FEATHER

[NanciK]

Feather

Age: 10 years
Height: 15hh
Sex: Mare
Breed: Thoroughbred
Adoption Fee: $575.00

Placement Specialist: Hillarie

EMAIL: [e-mail]



10 yr, 15h, flea bitten grey tatooed (A) TB mare. Assessments are very difficult, Jef has a broken or very bruised tail bone so he can not do much more then walk and the footing is terrible (frozen, bumpy and slick) . This mare did not ride great but she was very scared you could see her shaking, she is suitable for an experienced rider looking for a sporthorse prospect.

BAIL FEE: $575.00
QT FEE: $ 300.00
HAULING FEE: $ 30.00
PAYPAL FEE: $ 27.15
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TOTAL FUNDS NEEDED: $ 932.15

HOME OFFERS:
UNofficial: backup home offered by Barb from Marlborough

PLEDGES/DONATIONS: $0

PAID IN FULL! $925.21 Jalis A 0007

[mowhitney]

Thanks! any idea on when adoption fees will be up?

[ebony07]

poor gal-shes so scared!!!

[mowhitney]

Yup, all hunched up - Sweet Baby...

[drjinva]

Poor baby! It's just not right that she ended up there.

[hasinger]

she was just trembling during her assessment. scared to death!!! my heart goes out to this gal.

[drjinva]

Barb, who is adopting Roper and the gang, told me that she'll be a backup home for Feather. I gave her Hillary's email address so that they can make it official.

[NanciK]

Posted Feather in a photo ad on BAEN.

[hasinger]

drjinva said:

Barb, who is adopting Roper and the gang, told me that she'll be a backup home for Feather. I gave her Hillary's email address so that they can make it official.

Feather has to go through QT and Barb's horses are leaving on Friday.

[alp324]

I feel so sorry especially for Feather. I have an ad on dreamhorse so far for her....will keep going.

Aleta

[drjinva]

hasinger said:

drjinva said:

Barb, who is adopting Roper and the gang, told me that she'll be a backup home for Feather. I gave her Hillary's email address so that they can make it official.

Feather has to go through QT and Barb's horses are leaving on Friday.

She sent me a copy of an email that she just sent to you. She's offered to be a backup to Feather and Jeremy. The two of them would be shipped after QT. Check it out and then post to make the backup home official! :-)

Debbie

[ebony07]

debbie-does she need funds raised?

[drjinva]

I think so, not positive though.

[northstar326]

Nancy,

I'm new here and I've been trying also to get help for this mare.

I don't understand the extra fees. (The Equinenow ad said $525) Do the extra fees apply if someone can pick her up and transport?

Just trying to get straight on all the fees and facts.

Thanks for whatever help you can give.

VKS

[ebony07]

Hi VKS,

I've passed your emails onto Hillarie Singer, as she is Feather's Placement Specialist. I was responsible for placing some ads for her and I normally send all inquires to Hillarie. I am a ps for some other horses and I do not have that much info on Feather in particular.

Thanks so much,
Kirsten

[mykingdomforahorse]

VKS -- it isn't that there are "extra" fees, it's that that there is a 300.00 quarantine fee for QT/board, for one month, for all the lot horses.

With horses mingling and being exposed to other strange horses at auction and at the feedlots, there is serious potential for equine diseases. CBER insists upon a month of QT to avoid spreading feedlot diseases amongst other horses -- both the horses a person already owns and any other horses being transported with the adopted lot horse to the new adopter's home.

If you live within transport distance, you can haul the new horse yourself after QT. But QT is mandatory for CBER lot horses. It's both necessary, precautionary and responsible horsemanship on CBER's part.

Em

MTA -- there's also a 30.00 hauling fee, for getting horses off the lot and into QT. The way I see it, one can't expect a non-profit rescue to do things for free -- when they are also supporting the bailed and pulled lot horses that had their adoptions fall through. Anything left over from any fees pays for meds and food for those horses CBER is feeding/sponsoring on their own dime.

[northstar326]

Shouldn't it be up to the buyer as to where the horse QT's? Is this a Washington or local law? The ad on equinenow.com does not show these extra fees.

This is disconcerting.

This seems to make it much harder to place the horses, and therefore save them.

[mykingdomforahorse]

You wrote:

"This seems to make it much harder to place the horses, and therefore save them. "

Most of us have no problem letting the "rescue pros" delegate the QT set-up which they decide is best for the horses and their rescue.

I adopted CBER Cloud in October 2007 and totally agree with CBER's protocol for QT -- even moreso, I am very grateful they are so careful, care about all horses their lot horses could come in contact with, and that they are the ones, and willing, I might add, to be dealing with any of the diseases or sicknesses a lot horse might contract. I find it a huge service, and admire their desire to not put other horses or other transporting horses at risk.

The board they charge isn't much different than regular board in general. And as for transport off the lot -- a horse I boarded for a year who was boarded not even 10 minutes from my home cost 50.00 to transport.

I think it's caring and wise on CBER's part to be "hands on" with QT, for the sake of the horses. Not all people are trustworthy or as careful. If CBER does the QT themselves, they can be sure it's done, and done properly.

All rescues have different operating protocols -- most adopters respect and accept a rescue's way of doing things.

Straight up, the best advice I could give is that if a person doesn't support a certain rescue's operating protocol, they need to adopt from/support a different rescue.

Em

northstar326 said:

Shouldn't it be up to the buyer as to where the horse QT's? Is this a Washington or local law? The ad on equinenow.com does not show these extra fees.

This is disconcerting.

This seems to make it much harder to place the horses, and therefore save them.

[jessiegirl1981]

I have a tb mare (Cber Destiny) that was just like this on the lot. After realizing she was home and taking her off alfalfa she is an absolute dream and my soulmate. These girls are truly worth their weight in gold. A few hundred dollars in exchange for a lifetime of friendship very good deal I think

[mowhitney]

I really like this mare, I think Brilliance has me liking the grey's!!

[crum]

So what if anything is going on for this mare? Do we need to raise funds for her? She is one of the cheaper horses so it seems like she might be one of the easiest to save if we do need to raise some funds.

[mowhitney]

As far as I see un-official back up home... I would offer for her & Jason but I am already offering for Turtle & Singer...so they have 1st dibs.

[cybercat]

GUESS WHAT- PENDING! WOOHOO!

[ebony07]

Yeppers!! Good news!!!

[paintedlady]

AWSOME !!

[hasinger]

this mare has a special place in my heart- i am so glad that she is going to be safe. this is what it is all about- thank you to all involved!! you know who you are!!

[mowhitney]

YEAH!!! Feather gets to Fly!!!