Khadcam Available For Adoption

Khadcam is a 9 year old Standardbred gelding.
He is currently available for adoption.
For details, give Sue a call at 608-792-5126 cell or email her at
asapinc@mwt.net

Happy Birthday!!!

ASAP received a donation today in honor of Lori Hahn's birthday which is
on April 28.

Thank you, Jane C., and happy birthday to Lori, who has been a faithful
supporter and loyal adopter of Family Counselor, Taken By Surprise, and
who has provided vital care to such horses as JD and other Standardbreds
in urgent situations.

We love you Lori!!!

Additional Photo - Busy Longstockings

Busy Longstockings Available For Adoption

Busy Longstockings is a 15 year old Standardbred mare.
She is sound, and has been a brood mare for the past few years. She
recently gave birth to a foal which did not survive.

The owner has made a choice to donate her to ASAP in hopes of finding her
a good home. She was a trained harness horse...but has not been ridden.
She is currently located in Paw Paw Illinois.

Please contact Sue if you need further information. She is sound.
asapinc@mwt.net or cell 608-792-5126

My Precious Standardbred - My Inspiration for ASAP

I want to show you a picture of my now 30 year old Standardbred. I purchased him in 1989 from a local Amish. The Amish gentleman, who ran a bakery, had bought him right off the track from a horse jockey in the area. Randy, as they called him, or Cash Wilco (as we later found out was his registered name), had raced and made $82,000 before retiring at Quad City Downs. He spent one year of hard time with the Amish, with a family who was using him 18 miles a day and he as the only Standardbred on the farm. I purchased him for $575.........and the love affair with Standardbreds began.

He has been my equine soul mate. He has been all over the nation on trail rides, has pulled my sleigh, pulled my carts, given countless therapeutic riding lessons, he has been an equine-assisted therapy horse, and he has always been my friend. I bought him at age 9 - and here he is at age 30!!!
He is now best friends with our llama Sid, and our latest addition, our alpaca named Dart. What a funny little group!

Post here if you have had a senior horse since they were born, or since they were young...........this is a relationship that has stood the test of time! Long live my boy, Randy! (Cash Wilco)....

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Taser Gun and Other Pics - Horse Adoption

The first picture is Taser Gun, holding up or favoring that hind leg.
He is seen with Janimal, who just celebrated his 21st birthday. Taser is now 17!

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MIdwest Horse Fair is Good for Horse Adoptions

Hi everyone,

I know it is many days since the MWHF has happened. I am in the process
of getting pictures to post. I am especially grateful to my kids Zach and
Rachel and their friends CJ and Lila for coming to help with the booth. I
am also grateful to Lou Warpinski and Mary Ellen Miller for their
contributions both financially and morally for the event.

It was the most expensive event we have attended this year. We added up
expenses - $265 for the booth - $79 for insurance - $105 for electricity
for the booth - $300 for motel - $100 for diesel to get us there and back
and food for the crew - upwards of $1000 total to keep the mission of
helping Standardbreds circulating throughout the midwest. Thank you to
Lou W. for her donation of $300 in memory of Silent Pursuit, and thank you
to Mary Ellen M. for her $300 donation. The cash donations also were
helpful in defraying the cost of the horse fair - and so much appreciated!

We are so proud of this breed, and so proud to represent it. We do help
other breeds find homes, but the focus of our mission is to help sound,
healthy horses find loving homes with qualified families and individuals.
That is what sets us apart from "rescue" groups. Don't get me wrong -
there are times when we must act as a rescue - and it encompasses
everything from mini donkeys to Quarter horses to even....llamas! We
cannot close our eyes to urgent needs in our areas. Still, the
Standardbred and serving the racing industry is our main focus.

So many people who came by the booth told story after story about their
Standardbreds - memories of the past as a child's first horse, to current
stories of horses in training that owners hope will make a name for
themselves. It is heartwarming to be part of the passion for the breed.

As we look out over the pasture on this summer day, Taser Gun is holding
his leg up and I am praying for support to enable us to take him to Dr.
Dean Meyer who believes he can help Taser. I do not believe that this is
hip arthritis. Dr. Meyer mentioned sacroiliac (spelling
here?).....injections that may be helpful, and are not astronomical in
cost. We would love to haul him to Lodi to see Dr. Meyer, but cannot do
it without support. You would think that so many people who enjoyed
watching Taser race would step up to contribute a little towards helping
him with treatments. To date, this has not happened.

We will be sending pics soon - but thank you to all who surrounded us at
the Midwest Horse Fair and here's hoping the new people who heard about us
will adopt a loyal friend soon!

Midwest Horse Fair!

We hope to see all of our friends and meet new ones at the Midwest Horse Fair in Madison this weekend!

Come by the booth in the coliseum and say "hello" - Booth #NP86 (non profit 86).

We'd like to thank Ingunn R. (placing owner of Wildfire) for her gift of $50
We'd also like to thank Mrs. Cunningham, (placing owner of Squire One) for her gift of $30

With help, we will be able to pay our yearly Solarus bill for the web site of $169.00

Next, we will begin to ask for support for Taser Gun. Our goal is to transport him to Lodi to consult with Dr. Dean Meyer, hoping that Taser has a sacroiliac problem (spelling?) that can be helped greatly by injections which, we have heard, are not extremely expensive. It would be fantastic to see Taser sound enough to ride and drive again!

Timesareachanging has been demonstrating extremely aggressive pasture behaviors since rearranging herds and opening up our pastures. Times became so aggressive towards Janimal that it required us separating him and "his" mare, Cricket and the donkey. All three are now on dry lot, sadly, until we can figure Times out. To add to our confusion, we had sympathy for Times and Cricket and the donkey yesterday, so allowed them to graze on some grass in the adjoining paddock. About a half an hour after turning them out, the donkey let out a resounding beller that brought me running. Times had attacked his own mare, and was running her, head down and neck stretched, with ears laid flat back. I said, "Can someone please explain this to me?" After catching Cricket, we put Times back in his own paddock and later added Cricket. There was no more aggression. Please offer advice if you have any!

See you in Madison!

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URGENT-Mini Donk Needs Help

There is currently a jack mini donkey who is in need of immediate
placement. The mini donk is currently near Winona, MN. If you are
willing to take this little guy please let ASAP know!

Also, we NEED $150 by Friday to pay Solarus for our web site services. Any donations would be much appreciated. Remember, you can use Pay Pal
right from our site at www.4thehorses.com

Iowa Horse Fair Pics

Thanks again so very much to Mary Lou Lawless and Iowa Harness Horseman's Association for their hospitality and their invitation to join them at the Iowa Horse Fair. Everyone had a fantastic time - so happy that Timesareachanging and Choccolicious were such great representatives of the Standardbred breed. Taser Gun joined them to strut his stuff too!

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Thanks

ASAP wants to recognize and thank Marie K. for her willingness to
transport horses when needed, with short notice.
This past weekend was a very busy one, as ASAP was urged to remove a mare
from a home where she risked having a bullet put through her brain. With
the help of Stephanie and Amber, we easily loaded her and took her to a
foster farm (which has quickly become an adoptive placement for each horse
he has fostered!) with Pete M. in West Salem. The horses he has adopted
include Sadie, Ginger, Sugar, and Gym Knoll Tons, and now Brandy the new
mare. I must say that the sight of the mares galloping up over the hill
to greet the newcomer was amazing. All the horses look so great, and we
are thankful for Pete who seems to be there when we need him most!

A new boarder came to ASAP......and by boarding we are able to keep
supporting the horses who come to us when donated from the track or
private owner. Marie was gracious to transport for only the cost of fuel
so now Mr. Sandman is safe and sound here at ASAP as well. Marie came
with donations, a much-needed helmet for our day campers and students, and
Andis clipper attachments. This has to be GOD! I say that because as I
was getting my clippers out to get horses ready for the horse fair, the
head of the clippers fell, never to be found again (guess I need a metal
detector)...! So the fact that Deb (?) donated these when she sent
Sandman (or Marie?) was more than by chance. Now our clippers are
complete!

We are still waiting for adoption fees from two horses. We need these in
order to pay for the electricity in our booth. This rate goes up after
today if we are not able to pay the $100. We want to thank a fairly
anonymous adopter who donated $50 towards the cost of things!!!

Maybe this week will continue to be a week of miracles.

Sue

Everything Comes With A Price?

It would ordinarily be a joyful thing to report that four horses have been
adopted and found loving homes in this past month. As spring approaches,
many are anxious to have horses to put on their newly-purchased acreage,
or add to their farm of a few years.

Some are interested in boarding, while others are knocking on ASAP's door
to foster horses (always a welcome thing).

What some people do not understand is that ASAP depends upon adoption
fees, as well as private donations, to support horses in case who are
waiting for homes. Without it, where would the money come from to feed,
vet, and provide hoof care (let alone the immunizations due in spring)?

One of our adopters offered a generous donation for their newly adopted
horse, one that is both appreciated and, the adopteres stated, was
justified because of the level of training and the life experience and
beauty and health that this horse has to offer them.

Three other adopters, however, have felt justified to pick up their horses
from places other than ASAP, and then provide argument on why they do not
feel they should have to pay an adoption fee.

Now, if I am not mistaken, I was the one who spoke with each adopter about
where the horses were located, referred them to phone numbers and emails
to speak with placing owners about the horses, and got the communication
back that this WAS, in no uncertain terms, their horses of choice. For
some, the adoption was considered best practice, as the horse did not have
a five hour trip back to the ASAP farm, and could go to adopters already
familiar with the program, having adopted horses in the past. For yet
others, it was a first time experience. The horses were, according to the
adopters, a perfect match for their families. Well trained, friendly,
sound, loving, nickering at them when they showed themselves
outside....then why would an adopter feel justified in asking NOT to pay a
fee? I dont' remember this being a free-for-all in the past 18
years.....but some people choose to try to take advantage of the program
in this way.

We are currently faced with an electric bill for Midwest Horse Fair of
$100 due by Monday. We have kept up on most current payments on hay, but
owe some people for last year's hay. We have a $2000 outstanding balance
on feed from late 2011 which we are chipping away to pay, and a vet bill
with Cashton Vet Clinic of $800 from 2011 due to emergency visits and
other routine calls that got out of hand. The Midwest Horse Fair has cost
us an extraordinary amount of money this year, compared to when we are
able to bring horses to demo (we split the costs of the stalls so it
defrays the ASAP cost). We did have a generous donation of $300 from Mary
Ellen M. towards the horse fair, which we are very grateful for. This has
covered the cost of the booth, but cost of electricity and the vests that
are being provided for the booth by Lou W. are going to add another $250.

Chief needs shoes - $60, scheduled to put on him today but we may not be
able to afford them.

Bob Cook and Arne need trimming

Thanks to Sara S. former owner of Brandy, her trims and shots have been
paid for!!!

Cobra, Arne, Bob Cook, Market Analysis, Cricket, Chief, Timesareachanging,
Taser Gun, Fox Valley Deon, Kung Fu Guru, Stunner (Mintos Shower), all
need shots, deworming, and trims.............total?????

Thanks to Lori H. and others, dewormers are here and there are enough to
provide for all horses as well as those in foster care.

For now, we sit and watch the mailbox for those adoption fees.......

Please Help Brea

This mare is in need of immediate placement.
The hay has run out - horse needs you - if you can help (horse is in MN but can get health papers) please call my cell at 608-792-5126 or email Sue at asapinc@mwt.net

Great Picture of Kids!

Came across this picture of 3 of my 4 kids Jordan, Zach and Rachel - just
had to share!!!!

Taser Gun and Jordan at Iowa Horse Fair

This picture was found on the Iowa Horse Fair site by our ASAP intern,
Jordan Harper. She forwarded it to me and I can't help but post it.
A photographer caught a special moment as Jordan was walking Taser Gun
through the crowds at the horse fair last weekend to give him exercise. He was sporting his patriotic colors, and people loved it and loved Taser.
Thank you Jordan for all your help this past weekend!

Iowa Horse Fair

Thanks to all of your for your patience while we were away at Iowa Horse
Fair. I know we are in the middle of trying to help MANY horses who are
in urgent situations. I promise to contact all of you who phoned in
regards to each of them this week. Hang in there!

Thanks to Iowa Harness Horseman's Association for the hospitality and
generosity shown to us this past weekend. Timesareachanging and Taser Gun
and Choccolicious were all beautiful and were a great representation for
the breed. Times has blown my socks off, becoming a wonderful demo
animal. He was in the pavillon with at least 40 other horses each day for
the parade of breeds, under saddle!!! Now that he knows what to do, he
seems to be really enjoying it. He even was shown in a gaited horse
presentation in harness. He was so proud, and so was I. Pictures to
follow!!!!!!

Still getting ready for Midwest Horse Fair - gotta order the electricity
for the booth - gathering prices. Not only that, but this year the
exhibitors only receive one day admission to the fair, and have to
actually purchase tickets for each additional day per person admission.
This is getting more and more expensive - hope it is worth it for the
horses!!!