Comments From Happy Adoptive Horse Owners
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Hope all is well. Just a quick note
to update you on Ferris's progress.
Keeley and Ferris are together all
the time. They have learned so much
together and their hard work as a
team is really starting to shine
through. At the NJ State qualifying
show a few weeks ago they received a
blue and a Danish score of excellent
in the Pleasure Pony class, and
yesterday at another state
qualifying show they received a blue
and a Danish score of excellent in
Pony Hunter Hack. It seems Ferris is
always ready for a ride with Keeley,
but it seems as though he loves the
shows and wants to step it up and
show off in front of the other
horses. We will keep you posted on
their progress and always keep lfhr.
in our thoughts. Thanks for all you
do.
Sincerely, the Titus family
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Kelly,
Tommy is so happy. He calls now and
is the first one up to greet you in
the pasture. He loves apples and
pears.
While on vacation my friend Kate rode
him. Attached is a picture of them.
Also I have a picture of him snoozing
in the pasture.
I will keep in touch!
Sue
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“(Frosty) Mudpie and I are doing great together. She is just right and fits in perfect around here. We have fun and I’m glad I got her.”
Thank you,
Megan Cole
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“Hi
Kelly, here are a couple of pics of
Keegan. He is doing great!! Now
that fall is here, it seems he
likes to be out on the trails with a
few of his friends riding together.
It was good to see you at the horse
show. ”
Andrea Ommert
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“Hi Kelly, here’s a photo of Boomer (Champ)….He and Nikki have become joined at the hip! The cutest thing is that Boomer loves her so much he actually puts his head and neck around her for a hugs. Thank you again for such a wonderful horse! I’m sure he’ll be a part of our family for the rest of his life.”
Barbara and Nichole Baker
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…(Darling Delilah) is doing great! The girls joined U.S.P.C. and Stephanie, my youngest, took her to the games rally where they placed second in Horse Management with a third place win overall. Delilah seems to love games and did great. Katie, the oldest, is taking her to the jumping rally I’m sure she will do great again. DeeDee (as we’ve come to call her, for Darling Delilah) loves to jump, especially cross country. She is a very well-rounded pony and we still could not be happier with her. Thank you for bringing such a beloved member of our family to us. We can’t imagine being without her!”
Sincerely,
Cathy Meadowcroft
Hi Kelly,
Just thought I'd share the good
news. Stephanie and Delilah won the
HHSA Short Stirrup Perpetual Trophy
for 2004. What an awesome job they
did!! Thanks again.
Sincerely,
Cathy Meadowcroft
Dear Kelly,
Adopting Delilah was the best
decision we could have made. We
adopted her to give my oldest
daughter Katie an immediate mount,
knowing she would have to work
with her, and one that my youngest
Stephanie could "grow" in to. To
our delight the amount of "work"
she needed was more of the love
and attention type with consistant
work and they were both able to
start showing her almost
immediately. In 2002 we started
out with low key shows where she
finished the year as the
2002 Mini-Short Stirrup Champion
with my youngest and 2002 Reserve
Champion Hunter with my oldest. In
2003 we joined United States Pony
Club and Steph and Delilah proved
to be a great games team winning
3rd place games and 2nd place
horse management. The following
year Steph and Delilah earned
their Short Stirrup Blue Merit and
won the 2004 H.H.S.A. Short
Stirrup Perpetual Trophy. So far
this year Stephanie and Delilah
have been Long Stirrup Champion,
have earned their Blue Merit, and
qualified for the 2005 Long
Stirrup Medal. Katie and Delilah
have been Modified Hunter Reserve
Champion and are competing on the
John Carroll Equestrian Team and
have earned their Varsity Letter.
I can't say enough how much
Delilah means to us and how
thankful we are to have her.
Sincerely,
Cathy Meadowcroft
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Hi Kelly,
Delilah and the girls are
having another great year. Stephanie and
Delilah were Short Stirrup Reserve
Champions at the most recent H.H.S.A.
horse show. Katie has done a fantastic
job working with the two of them. Now
that Steph has Blue Merited, it will be
Katie's turn to be able to show more. I
look forward to the day when we have the
space of our own or the resources to be
able to adopt another.
Thanks again!
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“I hope all is well at Lost and Found. Abe and I are doing great! He has come a LONG way this year. He has just blossomed in his training and is a completely different horse under saddle now. My trainers love him…He has done wonderfully showing this year… We’ve worked very hard to where we are today. Abe (a.k.a., Mr. Lincoln) is one of the best things to ever happen to me!”
Thanks,
Jessica Bortner
Hey Kelly,
I just wanted to send these digital
pics of Abe jumping Prelim fences!
We went schooling at Frying Pan Park
two weeks ago, and he was jumping
all of the Prelim stuff.
We've been doing recognized events
all summer. He did Novice at
the beginning of the summer, and now
he's doing Training level.
He's done two so far. He's
schooling Prelim stuff on the side.
The goal is to have him competing at
Prelim by the middle of next season.
We'll see how it goes.
He loves to jump, and he has scope
to spare. He looks great.
Hope all is well!
Jess
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“…As you can hopefully see from the attached photos, (Orchid) continues to be a knockout. She has a ‘catch-your-breath head and face with a gorgeous neck…Her trail skills last year earned her a blue ribbon, something I thought I’d never see with her…I very much believe in what you are doing and would like to help.”
Sincerely,
Lee Smith Osina
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"Just an update on the beautiful Gabby! We just had medal finals today and she was awesome! She toted my butt around and we (mainly her) got a fourth. This is her second year of horse showing and we have been doing the Jr. and Green hunters, which she has been amazing at. She is such a wonderful horse! She jumps everything and has a great lead change. She can just go around the hunter hack classes on the buckle!"
Thanks again,
Lia
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"My name is Amy Wheeler,
and I adopted "Calvin" (a.k.a. Black &
Gold) a while ago, and would like to
give you an update. Cal's doing sooo
well! He's my buddy! When I'm sad, all I
have to do is go out to the barn and
ride, and he cheers me up with his silly
games and hilarious personality. He's
very happy at his new home, WestWynd
Farms, and I'm pretty sure he's happy
with his owner! :-) Thank you so much." |
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From: "Elisabeth Mering"
To: "Lost and Found"
Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2004 6:58 PM
Subject: Picture
Hi Ms. Kelly,
Player (Double Jeff) horse
showed last weekend and I got pictures
back so I thought I would send you one.
:) He was very good!! :) but anyway :)
hope you like the picture!! :)
Liz |
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Hi Kelly, Thank you SO
MUCH for letting me adopt Admiral! He is
such a treasure. Already we know he is
sweet, kind, mellow and gentle. He was a
dream to trailer. When we got to Linda's
farm (which, by the way, she has named
"Leap of Faith Farm"), he walked off the
trailer with no problem. And this was in
the dark, in an unfamiliar place and
with big gusts of wind. And a crowd of
new friends waiting to meet him!
He calmly walked back to
the barn and pasture area. We let him
out in the pasture with another horse of
Linda's named Dexter. Dexter gets along
with everyone, and apparently, so does
Admiral. We thought Dexter could help
Admiral settle in and feel at home. They
sniffed noses, then Admiral walked
around the pasture and checked things
out. He looked at the barn and stalls,
the run-in shelter, the trees, the water
troughs, and then came to say hello to
everyone. He is so adorable and
friendly! He then at some grain and
looked happy as a lark.
I cannot tell you how
much he is mending my heart from the
loss of my beloved mare, Barbie. I think
Barbie would approve of Admiral and of
my adopting him. I have many people who
want to see Admiral in person or by
photo. My 20-month-old baby will love
him, and I believe the feeling will be
returned by Admiral.
We met your husband,
who was kind enough to help us out. And
one of your sons, who was so cute, said
to me, "I don't think Admiral likes it
when you say he's adorable. He'd rather
you say he's big and strong. And I think
you should call him Big John or
something like that." Kids are so
perceptive, aren't they?
Anyway, though Big
John is a good suggestion, we're going
to keep the name Admiral, as he really
acts like one. Calm and confident. And
wise. What a life he's led!
So, thank you again,
Kelly. Sorry we missed meeting you
today. Perhaps another time. In fact,
both Linda, the girls and I loved all
the horses, especially Onyx. Linda took
one look at her and said, "This horse
needs me." So when after Onyx delivers
her baby and becomes ready for adoption,
you may have a new mom again in Linda.
We will send you
photos of Admiral in his new home and
with his new mom and family and friends.
And of course we'll keep you updated.
Thank you, Kelly. And god bless you and
your family.
Judy Julian |
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I thought you would like
an update on Penn. He is doing great. We
ride him and love him! He is the
sweetest horse. New Bolton saved him,
and Bobbi Mendenhall nursed him back to
this beautiful state of health. Thanks.
Kate Goodman |
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Hi Kelly,
This is Becky. My mom and I just
wanted to let you know that CJ is
doing GREAT!!!
He and Dandy are still the best
best of friends.
CJ and I entered our first show 2
weeks ago and we did awesome.
Considering that it was my and i am
thinking his first show as well. We
got 2nd and 3rd in two of our jumping
classes out of 15 other horses in both
classes. We then stayed to watch
Dandy's last class and CJ fell fast
asleep under the tree next to the
ring. He was sooooo tired. We got
back to the barn and he had dinner and
then went right to sleep in the corner
of his stall where he always sleeps.
Megan's mom got some pictures of CJ
and me warming up for the jumping
classes. We will get doubles and send
some to you. He is becoming a very
nice jumper. In the lessons we were
testing to see just how high I could
show him over fences. We found he can
jump 3ft easily. We might show him in
a 3 ft fence class as soon as we find
one. He is a great jumper.
Thanks soooo much for letting me
take him home to love him forever.
*~Becky~
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So far we love
Sara Lee ("Angel Wings"). She came
three days before my birthday, so if
things continue to go well, she will
wind up being my birthday gift to
myself! "Belle" is also happy, loved
and doing well in our "happy little
program." Could you possibly send me
a picture of Justice. I have never
seen him. And all the kids (and me
also) always wonder about him when I
tell them "Belle's" story. A huge
thank you if you could and a bigger
than you for a ll the wonderful work
you and Tracy do!
P.S. The pains on
Sara Lee are water washable and
please note we only use a blue
saddle pad on "Belle" to match her
eyes.
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Calypso 6/5/04.
First Place - Novice D
Polo Rally |
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Confetti
Slaughter rescue |
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Dorie
Slaughter rescue |
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Click here for LJ's story!
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Squall Watch &
Susan Shetzline-Smith
- August 8, 2004
<-----Coopersburg
Equestrian Center, Coopersburg, PA,
riding Training Level Test 3.
HI!
Kelly -- Here are two photos of
Squiggy from the LVDA Spring Fields
Schooling Show on Sunday that the
photographer took.
Susan
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There is always some a
good horse can do regardless of any
handicap. I ran into so many people when
I first brought Ms JJ home that told me
she wasn't going to be good for
anything. I even had a Vet tell me to
put her down because she could be
dangerous. Ms JJ has become a good
friend and a blessing, and even when she
being a stinker I still love her dearly
and have a lot of fun. We both have
learned a lot from one another-- I
wouldn't trade her for anything. (Ms. JJ
is totally blind and was rescued from
slaughter.) Tim
and Ms JJ 
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Dear Kelly and Tracy,
Just to let you know, Bear (Chay Robear)
continues to do well at Newcastle Farm.
He is proving to be a sane, reasonable
horse who is a pleasure to deal with and
to ride, and he is a brave little trail
horse who deals exceptionally well with
crossing water, killer deer popping out
of the bushes suddenly, and all those
kinds of things. So, so far things are
going well and I will send a really nice
picture of him with some more details in
a little bit.
Thank you, again, for letting me adopt
this guy.
Beverly Plunkett
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Summer Special - Summer, 2005 |
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Hi Kelly,
I thought I'd share
some pictures of Wheatie's first
fox hunt. Thanks to you for
picking him out and Barb's great
training. He was a star. He
galloped quietly along with the
hounds ( I am a Whip) and jumped
the coops without a lead. In fact
the other members of the staff
went around the jumps! As I hope
you can see, he is happy and
enjoying his life. Two members of
the hunt asked where I found such
a wonderful horse. Hopefully, they
will contact you and be as lucky
as I am. Hildy is also doing great
things. My daughter. Carol, is
away at college, but rides when
she can. This summer, Hildy and
Carol will be out and about at the
horse shows with Barb.
I hope you like the
pictures!
Mary Ann
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Hi, Kelly-
I just wanted to write to you and let
you know how Olive is doing. Remember
her?! She is doing great. Her ground
manners are great now and she doesn't
dance on the crossties. Her big issue
used to be with the blacksmith and now
she could care less. She has come a long
way in the past few years. She is in
great shape and I have had her in
training when I haven't been able to
ride her. I have hunted her in North
Carolina, New York, and in New England
during this past year and we've also
competed in a few hunter paces and
hunter trials. She's nearly always in
the ribbons and always gets comments out
in the hunt field! Most people look at
her and are skeptical whether she can
even jump, let alone keep up, and she
makes believers out of them every time.
We'll be doing some spring hunting and
paces in the next few months and she'll
be kept in shape for the fall hunting
season here in New England. She is such
a joy and I thank you for the
opportunity to adopt her.
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