: It always
amazes me to go in with a
sheriff on a neglect call and
find no grain at all and then
ask the family what kind of feed
they normally feed and they say
Triple Crown Senior or
Safe Choice and alfalfa hay, all
very expensive feeds and they
can't afford to buy them. Well,
no wonder, choose a cheaper
grain and a simple grass hay.
Here locally you can get a ton
of a 12% all stock pellet for
$230. a ton which could feed one
horse for months, if your horse
needs a higher calorie feed go
with a corn based feed, hole or
cracked corn, which runs about
$238. a ton. Much has been said
negative about corn and horses
but no one seems to be able to
show actual research to support
their findings. Check out the
link from Ohio State Research,
corn is actually the number 1
feed of horses in the US, why?
Because its cheap and high
calorie. Even the
internationally known Equine
School Meredith Manor feeds
whole corn and all their horses
look great. I suspect many large
ranches, farms and other large
schools feed corn as well for
the same reasons.
Click here to
read the Ohio State Research.
D.
If your
life or finances change,
do something quickly, call
rescues and programs like ours
immediately, do not list your
horse for free on websites (its
a big red sign to meat buyers
and those lying cheating horse
traders who will tell you
anything to get your horse and
it will be gone immediately, all
for them to make money, with no
regard for your horse). Your
horse depends on you to do the
right thing and take some time
in finding the best home, don't
just think oh what a nice
family, get proof they will care
for your horse by getting vet
and farrier references at the
very least, make sure they have
a job etc... if they don't want
you to ask questions, go on to
someone else. Make sure there is
an adoption agreement or
purchase agreement that will
protect your horse for life,
once someone owns a horse they
can do anything to it including
shoot it, neglect it, starve it,
over use it, not feed or give it
shelter and rarely does anyone
ever find out and then all you
find out later is the horse died
of colic.... well, that is what
they say. Beware, sign
strong agreements and get proof
its a good home!!
5.
Adoption:
We have
reduced adoption fees for fall and
many super horses, monthly
payments with a very low
downpayments are always available,
10% off when you pay up front vs.
paying payments. We have many many
super horses right now, from show
and competition horses, lovely
sound young registered egyptian
arabs, Quarter Horses, beautiful
Standardbreds that all drive and
ride.
HORSES AVAILABLE is
the link to see all the new horses
(2 sound 3rd level dressage
horses, a tall young sound TB
hunter that comes with experience
and training (never raced), a
lovely registered QH
gelding/western pleasure horse, 2
very nice Missouri Fox Trotters,
several wonderful Paints)... the
list is long but some super
choices, plus kittens and dogs,
too! All needing good homes.
6.
A review of some of the key items
on the SWAP
adoption agreement,
this is a
friendly reminder to those who
appear to have forgotten the
agreement they made with SWAP:
A. Complete
annual updates every
year (follow up forms are on the
website under the SWAP section)
B. Getting
signatures of the facility owner
before moving your adoption
horse there (this protects you
and your horse from a potential
lien),
C. Facility
change forms if you move the
horses residence,
D. Inform the
program of any change in
personal situation or residence
with new contact information
E. Contact the
program and/or return the horse
if you can't care for it or no
longer want the horse and do so
before the horse is starved or
in trouble.
F. Do no sale,
transfer, move or put the
horse into the care of another
person without SWAP's written
consent and an adoption
agreement and application from
the new adopter.
7.
2nd
Annual SWAP Golf Tournament
is October 30th, in Wyoming, DE at
the Wild Quail Golf and Country
Club. Registration is 11:30 and
the shot-gun start begins at
12:30. Still looking for more
players and prizes for giveaways.
If
you want to market your business
at this event, consider a prize
donation or becoming a hole
sponsor for $100. All donors will
have nice signs with their
business information posted for
all to see.
Some of the
current prizes include a 2010
Mazda for a hole in one prize,
several 5 day trips, cash
prizes, original paintings,
electronics, an original pencil
drawing of a harness racing
horse, 2 night stay at the
atlantic hotel in Ocean City, MD
(thanks to Impi's adopter) and
so much more!!
8.
Horse and Barn 101 Clinic:
The Mountain State Horse School is
"potentially" running a Horse and
Barn 101 clinic October 17th and
18th, we've had many begging for
more clinics and are looking at
running the 2 day Horse and Barn
101 clinic for all new horse
owners, for others looking to get
their first horse or for long time
horse owners who have never had
any formal training about horses.
We need at least 6 students to run
the clinic, free quarters are
available for the first 8 females
that signs up. The clinic is $150.
each and that includes all
supplies and lunch both days. You
can arrive Friday evening and
depart on Sunday evening. Class on
Saturday starts a 9am until at
least 5pm but can go on as long as
the student wants to address
problems they are having in care,
training, etc. Adopters get 50%
off all clinics and
additionally students from the
same family are also half off.
Attendees under 16 need to be
accompanied by a parent or adult
that is also attending. Audits are
also 1/2 off ($75.), we only have
room for 20 students so sign up
soon. We need to have all students
signed up by Saturday the 3rd of
October!!
Click here to see the description
of the clinic. Contact us at
secondwindadopt@aol.com to
sign up.
9.
Riders, Volunteers and the Girl
Scouts,
We've had a
super Spring and summer for
Riders, Volunteers from WVU,
Robert C. Byrd High School,
Meredith Manor International
Equestrian School and even help
from the local Girl Scouts in
Clarksburg. A very special thank
you to Donna, Hilary, Sara,
Marian, Sam, Carol, Crissy, Dana,
Julie and all the girl scouts that
have come and worked so hard to
help us help so many horses in
need. Congratulations on a job so
well done, we look forward to
seeing you all this fall!! Here's
the girl scouts learning all about
caring for horses:
10.
 Armbro
Lenny, Fuzzy, Cathy, Emmy, JJ/Dakota,
Esteban, Bogey, Dante, Jolly, Tye,
Honey Bun, Posey, Pip and Janie
have all been adopted!
Armbro Lenny ... from
beginning to his final chapter
at SWAP, his new life in a
great home starts now....
 arrival
June 25th 2009
 with
adopter JoBeth this past
weekend (9/19/09), Armbro
Lenny is now in his new home
in NC. YEA... another happy
ending!
How you can help:
1. Adopt,
we do have so many great horses
including a young big lovely
sound hunter (Ren) and 2, 3rd
level dressage horses (Bee and
Kerrara), many great beginner
and family horses, too.
2. Foster
one of our light use or
companion horses for the
winter or until we get them into
a home
4. Send a
donation for Lucky by
mailing a check to Crossed
Sabers Stable, Rt 2 Box 24A,
West Union, WV 26456
5. Donate
a fancy horse that will
help us raise money, all horses
get a great home for life.
6.
Attend our Horse and Barn
Clinic if you are new
to horses or have horses for
years but never had any formal
training in horses.
7.
Attend our Wyoming, DE
golf tournament October 30th,
donate a
prize or sponsor a hole
(and market your business
too).
8.
Volunteer if you're
local, if not local consider a
weekend or week of
volunteering to spend time
with the horses
9. Consider a
small
fund raiser, book sale,
bake sale or car wash, all
great events for kids to help
horses
10.
Sponsor one horse
through the winter months,
pick your favorite horse and
send $50. to $100. a month
from October until March, our
toughest months. $100. will
pay for feed, farrier or deworming
each month. If you do on line
banking you can set it up so
the donation comes directly
out of your bank account each
month, nothing to do except
notify your bank. To do that
contact us at
secondwindadopt@aol.com
and we'll give you our banking
information. Be sure to pick
your favorite horse and we'll
send you monthly updates on
your sponsored horse.
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FARM FOR SALE IN
EASTERN WV, 50 minutes from
Winchester (if SWAP can send them
the buyer, we get a $5000.
donation)... check this out.
POTENTIAL BUYERS MUST MENTION
THAT THEY ARE REFERRED BY US !
Have a look at this gorgeous
20-acre farm for sale for just
$380,000 !
THANKS LOTS AND I HOPE YOU WIN
THE FINDERS FEE !! I KNOW YOU'D
PUT IT TO GOOD USE !
Anna James, owner/seller
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SWAP transporter needs a new or low
mileage SUV to pull his Benderup
trailer. Owner donated or owner
financed only. The program
needs to have them up and running to
move our horses and their family
needs this transport business to
keep their farm. SWAP can personally
vouch for their integrity, honesty,
devotion to horses and
ability/desire to pay for the
vehicle but because they are German
and have a few years before they can
become citizens they have no credit
rating in the US and no SSN making a
car loan impossible. Please contact
SWAP at 304-873-3532 or
secondwindadopt@aol.com if you
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Thank you all for your continued
support and friendship.
Sincerely,
Celeita Kramer
Owner, Crossed Sabers Stable
President/Executive Director, The
Mountain State Horse School &
Second Wind Adoption Program, Inc
President/Executive Director,
International Life School, Inc.
304-873-3532
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Don't miss out on these new arrivals .....
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Renaissance aka "Ren" 2003 (6 yo) 16.2
hand thoroughbred gelding. Health care is up to
date and kept current. He is in regular light work
about 3 times a week with daily turnout. He really
needs at least 8 to 10 hours of daily turnout, if
not he tends to not perform as well as he should.
He has very good manners, good temperament, likes
to work and jump, he is a very smart horse, good
with other horses, good with farrier, he loads,
cross ties, clips, bathes, and you can catch him
in an open field. He has been working on basic
dressage, trail riding, hacking, limited jumping,
horse shows and gone on fox hunts. Ren also has
great ground manners and a friendly personality.
He really is a sweet and amazing horse! He would
make a great low level dressage or low level
jumper, fox hunting (1st flight or hilltopper),
pleasure riding, hunt seat on the flat, hunt seat
over fences, competitive trail riding, english
pleasure. Never raced/not tattooed. No illnesses,
no special care, no lamenesses. He likes a rider
who is a good leader, he gets his confidence from
his rider so a confident quiet rider is best with
him. Very quiet for a TB when getting turned out,
ground ties even, amazing just how quiet and
unnerved he is by being in a new place and being
ridden/jumped upon arrival here. Sweet willing boy
who wants to please, really likes people. Nothing
negative to say about this boy except he does best
with more turn out. Respects your space, easy to
handle, knows leads, likes to work, likes to jump,
good with other horses, good with farrier, good
with vet/shots, good alone, quiet in stall, free
lunges and on a line, friendly personality, comes
with some 'household goods'... some tack and
supplies. We feel the best place for him is the
south east maybe in the carolina's where he can be
out more, vs. being stuck in a stall during the
winter months up north. Adoption fee is $2500.
monthly payments available but 10% off when paying
up front vs. paying payments.
Karrera SF: 1992 registered/branded
dutch warmblood mare, 16.1 1/2 hands,
registration number is 92.13094 STB with KWPN,
Daughter of world famous Argus, Dam is Tahitian
Holiday, foaled in California, former high level
show jumper and then trained in dressage, has
been a dressage master and if competing would be
at the 3rd level test 1 or 2, she has spent most
of her time with her former owner as a personal
dressage horse and a lesson horse. She can do
well in a training/boarding situation or on a
family farm. Can not be bred (has had 2 breech
birth foals that could not be saved and she
almost died so breeding is out) but sound for
riding, would make a lovely dressage master for
a rider wanting to learn dressage, likes people,
good manners, respects your space, good
temperament, can be ridden today, confident,
knows leads and all 3rd level lateral work and
changes/tempi's, likes to work, easily trained,
smart, good with horses and other animals but
does not care for dogs, good with farrier and
vet, loads, ties, cross ties, clips, bathes,
good alone, quiet in stall, lunges on line,
comes when called, can catch in open field, high
in pecking order in turn out but not mean,
willing for any level of rider as long as the
rider does not clamp their legs, does not like
riders that get tight with her, you stay loose
and balanced and she will stay loose. friendly,
willing horse, honest to riders aids, needs bar
shoes in back when working at 2nd and 3rd level,
she does not challenge fence, good appetite,
blanketed in winter, recommended for dressage,
showing, pleasure riding, hunt seat on the flat,
lesson or school horse. Exceptional horse for
some lucky adopter. A super Dressage Master for
someone who wants to learn dressage or enjoy
some clinics, 3rd level horse for a lucky
adopter. Adoption fee is $3500. monthly payments
available but 10% off if you pay up front vs.
paying payments.
Miss Bee is a 1989 Thoroughbred mare who
is a 3rd level dressage master, 16.1 hands and
has been teaching kids dressage for the last
2 years at Meredith Manor International
Equestrian School, sweet, sensible and sound,
will be an excellent horse for someone wanting
to learn dressage or just do some fun dressage.
No special care beyond some consideration for
her age. We want to keep her from being a lesson
horse for different riders and just have her
with an individual rider that wants to learn and
enjoy a super well trained horse but may not be
ready for competition or no desire to compete. A
real love bug. Many students from Meredith Manor
tell us that Miss Bee taught them everything
they know about dressage, that is a pretty good
resume for this lovely girl. She deserves a
great home where she can have some fun with
one special person. All health care always kept
up to date, no vices, loads, bathes, ties/cross
ties, good with the farrier and vet. Loves
people and wants to please. Very kind, should be
called Sweet Bee. Adoption fee is $2500. monthly
payments available but 10% off if you pay up
front vs. paying payments.
Dixie's Dancing Girl: 1996 double
registered Missouri Fox Trotter/Spotted Saddle
Horse mare, not gaited but a good gaited rider
in the right bit could get her going gaited
too but in a snaffle she walks/trots and
canters, palomino and white spotted, Blaze and
4white stockings, 14.3 hands, serious serious
eye candy, just lovely. ridden by kids and
novice riders, Registration numbers are
96-57146 with the MO Fox Trotter registry and
9803930 with the Spotted Saddle Horse (SSHBEA).
Sire was Barney'sJ.R. and Dam is Dancing Dixie
of Zane's Lad. Proven broodmare, has beautiful
babies, totally sound for all riding. Years of
trail riding experience, just not for the
beginner if riding alone on trail as it takes
a more advanced rider to get her away from the
barn alone, a beginner can ride her in a
group. About a mile down the road anyone can
ride her. Excellent in the ring and will
teach any beginner or child to ride. No
injuries, illnesses, surgeries, fractures,
allergies, or sensitivities, can be ridden
English orwestern, goes in a snaffle and
medium saddle tree, likes people, respects
your space, good temperament, can be ridden
today, knows leads, smart, good with other
horses, good with farrier and vet/shots,loads,
ties, cross ties, clips, bathes, quiet in
stall, free lunges and lunges on line, can
catch in open field, low on pecking order,
proven broodmare, has lovely babies, throws
color, hardy easy keeper, used to wearing a
winter blanket in the winter, doesn't
challenge fencing, wonderful mare, perfect for
any child, beginner or any adult rider that
needs a consistent quiet mount, someone can
really enjoy this girl. This picture was taken
the day she arrived here, a few hours later
she was riding girl scouts for their first
ride. Amazing girl. Adoption fee is $3500.
monthly payments available but there is 10%
off when you pay up front vs. payments.
many more horses available, wonderful
standardbreds who make perfect family,
beginner and childrens horses for pleasure
riding and driving, more quarter horses that
are well trained and perfect pleasure mounts
for all levels of riders, several paints, more
gaited horses .... a long list and 80% of the
adoption fees are below $800. With adoption
there is an adoption application and agreement
when you adopt, this is a no resale or
transfer agreement, if you can't keep the
horse it comes back to SWAP for placement in
another home.
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Thank you all for your continued support and
friendship.
Sincerely,
Celeita Kramer
Owner, Crossed Sabers Stable
President/Executive Director, The Mountain State
Horse School & Second Wind Adoption Program, Inc
President/Executive Director, International Life
School, Inc.
304-873-3532
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August Ledger
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Subject: Rescued Saddlebred, Other horses in Need, Farm for Sale,
Adoption Prices
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The Stable Ledger from Crossed Sabers Stable
Top 10
1. Rescued
Saddlebred got castrated and first of many
surgeries, we are desperately asking for donations to
help pay for the vet bill that will end up being
between 800 and 1200. for his first round of
care. Does anyone have the heart to help us help this
boy? (see below)
2. Other horses that are in need of a home or
placement (Urgent,
please cross post and contact the owners, not us,
see below)
3. There is a farm for Sale
in Eastern WV, if we can find a buyer, there is a
5k donation to SWAP (see below)
4. Zorana and Michael, adopters in Blacksburg, VA
who have all the safe selling
horses listed on our website (lovely
Trakehners and some Trak crosses) really need to
downsize for winter. They have given us the go
ahead to run a 50%
off the already
reasonable prices for their extremely well bred
horses. This will only last for 10 days, until 1
September. If you have been admiring these horses,
now is the time to make that move. All their horses
are on our
HORSES AVAILABLE PAGE
5. Last but certainly not least,
SWAP has greatly reduced many
of the adoption fees on the horses, and
remember we still give monthly payments with a very
low downpayments and monthly payments. We have so
many super horses right now, from show and
competition horses, registered egyptian arabs, QH's,
beautiful standardbreds that all drive and ride,
Lenny, our rescue is doing super, we even a lovely
sweet draft horse.
HORSES AVAILABLE
6. We are still waiting on some of the
annual updates from some
adopters, remember this is an annual
requirement for all adopters (thank you all in
advance for taking the time to do this).
7. To all the adopters who
have sent their updates in, Bless you, we
love reading all about your horses and seeing all
the great pictures. And there really were some good
ones, can't wait to get them all on the Happy
Endings Page and our Annual Review video will be
super this year with all your pictures.
8. Remember we have some of the best prices in the
horse industry for lay ups and
the cinderella program is the best, a 90 day
make over for any rescue or horse in need.
9. We'll be needing riders in
September and October for our fall training
so we can get horses into homes before Christmas.
Right now the horse flies to die down.
10. We still have a couple of
dogs looking for homes and now 3 kittens to
add to that list (pictures coming soon of all)
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1. Dreamer, our Rescue Saddlebred Stallion
is now a gelding and had his first of many
surgeries to remove all the proud flesh and even
calcified tissues underneath. He'll have another
surgery today and will either stay at the vets
(depending on the bleeding), come here to CSS or
go straight to his Foster Mom Angie Huffman, who
will do much of the rehab for us (Bravo). Here's
pictures of him at the vet after his castration
and first round of repairs. As you can see he is
also very skinny, the vet evaluated him as a body
condition score of 2, which is hard to see from
this picture but others show he's in very poor
shape. Even in this picture though you can see a
vision of a very cute horse just waiting to come
out. He's a lucky boy.
donations needed to
cover his vet bill, send to:
Second Wind Adoption Program
Rt 2 Box
24A Jockey Camp Road
West Union,
WV 26456
Make the
check payable to Second Wind Adoption Program (put
'for saddlebred stallion All A Dream' on the check).
If anyone wants to make the donation directly to
the vet bill, call Audubon Animal Hospital at
304-842-4836 and talk to Dr. Loomis or Marla the vet
tech, give them a credit card number and tell them
its for ALL A DREAM aka "Dreamer", the saddlebred
rescue that came in with our program. They will
apply the money right to his care, no one elses.
Original pictures of All A Dream
"Dreamer"
A special Thank you to Tom and Ruby Fleming,
SWAP New Neglect Case workers for making this
all happen and to Angie Huffman for having the
courage, devotion and inspiration to take this
one. Many Blessings!
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2. Other horses in Urgent Need: Please
cross post but be sure to tell everyone to contact the
owner directly, not us.
The only thing we would require that its either a
rescue or welfare organization that takes them or if
its an individual they at least sign our adoption
contract (no fee) just to keep these horses safe.
A. a foal with a femur
fracvture. She is at the vet currently and the
options they have given me is surgury which they
estimate at 5,000 to 8,000 dollars , euthanization
or conservative care which they only give a 20%
chance of success. The foal was kicked by another
mare.
Do you know of anyone who
has the resources to help this foal. I am a nurse
and do not have the funds to help this baby. I was
hoping with your networking you might be able to
direct me to some resources. I live in western
Nebraska but could travel if I had to . I just
hate to euthanize such a gorgeous baby. Thanks for
any help in advance. Laurie
lsoper@nebmail.com
B.this is Linda i told you
about my older horse Poco. He needs a
home where he can get the attention he deserves. I
just don't ride anymore,
also we need to cut back because of the economy
and financial situtions. It
is sad because I love him so much, but that is why
I am looking for a
forever home for him. I have had him for about 16
yrs. He still does lite
to moderate riding and is gaited. Western trail,
neck reined, and backs
up. He has foundered in his early years before I
bought him [nice man]. But
is sound at times for light riding, mostly because
he is out of shape and
needs to build up muscle tone due to inactivity. A
big sweet heart of a guy
and temperament the same. He has been with my 2
large ponies for the same
amount of years, but they hang out together
mostly. He eats rd. baled hay,
senior vintage 14 %, and grass after the first
cutting. Poco really needs a
barn buddy so if your not interested can I hang a
photo of him up? He is
free to a good approved home by me. I really need
to find this sweet horse
a home! we live near Paw Paw, Wv and own a
sorrel Quarter horse/Tennessee
walker mix, gaited about 23+ years old. He is
gelded and a very sweet 14
hands horse. We have owned him for 15 years and
have taken really good care
of him. Unfortunately, when we bought him we were
not told he had turned
coffin bones on all four feet. We found this out
later when he went lame
and our farrier told us. At that time we started
special treatment got
ex-rays for his condition and he was rideable most
of the time. Over the
years he has had short term temporary lameness,
but still capable of light
riding. His needs are as such, trimmed no more
then 6-8 wks apart, 6
preferably. He also wears front shoes to comfort
him. He is now eating a
senior mix feed. He has been my prize procession
since I have had him. I
have not ridden him in 3 years, yet without any
hesitation, I could saddle
and ride him w/o lounging him. Our land layout has
always been hard on his
feet and we knew the day would come when he should
be on somewhat softer
ground, and where people will spend more time with
him, You see we have
been foster parents for 16 yrs. usually having 3
children at a time, I am
nearing 60 now and I am out of shape and
overweight. And Poco deserves
more hands on I just don't have the time or energy
and funds to care for
him the way he needs to be cared for. No one wants
an older horse in this
economy. I am asking for you help, in possibly
being able to take him for
me where he will be safe, in a forever home and
cared for like he should
be. Some have said he's old so think about putting
him down. I can't even
imagine that, just because he is getting old! Last
year we had to put our 2
dear pot bellied pigs down after 13 and 16 years
for health issues that was
more humane, and I still am not over losing them.
This horse Poco, I know
has a few more years left with the right people,
I'd say up to about 8
years with care and love! Please give me some
advise or see if you can take
him for me! Please don't suggest that I put him in
the paper unless there
is a way I can make sure that he will not be sold
at an auction, or for
meat! He would make a wonderful horse for working
with small or disabled
children, I just don't know where to start! I
hope you can give me hope
for Poco and wait to hear from you soon! Thanks
Linda
Adkins
venusview@frontiernet.net
 Poco,
looks lot taller than 14 hands, unless he just has
exceptionally long legs, the distance from the
knee to the elbow looks quit long.
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FARM FOR SALE IN EASTERN WV, 50
minutes from Winchester (if SWAP can send them the
buyer, we get a $5000. donation)... check this out!
I am selling my farm !! And I am trying to do it
without a realtor ! Instead -- I have FIVE THOUSAND
DOLLARS waiting to be given to SWAP if you find a
buyer -- once the sale goes through and is complete.
POTENTIAL BUYERS MUST MENTION THAT THEY ARE
REFERRED BY US !
Have a look at this gorgeous 20-acre farm for sale
for just $380,000 !
If you contact them, BE SURE TO TELL THEM WE
REFERRED YOU - we get a Finder's Fee if we send
them the Buyers !
THANKS LOTS AND I HOPE YOU WIN THE FINDERS FEE !!
I KNOW YOU'D PUT IT TO GOOD USE !
Anna James
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friendship.
Sincerely,
Celeita Kramer
Owner, Crossed Sabers Stable
President/Executive Director, The Mountain State
Horse School & Second Wind Adoption Program, Inc
President/Executive Director, International Life
School, Inc.
304-873-3532
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We have an 8 year old registered Saddlebred
stallion in need of help or he will be put down by
county authorities early next week (8/17/09).
His registered name is All
a Dream, he was injured (we don't know how) and
then supposedly put into an auction where the
gentleman that has him now bought him. I guess he
was going to rehab him until he realized what
expense and time it was going to take. Other than
this injury he is healthy but does need some
weight, he's probably at a body condition 3 to
high 3 from what I can see in the pictures. He is
friendly, can easily be handled, a good boy.
His right lower hind has a
serious injury, tons of proud flesh that will need
cut off and then will take several months of
antibiotics, wrapping and cleaning. I suspect it
will take 6 months to a year to get completely
better. Our estimates from our vet was at least
$800. to $1200. for all the vet work, plus costs
of wraps, antibiotics, etc. That estimate was from
Audoban Animal Hospital, I'm sure vets in larger
cities and in other states will probably have
higher, so it might be best if the vet work to be
done by them since they are close to the horse. I
do think he can travel but I would think it
probably needs to be regionally (WV, OH, VA, PA,
KY, NC, MD).
Unfortunately, SWAP does
not have the funds or the personnel to take this
on right now, we would need another part time
person to accept him, we have our hands
full taking care of all the horses we have here or
scheduled to come in, plus we are turning away
horses on a daily basis, we just can't accept the
numbers of horses that need us. We have only 2
full time people and all our volunteers are going
back to school so their time with us will be
limited. This horse really needs someone who has
the experience to clean, do hydro therapy and wrap
daily for an extended period, possibly 6 to 12
months. If we had 3 to 7 volunteers committed to
come in weekly until he was better then we would
be taking him.
We will offer to pick up
the horse and get him to the vet, pick him up and
keep him at our place until someone can get
him picked up. Someone will have to pay the vet
bill and plan to get him picked up within a couple
of weeks of the completion of his vet work. If
someone feels that they don't want to take this on
long term but will foster him and take care of
him, do all his daily work, then we'll take him
into our program and place him when he's better.
If anyone can think of any other options that
might work, please contact us at
secondwindadopt@aol.com.
If you feel you can pay the vet bill and want
the horse please contact Tom Fleming, our
Neglect/Abuse Case Worker at 304-672-1948 or at
tomfleming64@cebridge.net
At this point, we are just looking for someone
who can save him, remember time is limited, the
county will be putting him down soon.
I know this looks bad but I do believe it can
look almost normal with just some vet work.
There is nothing that is life threatening at
this time but the authorities will not help him
and will not leave him like this with no care
from his current owner. Please help if you can.
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Thank you all for your continued support and
friendship.
Sincerely,
Celeita Kramer
Owner, Crossed Sabers Stable
President/Executive Director, The Mountain State
Horse School & Second Wind Adoption Program, Inc
President/Executive Director, International Life
School, Inc.
304-873-3532
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July Ledger
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Subject: Adopters Annual Update Due, Update on Lenny, etc
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Adopter Updates Due Now
I have to admit, we do love this time of
year. Seeing all the pictures and hearing
all about our horses in their homes. All
the stories of good and onery things they
are doing.
I know its a hassle for adopters to do but
for us, its a reminder of what wonderful
homes our horses have and how lucky we are
to have so many people who give so much to
our 4 legged friends.
It also lets us know if there is a problem
(either physical, mental or with training)
that we can help with before it means
sending a horse back.
Photos and updates can be sent to
secondwindadopt@aol.com, plus you can
attach the annual update form to an email
too. Just to make it easy. If you are
having trouble finding the form, send us
an email and we'll send one to you.
We do have many that have arrived and have
been spending our days reading all about
the lives of our horses, looking at the
great pictures but we are still looking
for many more and would like to get those
in by the end of July (they are
actually due in June as per all adoption
contracts signed 2001 and later).
We'll start calling those still MIA in
August but we hope we don't have to bug
anyone. Thank you in advance for being so
deligent to follow the adoption agreement
and above all, keeping your horse a
priority in your life.
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Armbro Lenny Update:
He's already started to brighten up some,
like he's waking up to the world
again. Hilary and I gave him his first
bath here, he's got some bad scratches and
some rain rot we need to work on. Our
farrier came and cleaned up his feet
Sunday so he's already starting to look
more like a horse. I did go ahead and hit
him with a zimectrin gold since he is
acting pretty strong already. Now, we'll
give it some time to get his weight up and
then we'll do his shots and coggins. Just
a matter of time now to get his weight up.
(after bath pictures to the right)
Again, our SWAP family comes through for
another in a very quick and efficient way.
We do have wonderful supporters and horse
lovers with big hearts.
special thanks to the following:
J. Coia, NC
M. Tanner, USTA (NJ)
S. Soeder, MD
C. Shiner, PA
B. Cunningham, KY
M. Fielding, GA
L. Hancock, NY
P. Breakiron, KY
F. York, TX
A. Trusnik, OH
D. Ames, OH
K. Laughlin, OH
E. Harvey, USTA
R. Antaki, NJ
B. Dee, PA
T. Dennis, DE
D. Lawson, WV
The Baileys, VA
L. Andrae, CA
J. Arena, NY
K. Moran, OH
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Thank you from Crossed Sabers Stable!
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Sincerely,
Celeita Kramer, President & Executive Director
Crossed Sabers Stable
The Mountain State Horse School & Second Wind
Adoption Program, Inc.
Crossed Sabers International Life School, Inc.
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West Union, West Virginia 26456
304-873-3532
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Armbro
Lenny
1990 STB gelding
(after bath pics)
already starting to fill out in the bottom
of his barrell/belly
sweet boy, easy going, just happy to be
alive
hard to see with our camera but he's in very
bad shape, it will be months before his back
bone will be covered and fleshy again. All
baby steps to good health.
the next pictures will
be much better!
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Saying Goodbye
 Gone
but never Forgotten....
Trippin, 1991 thoroughbred gelding. His
adopters Clint and Carol Wade did all they
could to save him but his body was failing
him from what the vet suspected to be a
tumor. Poor boy wanted to live, which made
it an even harder decision. He was loved
till the end.
Rest in Peace
See you at the Rainbow Bridge
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-Clamity Jane has been adopted by the
Hubbell family of OH, Dr. Hubbell (DVM)
teaches Vets at Ohio State, he actually
taught our local vets. Janie is for his wife
Shelley. Congratulations and thank you!
-Honey Bun, our last puppy from the NC
rescue we did last December left for her new
home in VA with Sherry Reed, who also
adopted her sister, Pella. So happy to have
all those dogs in great homes now.
-We had gotten in Max the Lab who is now in
a home in NJ. Bandit, who is a special needs
Dobie who may stay here at CSS, Bogey, a
young female Dobie cross who should be on
the website soon and Baby who is on the
website now. Both Bogey and Baby are looking
for their forever homes.
-We still have so many super horses that are
looking for homes.
Click here
to see Lenny, Kickboxer Kosmos, a
standardbred being returned because his
family has retired and hitting the RV trail,
a life long dream coming true even though
they hate to see their best buddy Kos go.
Also we have another new Standardbred
gelding coming in who is a love, he's
arriving tomorrow.
Our current special is being
extended until the 5th of July!!
Happy 4th of July!!
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special Newsletter
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Subject: Armbro Lenny, 1990 Standardbred Gelding saved from Kill
Buyer, thanks to You!
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Thanks to you, Armbro Lenny is safe and
here at Crossed Sabers. Looking very poor
as far as his weight but happy to be here.
We have the farrier coming here Sunday to
take care of him and as soon as he has
some weight on and looking more healthy
we'll deworm and get his shots and coggins
done. All this, thanks to your generous
help to a horse that needed you.
Here are some pictures. He will never look
this bad again, his days of suffering are
over... only better times ahead for lenny.
Once we have his weight coming up and well
on his way to good health, we'll evaluate
him, but he is walking sound now and we're
hoping he will be able to fill a riding or
driving job with a great (and very
lucky) family.
Again, our SWAP family comes through for
another in a very quick and efficient way.
We do have supporters and horse lovers
with big hearts.
PS. I did give the meat guy our name and
told him to call again with others like
Lenny. Hopefully we can do this again, the
hard part I'm sad to say for him and all
the others in the barn is finding them
homes. So our saving ability is limited by
the number of homes we can find for all
our horses. If you know of anyone looking,
please ask them to consider a SWAP horse.
special thanks for all the help with
donations and assistance in making this
happen:
J. Coia, NC
M. Tanner, USTA (NJ)
S. Soeder, MD
C. Shiner, PA
B. Cunningham, KY
M. Fielding, GA
L. Hancock, NY
P. Breakiron, KY
F. York, TX
A. Trusnik, OH
D. Ames, OH
K. Laughlin, OH
H. Garvey, USTA
R. Antaki, NJ
B. Dee, PA
T. Dennis, DE
D. Lawson, WV
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Sincerely,
Celeita Kramer, President & Executive Director
Crossed Sabers Stable
The Mountain State Horse School & Second Wind
Adoption Program, Inc.
Crossed Sabers International Life School, Inc.
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Armbro
Lenny
1990 STB gelding
raced 173 times
won approx 82k
born in Ontario Canada
the best part of his
story is yet to be written, thanks to you!
the next pictures will
be much better!
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Saying Goodbye
Gone but never
Forgotten....
Prestigious Gem, 1981 STB mare, special
thanks to the Henley family of Ohio for
giving her such a wonderful home for so many
years.
Nations Cup Winner, 1977 Selle Francais,
Omnibus, donated by Olympic Gold Medal
Winner Show Jumper McLain Ward, Thank you to
the Bouchel family of Ohio for the many
years of love and a great home.
Rest in Peace
See you at the Rainbow Bridge
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June 09 Ledger
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Subject: The Horses Need Your Help
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Crossed Sabers
and Second Wind Needs your Help!
Times continue to be tough, we have a
barn full of amazing horses that no one is
adopting dispite all our training. We are
turning horses away that need us and getting
concerned about our future. If you like the
work we do, please consider doing something to
help us continue to help horses. First cutting
hay time is here and we don't have the funds
to get the hay and grain we need.
1. Adopt,
we have so many wonderful horses and some cute
dogs.
2.
Sponsor one of our horses for 3, 6, 9
or 12 months. 20 horses need sponsors and even
$50. a month helps. Our banking information is
available to make this easy.
3. Send a one time
donation
to:
Second Wind Adoption Program
Rt. 2 Box 24A Jockey Camp Road
West Union, WV 26456
4. Organize a
fund raiser
for SWAP, any kind that raises funds is a
help. We are still looking for more people to
have a few more Golf Tournaments this fall.
5. Buy
something from SWAP Shopping.
6.
Donate a fancy horse that will help us
raise funds, this is our expertise and every
horse gets a great home... but the fancy
horses help us raise funds to take care of the
other horses.
7. Donate Hay or to our Grain Fund
at Southern States, Clarksburg, WV
What we've gotten accomplished this
year!
Lets keep this going!!
1. 17 horses
have been adopted and 22 more have been
taken into the program, a few of those are
returns because of adopters financial
hardship.
2. 14 dogs and 2 kittens have
been adopted and several more have been
taken in, all the dogs were trained to
be housebroken
3. 36 horses have gotten all
their shots/coggins for this spring
4. The farrier has been here
every 8 weeks to do all the horses,
We bought 130 dewormers which will
take us into spring and handle any horse
that comes in infested with parasites
5. Nearly all the dogs have
gotten their shots and been fixed, the
kittens got their shots, we just have a
few new ones that need to go to the vet
6. We've finished our 70 x 300
outdoor arena, painting it now
7. We've changed many of the
feeders in stalls that were rusting out
and rotting.
8. All the horses are under
saddle and being trained, we have one
youngster that has been backed and needs
more training.
9. We helped several horse
donors with their transport costs when
they could not afford to ship their
horse to us... when they had lost a job
or had financial hardship.
10. We worked on and fixed 2
water wells, one more needs work.
11. We rebuild some of the dog
fencing and got a wireless system to
keep runners at home. We also bought
enough wood to make badly needed repairs
to posts and boards on the horse fencing
12. We've trained several
volunteers and barn employees.
13. SWAP assisted in several
neglect cases, reporting, filing
criminal complaints, assisting case
workers and investigators, making every
attempt to see the horse receives care
and justice.
14. CSS and SWAP assisted many
horse owners and adopters with their
problem solving with their horses. Both
health and training questions. Education
is the foundation of every good home.
Every penny that is you invest in CSS/SWAP
goes to helping the animals in need.
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Sincerely,
Celeita Kramer, President & Executive Director
Crossed Sabers Stable
The Mountain State Horse School & Second Wind
Adoption Program, Inc.
Crossed Sabers International Life School, Inc.
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Subject: Dads Day Adoption Special, More Rain Rot/Arthritis/Annual
Update for Adopters
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Question and Answer
about Rainrot and Arthritis:
Q: Ways to handle Rain Rot
A: Just a few
answers from our adopters/donors
and supporters:
-You can
get this at you local hardware store it
is for tree fungus. It is called captan
you mix 2 table spoons to a gallon of
water. You spray them down with it once
a week, till it is gone. (from Honey's
adopter Aminah Carroll)
-equal
parts of Thiabendazole dewormer paste,
DMSO gel, Nitrofurazone, and Desitin. It
is very thick and very sticky, but just
lather it on. The article, by Heather
Thomas, states that "the DMSO reduces
swelling and inflammation, and also
helps the fungicide penetrate the area
deeply and thoroughly, taking the
medication into the underlying tissue.
The nitrofurazone combats any bacterial
infection that may accompany the
condition, and it helps buffer the DMSO
so it won't burn or irritate the
tissues." I added the Desitin to keep
any additional moisture from
penetrating. Clean the area and then dry
it before applying, and it is
recommended that gloves be worn (from
Omnibus's adopter Rena Bouchel)
-listerine
and water 50% mixture (from Jack, Gissy
& Apple Jack adopter Ed Walsh)
-wipe him with clean bath towels all
over every day and anytime they are in
the rain or even inside in a wet barn
(use towels only once and not on other
horses) (this is also a good prevention
for rain rot).
-groom daily with a curry and stiff
brush (excellent for prevention as well)
-put
grooming tools in a mix of Clorox and
water (rain rot is contagious so don't
use them on other horses)
-bathe
once a week with an anti bacterial
shampoo, betadine scrub or iodine scrub
-put the
horse on 20 cc's a day of penicillin for
5 days, then 5 off and then 5 on (if he
still has it by then) or some kind of
antibiotic (SMZ's is a good choice, too)
-wash
everything he's touched so he does not
get reinfected (blankets, pads, boots,
sheets, his stall, etc, bleach
everything that is white or that can
handle bleach)
-don't put
a sheet on him until he's rid of it
totally, it needs to get air to go away
(but stay dry).
-MTG will
get rid of the scabs
-always
consult your vet, even a phone call to
confirm they agree with treatment
Q: Handling Arthritis in an aged
horse:
A: Here
are just a few more options:
-Surpass is awesome. Its a semi new
topical rub that reduces the
inflammation and inflammatory
process of arthritis. You get it
from your vet...yes its
expensive...I think just over $100
for a tube...but it does work
wonders. Have used it twice
now...usually everyday for a tube
then like 2 or 3x a week after the
first tube until the problem eases
up.You can restart if the problem
resurfaces and use on an as needed
basis. You only use a little...and
rub it in well...but its great
stuff. Also keep in mind that
sometimes injecting the stifle joint
helps too. The vet would need to tap
the joint capsule to access the
viscosity (oilyness) of the joint
fluid. If its very watery or stained
with blood then an injection would
help him. If it has good
viscosity....comes out clear or
slightly tinged with yellow (like
urine) and drips out 'stringy' or
oily...then it probably wouldn't
help. Stifle joints are relatively
easy to inject...but dont let them
use the garbage cortisone in
there....make sure they use hylarkin
(sp?...hylarcin?) or equiflex in
there. Cortisone is a temporary
relief and can cause additional
damage as time goes on. A shot of
depo can help too. Not the repro
stuff. Its a steroid anti
inflammatory that is injected in the
muscle and helps halt
inflammation (from Adlige's adopter
Christina Brown)
-don't completely retire, its critical
to keep them moving
-corta
flex is a good supplement
-linaments
will help with the pain
-don't
confine in a stall, turn out is best
when its at all possible
-keep in
easy work, hand walking or pleasure
riding or hacking out at a walk, not
hard work
-keep
feet clean and in good footing when
possible
-make
sure the problem is not navicular (a
simple xray will confirm that)
-use
boots instead of shoes if feet need
support (boots will allow the feet to
work at they are naturally intended,
shoes doe the work for the feet, thus
restricting blood flow to the foot)
-Sore No
More is expensive but it works and its
available at KV Vet Supply
-as a
last resort, Rebound is a Bovine
treatment that is suppose to work on
horses
-always
consult your vet, there are some
injections that can give relief to
joints, just remember that some
injections will give temporary relief
but shorten the life of the joint, so
injections should only be done by a
vet and in particular one that is a
lameness expert (track and competition
vets see these things all the time).
Hope this helps. If anyone
else has some great advice, don't
misunderstand these are only
recommendations and are not to take
the place of a good working
relationship with a vet, even phone
consults with your vet will help you
confirm the best steps but many times
vet visits are required to confirm the
diagnosis. If you have other
questions, don't hesitate to ask.
Thank you Jennifer Hutto (Alex's
adopter and years of rescue and horse
experience for helping me brain storm
all the solutions, we are so glad you
are an adopter or ours!)
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Dad's Day Adoption Special
Ends Tuesday June 30th
40% off the ADOPT NOW fee on all horses
(except the horses listed below, Dante & safe
selling horses)
30% off the ADOPT NOW fee on Cathy, Esteban,
Pippi, Janie and Jolly
10% more off when paying in full up front
Another 5% off when adopting a dog (two left,
Baby and Honey Bun)
the 50% off group are free when you adopt a
companion or light use horse too (light use
horses are Dixie, Allie, Orphy and Jelly
Bean)...
All adoptions must be a good fit for the
animal and the adopter.
Adoption fees/contracts are due immediately,
no horse is considered adopted until
everything is in (after thursday June 30th,
all prices go back to regular fees)
The approved adoption application and adoption
contract are required for every adoption.
call Suzanne Nay for transport estimates and
scheduling 740-591-1129 (shipping is much
cheaper than you might think)
call 304-873-3532 or email secondwindadopt@aol.com
to get questions answered or to schedule a
visit
*will consider taking payment for all
horses/swap shopping items in hay at $3.25 a
bale or less delivered
Many many new and wonderful horses (some shown
to the right).... just to mention a few
2 lovely Haflinger
mares (Calamity Jane and Pip) that ride and
drive, one is registered, both very sweet,
one 17 yo 16.3
h Dutch Warmblood, Esteban, that was doing 5th
level jumpers looking for an easier job,
Jolly in
Florida, Dutch Warmblood that was a big hit in
the h/j show the HITS... all sound horses ...
we have several
lovely standardbreds that ride and drive, one
has been eventing and could easily be a lesson
horse,
Cathy, a
registered Belgian mare... the list goes on
and on....
You must be an approved adopter to adopt the
horse of your dreams. Don't miss out on this
super special. We are trying hard to raise
some badly needed funds and get some horses
into great homes too. Please help if you can.
Click to see all the horses and to get
approved to adopt!
open all
week and weekend for visits and riding, times a
wasting, get your application in now!
Payments available
We are getting calls
daily for more horses needing help but we
must raise necessary funds and get horses
adopted to continue to help more horses.
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Thank you
to Our Volunteers!!
We've been so lucky this year
to have such a great group of volunteers,
riders, help around the barn, fosters that
really care, folks that will stop by and help
me fix fencing or gates, those that cover the
full time people so they can have some badly
needed time off, even the vets and horse
experts that allow us to bounce decisions off
them about the horses and never once ask for a
fee as compensation and especially those who
have done fund raisers to keep the program
running.
Its been a huge help in a very tough year!
And we thank each and every one of you!
Without each of you, I'm certain the adoption
program would still be here but our badly
needed farm may have been long gone and
without it, our operation is greatly decreased
when you have to depend solely on fosters to
keep horses. We thank you again for a job so
well done!
Consider Volunteering
Even a weekend visit or week
long visit helping, doing a fund raiser in
your local area or becoming a foster is a huge
way to help. We are especially looking for
people to have golf tournaments in the fall
with the proceeds going to SWAP, we know how
much people love to golf and its a great fund
raiser, that is fun too!!
Right now there are horses in need, horses
that need us, that need you. Just consider it!
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Thank you from Crossed Sabers Stable!
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Rt 2 Box 24A Jockey Camp Road
West Union, West Virginia 26456
304-873-3532
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Sincerely,
Celeita Kramer, President & Executive Director
Crossed Sabers Stable
The Mountain State Horse School & Second Wind
Adoption Program, Inc.
Crossed Sabers International Life School, Inc.
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Horses
Available For Adoption!
many many more
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up for adoption and many many more
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Annual
Updates
Its that time of year again. June and
time for Adopters to turn in their Annual
Updates on their adoption horses.
For everyone that adopted from 2004 to
today there is a form on line that needs to be
signed by your vet.
For everyone that adopted prior to 2004 we
only require pictures and a written update,
those can be emailed to secondwindadopt@a
l.com or sent to our executor (Celeita
Kramer) on Facebook.
If we don't hear from our adopters, we do
make a friendly call as a reminder and when
we don't hear from someone we start looking
at visiting or sending someone to your farm
to make sure the horse is okay.
Just try to remember this request is not to
badger but to just make sure the horse
is healthy, you are happy and to see if
there are areas we might be of help. Its
just part of adoption and the horses welfare
and an important part of our adoption
contracts, we do take these updates very
seriously and always appreciate the time it
takes for you to put them together.
Thank you all for being the best adopters in
the world!
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The following are
adopted or on their way to their new homes:
Lass
Lucy
the kittens
Scooter
Pella
Tye
Impi
Honey
L'Argent
Daisy Mae
Amber
Trippin
Black
Mastercard
Zephyr
Dreamer
Big Boy
Singsation
Hershey
Jack
Markus
Gracie
Ceebud
Alex
Max
Thank you to all our donors
who care so much, to all the adopters who
have opened their home to these wonderful
horses and a special thank you to some of
the donors that have been able to retire our
horses back on their farms to insure they
have a forever home during the years when
they need it most.
Thank you!
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Crossed Sabers Stable | Rt 2 Box 24A Jockey Camp Road | West
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Subject: 50% Off Adoption Special, Rain Rot, Arthritis Questions,
Annual Update for Adopters
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Question and Answer about Rainrot and
Arthritis:
Q: I have a quick horse
care question: Gracie (the barn owner)
and I are having trouble getting rid of
rain rot Bud has acquired. We had about
two weeks of rain and then really humid
weather and then rain rot showed up! She
said she bathed him with medicated
shampoo and is now spraying him with
rain rot medication. The rain rot on his
hindquarters is scabbing and clearing up
but it spread to his legs?? I feel like
we are doing all that we can do? I am
going to call the vet tomorrow and ask
what else we can do but I figured I
would send you a message since you are
so knowledgeable.Thanks, Becca
A: here's
the things we do here:
-wipe him with clean bath towels all
over every day and anytime they are in
the rain or even inside in a wet barn
(use towels only once and not on other
horses) (this is also a good prevention
for rain rot).
-groom daily with a curry and stiff
brush (excellent for prevention as
well)
-put grooming
tools in a mix of Clorox and water
(rain rot is contagious so don't use
them on other horses)
-bathe once a
week with an anti bacterial shampoo,
betadine scrub or iodine scrub
-put the horse
on 20 cc's a day of penicillin for 5
days, then 5 off and then 5 on (if he
still has it by then) or some kind of
antibiotic (SMZ's is a good choice,
too)
-wash everything
he's touched so he does not get
reinfected (blankets, pads, boots,
sheets, his stall, etc, bleach
everything that is white or that can
handle bleach)
-don't put a
sheet on him until he's rid of it
totally, it needs to get air to go
away (but stay dry).
-MTG will get
rid of the scabs
-always
consult your vet, even a phone call to
confirm they agree with treatment
Q: I wanted to check in with you and
see if you had any ideas. Maiden has
been having issues with joint pain and
stiffness; we've had two vets look her
over to make sure there's nothing else
going on and they both say it's
arthritis/ joint pain related to "just
being old". We have her on glucosamine,
chondroitin, and Dr. Clark (our usual
vet) has recommended bute paste for
times when it is really bad. Of course
it has rained for almost 2 weeks
straight so her legs are making her
very sore. She is not eating as well
because she seems to be aching. We
have tried some different medication
that the vets recommended but they are
mostly for "break through" pain not
routine use. Any other ideas??? We
have always had her on a complete feed
for seniors and she usually eats
pretty well but I'm worried she's not
gaining weight. I'm a little
discouraged, so if you have any ideas
I'm open! The vets are out of ideas,
and Maiden is still feeling bad. I'm
hoping some sunshine will help her
feel more like her sweet self.
Maiden and Smitty's mommy, Lindsey
Q: I would also like to consult about
Jazz (Jasfar) Last month the vet told
me that he has arrtritis in his right
stifle. We have him on supplement (smartflex
senior) and he has only seemed to get
worse. We are even tryed giving him
bute on top of the supplement and that
only helps a little bit. I had someone
tell me to keep him moving because it
will help him however he is unable to
do more then a walk even then he seems
uncomfortable it doesn't matter if I
am riding or just hand walking. I am
getting frustrated that I cannot make
him more comfortable and I was
wondering if you have any suggestions
THat might help me help him.I have
decided that it is probably best for
him to go into retirement however I
really would like to be able to ride
and can not afford more than one horse
right now. I would really like to be
able to continue giving him a good
loving home but I feel LIke I am
letting Him down. Any help or
suggestions would be apprichated.
Thanks,
Jen
A: Here are
just a few options:
-don't
completely retire, its critical to
keep them moving
-corta flex is
a good supplement
-linaments
will help with the pain
-don't confine
in a stall, turn out is best when
its at all possible
-keep in easy
work, hand walking or pleasure
riding or hacking out at a walk, not
hard work
-keep feet
clean and in good footing when
possible
-make sure the problem is not
navicular (a simple xray will
confirm that)
-use boots
instead of shoes if feet need
support (boots will allow the feet
to work at they are naturally
intended, shoes doe the work for the
feet, thus restricting blood flow to
the foot)
-Sore No More
is expensive but it works and its
available at KV Vet Supply
-as a last
resort, Rebound is a Bovine
treatment that is suppose to work on
horses
-always
consult your vet, there are some
injections that can give relief to
joints, just remember that some
injections will give temporary
relief but shorten the life of the
joint, so injections should only be
done by a vet and in particular one
that is a lameness expert (track and
competition vets see these things
all the time).
Hope this helps. If anyone else has
some great advice, don't
misunderstand these are only
recommendations and are not to take
the place of a good working
relationship with a vet, even phone
consults with your vet will help you
confirm the best steps but many
times vet visits are required to
confirm the diagnosis, send
your advice it to
secondwindadopt@aol.com
and we'll get it in the next
newsletter.
Thank you Jennifer (Alex's adopter
and years of rescue and horse
experience for helping me brain
storm all the solutions, we are so
glad you are an adopter or ours!)
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Summer Adoption Special
Ends Tuesday June 9th
50% off the ADOPT NOW fee on all horses
(except Dante, Esteban, Cathy, Pip and
Janie),
not including Safe Selling Horses
10% off if paying in cash up front off the
ADOPT NOW FEE (on all horses)
Another 5% when adopting a dog (two left,
Max and Honey Bun)
the same horses are free when you adopt a
companion or light use horse too (light use
horses are Dixie, Allie, Orphy and Jelly
Bean)... does not include Dante, Esteban,
Cathy, Pip and Janie
call 304-873-3532 or email secondwindadopt@aol.com
to get questions answered or to schedule a
visit
*will consider taking payment for all
horses/swap shopping items in hay at $3.25 a
bale or less delivered
Many many new and wonderful horses (some
shown to the right).... just to mention a
few
a 3rd level
dressage horse (9 yo 16.1 h Dante, The
Hanoverian),
2 lovely Haflinger
mares (Calamity Jane and Pip) that ride and
drive, one is registered, both very sweet,
one 17 yo
16.3 h Dutch Warmblood, Esteban, that was
doing 5th level jumpers looking for an
easier job,
Jolly
in Florida, Dutch Warmblood that was a big
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