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Friday, July 3rd... Giving you a break this weekend from my morning blab. I have a chance to earn money at another ranch (saving for that beach condo in Maui) by feeding breakfast early Saturday and Sunday. The regular person wants holiday time off. Then it is back home to feed my own group of trouble makers. So lucky you. I will not return to this website until Monday morning. The crowd roars. I think tomorrow they have scheduled a parade.
Yesterday I asked for help with our friend Wendy. By 9:00 in the morning her gelding Moses had a new home with Lauren in Oakdale.
Yesterday I asked for help with our friend Kylie. A student at UC Davis, Kylie needed to place a race horse she somehow inherited from the equine hospital. By 9:00 in the morning the race horse had a new home with Kathryn in Walnut Creek.
Yesterday I asked for help with a filly who recently finished last in a race at Stockton. The filly was waiting for transportation to slaughter in Mexico. By 10:00 in the morning the filly had a gorgeous new home with a family from Newcastle.
As always, we need to Thank our Tbfriends horse haulers. Jennifer Wright. Tracie Sturgess. Stephanie Diaz. John & Stacey. Georgia & Jenny. Angela. Sheldon. Steve & Sandy at Hoofbeats.
For all their help with Tbfriends, and for all their help with horses. A big Thank You to Kristin Hughes. Jodi Tuft. Dr. Lisa Wallace. Patti Lu. Wendy Wainwright.
At our front gate we will never forget Daniel Livingston. Dawn Livingston. Alex Dahl. Nikki Parker. Kendra Reynolds. Lisa. Suri. Jayme with a Y. Sindy with an S. Michelle from Colorado. Andrea from Washington. Stephen & Nikki from Utah. And the family who drove 3 hours from Santa Cruz just to give us carrots.
A huge giant Thank You to Ann & Robert.
A huge giant Thank You to Friends of Tbfriends. Helping with our ever growing hay bill.
A very special hello to little Meagan. We adore you.
A very special hello to little Allison. Such a big heart. Dreams which reach the moon.
Our friends at race tracks. All you do for horses in need. A huge giant Thank You to Michelle. Colleen. Sandy. Richard. Julie, still with a cassette player in her truck.
A huge giant Thank You to Mikka Thorson. Jamie Watkins. Paula Coombs. Becky Coombs. Bonnie Buron. Mary Frazier. Tina McDonald. Linda House, no relation to that doctor on TV. Kelly Bonds, no relation to Barry.
A huge giant Thank You to Kara Shields. The many hours you have spent helping with our Tbkids program.
A huge giant Thank You to Scott & Joanne Pilkington. Your special benefit saved our entire month.
A huge giant Thank You to our foster families. I am way behind in updates, and so very grateful for your patience.
A huge giant Thank You to Deborah Barnes. Cera Erb. Susan Lynch. Stephen & Jerri Hardy. Tabatha Carpenter. Cynthia Tough. Kira Donnell, and you can read Kira as she writes about food in Sacramento Magazine. Ann Janlois. Jared & Rachel Overland. John Alcorn, our friend in San Diego. Grant & Joy Toronto. Doreen Werthmann. Alice Swart.
A huge giant Thank You to Matthew & Judith Ochs.
A huge giant Thank You to Teri & Dana Paquette. Catherine Moses. Norris & Michelle Tolley. Dolores Charbonnet. Kathy Williams. Fred & Sonya Goynshor. Lynne Brown. John & Shirley Hall. Sherry Van Wagoner. Mark Swartz.
A huge giant Thank You to Judy Smith. Pat Donley. Walt & Victoria Brown. Barbara Diggs. Faye Weldon. Carra McClelland for the box of goodies. Gina Florio for the box of goodies.
A huge giant Thank You to Kim Nichols for delicious Muddy Waters coffee.
A huge giant Thank You to Jerry & Denise Hartley. Heidi MacDonald. Arlene Weiss. Maureen Morgan. The Taras Family. The Schnieder Family. The Wilson Family.
A huge giant Thank You to Kristin Sowder. Brenda Harrison. Frank & Mercy Turano. Daryl Smociak. Jay & Lori Hannon. The Johnson Family in Piedmont. The Johnson Family in Los Gatos. I always get the two Johnson Families mixed up. Mostly because I am old and barely alert.
A huge giant Thank You to the 13 year old girl who loves Cope. You give us inspiration.
A huge giant Thank You to Cheryl Dean and her 3rd grade class. Amazing kids who recycle cans and bottles, then send the money to us.
A huge giant Thank You to Tori Baze. Nikki Baze. Corey Duncan. Lauren Brinkerhoff. Jessica Brinkerhoff. Jessica Talbot.
No names please... The family from Winters. The family from Elk Grove. All the way from Japan. All the way from Memphis. All the way from Ireland. All the way from Farmington, Utah.
If I left out your name (a really good chance I did) I am very sorry. Please know that Cathy and I are forever grateful for all your help with horses. No way on earth could we ever do this alone.
God Bless America. Have a safe and happy holiday weekend, and be sure to hug your horses. See you Monday.
Joe
If you count (and we always do) sight unseen horses from foreclosures who we placed into new homes, and if you count single rescues from feed lots who went directly to their new homes, then adoptions in 2008 totaled 616. 14 of those horses did not work out, and have been returned.
Adoptions in 2008 include:
Top Left: The very lucky Lit Royale, who is loved by Jessa.
Top Right: Turbulent City gets a new home with Onica.
Bottom Left: Banker is off to live with Katie.
Bottom Right: David & Brenda are the happy new owners of Hasti Serve.
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