Post by NanciK on Feb 26, 2008 13:18:42 GMT -5
~ CROSS POST FROMM ALEX BROWN RACING ~
"HORSES NEED HELP ASAP (Upper Northern Calif )
FORWARDED EMAIL"
I am writing you because I have a local problem that I don't quite know how to handle.
A woman about 5 1/2 miles from me has two horses, one a mustang and one a 20 y/o grade mare. She does not keep her horses contained, and they have traveled twice now to my house, down a main highway.
The first time happened last week. A CHP officer knocked on my door @ 4:30 a.m. thinking it might be my horses. We corralled them and kept them here from Friday morning through Sunday, when the owner finally came to get them.
She said she can't seem to keep them in their corrals, that the older mare is an escape artist. They have 3 feet of snow on the ground and the horses keep getting out because they want to graze and have only snow. She stated she feeds them, but they are somewhat under weight and the older mare's feet are pretty bad. She stated they usually stay up on the mountain and don't leave.
She said that she has been looking for somebody to take the horses, but hasn't been able to find anybody. I have one person who might possibly be interested in the older grade mare, but the mustang is unbroke and still needs a lot of work. She's somewhat gentle, barely halter broken to lead well, but you can get her to go with bucket or hay. You can pick up her feet and brush her, and the owner said she's been saddled, but she can't get up into the saddle.
This morning, the two horses are back at my place, having traveled 4 miles down this mountain and 1 1/2 miles up the highway to arrive back at my place. I'm not sure what time they got here, but my dogs were barking about 5 or so this morning. My horse trailer is buried in the mud in my pasture, so I can't trailer out, but do you have anybody in this area ( Eureka , McKinleyville, Arcata, or Willow Creek) who can come get this mustang and see that she's properly cared for? So far, it's been sheer luck that nobody has gotten hurt or killed hitting one of these horses, but it's only a matter of time now.
Sorry this email is so long, but I thought you should have the complete picture. Please call me at 530-629-3412 (home) or 707-980-8204 (cell) or email me at jamies95573@ yahoo.com. I don't usually check the email on Verizon, so please use the yahoo email address. Thank you, Jamie Spears
The mustang is titled. The contact person is: Ed Jackson 530-629-3650 and really, really wants to find homes for these animals."
"HORSES NEED HELP ASAP (Upper Northern Calif )
FORWARDED EMAIL"
I am writing you because I have a local problem that I don't quite know how to handle.
A woman about 5 1/2 miles from me has two horses, one a mustang and one a 20 y/o grade mare. She does not keep her horses contained, and they have traveled twice now to my house, down a main highway.
The first time happened last week. A CHP officer knocked on my door @ 4:30 a.m. thinking it might be my horses. We corralled them and kept them here from Friday morning through Sunday, when the owner finally came to get them.
She said she can't seem to keep them in their corrals, that the older mare is an escape artist. They have 3 feet of snow on the ground and the horses keep getting out because they want to graze and have only snow. She stated she feeds them, but they are somewhat under weight and the older mare's feet are pretty bad. She stated they usually stay up on the mountain and don't leave.
She said that she has been looking for somebody to take the horses, but hasn't been able to find anybody. I have one person who might possibly be interested in the older grade mare, but the mustang is unbroke and still needs a lot of work. She's somewhat gentle, barely halter broken to lead well, but you can get her to go with bucket or hay. You can pick up her feet and brush her, and the owner said she's been saddled, but she can't get up into the saddle.
This morning, the two horses are back at my place, having traveled 4 miles down this mountain and 1 1/2 miles up the highway to arrive back at my place. I'm not sure what time they got here, but my dogs were barking about 5 or so this morning. My horse trailer is buried in the mud in my pasture, so I can't trailer out, but do you have anybody in this area ( Eureka , McKinleyville, Arcata, or Willow Creek) who can come get this mustang and see that she's properly cared for? So far, it's been sheer luck that nobody has gotten hurt or killed hitting one of these horses, but it's only a matter of time now.
Sorry this email is so long, but I thought you should have the complete picture. Please call me at 530-629-3412 (home) or 707-980-8204 (cell) or email me at jamies95573@ yahoo.com. I don't usually check the email on Verizon, so please use the yahoo email address. Thank you, Jamie Spears
The mustang is titled. The contact person is: Ed Jackson 530-629-3650 and really, really wants to find homes for these animals."
