Paint and QH Available For Adoption-IL

The following horses are being offered for adoption through ASAP.
Please note that the horses are in Illinois, and the adopter would be
responsible for an adoption fee and transportation from Illinois to
adopter stable. Pictures available upon request.

Registered 9 year old Paint Gelding . Registered Name: Sierras Dun
Tradition. Color:
Red Dun. Pattern Type: Overo. Have been involved in 4H shows and other
open shows
in both Western and English for the past 7 years. He trailers well and
has been on
trail riding several times.

Registered 14 year Quarter Horse Mare . Registered Name: Precious Lady
Jewel. Color:
Sorrell. She has been involved in 4H shows and other open shows for the
past 7
years. She trailers well and has been on trail riding several times. She has a
friendly disposition.

Holiday Ornament! T Shirts!

ASAP is currently working hard to provide for all the horses in our care.
As an incentive, we would like to offer all of our supporters the
opportunity to receive your choice of ASAP Christmas ornament, or a
t-shirt with logo in exchange for any gifts of $35 or more.

You can make your gift today by using Pay Pal - specify tshirt size if
appropriate........and remember that Pay Pal keeps a portion of the total
donation when ordering.

We will try to keep you updated on how donations are going and how much we
have raised during the holidays.

Help make this Christmas season a joyful one for the horses at ASAP!

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STB Filly On Kill Lot - Washington State - Has Until Monday Before Being Shipped To Canada!

We received word from a very caring woman in Kansas City about a young
black Standardbred filly in a kill pen in Washington state.
The town where the kill lot is located is near Tacoma.

If anyone can help, PLEASE contact us - if you know anyone in Washington
who can take this horse in if bail is raised, please please contact them.
Time is running out!

Contact asapinc@mwt.net
or call my cell at
608-792-5126

Happy Anniversary!

ASAP wishes to thank the family of George and Rose Bonomo for their
donation of $150 in honor of the Bonomo's 50th wedding anniversary!

George has been a fierce supporter of ASAP over the years, and we
sincerely thank the family for remembering the horses during this
milestone celebration. Toast!

TRALEE, BOB AGAIN, ROLLIN JESSE - Need Help In Missouri!!!

Well, we have a situation where two adopters are seeking foster care or
adoption for two geldings and a mare.

Rollin Jesse is a big mare who will need the most skill level to handle. She is beautiful and sound, but is more suited to an advanced horseman. Her current adopter loves her very much and has taken great care of her,
but Jesse is HUGE and has a tendency to be very sensitive to stimuli. She
may be better suited as a driving horse.

Bob Again is a wonderful big gelding. Sound, healthy - requires
intermediate rider but keep in mind he is also a big Standardbred horse!
He and Jesse are together.

Tralee is a little gelding - a fuzzy bay with personality. He has been
ridden both Western and English and has done trails. His adopter is
seeking to exchange him for a horse that is a bit bigger.

Please, if you can help us by fostering or adopting these horses, get
ahold of Sue at

asapinc@mwt.net

Vet Report at ASAP

Today our wonderful equine vet came out to the ASAP farm to finish fall
checks on the rest of the horses.

Brandy is 26 and we had to sedate her to even get to look at her teeth
(anyone who knows Brandy knows she bites at times, and we have never been
able to deworm her using a paste because she will literally come off the
ground if you try to get into her mouth. So, she was sedated and the good
news was that her teeth are in good shape and didnt need a power float!

I thought Arne would need it, as he is on the lean side. It must be his
arthritic hock bothering him with age, because the vet inspected him and
said he had really nice choppers that didn't need attention!

Bob Cook had a "wave" so needed sedation and power float.

Cobrador Kosmos had his pearly whites closely investigated, and the vet
said he had great teeth with no attention needed.

Taser Gun is fine, Janimal is fine, Cash Wilco's teeth are in mighty fine
shape despite the fact that he will be 30!

Taser Gun decided he was not fond of having Sydney Rain and Cobrador
Kosmos turned out with him, and spent the entire night keeping the
geldings away from the hay feeder. Sooooo....tonite Taser got moved. Herd aggressive. Ugh...and Timesareachanging went out of his way NOT to
welcome back Lakehills Texas from donated pasture, so last night he spent
his time chasing Tex incessantly in an effort to kill him. Tex is 26 and
Times is only 11 (I think if my memory serves me correctly).....so Times
got yanked out of his pasture and is now in the barn til I figure out how
make our turnouts and numbers work and hope every body can get along.

Welcome Sydney Rain to ASAP too, and Jen M!

So now all ASAP horses have had their fall checkups and are ready for
winter. As I looked in the arena I panicked - hay is quickly dwindling
down as the numbers of horses here grow. Let us know if you have any
hay to donate or know of any good fundraisers. The round bales we have
left in the barn are not suitable to feed, but the small squares are going
fast now. NERVOUS......

Pictures of Very Loved Standardbreds!

These pictures were taken recently and sent to ASAP. It is great to be able to share them!

Copper Cadet is first, followed by:

Goodnight Starship

Pistol Pete N

Mini Happi Times

Sunny Forecast

Beautiful horses, happy horses, and happy adopters!

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URGENT NEEDS! HORSES - SOS

Two Standardbred geldings need immediate placement in Missouri - both are
trained to ride - one has been ridden for several years, both English and
Western (most recently Western). One of the geldings is almost 16 hands
tall, while the other is smaller at around 15 hands. Both are bay.
Pictures coming, but adopters would like to get these horses placed soon.

One Standardbred mare - tall dark bay - 16 hands and very stout - this
mare may be better suited as a driving horse, but has hours under saddle.
This mare is in Missouri and needs to be placed quickly.

One Standardbred gelding - Red Bud, Illinois - older gelding but sound,
sweet, and ready for a family

One Standardbred gelding in Michigan - Sweet Billy N - adopter is having
health issues and really needs Billy to be placed soon. He is a New
Zealand-bred horse who raced before being placed with ASAP - has been with
the same family for a few years now but it is urgent that he be placed.

For names and further contact information get ahold of Sue at 608-689-2399
or 608-792-5126. You can also email for immediate response at
asapinc@mwt.net

Taser Gun Says "Thanks"

Thank you so much to Christian S., who sent a donation to assist in
covering vet bill and monthly medication. Every penny counts and we just
wanted to give you a public "shout out".

It, so far, is Taser's only donation towards his recent lameness exam and
treatment. As an update.....Taser is improving on the prevacox he is
taking - so far so good!