Post by rodeo51 on Oct 23, 2009 10:54:38 GMT -5
Reading Joes blog today made me think....
This is what it's all about and why we are all here...The horses.
Friday, October 23rd... I do it because horses represent the romance inside us all.
Well okay then. The above sentence from our friend Nikki. She does not have a website. No morning blah blah blah from Nikki. She works two jobs. There is a late night shift serving pizza and beer, and then Nikki goes home to her rescued thoroughbreds. At least once a month Nikki saves an injured race horse from slaughter. She gets her horses healthy and happy, and then finds them a good home. There is no help. Her own little ranch, and she does not accept donations. Nikki is a whopping 24 years old.
There is Julia, also with her own small piece of paradise. In the beginning Julia brought home Standardbreds from the race track in Sacramento. Now Julia rescues all breeds, and she too has been successful in finding new homes. Her screening process tough. You have a better chance of landing a job with the FBI. Still, Julia places two and three horses into new homes each month.
A 21 year old student at UC Davis, and she must pay board. The student now with her third rescued thoroughbred. The first two have great new homes. With boarding costs and medications and farrier work, the student puts thousands of dollars into each horse. And then she sells the horse for one dollar. Says it makes her feel good inside to do this for horses.
A family in Davis, and at least twice a year they go to a public horse auction. The family outbids a horse killer for the saddest, oldest looking horse in the sale. And then they bring the old horse home and provide him with months of love and quality care.
A family in Elk Grove the same thing. Two and three times a year the family brings home a hungry and depressed horse. His final months on earth the horse experiences love.
A high school student in Vacaville. Once a month since August 2008, the student brings $50.00 to Tbfriends. Tells us to use her money to help purchase a feed lot horse.
There are rescue folks in Sonoma County you never heard of. A family in Walnut Creek. Two roommates at Stanford. A farrier in Sacramento. An older lady near Oakdale who each summer rescues one horse. A mother and daughter in Elverta, fostering injured rodeo horses. A mother and daughter in Vacaville, collecting grain and supplies for rescue ranches.
It is impossible to describe the thousands and thousands of ways Jodi in Dixon helps horses.
The same with Lisa in Livermore.
Stephanie in Esparto.
Randi in Sacramento.
The crowd roars. A standing ovation.
Our little friend Allison says Rock On all the time. Ask Allison how was her day? Rock On. You hungry? Rock On. How about those Phillies? Rock On.
Enjoy your lucky number 77 degree Friday, and be sure to hug your horses. The Commodores on the oldies station. Rock On...
Joe
This is what it's all about and why we are all here...The horses.
Friday, October 23rd... I do it because horses represent the romance inside us all.
Well okay then. The above sentence from our friend Nikki. She does not have a website. No morning blah blah blah from Nikki. She works two jobs. There is a late night shift serving pizza and beer, and then Nikki goes home to her rescued thoroughbreds. At least once a month Nikki saves an injured race horse from slaughter. She gets her horses healthy and happy, and then finds them a good home. There is no help. Her own little ranch, and she does not accept donations. Nikki is a whopping 24 years old.
There is Julia, also with her own small piece of paradise. In the beginning Julia brought home Standardbreds from the race track in Sacramento. Now Julia rescues all breeds, and she too has been successful in finding new homes. Her screening process tough. You have a better chance of landing a job with the FBI. Still, Julia places two and three horses into new homes each month.
A 21 year old student at UC Davis, and she must pay board. The student now with her third rescued thoroughbred. The first two have great new homes. With boarding costs and medications and farrier work, the student puts thousands of dollars into each horse. And then she sells the horse for one dollar. Says it makes her feel good inside to do this for horses.
A family in Davis, and at least twice a year they go to a public horse auction. The family outbids a horse killer for the saddest, oldest looking horse in the sale. And then they bring the old horse home and provide him with months of love and quality care.
A family in Elk Grove the same thing. Two and three times a year the family brings home a hungry and depressed horse. His final months on earth the horse experiences love.
A high school student in Vacaville. Once a month since August 2008, the student brings $50.00 to Tbfriends. Tells us to use her money to help purchase a feed lot horse.
There are rescue folks in Sonoma County you never heard of. A family in Walnut Creek. Two roommates at Stanford. A farrier in Sacramento. An older lady near Oakdale who each summer rescues one horse. A mother and daughter in Elverta, fostering injured rodeo horses. A mother and daughter in Vacaville, collecting grain and supplies for rescue ranches.
It is impossible to describe the thousands and thousands of ways Jodi in Dixon helps horses.
The same with Lisa in Livermore.
Stephanie in Esparto.
Randi in Sacramento.
The crowd roars. A standing ovation.
Our little friend Allison says Rock On all the time. Ask Allison how was her day? Rock On. You hungry? Rock On. How about those Phillies? Rock On.
Enjoy your lucky number 77 degree Friday, and be sure to hug your horses. The Commodores on the oldies station. Rock On...
Joe
