Remmie has arrived!

Well the Amish horse, the small black bay gelding, has arrived thanks to Terry Levendoski (hauler) and Andrea T. (the wonderful compassionate woman who paid for Remmie). The vet has been out and has listened carefully and has declared his heart and lungs healthy, although he said that this was one of the skinniest horses he has seen in quite a long time. Remmie was a patient boy while the doc stared at his teeth and throat. The vet did mention that whoever adopts Remmie will have to have some teeth work done, as he has at least one sharp point on each side. I have gotten a quote of approximately $125 from Town and Country Vet Hospital for a power float.....not too bad! We have given Remmie his first dose of panacur wormer, and we are giving it to him 1/3 dose at a time along with bute in case he is loaded with parasites, which is the vet's guess. He is soooooo hungry that every time he sees me he just whinnies, begging for food! He is getting all the hay he can eat, and we are slowly adding feed with equishine vitamins. I think he has gained weight already! The Amish did mention that the kids have ridden Remmie for years in addition to driving him. This horse, even though so thin, is no slouch! I can hardly keep up with him going down to the gate and out to pasture each day. We have to keep him separated from the other horses until his coggins comes back. I have to tell you I am already in love!!!

We adopted out Niobium N and Silent Pusuit two weeks ago. Both are quite happy in their new homes and their adopters could not be more pleased. Now new horses are arriving without invitation. It is squeezing us to our limit so we are waiving fees on several horses that are older but still sound...........

Hey! Thinking about quick get-away? We have a cabin (3 bedroom, 2 bath) in the Black Hills of South Dakota that we would love to rent you on a daily or weekly basis - . If you are interested in seeing pictures of the cabin/house, go to http://www.vrbo.com/ and go to listing #72975.

Please also consider taking pledges now for John Lyons tickets for next July. Every dollar you collect will buy a child or youth a ticket who otherwise could not afford one! Let us know if you need a pledge sheet. I will update the site as soon as I get battteries for my digital this week - and have new pics of Mc Lock and Fox Valley Spy to show you!

Until later,

Susan

Foster Care Opportunities

Hello - have you ever wanted to make a difference in the life of a horse?

I, myself, do foster care for children and also care for horses waiting for homes. As director of a 501 c 3 non profit, I can personally tell you that if you would consider providing a home for a horse in need, it would be 100% tax deductible. Most foster homes provide hay, feed, shelter, and farrier services for horses. Some even provide dewormer. And a few even pay for routine and emergency veterinary care. All of this entitles a person to a tax deduction. Most importantly, there are horses who have an urgent need for placement, with no place to go currently. Some of these horses include:

Ebony - 20+ Thoroughbred - black - sound - currently near Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Holly - 20+ Standardbred cross mare - sound - hard keeper - herd bound but would make an incredible pasture pal or companion horse

Shay N Tell - 6 year old breeding stock Paint mare - 16 hands - sorrel with white - an incredible sound, intelligent mare with tons of potential located near Fort Dodge Iowa (see list of Horses Available on our site)

Standardbred gelding in Springfield, IL

Standardbred gelding in Indiana

Both sound

Lester 20+ Quarter horse gelding. Thanks to Ursula, Lester has been on lush pasture all summer and looks GREAT. He is healthy and in good flesh.....easy keeper. Hard to catch but a dream to ride!!! Sound.

Sarajevo - Standardbred trotting-bred mare in Minnesota. Sound. 6 yrs.

Picasso - Quarter horse gelding - sound - show quality - in northern MN

Anxious Larry - striking sorrel Standardbred gelding - age 15 - sound - in northern MN

Washington state - Standardbred mare - needs placement in Washington or shipping back into Wisconsin ASAP....sound and trained to ride and drive.

Zeus - Thoroughbred gelding - 17+ hands - sorrel - sweet and gentle - trained to ride but has had some rear leg issues in past

Pinedon - Standardbred trotting-bred mare in her teens - easy keeper - sound - trained to ride and drive - in Wisconsin - bay

Black Standardbred gelding - coming from Amish this week - will probably need some TLC............

Just think of the opportunity you have to help a horse! Of course, adoption is the optimum hope for these horses, but at the same time there is some urgency in these horses going to a new home, so if you can help please call me at 608-689-2296 - this is my home number! Or try my cell at 608-792-5126. I thank you very very much!

Taser Gun and Me At Hawthorne

There was an article done by Cicero Life news publication in August that featured a picture of Miss Illinios and Broderick (former trotting champion adopted by Adrienne De Master) and Taser Gun and I that I would like to share.

Promoter Needed!

Sorry it has taken so long to write - I haven't known how to report that the silent auction at Balmoral on Super Night did not go well.....despite all of the hard work and donations by so many of you, there was miscommunication with track staff and we only had a table in the dining room and one in the Billy's Barn area. The table we needed so badly was down in the outside area where we usually are for maximum coverage but there were not enough tables. In addition, no staff was assigned to publicizing us during the races so we never got announced and no one knew there was a silent auction going on. This is such a contrast from how ASAP is treated at Hawthorne that it was a bit disappointing. It can be partly my fault but things are already being arranged more clearly for next year's Super Night to avoid this happening again. We only auctioned two baskets and sold t-shirts totaling $280.00. When you factor in gas to get to the track, 350 miles, and motel, it hardly paid off.

I am so sorry to all of you who had high hopes for this event as we did. We can only hope that we will once again be invited to the ISOBA dinner and a raffle with the items you donated will be used there.

We need a go-getter for the upcoming John Lyons clinic. If you feel you have the time and energy to promote this event via press releases, public service announcements, contacting all media, and the ability to sell tickets to see John please contact me. There is potential for income with this position. We would like to double our attendance next July from 175 persons to 350, but we need to get moving soon. Please contact me at asapinc@mwt.net if you think you have what it takes!

Gator Chaser, No More Compromise, and Fox Valley Equinox all went to homes this past week. Two will be placed together and one will remain with Weenonah, who has adopted four horses previously from ASAP. Thanks to Weenonah for helping us also ship Fellowship Divine to the ASAP farm this week! Penguin Beware and Sunny Forecast may also find a new home this weekend. They will be pasture buddies to Mini Happi Times and Pistol Pete N!!!!

Welcome to Niobium and Bell Valley Spy who arrived a few days ago and thanks to the gentleman who shipped them here!! So much goings on.

We need foster care or adoption for Lester, Arne, Cat (a 16 year old Quarter horse mare) this winter, in case any of you are interested. Arne always has a place here due to his racing injury, but it would be nice to see the others find a permanent home, as they have been waiting for so long. Many thanks to Ursula Cejpek and her husband for donating their land this summer for pasture - it was a perfect haven/heaven for Brandy and the rest!

So I will continue to keep you updated as much as I can. There is a horse at the local Amish who needs a home or he will be shipped to kill - he is thin and black and a gelding - I will need to rally donations if we are going to save this horse!

Susan