People have ask me why are you so involved in Equine's wellfare? I guess the short of it is it is so onesided that common sense says it must be changed if only for the sake of fair play. The I side of it is when I saw and understood how unbalance it is I could not look away. After Educateing Myself I Spent the time it takes to, from scratch, build a Sport's Herd and train, and care for it everyday 7 days a week 365 days a yeas for 20 some years. It's takes a lot of mental and physical effort.and Love of Horses, Aminals and Planet.
.The other part of the answer is that I'm a Sagittarius and I have drawn a lot of strenght from a reaccuring dream I had as a child of standing as a horse watching a small black child holding my Bridle all night outside a meeting house where George Washington and his Generals were planning to cross the Delware at dawn in a cold winter that Froze to death the small Boy.
I started with Horses in 1946 after working at racetracks and at Horse farms around Ohio I couldn't quite put together the reason people handled Horses the way they did but I realized some of the reason Horses were treated the way they were is that Horses are consider Property. In the winter of 1951 I found myself at Charlestown West Vir with two Racing Horses Named Corporal Sonny and Minor Profit Because of the amount of Horses at the meet, you entered your Horse in a race and if it was filled you recived a star and with enought stars you were put into a race on turns. Dec 10th I got Corporal Sonny into a race on the 11th That Night the Snow came so hard it closed the meet down for the rest of that year. The 12th of December I recived My Draft Notice to report to Ft Jackson NC According to the racing record books in the spring of 1952 Corporal Sonny won his first 3 races paying 100 to 1 in the first race. They didn't know or keep up the treatments I had been giving him so his leg problem came back.
Once there at Ft Jackson I was put into Charlie Company and started Basic Training. We were lead by a Officer who had been to Korea and was interested in going back with a well trained Company. In training I was promoted to Squad Leader. On the 16 th week of a 16 week cycle we were on field training when I got a emergence leave as my eldest brother was on his death bed with TB. When I got home, at that time we lived in Canton Ohio and went to the Hospital I went into the room and spoke a few words to Craig and the Dortors came in to tap his spine to draw fluid out to releive the pressure. He died during the Spine Tap. .I returned to Ft Jackson but my Company had shipped over Seas So I was put into another Co to finish Bacic Training. I got sick and went to the Base Hospital in a comma. When I awoke after days beening in the comma there at the door of my room was Jack Horne from Boston Mass.the Guide On of Co C that had skipped out without me. He was standing with one leg and I ask Him what happened? He said He lead us into a trap. and everyone was killed but since I didn't carry a weapon they cut off my leg to be sent back to tell the story. I have never seen him since. I of course went into shock and denial. After getting out of the Army in 1954 I went to Ohio State University where I did 3 years of College then left and went back to working with Horses. The Horses Deserve a payday and I know if I had told the guys in our Company about the Plight of the Horse they would all to the last man Helped. If you read the material I have written about the Horses you can see why. So Please help us anyway you can.
. May 30th 2008 3oclock am A beautiful male Colt from Fox Fire and Raven's Angel was given to us. What Spirit, very timid but looking around at everything. Takes after his Grandfather as far as Gentleness. I thought about calling him Perfect Sense.
Today June 20th 2008. Lower two teeth have come in. Loves to suck a drop or two of honey in a little wax (which is full of probiotics good for tummy). Becauses of me being a Vegan he has no fear of humans and that is one of the benifits of being a vegan and working with Horses. Try it and you will find positive results.
Friday June 27th Congress is looking into the Horse Racing Industry in America. Through Congress Woman Virginia Foxx I sent our emial address www.freehorse.net . Our suggesting that we Race Horses next year at age 4 Years Old then in 2010 we Race them at 5 years old, then in 2011 at 6 yeaes old, then in 2012 we Race them at 7 years old. This will give the Racing Industry time to adjust and stop most of the abuses of Racing and make the Sport of Racing one of the Top Sports in America. Please help us get this message to everyone. The Horses deserve a PAYDAY.
July 4th Since My Brother and I both served in the Korean War , He got the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart in Korea. I feeled compiled to ask all Americans to Think about Peaceful ways to settle problems before we allow our Goverment to enter into such a unintellengence way to settle problems. Truth is our greatest hope to solve the problems on the Planet and in our daily lives. With the Money we spent in warring we could of bought most places we fight in and had the people as friends supporting and buying our producrs.
July 14 This morning little Perfect wanted his own place to be fed. There are 3 other mares in the pasture with him and his mother and all are trained to go to their place when they see me coming, Guess that's why I named him Perfect Sense. He starts my day off right with a smile
July 16 th This Morning, Perfect wouldn't get up from his sitting crouch until I went over and hand fed him. After a few bites he went to mother,. Ravens Angel is so Patience. Nice to see such indiviual actions from such a beautiful being. Hope to soon get a picture that I can put on line.
July 17 th Perfect met me at the gate this morning, wanting me to feed him first, had a hard time telling him he must wait, we compromised and I got him to follow me around as I fed the others. He seems to like the game.. Couldn't spend to much time with him as I'm building a 112 feet by 45 feet bank barn I'm taking old buildings people would kindly give me. I'm using the place on this Farm I found that had sand. We took out the sand that was there and I used the sand for the Riding Ring and saved a lot of money that way.. The Barn will be about 21 feet tall in front and 12 ft in rear. It's 84 feet by 28 feet in the down stairs part which will have 6 Stalls 14 ft by 14 ft. That is enought room for the Horses to move about when their in them and they will house clean for them selves Most Horse Shows in the Country only provide 10 ft by 10 ft Stalls which I'm against as it doesn,t provide anought room for a Horse to be confortable in. The Stallions, usually go in one place, the mares learn how to quickly and some do it without training. The Top Floor will store all the Hay we will need for the year and bcause of the Hay shortages we can get it out of the field each spring and store it so we do not get caught short. and also get it more cost saving that way. The back part will be Equipment Shed we can pull through and the sides will be used for Tool Shed on one side and Bee Keeping Hives mantainces on the other. I live on Honey only thing I use as Sweetner and is welcomed buy the Horses. Camoran Stallings a Friend and I put up the Poles 6 inches by 6 inches doubled so we can lay the top floor on the shorter one, so one set of poles are 22 ft tall and the others are 12 foot of course 3 feet in cement in the ground. I an now gathering trees for plates to lay the floor on. The Barn will face South as we get most of the hard winds from the North. Stay tuned to see if I live thru it.
July 21 st The View abc.com/theview did a piece on the lion cub in America that was purchaced as a cub and with loving care was raised until 2or 3 and because of size taken to Africa and released. Wonderfil story Won't tell you the end but Watch it Beautiful true story. It made me thonk of Perfect this morning meeting me at the gate asking me why instead of beening 3rd in line they ( his mother and him had to wait ) I took him to Spirit Dreams born on Memorial Daya a 13 teen year old mare who is in training for Jumping and will go to the Shows this year I hope if we get donations.. (She is the leader of the herd in that pasture). Then I took him to Spring Love and of course she is talked about as is shown on www.freehorse.mysite.com under jumping at Ocala. Then next came his Mother Raven's Angel (A Raven came and sat on the fence post at dawn when she was born).thus the name. He Perfect looked at me as if to say "SO" Didn't know how to explain Herd pecking order to him at his age thought I would wait till he gets more experence. All the mares in the pasture have been born in a herd so no problem, but one, the 4th mare named Amazine Grace, a 5 year old mare who had never been around colts and did chase Perfect but at the time he thought it was a game.and still does. it may be.
July 29 th Perfect likes his daily rub from head to toe.
House subcommettee meets about important laws on Horses We (the Horses and I hope they will visit freehorse.net) That where Rep Virginia Fox comes in we Hope.
Aug 2nd Horse Foot Triming day. Haveing been working on Horses Feet forever I am always trying to show Horse people how easy it is to trim a foot. Pick up the foot and clean it off and look at it. Draw a line from front to back in the middle of the foot with your eye. If there more foot on one side you know you must trim to balance the foot. also if the frog is not wide and healthy you must let the horse run barefooted until he develops a healthy foot. The job of the frog is to bring blood down to the foot. The more you look at the foot the more you will see and if you follow the conformation of the pastern it will help you decide the Trinning The old saying of "no foot no horse" is still true today. Lots of good books on subject so a word to the wise should be sufficent.. Perfect's feet look ok but he's not yet to keen about me picking them up
Aug 4 th This morning little Perfect as they say, cut a fit. He danced in mid air, ran like the worst thing in the world was chasing him, kicked out with his back legs and after he was finished he went straight to his mother for her approval, Of course...
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