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I just to want to say thanks to Sheryl Crow for trying to help preserve the Wild Mustang. A true symbol of our American Heritage and for most of us, our Native American Heritage. This article was on my iwon.com home page and I wanted to share it with everyone. I copied and pasted, so you may get the ad too. sorry... Sheryl Crow urges preservation of wild mustangs
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Jul 2, 6:50 PM (ET)
 (AP) In this March 6, 2008 file photo, singer Sheryl Crow poses on the press line at the grand opening...
Full Image p {margin:12px 0px 0px 0px;} NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Sheryl Crow is urging people to get involved in saving America's wild horses. "I think it will be a real shame when we look back and we don't have these incredible species, and I guess my best hope would be that people, individuals, step up at this point and really protect these animals," the 46-year-old Grammy-winning singer says in an upcoming documentary, "Saving the American Wild Horse." The program airs 9 p.m. EST Monday on the Documentary Channel. Directed by James Kleinert, it's narrated by Peter Coyote and features Viggo Mortensen. Crow, who lives in Tennessee and owns a wild mustang named Colorado, says the animals are part of American history but are being sacrificed in big business' drive for Western lands. "We're starting to get really, really far away from our heritage and what this country is based on," she says. The documentary examines the Bureau of Land Management's policies regarding wild horses on public lands and includes interviews with ranchers, historians, animal rights activists, environmentalists and others. "If any of these politicians visited these sites where our indigenous animals are being slaughtered in an inhumane way and being sold for meat, I feel that there would be a different take and a different approach to what's happening," Crow says. ---_ On the Net: http://www.sherylcrow.com
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I found this story on EBAY and I thought I would pass it on......makes you stop and think about who you are dealing with when it comes to your horses.....
please pass this on!! NO JUSTICE for a horse named Glory! Hi Terri,
Last week the lawyer that was working on my case about my horse Glory sent me back my deposit and told me she does not think she can help me. NOW she tells me after almost two years and now it is too late because of the statute of limitations. I am still so hurt over the horrible death she had to endure. So I have decided to spread my story to horse groups and chat lists just so that people know what can happen. The following is the condensed version of my story. If you are on any chat lists perhaps you can cut and past and pass it on. thanks.....rose
Hi Everyone,
I am writing this not about a horse I used to have. She was out of my registered paint mare and a registered TWH. Two years ago April 30, 2006 I took her to a "trainer". A few weeks later she was dead...May 17, 2006. This was an almost 5 year old mare that had all ground work done by me. The "trainer" was to introduce her to a saddle and work with her to the riding point. I had told him I was in no hurry and that if in the month she was to be with him she was not ready for riding then I would look into another month. The "trainer" claimed to be a Parelli trainer (I later found out by contacting Parelli that this guy was never on their books) and promised to take very good care of her. I live in Terrell, TX and he lives in Kaufman, TX, about 20-25 miles away from me. I went to see her the first week and she seemed a little depressed but she had never been away from me so I just thought she was not liking the separation. May 14th that year was Mother's Day. May 17th was the following Wednesday. On the 17th I got a call from my friend who also had her horse with this "trainer" that my horse was dead and that the "trainer" thought she had colic. (She had never had colic in the whole time I had owned her.) Mind you, the "trainer" did NOT call me. I called him then and could not reach him. He finally called me and told me that on May 14th he was working her and that she tried to jump out of the pen he was working her in (pipe fencing) and that she reared up and fell over backwards and also tried to buck him off. He told me he found her in the morning of the 17th dead in the pasture. Mind you now, this was Wednesday evening and I am just finding out. He said he got an autopsy so I called the vet and got a written autopsy report. The mare had extensive bruising from under her neck and up both sides to the withers. She had died of little to no circulation to that part of her body.
This "trainer" never called me to tell me he was having any trouble with her. It is obvious she did not die from falling over backwards. He did not call me until after I called him and that was after an autopsy. It is obvious there is guilt here.
I contacted everyone I could think of for help.....the SPCA, the ASPCA, Parelli, the Paint horse association, and plenty of others. I got no help. Then I contacted a lawyer. She was very helpful and positive that we had a case. I gave her a large deposit so she could get started and she did. Then she seemed to drag her feet and just last week she sent me my deposit back and said she felt she could not do anything.
As you might believe, I have been just sick over this whole thing. Right after it first happened, I could not look at any man dressed as a cowboy such as some men dress here in Texas. I couldn't even watch DVD's of people like Clinton Anderson or Chris Cox because it made me sick. I was depressed for many months and cried a lot. I raised that mare from a baby and had imprinted her and everything. She was easy to handle, just did not know a lot.
Now my two years is just about up and I have no where to go but to tell my story. I am still so sick over this terrible loss and the horrible death she must have suffered. It just seems like in Texas a horse is just livestock and you just loose out when something happens. This is property damage for sure.
I wish I knew where to start to stop this kind of thing from happening or where to get help when something tragic does happen. Now I am asking you to read my story and pass it on. I will never get my mare back but maybe I will have compassion from the horse world. Thanks for listening.....Rose
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Horses And Kicks That Kill - A Must Read Article
By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=John_Silveira]John Silveira
I am a Farrier and I have been kicked by horses. All I can say is it’s no laughing matter and I’ve been very lucky to come out of it with no permanent physical problems. Others are not so lucky; I’ve known people who have died from horse kicks. This article is about just such a possibility.
I have a new client, a woman with 9 horses. She called me to trim her horses and my gut feeling about that woman is she is very nice. Well the other day I was informed that she had gotten kicked “Double Barrel” by one of her horses, a big paint and she is in the hospital with life threatening issues. The kick broke all the ribs on one side of her body and ruptured internal organs, and she struggles to breathe at all due to the pain.
The doctors informed her that shallow breaths are what cause people to catch pneumonia and die. MY GAWD! JUST LIKE THAT!
I have strong convictions about these things- these accidents.
Simply put, horses are NOT to be taken lightly. They are large powerful animals and can Kill and Kick in the blink of an eye with one sweep.
Horses are herd animals and as such have instincts to fight their way up the pecking order to survive. This instinct HAS NOT been domesticated OUT of the animal. Invariably when we are handling horses we are being sized up by them as they constantly comprehend where they are standing in the pecking order – even with regard to humans. If you value your life – you can “Never” forget this!
Horses fight and kick and bite amongst themselves always working toward where they fit into the pecking order, don’t you realize they can look at us in the same light? Look – either we take the position of herd leader or we’re going to fall behind our own horse in the pecking order and our own horses will “Tell Us” how things should be, and the message or method they deliver this command to us can obviously come to us in the form of a kick.
I’ve been kicked, I know people who have been kicked in the head by their own horse, I know people who have died by being kicked by horses and I also know of a woman who’s horse ran up on her bit her by the neck picked her up and shook her like a rag doll and broke her neck right on the spot. Horses Are No Joke! I hope I’m making that point perfectly clear, if you think otherwise you’re headed straight for trouble!
There are two kinds of people when it comes to horses. There’s the type that baby their horses and don’t understand the value of discipline. They’re afraid to administer discipline, they’re hesitant to do so and when they actually do it’s done weakly. Well open your eyes! What do you think that horse is thinking? These are the people who think and say “oh isn’t my horse so sweet” – “oh she’s my baby” – “oh she’s so gentle she would never hurt anyone”. Don’t you EVER believe it! I’m sorry to say my new client who got kicked was this type. I’m sorry to say a couple of her horses were almost completely unruly because of her “Soft touch” when it comes to horse handling.
Now the other type of person knows full well the value of discipline and when it comes time to reprimand a horse for poor behavior they go into the reprimand and discipline fully and with conviction. I’m here to tell you – This – is the correct method of horsemanship.
Look you “Must” become the Alpha – you “Must” become the herd leader. This is NOT a ONE TIME EVENT! You “Must” remind your horse repeatedly who is in charge. I’m not saying go out and beat your horse up for no reason. But what I am saying is establishing you as the Alpha herd leader are a “Continual” process. What I am saying is even if your horse is or has been “Perfect” – sometimes you should re-establish yourself and your position. This is something you should “Never” forget! If you don’t “Maintain” your position as leader it’s a possible accident waiting to happen.
I hope to see my new client again. And I surely hope this Tough Love article serves as an eye opener to everyone involved with horses.
Right now I give you and my new client my best wishes.
reprint rights allowed providing nothing is changed.
Author Bio: John Silveira, Farrier, Aikido practitioner, spiritualist, born and raised in San Mateo California the bay area. For information on his shoeing method and the 100% track record just go to http://Care4Horses.com and leave contact information.
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