Good Morning Alex and Barbaro.

Bundle up really good today Alex it is really cold outside today. Try to stay warm.

Thank you again for all of your wonderful undates and all that you do for us.

Missing you as always Barbaro.

I will always believe in Barbaro!!!!

Good Morning FOBs,Another cold day,have a great one,thoughts of Barbaro always warms the heart & soul,
Always remembered,never forgotten,

Barbaro/Simply the best.

Good morning FOBs.
It's another frosty morning here in Kentucky.
Alex, thank you for the touching tributes to Barbaro- more evidence of how widespread his legacy has become.
I hope everyone has a good Friday and a relaxing weekend!

Awsome articles, Alex. Good morning everyone

Alex: Another GREAT article! THANKS!!

Barbaro - The Legend - The American Hero!

I received my Barbaro beanie in the mail last night - how sweet! Now my mother would like one!

Good Morning Alex, Barbaro, and Barbaro Nation--Cold again here in KY, but our area continues to dodge the snow bullet (Thank Goodness, I hate snow). Hope everyone has a good day and remember to honor Barbaro with our actions and deeds.

Kim
Kentucky

Thank You Alex,and Tim,for giving us this place to gather,grieve,share,and work together for Barbaro.It would never have happened without you.
And we all know it.
There is still a terrible empty feeling,but,life is for the living.And we have work to do.

Another cold morning - so keep warm eveybody!

Alex - Thank you for all of your devotion to keeping this site open. For me it is wonderful to know I'm not alone in regarding loving horses.
My father and I used to ride back in the 70 and early 80s before surgery on my back which has ended my riding but my not love for horses.

Barbaro - have fun chasing the beautiful fillies.

aNNE
RUN WITH THE WIND

Good Morning Alex, Angel Barbaro, and the FOB family;
Living here in warm, sunny Florida I can only sympathize with all my northern friends...I think of you often and hope that you are all staying warm and the critters are all snuggly and cared for. Alex, thank-you for the continued selection of articles on our Champ. I glean something new, a bit different perspective from each as they are all an affectionate, admirable tribute to magnificent Barbaro. Prayers and thoughts go out to all...let the healing continue as we live yet another weekend without him. Be comforted in knowing that now Barbaro knows each and every one of us as he looks down from the rolling hills of Heaven. He is proud of what he created here for his short time but I must believe that he is so much more happier being whole, healthy and free. He is running wild with all the others and welcomes each one to his new domain with the respect, love, and honor that he was given here. Someday we shall all meet him. Peace, Love, and continued healing my Friends.

Kudos Alex and Tim -- what a wonderful article.
Hang in there all you Kentuckians. My new pinto saddlebred mare leaves Lexington this morning after her week-long trek across the country from Oregon towards sunny south Florida. I am estatic!!!! The Lexington people were great yesterday, even got more nicker makers for her but were miserably cold.

I'm proud to be part of the Barbaro Nation!

Good Friday Morning
Alex, another great selection of articles. Try to stay warm, and good luck with those frozen buckets, uggh

RACE FOR THE CURE-LAMINITIS

Resolve not to let this issue fade.
Give what you can

Give Online or by Mail UPENN’s
Fund to Fight Laminitis

http://www.vet.upenn.edu/giving/laminitisfund_shoe.htm

Take care all

Good morning all and Big Boy!! What momentum this situation has built up to. So sad but also so good. We fight on now NEVER giving up. The tide is turning. I'm in Mexico next week and will miss coming here and seeing your great posts and attitude. Seems like a morning ritual here at work. Look forward to being here in a week. Susan E. take care this weekend, I know your pain.

Alex, you have been an INCREDIBLE source of knowledge, caring, understanding and LOVE. We thank you for everything. You really are TERRIFIC!

BARBARO KEEP THE SPIRIT KEEP THE PROGRESS
Thanks Alex

Great article, Alex! Thanks for providing us with Barbaro articles. It helps so much during this time of grief.

Barbaro, I love you so much and miss you terribly!
I know you are happy and healthy now and that's all that matters. But I still miss you something awful. I love you so much!!!

not sure if this has been in here or not
http://www.johnpiesen.com/index.asp?id=12

Hiya, FsOB! It's a cold but bright and sunny morning here on the banks of the Thames. Looking forward to the end of this work week so that i may roll up my sleeves, write a check to the Laminitis Fund at UPENN and to the "Old Friends", and get letters out to my new Congressman and the Belgian Tourism Board. Feeling stronger every day, wanting to follow Mrs. J.'s wishes! Peace to each of you, RMH

Thank you, Alex for continuing to link such excellent articles for us. But there is still one very important person connected to this story we have not heard from yet - you! You were the "reporter" closest to Barbaro's journey. In fact, you wqere part of the story. When you feel like it, could you sum up your feelings about his racing, his struggle to survive, and what he meant to you and others? It would really be interesting coming from a person who has been around the training of these magnificent animals. Please consider it.

Vonda, girl, you did us proud! Thanks you for telling our story.

Morning Alex and Everyone -
Here I am again. Thank you Alex for continuing on for us.

God Bless Mrs. Jackson. Prayers for her, Mr. Jackson, Dr. Richardson and all who love Barbaro so much.

I want to see methods to eliminate laminitis in my lifetime. I am going to do what I can do to help find a cure. I am hopeful some sort of mechanism will be developed to redistribute weight in a comfortable way so that healing can take place. I will honor Babaro by now making a monthly donation to this fund.

Barbaro-You are in my heart forever.

Pam

Good Friday morning Alex, Barbaro and fellow fans

Thanks Alex for all the great articles.

I hope the weather warms up for all you northerners and midwest folk.

To honor Barbaro's memory - let's continue the fight to close the slaughterhouses. Let's make it happen and I pray it will be soon.

Janice
A Barbaro fan forever

Alex was too humble to include this excerpt from
Barbaro: His Greatest Legacy

I thought it was worthy of posting.

"Alex Brown, the indefatigable webmaster, continues to post updates and host comments and a discussion board on the site. It's home, the place where the Barbaro Nation still congregates"

and this my personal favorite

"This informal group will never forget the horse they loved so much. They have already moved some hills. Together, with leadership, they will move mountains. Barbaro Nation is a mighty name, and it fits them. They are Barbaro's greatest legacy."

Good morning in Heaven Barbaro & hello dear FOB's.
Bundle up & have safe rides this morning, Alex. Where would we be without you?

Kennett Florist friends, thank you for all you've done & continue to do. I can't tell you how many times I was comforted by your posts. Some day I'll make the trip to Kennett Square & visit EVERYONE.

Everyone, may our common love for Barbaro bring us comfort & peace. Hugs to all. Miss you so Sweet Bobby

I love the articles. I still miss Barbaro so much. I can't believe how much this horse meant to me. Sometimes I wish I didn't love animals so much because the heartbreak is unbearable for me. I think about Dr. Richardson everyday and just hope he isn't too hard on himself. I don't want him to think he let Barbaro and the nation down. I want him to know that by keeping Barbaro safe for as long as he did allowed me to fall in love with a horse I would have otherwise probably never knew since I didn't follow racing. It allowed me to fall in love with horses in general and now I also follow horse racing. I wish Barbaro was still here but he was here and happy for a while and that's better than not knowing him at all.

Thank you Vonda Sines for the article - Barbaro: His Greatest Legacy.

Isn't it amazing to see TWR, Alex and the FsOB get such good press???

Janice
A forever fan of Barbaro

Good morning to everyone! I've become addicted to this site. I always read the Barbaro news updates and have grown to love reading about Alex's experiences at Fair Hill. I've even put it on a list of my favorites "flavors of the week" on my own blog for this month!

Dear Alex,

Hope you never close this informative site. I have learned so much about racing since I found TWR. I love it that you share articles about racing, our dear B and keep us up to date on the horses with Fair Hill connections.

To our dearest Barbaro, who we all miss terribly, we will continue and complete the mission you started for us. We will end slaughter in this country and work for good things for all horses on this planet.

PLEASE CALL AND FAX YOUR SENATORS AND REPS TODAY. Please do it in the name of Barbaro.

###Pam M

well said,

your comment about the equal weight distribution means you have a good understanding of the problem. Laminitis is such a comples problem.
I hope 2 4 a cure in this decade.

That was a wonderfully written article by Jerry Izenberg. Does anyone have an email for the gentleman? I would love to thank him for it. I think we must send more letters of thanks for each wonderful article than that dork received in praise of the horrible article in the LA Times. Too often the good goes unrewarded.

I miss Bobby, too. I lost my greyhound a week earlier, to the day. I'll always think of them together.

ASHLEY, so well said. Your sooooo right.

"Alex Brown, the indefatigable webmaster, continues to post updates and host comments and a discussion board on the site. It's home, the place where the Barbaro Nation still congregates"

Thank you so very much Alex Brown for letting all Fans of Barbaro continue to post here. It has been an incredible source of healing for me to read everyone's eloquent posts. I don't know how I would be coping without it.

I am so proud to be a Fan of Barbaro and part of Barbaro Nation. As the article said, we are Barbaro's greatest legacy, and I am proud to honor Barbaro by working for anti-slaugher legislation and helping to sponsor sick and orphaned horses and donating to laminitis research. Barbaro may be on the other side now, but his legacy lives on.

Good morning Alex and Fans of Barbaro. It is another wind chill advisory day in the snowbelt of Ohio. Cold, but not much snow falling.


I regret to say I have some bad news to report today to those who have been following the MO Horse Heroes. Here is the letter Jennifer Bers from HSMO posted yesterday on the MO Horse Hero thread.
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Dear Fans of Barbaro,

I'm sorry to be posting today with sad news.

Sometimes, the best care in the world is just not enough to heal a suffering horse. I am sad to report that Buckwheat was humanely euthanized earlier this week, on the advice of his veterinarian.

Buckwheat was experiencing pain and discomfort from pre-existing conditions in all four of his legs and his left shoulder. His pain had increased as he returned to a healthy weight after the accident.

Buckwheat’s veterinarian and the Longmeadow staff did all they could to help Buckwheat heal. In the end, Buckwheat was suffering, with no prognosis for improvement or a good quality of life. With heavy hearts, we made a difficult decision that was the right one for Buckwheat.

We are very grateful to all of the generous people who supported Buckwheat’s care and treatment. We are also encouraged by the progress of the many other rescued horses at Longmeadow Rescue Ranch. We are dedicated to giving them all a second chance to have a great life.

If you are on our e-mail list, please watch your inboxes for a happier horse update, coming in the next few days...

Thank you for all your support.

Jen Bers
Assistant Director of Development
Humane Society of Missouri

Good morning, all!

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Ro and Brady

Thank you for the video. It's just beautiful. Seeing Mocha again really made me cry.

Check this out--great news! Reposting from late last night (thanks, Verna).

LEXINGTON, KY - "How can you promote what you degrade?" is the question of three-time Kentucky Derby-winning breeder, Arthur Hancock. "We claim that Kentucky is the 'Horse Capital of the World,' and yet we continue to turn a blind eye to the plight of horses in peril."

Hancock and his wife Staci own Stone Farm in Paris, Kentucky, which bred Kentucky Derby winners Gato Del Sol, Sunday Silence and Fusaichi Pegasus. Both are on the frontline of the equine welfare/anti slaughter movements and highly involved in the new Kentucky Equine Humane Center (KEHC) which is getting ready to open its doors to a waiting list of horses who are in immediate need of shelter.

Horses of all breeds in Kentucky who are currently in life-threatening situations will receive the gift of a second chance at KEHC. Assistance from the public will be crucial to getting the center ready to open for these horses.

KEHC is a first-of-its-kind facility, established with the specific goal of providing owners with a humane option when they need to give up their horses. The Center is located on a tranquil, 50-acre horse farm just outside of Lexington, Kentucky, which will be a safe refuge for at-risk horses of all breeds and disciplines. No horse in a precarious situation will ever be turned away.

"This is an opportunity for all of us to play a role in ensuring the welfare and humane treatment of horses here in the Horse Capital of the World," said KEHC President, Staci Hancock.* "We want to make certain that a humane option is always available for horses who are currently in grave danger of being sent to the slaughterhouse."

John Nicholson, Executive Director of the Kentucky Horse Park, site of the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games in 2010, observed, "A tremendous responsibility comes along with the privileges of being the Horse Capital of the World, so our industry and state need to make certain we are setting the highest possible example when it comes to equine welfare. Unfortunately, there is a vast, urgent need for shelters that will take all breeds of horses. The Kentucky Horse Park is contacted on a regular basis by people who are desperate to find a safe place for horses who are in a vulnerable situation. We are very happy that the Kentucky Equine Humane Center will ease suffering by meeting some of those needs."

Lori Neagle, KEHC Executive Director stated, "We're asking the public to support these horses by donating specific items that we need to heal and help each one." She continued, "One extremely easy option is to donate items from our wish list."

Urgently needed items include four run-in sheds, a tractor and manure-spreader. Other needed items include: feed, halters, lead ropes, grooming supplies, nutritional supplements, bush hog mower, weed eaters, desk and office chairs, filing cabinet, digital camera, wheelbarrows, brooms, pitch forks, rakes, heavy duty hoses, stall mats, run-in sheds, bedding, blower and water troughs.

Farm equipment and horse supplies can be picked up at the donor's farm by a KEHC volunteer.

All financial and in-kind donations are tax-deductible. Monetary donations will be received through the KEHC Fund at Bluegrass Community Foundation, 250 West Main Street, Suite 1220, Lexington, KY 40507.

For more information on the Kentucky Equine Humane Center or to make arrangements for equipment and supply pick-ups, please call Lori Neagle, Executive Director, at (859) 881-5849.

*KEHC Board Members: President - Staci Hancock; Vice President - Joan Ciampi; Treasurer - Ralph S. "Bud" Watson II, CPA; Secretary - Meg Jewett; Susan Bryson, Esq; Tom E. Daugherty, DVM; Arnold Kirkpatrick; James Smith, DVM; Advisory Board: Josephine Abercrombie, Alice Chandler, Diane M. Curry, Tracy and Carol Farmer, Greg and Becky Goodman, John Hettinger, Chris and Judy McCarron, Lori Kirk-Wagner, Congressman and Mrs. Ed Whitfield, Mary Lou Whitney and John Hendrickson, Nick and Kim Zito.

KEHC Mission: The Kentucky Equine Humane Center's mission is to provide humane treatment and shelter while working as a clearinghouse to seek adoptive homes for all of Kentucky's unwanted horses, regardless of breed. The center also is committed to educate the public and raise awareness for responsible equine ownership so that fewer horses end up in crises. Its goal is to work with and serve as a model for organizations with the same mission in other states: to save America's horses from needless destruction.

Second posting I've seen today that KY is helping to SAVE AMERIC"S HORSE"S.
***WAY TO GO KY. KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK***

Verna1(In Cincinnati,any other Cincy FOB's we need to get together)
Sleep well all our message is getting around!!!!!

Posted by: Verna1 at February 9, 2007 4:07 AM

To everyone who commented on the "Barbaro: His Greatest Legacy," YOU made the story--bless you. I just recorded it. I am only sorry the site on which it appears took a week to publish it. However, I am hoping the trio of Barbaro articles there will do some good.

We would all like to hear from Alex. He is modest, also grieving like the rest of us. Maybe he does not really want to comment further at this point. I'm sure he's incredibly busy, too.

Good moring everyone, cold here in PA. 9.

Alex, than you for the articals, they were really great.

Good morning everyone, stay warm today and keep calling and faxing.

Good morning Barbaro, have a wonderful in heaven!

Have a good Friday.

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Another Angel has gone to heaven...Buckwheat, you run free, run free with pain...and have a big time.

Good Morning Mr. Barbaro

Heard you had another comfortable night. We are eager to see what is planned in Equine Heaven. Know always you are loved, and we will NEVER forget your fight, your big heart, and YOU.

Good Morning, Fans/Family.

Hope everyone is rearing to go today, and those who have bad weather are staying warm. Please do not forget all the animals inside and outside.

I feel great about the Committed Momentum on this website...how else could we lose?? With the love, courage, determination, and care that all of you are...VICTORY IS ON ITS WAY.

Please today sad a silent prayer for Buckwheat and all of the Fallen Angels...plus Barbaro and his family, plus Dr. R..

Always, Alex and Tim always in our hearts.

Go get'em FOBS. Let us make things happen today and everyday...THIS IS THE HOUSE THAT BARBARO BUILT.

Have A Blessed Day.

Vonda - again - Thank You, Thank You, Thank You!!!

Janice

A forever fan of Barbaro

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meant to say "Buckwheat run free without pain"

It's only 4 degrees in my neck of the woods this morning (Poland, Ohio). Thanks Alex for the beautiful stories. Keep warm after your morning workouts. Do the horses have thicker coats? Our here are very fuzzy. Glad Mrs. Jackson called you to keep in touch.

Deborah

Good Morning FOB's
Happy Friday.....

Great news about Arthur and Staci Hancock's new venure, Kentucky Humane Equine Center. The Hancock's have been in the forefront of the anti slaughter fight for years.

As of now, our mission remains the same.

Along with contacting our own representatives (one congressman and two senators), we should also contact the leadership of the following committees and urge them to get their respective bills out of committee and to a vote.

HR503 is in the Energy & Commerce Committee and in the Agricultural Committee
S311 is in the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee

Links to these committees will follow shortly. Special thanks to Socorro and Cheryl for keeping these links going (we are both "blue link challenged!")

Remember, for those of you who have limited long distance, the weekend is a great time to make those calls and leave voice mails. It's also a good time to send faxes. They will be counted on Monday morning.

Have a great day!!

Shelley and Debra

Morning FOBs and Angel Barbaro.

Great articles this am. Barbaro will always be with us.

I'm off to work this am, armed with information to "sign up" others to write congressmen,senators.

# Re the artwork gift for Dr. R: Anna has posted her rough sketch for preview. It's post #43 in the thread "Artwork gift for Dr. R" in the General folder.

See yall later.

XO

To All,
I believe in the circle of life.

Here is how is goes, we are born to do a job,once that job is done, we are sent back to God. If our work is not done, then we return to the world to complete the job.
We all felt that Barbaro was a old soul and that he was here before.Well I believe this also, but I also believe that he has done his work here on earth and now is his time to rest with God.

He has got us all together to work for his cause, and we cannot and will not fail him.

God Bless our Sweet Barbaro.

The ASPCA web site, www.aspca.org, has just announed the 2007 equine foundation grants. Here is some of the text:

"Four times a year, a variety of equine rescue groups and sanctuaries across the United States receive aid as part of the ASPCA’s continued commitment to provide for the welfare of our nation’s horses. We are proud to introduce the recipients of ASPCA equine grants for the first quarter of 2007:

- Orphan Acres Inc. of Viola, ID, received emergency funding for hay and drought relief.

- Ripley’s Horse Aid Foundation of Sedro-Woolley, WA, received emergency assistance for their program to help private horse owners.

- The Castleton Ranch Horse Rescue Inc. of Lancaster, CA, will use their grant to support their ongoing farrier program.

- Days End Farm Horse Rescue of Lisbon, MD, received funds for their rescue and rehabilitation program.

- The Humane Society of Missouri’s Longmeadow Rescue Ranch in Union, MO., was awarded funds to provide training to equine rescue personnel."

See web site for more info.

Forgot to say thank you, Alex, for all the wonderful articles. I agree with those who've asked that, if you wish, we would love to hear your own thoughts about Barbaro. You were one of the few to actually be "hands on" with him. I've always wondered if his mane ever got finished...

Lynda, thanks for that article. So touching. Even though Invasor has confirmed his quality already this year, some of those who voted against Barbaro have got to be feeling a bit guilty now.

Buckwheat has now joined the elite company in equine heaven. At least he spent his last days in loving hands like Barbaro did.

Good day to all!

Good morning everyone,

I think I have finally accepted Barbaro's death. I miss him very much, but I would feel terrible if he were suffering every day. I have accepted that he is safe in heaven and he is gratefully watching over the ones who loved him and cared for him.

I have the picture of Barbaro's baby brother where he's standing in front of his barn looking right at the camera as my computer wallpaper. He's so cute and innocent. It makes me happy and helps me focus on life and the future instead of grief.

Diane

Alex,
I add my thoughts to those already mentioned.
I have read the articles you have posted. The most heartfelt postings have been on this site posted by those of us who loved Barbaro.

I have re-read many times your visits with Barbaro. I have been with you in the stall, one hand on his halter, one eye on his eye..
I have felt his muscular body thru your hands.

I have looked into those EYES with your eyes.

You have known him sonce his training at Fair Hill.
YOu knew when you watched he was above the rest,
You talked to Peter and Michael and had the inside story .

PLEASE Alex, write a book.
In your eloquent way of story telling, write us your Barbaro story, from the beginning.
You have been in the inner circle, you were with him, you talk to Mrs Jackson. Writing would not only help you work through what you must be feeling, a healing for that stiff Brit upper lip front, but through you maybe we could heal too.

I haven't posted much since Barbaro left, at first I was too busy doing what he asked me to do, write the story, send things he wanted sent to his special people. I have done what he asked of me.

Now, I am grieving. Barbaro's death has re-opened so many wounds in my life. I am re-mourning every lost one I have ever grieved over as if for the first time. The loss of my father , my first husband,my grandparents, my brother, my mother, all my precious dogs that are waiting at the Bridge.. I have retreated to that dark place, it is so cold, the hole in my heart , the grief is so raw. I am a zombie going thru the motions of life. I do my work , I take care of my own horses and dogs, I function, but I am not there. The roar inside my head is so loud.

I would admit only to you here, that understand,I prayed that last week before Barbaro died, I prayed if it be God's will and if prayers of
intercession would be answered, for God to give me Barbaro's pain.

I would take his crooked legs and abscessed feet. I offered God take me instead.
My loss would not affect but a few people. I am a loner, my circle of friends few, my family only my sister.I have lived my life. Barbaro was still a baby. Selfishly I would rather to have taken on his pain than to have to deal with this grief, this price we pay. I have paid so many many times in my life. I have overdrawn my grief account.

Wating desperately to join you in the light..
Harriette Brillianthawk

Good Morning FOB's -

Alex, thanks for the articles about Barbaro.
This website is a wonderful place to go to
and share thoughts of our Barbaro. Thank you
for this website.

Hope all FOB's are doing well and keeping warm.
My thoughts and prayers are with all of you.

I pray for Mrs. Jackson. She must miss Barbaro
so much. She took him grass twice a day. I
continually pray for the Jacksons.

I just sent a donation to the New Bolton Center
for laminitis research. I hope it will help a
little.

Have a good weekend all and God Bless all of you!

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Harriette, God still has alot for you to do...along with you, many of us have suffered and are suffering...that is so humble of you to give your all...BARBARO KNOWS, AND LOVES YOU...

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Barbaro's candles barely over 2,000

Good Morning Beautiful Barbaro... Hope you are keeping everyone busy in Heaven with your adorable personality!

LETS HIT THE PHONES AND CALL OUR REPRESENTATIVES AND HEADS OF COMMITTEES. BARBARO'S LEGACY LIVES ON!

Ro & Brady

Thank you Alex for all the articles about Barbaro. I come to your site everyday to read more about Barbaro. He is an angel horse now. I like to think of him running free. But, I can't read enough about him. He became my hero during the 8 months of his struggle. He represented everything that is good and hopeful to me. He still does as he gives me hope to approach problems that arise and to never think about giving up. If Barbaro could withstand all that he went through, then so can I. Thank you again for your site. I just happened to "stumble" onto it 8 months ago. I am so glad that I did. Now, I want to help as much as I can with many issues involving horses. Thank you, thank you!

Alex....thankyou for the recent articles posted...such honoring tributes to one that will always be honored!
BARBARO IS ALIVE AND WEEL IN OUR HEARTS
Have a safe and warm day;
Jenny

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Harriette, we all need you to help in this fight to save all horses. You are a very special person, I can just tell by reading your words. They truly make a difference in my life.
Thank you.

Harriette, we need you to help continue Barbaro's legacy. There is much still for you to do, channel the powerful emotions you are feeling into passion for the thousands of horses who need our help.

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Harriett
You are such a strong voice here in Barbaro's house. We have reveled in your wit & wisdom. Your writings touch our soul. To hear your despair is so heartbreaking. We are here with you and wrap you in our arms. Stay with us dear one for this is Barbaro's family.

##Harriette Brillianthawk, please do not despair. Your pain and grief are ours. You have wrenched my heart and my tears for you are flowing freely here. You dear dear soul, I wish I could be with you but please know you are loved by all here. I cannot put into words the way you have but please know from my heart how special you are and your place is with us to share grief and to heal together. Hold on to us, please.

Judy

Good Morning Alex and all FOB,

Great articles Alex. It really brightens my day and makes me smile some when I read articles that really speak truthfully about what Barbaro's fight for survival was really about, and how he really made a difference.

Have a great day everyone!!

Go and have a great day Barbaro, miss you tons!
Hugs and scrathces always!

That article about Barbaro was GREAT! I feel so proud to be a part of it! I hope our efforts for horse slaughter pay off very soon-so many more people know about it now, and Barbaro is really the one we can thank for that, for he is the one who brought us together and made this site so popular.
Don't forget to keep calling your reps/Senators and the leadership of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee (Senate); the Energy and Commerce Committee and the Agricultural Committee (House of Reps) and urge them to move forward with this bill and schedule it for a vote!
Have a great day Barbaro Nation:-)
Marlene from Florida

*******CANDLE ALERT!*********

Don't let the light die away....

Ro & Brady

Thank you Alex........
love you Barbaro--always will

Good morning Alex and Barbaro Nation !

Spoke to a customer service rep at The Bloodhorse and I found out that, though they are not reprinting the Barbaro Tribute issue of The Bloodhorse, they are in fact producing a commemorative issue.

It's in the planning stages so there is no definitive date for availability, but with Barbaro's birthday and The Kentucky Derby coming up in April and May respectively, I cannot imagine that it won't be sooner than later.

Thoughts are always of Barbaro. And of course, my heart goes out to Dr. Richardson and the Jacksons (especially Gretchen) who seem to be forever heartbroken, as we all are. Still feels a bit like a kick in the gut, Barbaro's passing.

However . . . we have our missions!

RUN HOOF RUN
ACN above forever !

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Harriette Brillianthawk

What a remarkable letter. First let me tell you that your "circle of Friends" is more than a few.
We have all developed friendships through this site. Not to speak for all, but rest assured that tou have touched literally hundreds of lives with your words.

Life isn't always fair, and the young should not die so soon. I believe God put Barbaro into our lives for a number of different purposes. To awaken a "SLEEPING GIANT" if you will.He as started what we need to finish in his name. You have your horses and dogs to tend to. Barbaro would not want you to feel this way. Turn your pain into accompishment. you will feel so much better by doing good things in Barbaro's name.

I hope this helps Friend. Looking forward to more of your posts.

Morning FOB...

First before I forget. How do you put a blue link on this board?????

Alex.. Thank you for everything your doing. You are one extrodinary man. That comeing from me is very rare because I haven't found many men on two legs that I think are very cool... However

Edgar... You are another one that is in the miricle books for me....... ;-)

Mr. & Mrs. J.... You guys are awesome. How are the rese of your horses?

Renee, Judy, Cal, Deb.... OK my Honey Nut Cheerios are still in the cubbord as of now BUT the roast is gone. FELIX????? Did you have something to do with that? That was a pork roast and I know cats love meat. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm I haven't been up long enough yet to see if anything else has dissapeared but I am sure once I do wake up, I will find something.... Yaaaaaaaaaaaaawwwwwwwwwwnnnnnnnnnnnnn.....

I am still mad about the fact that Anna N. Smith is getting all of this medial attention. Come on Barbaro was soooooooooooo much more special and loved sooooooooooo much more..... He should have got at least as much if not MORE... This makes me not even watch the news unless I know she is not on there... I immediatly change the channel......

Barbaro... Thank you for being you and thank you for all you have done and are still doing. You are going to become the center of my world (you will be all over my house)...... You will be all over my car... AND guess what? I am going to have your name engraved in my custom skates. One pair of them is white with the natural soles and YOUR NAME is going to be on the side of the heal on the outside so that when I skate by people will see it..... :-) I would like to have your name engraved into my blades but that may be a little bit harder....... We shall see.......

I'll be back MY ANGEL Barba....... Love you 4-Ever.............. ;-)

Harriette:

I know what it is like to go within to that dark place - to experience grief so deep, so raw that you feel like it tears you apart. You had the courage to go to that place...

and now you are coming back to the light a much wiser person, a much more compassionate person, a much more loving person. You are so courageous.

We need you here.

Alex, thank you for your continued work in keeping us informed as to exactly how beloved Barbaro was and always will be. This is such a special time.

You are all the best.

Healing, Love, Peace,
ONS,
Lyn Gilbert

Cal.... I can't find my lighter.... Do you have it??????

;-) Love to Barbaro 4-EVER my ANGEL

Good Morning my sweet B...

Good Morning Barbaro Nation...It is so great to see that Barbaro's name continues to be out there & stories continue to be written. So long as we keep Barbaro alive to us and the thousands who love him, all horses will benefit. Barbaro was a miracle, on the track & to his Nation - the Nation of all horses.

I love you B - forever.

BELIVE IN BARBARO - BELIEVE IN HIS MIRACLE.

Sweet Barbaro, Miss you more every day. We won't give up.
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Well, everytime I get down (like today when I woke up and thought, I used to jump here just to see ACN :( ) I'll remember these words from the first artical Alex posted today.

" They have already moved some hills. Together, with leadership, they will move mountains. Barbaro Nation is a mighty name, and it fits them. They are Barbaro's greatest legacy."

Let's show the grace and tenacity of the Jackson's, and keep together. We've been here through the good, stay to fight what needs to be done, in his name.

##############
Harriette,
I understand what you are saying all too well. But, please, you say only a few would miss you, Harriette, the whole Barbaro Nation (I prefer Family)is here for you. Always.

Love to Family,
Susan
Believe in our HERO, Barbaro.

Forget Anna Nicole Smith!! Lets talk about an important subjest - this one! Can't stand to watch TV anymore. Our priorities in this country are completely backwards, thats why we're in BIG trouble.

##Thank you Cathy Potter and Cal and all for your posts to Harriette. She is so special.

Judy

Harriette My Friend, ###

How I love to read your writings on here, they always touch my heart.
Today I didn't enjoy so much, it broke my heart.

I wish I could help you. I can't even help myself in this misery.

When anguish is at its worst, Harriette, all I know to do is hold on- like Barbaro held on. The old sasying is when you are at the end of your rope tie a knot and hold on. That's so inane as almost to be insulting , but if you think about it, it is a common sense suggestion..

To hold on and to believe that this too shall pass is the essence of faith in the future. The pain is forcing you to look back and it's painful.

You can't see a future now, without Barbaro, and you are depressed. So am I.
But I ask you Harriette, please try. Please try for Barbaro's sake, for my sake, and for all FOBs sakes. We need you.

You are our wise Harriette Brillianthawk. Be wise in this. Persevere and stay with us. Our pain will lessen and we will have days again , when we laugh and see him in the sun with that bay coat glowing, nibbling grass, and maybe any hand that gets too near.
I am sending you so much love Harriette. I can't write it well at all , but I'm sending it. BB

Dear Harriett:

You have such a kind, huge heart --- much like Barbaro.

Barbaro would not want you feeling this down and empty. Please summon the fight within you that Barbaro had within him. You would make him so happy if he knew he taught you to fight and perservere and if he knew he was helping you.

You would make his day if you showed him your strength. His kind of strength.

We need you in our family. Especially at a time
like this when we are all grieving.

Let's do what Barbaro would do. Just keep on
plugging away. Fighting for better days.
Never giving up.

Susan

Dear Harriett:

You have such a kind, huge heart --- much like Barbaro.

Barbaro would not want you feeling this down and empty. Please summon the fight within you that Barbaro had within him. You would make him so happy if he knew he taught you to fight and perservere and if he knew he was helping you.

You would make his day if you showed him your strength. His kind of strength.

We need you in our family. Especially at a time
like this when we are all grieving.

Let's do what Barbaro would do. Just keep on
plugging away. Fighting for better days.
Never giving up.

Susan

Good morning, all! It's a freezy-chilly 3 degrees in Columbus, Ohio. As he does every year at this time, my husband is threatening to pack us up in the middle of the night and move us to San Diego. He once lived there and gets all mushy about it whenever it gets cold or snowy. Not so me, I love the natural progression of the seasons.

Thanks again to Tim and Alex for this site. Hubby thanks you, too, even though he doesn't hang out here. I forward him every article, every video. Didn't realize how much of a FOB he is until I skipped a day and he asked, "Isn't there anything new in Barbaroland today? You didn't send me anything." So, thanks for giving me stuff to send my hubby and keeping him happy and informed! LOL!

Did I read something about a charity race to raise money for laminitis research? I've really slacked off on my running since winter set in, but I'd get back in training if such an event were to take place!

My prayers go out to all who need them, all who are still hurting and grieving, as I am. And of course...BBH, you're *always* in my heart.

Laurie

Hello Alex.

Someone posted that you should write a book. I second that(or third that) You have provided an invaluable service to all of us. Trully a Prince of a man. Be well and thank you.

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Nina, I admit I stole it. Needed it to light candles For Barbaro.

May all of you find Healing and Peace today, another day brings us one day closer to finishing Barbaro's work.

Cal.... I need it back.. I am broke from all the shopping that I have had to do to stock up for all of these parties in Heaven. Geeeeeeeeeeeeeshhh Slew is one healthy horse!!!!! He eats everything and anything...

I NEED TO KNOW HOW TO DO THE BLUE LINKS!!!! HELP....................

All my love to Barbaro 4-Ever my ANGEL ;-)

###

Nina...you mean he left your Honey Nut Cheerios! What a precious Barbaro...see...it was thinking of you...he left you something...ha.

####
Harriette Brillianthawk

See Harriette, In just these last few moments many people have written as to how special you are, and how you have touched there life. If you have ever watched It's a Wonderful Life, you will understand how One persons life affects so many others. I truly believe in that. Wait a couple more minutes and read on to other posts. You will see what I mean by Hundreds of friends. Be well and heal dear lady.

##Good Morning Nina, better check all the cupboards, he was busy and he had a little feline help.

Judy

BLUE LINK CHALLENGED TOO,

MAYBE A THREAD COULD BE POSTED ON THE FORUM

IDIOTS GUIDE TO BLUE LINKS,

PICTURES (FOR US BLUE CHALLENGED PEOPLE)

Thanking anyone in advance.

I started a candle group for "buckw", the Missouri horse who died.

Good morning to all. Thanks for being here and for helping Harriette. Hang in there Harriette. I know it's hard. You have us--is that good or bad? (LOL)

Love to all.

Dear Harriette,

I do not write very often but I am always here following along. I have always read your wonderful poems and they were so uplifting. Please do not give up now in spite of your grief.

Peggy

MAN IN HAVANA had a workout today!!!!

Man in Havana
Notes Half Brother to Barbaro
Activity type Workout
Activity date 02-09-2007
Track Palm Meadows
Surface Dirt
Distance 5 Furlongs
Workout type Breezing
Workout time 1:02.80
Track condition Fast

Good Morning Everybody,
He did it agin, more sun.

I just finished a box of Honeynut Cheerios. Yummy.

Sweet Spirit BArbaro,
Good sunny morning to you. Thank you for all the sun you have given. It is beautiful. I love you.

I just e mailed SENATOR SHIMKUS SENATOR OBAMA

Harriett, I feel very much as you do. As I posted earlier if God had asked for a volunteer to take Barbaros place the choice would have been easy. We as animal lovers see it differently. We see the innocence of these creatures, we see the damage man has wrought on them, we see the immoral disregard for them as well as their suffering. We think "we" are the all knowing animal. We're not even close. This pain is horrid but we must prevail to help the others. Hang in there. Look at all the good people who are with you. Think of this. We NEVER would have met but for this tragedy and the "heros", Edgar Prado, the Jacksons, Dr. Richardson, NBC, Fair Hill, Alex ......... the beautiful people who visit this site. We are and you are... the real people.

(((Harriette))) Your beautiful words have touched so many of us.

#### Vonda--thank you so much for your wonderful article. It was just what so many of the Fans of Barbaro needed. We CAN move mountains!

my e mail to the il senators was to stop the horse slaughter i am doing this for you sweet barbaro i love you

Harriette. Hang with us and things WILL get better... We have been through a heck of almost 2 weeks here and we are getting better all the time......

Su.... I can't stand it with this medial coverage. I mean geeeeeeeeeeesh I have to put my TV on Leave it to Beaver or the Animal Planet Channel to just avoid her stupid life....... GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR..

Judy.. I haven't looked in my cubords yet but I did notice the peppermint candy is almost gone and I had three bags the day that Barba went to the big mansion in the sky.......

Cal...... I don't want to have to go to the store for matches... or a lighter... Will you please please please.... send it back ;-)

Joan... Yeah he did leave them for me. I'll just bet Slew has a horrible stomach ach this morning cause he has probally eaten sooooooooooooooooooooooo much since Barbaro joined him...... HA! Slew...... you finally got full aye????? This can't be real.. I need to wake up from this dream... Slew NEVER gets full.........

Barbaro..... I love you sweet big sweet colt my ANGEL!!!!!!! 4-Ever....... ;-)

Deborah A: I am literally SWAMPED with return emails in regards to your email, the Salvation attachments and the request for military support on horse slaughter! I have had so many wonderful positive comments, many of which stated they had NO idea about horse slaughter in the U.S., and many stated they would take effort to either email or call the politicians. Just wanted to relay the info.!

Alex: YES! A book from you - perfect! "The Barbaro Nation"! or how about "Life as a WebMASTER" :-) whatever it may be - a book is in order for YOU!

In regards to Anna Nicole Smith: As dysfunctional as she was, I felt bad for her. You have to admit, she went through tough times constantly, and coming from a background where noone ever truly guided her - she was lost, she always suffered - may she rest in peace now...Important? Not really, but she tried, tried to be "someone" not sure who or what, because she was never "anyone" to anybody for most of her life...God rest her soul, she went through hell, hoping now she is in heaven....

Friday morning (psychic) skritches to the BBH. Waiting for "AFN" from the Equine Heaven gang...

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FsOB:
REPOSTING ShelleyA/Debra WI:

Happy Friday.....

Great news about Arthur and Staci Hancock's new venure, Kentucky Humane Equine Center. The Hancock's have been in the forefront of the anti slaughter fight for years.

As of now, our mission remains the same.

Along with contacting our own representatives (one congressman and two senators), we should also contact the leadership of the following committees and urge them to get their respective bills out of committee and to a vote.

HR503 is in the Energy & Commerce Committee and in the Agricultural Committee
S311 is in the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee

Links to these committees will follow shortly. Special thanks to Socorro and Cheryl for keeping these links going (we are both "blue link challenged!")

Remember, for those of you who have limited long distance, the weekend is a great time to make those calls and leave voice mails. It's also a good time to send faxes. They will be counted on Monday morning.

Have a great day!!

Shelley and Debra

Posted by: ShelleyA at February 9, 2007 1:32 PM

Cheers,
Friar Tuck

> > Two Horses
> >
> >
> > Just up the road from my home is a field,
> > with two horses in it.
> >
> > From a distance, each looks like every other horse.
> > But if you stop your car, or are walking by,
> > you will notice something quite amazing.
> >
> > Looking into the eyes of one horse will
> > disclose that he is blind.
> >
> > His owner has chosen not to have him put down,
> > but has made a good home for him.
> > This alone is amazing.
> >
> > If nearby and listening,
> > you will hear the sound of a bell.
> > Looking around for the source of the sound,
> > you will see that it comes from the
> > smaller horse in the field.
> >
> > Attached to her halter is a small bell.
> > It lets her blind friend know where she is,
> > so he can follow her.
> >
> > As you stand and watch these two friends,
> > you'll see how she is always checking on him,
> > and that he will listen for her bell and then
> > slowly walk to where she is, trusting that she
> > will not lead him astray. When she returns to the
> > shelter of the barn each evening, she stops
> > occasionally and looks back, making sure her
> > friend isn't too far behind to hear the bell.
> >
> > Like the owners of these two horses,
> > God does not throw us away just because
> > we are not perfect or because we have problems
> > or challenges. He watches over us and even brings
> > others into our lives to help us when we are in need.
> >
> > Sometimes we are the blind horse being guided by
> > the little ringing bell of those who God places in our lives.
> > Other times we are the guide horse, helping others see.
> >
> > Good friends are like this .
> > You don't always see them,
> > but you know they are always there.
> >
> > Please listen for my bell and I'll listen for yours.
> >
> >
> > "Be kinder than necessary,
> > for everyone you meet is
> > fighting some kind of battle".
> >

#### Marilyn/CA at February 8, 2007 9:27 PM - I want to sincerely thank you for the fantastic link you provided yesterday. On that site I did a search for Barbaro and got 19 PAGES of LINKS (PAGES with several links per page) to articles on Barbaro, whick I plan to check out when I have a lot of free time. It's a terrific site (library based) and now one of my favorites. Again, thanks, Marilyn. (Don't know if you will get to read this, though)

A prayer from Heaven...............

"Commit everything you do to the Lord. Trust him to help you do it,
and he will."
(Psalm 37:5)

Today's Word

Commitment is a very important word in life. It's is an essential
part of your job, your marriage and your relationship with God. In
the Bible, when God says that He is committed to you, He means
committed no matter what. He wants you to commit everything you do
to Him, so that He can help you succeed. You can't be the employee,
spouse, or friend God wants you to be without having complete
commitment to the cause. The same is true, possibly even more so, in
your relationship with Christ. He wants you to commit everything you
do to Him because He truly does desire good things for you. You just
have to be willing to give it all to Him.

A Prayer for Today

God, help me to be totally committed to You, because I know You are
to me. Thank You for promising to help me if I turn my commitments
over to You. In Jesus' Name. Amen.

Love you Barbaro my ANGEL 4-Ever ;-)

Renee~ that is SO beautiful.... tears for all those lost because they were no longer 'perfect'.
The fight to save them continues...

As one of the many that checked daily for reports of Barbaro's night. I so appreciate you keeping the site going. Every morning I prayed for him on the way to work. Now it's still hard to keep the tears from flowing as I say my goodmorning to him in heaven.

Harriete Brillianthawk

This is where Barbaro always was....this is where he will always be. He is here in our hearts just where he has always been. He is inside of you now more than ever. Feel him...Feel his strength and beauty and draw upon it.

We all know how you feel. I thought that I was "doing ok" for the last couple of days and yet out of the blue this morning in my car on the way to work, ...TEARS of GRIEF came slamming back. It Hurts...it makes me feel like I am a two year old child that just socked in the nose by a bully rather than a seasoned adult. I have to just let myself feel this way and know that I am not alone. But I still get angry too. Sometimes when people come up to me and give me the obligatory "sorry about your horse" line, I just get more angry and think to myself..."you people cant possibly understand what I am going thru here...you can never understand the depth of my pain". I just dont know what I would do with out this place to come and share my pain.

The problem right now Harriete is that we are all finally coming to terms with the fact that no matter how much we grieve and wish this had not happened,...it did. We cannot change that. THAT HURTS SO SO SO MUCH.

The best I can offer you now Harriete is that I am trying to learn from the hurt as I try to get through it...I am not denying the hurt...I am letting myself feel it, but part of me wants to believe that learning to deal with grief is one of Barbaro's lessons for me.

There are many many things that he taught me about life, and I guess he may have also taught me something about death. He also has brought me many new friends.

They are here for you Harriete.
And so is Barbaro

Good morning FOBs. Another day gone by. Another day to remember Barbaro. The tears still well-up in my eyes, but each day is a little easier, and more positives are seen every day.

This morning I was so pleased to receive an email response from Sharon Clark (I copy/pasted it below) whom had sent out Barbaro wristbands. I ordered one several month ago and recently have ordered more. The good news is that more are to be available.

Here's the email from Sharon in response to my email to her:

Hi Jerry,
Thank you, it has been a great loss - but BARBARO WILL BE A TIMELESS LEGEND!!!
Thanks for the encouragement,
Sharon
P.S. Just to let you know - I spoke with Mrs. Jackson today and she has approved a special memorial wristband for Barbaro. There will be more info on the TWR website later. Thanks again Jerry.
>
> From: Jpetegb@aol.com
> Date: 2007/02/01 Thu PM 12:28:30 EST
> To: Barbarowristbands@dejazzd.com
> Subject: Wrist bands
>
> Dear Sharon,
>
> Thank you for providing us a source of wristbands as a way to honor, and
> now remember Barbaro. It's hard to express how deeply felt his loss has been
> to so many of us.
>
> I have ordered and received one wristband and will be ordering more later
> this week. I haven't found the same on-line link I used before, but I have
> your address and email that came with my received order. I will mail my
> order to that address.
>
> Please continue to keep his memory alive in any way you can.
> Thank you again.
>
> Warm regards,
> Jerry Peterson
> Grand Blanc, Michigan
>

Judy,
I don't look for perfection in anybody, I learned that as a child who became diabetic at the age of 2 1/2. Plus...perfect is soooooooooo boring and takes so much energy. ;)

Renee Antaya: GREAT POEM! THANK YOU!

Deb G,
Nice comments on Anna Nicole Smith.

Thank you, Alex, or whoever is responsible for posting the Tribute to Barbaro from our Cleveland Plain Dealer. I thought it was one of the most beautiful newspaper tributes that Barbaro received. Barbaro is a true "American Hero!"

I miss you, Precious Barbaro, but I know that you live on in my heart and that is a nice, warm, safe place to be!

Ruth Stacey
Cleveland, Ohio

Hi Nina, looks like we get the same e mails for daily inspiration. I look forward to reading them everyday - I also subscribe to Daily Word, do you get those too? You're very sweet to share the daily messages here....

God bless you!

Hey, did you guys see that Felix is going to be the official mascot of the The Triple Halo-2007 Celestial Derby-Run for the Rainbows at

http://www.equine-heaven.com/

How cool and what an honor for Fexix and what a delight for Barbaro and all his friends up there. Do ya'll remember how Barbaro was so curious about kitties here on earth? He seemed to like them and so I bet he is tickled that Felix is going to help out up there. :-)

Harriet, my love goes out to you. Thanks for all your posts. I too feel the same, but then again, look at all these beautiful people reminding us of how Barbaro wouldn't want us to give up and would want us to have the courage to keep going. His love is so strong. That keeps me going when my heart is tearing apart...

##Renee, that was so nice. Thank you

Judy

Has anyone heard anything more about the ESPN interview with Dr. Richardson from the other day? When and where we will get to see it?

This week I've sent Dr. R. a card of encouragement to the N.B.C. address. I hope it will help him through what must be deeply felt grieving on his part. In part of the interview, he said he has been touched by the many notes and messages he's received in the past week and a'half. I wish him the best and I know he'll never forget Barbaro.

Jerry, Grand Blanc, Mich.

Good Morning fellow (((FOB))) from rainy CA.

((((Bobby)))) Miss you champ. You are always in my heart.

(((Alex))) Our "Crown Jewel" thanks for all you do.

Pat G
Proud Member
Fans of Barbaro

"...Grief in the price you pay for love..." Gretchen Jackson

I like many of you were disappointed to see so much coverage of Anna Nicole Smith. I am not sure Larry King will every get over it. Is this world so starved of inspirational people (and animals) that we have to hear about this. I'm sure I could easily come up with more notable people to be proud of (many of them are listed on this board).

As time goes by and memories fade, I am sure more people will know the name Anna Nicole as opposed to Barbaro. But when anyone hears her name you will immediately think of a wasted, unproductive life, when one hears the name Barbaro, you will think of a life you wish you could live.

Just my thoughts.

Jerry,
What a lovely gesture. He needs it right now.

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Barbara Kerr, I echo your words. I'm proud to be part of the Barbaro Nation.

Alex great articles. Thanks for your dedicated work to bring them and the other racing related updates to our attention.

Barbaro was and will always be a family member to each one of us. In every improvement that is made for these animals, he will be there.

I hear ya Mr. B. It's time I checked the status of the slaughter bills again. I hope my congressman finally signed on.

Love ya always Big Guy.
Edie

A daily renewal of faith, people rescuing horses, one day at a time... Here is Joe's update, personal and passionate, for animal lovers everywhere. From TB Friends:

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Friday, February 9th... At the end of January in Pomona, California there was a large thoroughbred auction. 581 horses in the sales catalogue, and many did not receive a bid. The killers cleaned up. Emily is 21 years old, and she lives in a town called Stanton. After the auction Emily rescued 5 horses from the killers, including two mares who are pregnant.

And so we begin by saluting young Emily of Stanton, who stepped up to the plate with the game on the line. Our morning hero. Emily did not want to talk about the auction. She prefers her privacy. We learned of Emily through another friend, and on the phone Emily said it is no big deal. She goes about her rescue work quietly. Buying from a major feed lot in Los Angeles, or from killers at race tracks. Emily keeps her horses on a ranch belonging to a relative, and finds them good homes. She only asks for her expenses back. 21 years old, and making a difference. An amazing phone conversation. My day was made...

For 7 years we used Dave Barrett to haul our horses. Almost two years ago Dave became sick, and he had to retire. Gary Duncan came to visit one day, and he mentioned how he hauls horses for extra cash. Gary works the night shift at a grocery store, but he would be willing to help us during the day. In the beginning Gary would not take our money. Gary would say it makes him feel good to help horses in need. Only recently, with gas prices and almost daily trips, has Gary agreed to take our cash.

Yesterday you heard from Sarah McDowell. We are asking those closest to us to write one paragraph. After reading what Sarah had to say, and what Gary wrote, I realize one paragraph is not enough to get even a tiny glimpse of their lives. Their enormous passion for horses. How they are willing to work any day, any hour. But one paragraph will have to do for now. And it gives you a break from reading my gunk all the time.

Here is Gary Duncan:

Joe said I could write about anything. I am fat and smelly. I take 3 showers a day, but I always smell like bad cheese. Passengers flee my truck at 60 miles an hour. My wife is Jean, and she adores me from another room. I told Joe how I grew up with horses, and they smell better than I do. My first job with Joe was at 2:00 in the morning. I was stinking up the mustard isle, and Joe phones and said lets go. I said it is 2:00 in the morning, and I am at work. Joe says let me talk to your boss. I said you gotta be kidding. Joe says put your freaking boss on the phone, only he used another word instead of freaking. My boss is Andy, and all I heard Andy say was yeah, yeah, and then okay. Andy told me to take 4 hours of sick pay and go get a horse. Joe said there is a gelding in Vallejo at a rooster fighting farm. The slaughter truck is picking up the gelding at 6:00, so we have to hurry. Joe was waiting for me, and he had 2 cups of hot coffee. And 2 dogs in his truck. It was 4:30 in the morning, we had time to spare. That rooster fighting ranch stunk worse than I do. Joe loaded the gelding, and later he named him Rascal because Rascal Flatts was on my cd player. About 2 weeks later I took Rascal to a rich family in Vacaville, and now he is living like a king. I still am afraid to ask Joe, but I think we were stealing Rascal. There was no one else there, and Joe never brought him up again. But one thing I learned at 4:30 in the morning. This is a man I want to hang with. Telling me to put my freaking boss on the phone. Nothing will get in his way. What a ride this has been. Even took a mare to another rich family in Salem, Oregon when I had a long weekend. Jean went with me, and the rich family gave us baked bread and jam. Jean and I have one dog, a cocker spaniel named Dick, and he is good for nothing. Dick sleeps on the couch all day. We have 2 sons, and the youngest is Doug. Imagine being named Doug Duncan. No wonder he is home schooled. Doug and Dick are on the couch together. Our oldest son is Gary Jr, and he is in the army. At Christmas Gary Jr came home for 9 days, and we went to Applebees. Gary Jr is in one of those states that begin with M. Mississippi I think, or Missouri. If the war continues Gary Jr might have to go fight. Our whole family loves animals. Gary Jr feeds a stray cat outside his
tent. The other army guys make fun of him. Gary Jr lost 20 pounds since joing the army, and he looks like Alan Alda. Every day I pray for him. Joe will probably edit some of this. Too bad, because it is all good. One thing I learned. This is a life judged by how we appear to others. I make a terrible first impression. Except to animals. Never met an animal that did not instantly love me. Course they smell better than I do. Hope this is ok Joe. See ya Monday.

Gary Duncan

It was a crazy night. Wind and rain, and now our ranch is a mess. Feeding with the tractor, because our white truck would sink. The man on the radio is saying rain all weekend. Winter is at last here. Enjoy your soggy Friday, and be sure to hug your horses. The Kings have won 4 in a row. There are new pictures under the Three to Seven link. Also some fun pictures under the Retirement link. Brian Gill worked on our computer yesterday. We have bugs. I have to quit opening those get rich quick e-mails.

Joe

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And I heard the passionate story of the 18 wild migrating whooping cranes, 17 of whom lost their lives in Florida during the tornados last week. Of the 18 who were given a trip, led by ultra lights from Michigan to Florida for their first introductory migratory flight in the hopes of reestablishing the birds in the Florida, only 1 survived. He was the independent one, who kept disappearing during their flight from Michigan. He was found miles away after the tornado, luckily wearing his "beacon", hanging out with the sand hill cranes. He reminded me of Barbaro when they described him on NPR this morning... a spirit who would not give up. This is the only bright light for these people so involved in trying to keep our planet a liveable environment for us all...

Bless everyone here, hug each other and your animals. Peace to Susan E., hang in there.

We have come up with a new "cadence" here at Fort Bragg, NC. For those who do not know, every morning on base, soldiers have PT runs starting at 6 a.m. Just to show the magnitude Barbaro had - here is one being sung:

To the tune of military cadence

Whose that warrior strong and tall (troops repeat)
A fighting champion took a bad fall
Taught us how to fight for life
Never give up to matte what strife

How perfect is that? Yes, he has taught the military how to "fight" for life and never give up in struggles...

Renee:

Thank you for your beautiful poem.

Barbaro has brought so many different people together, even if we do not always agree on everything, there is love to go around and around.

Elsa
El Paso, Texas

Dave,
Barbaro's name will be around after we are long gone. Look at Man O' War.

Correction: last sentence of cadence should be:

Never give up no matter what strife

sorry!

We have come up with a new "cadence" here at Fort Bragg, NC. For those who do not know, every morning on base, soldiers have PT runs starting at 6 a.m. Just to show the magnitude Barbaro had - here is one being sung:

To the tune of military cadence

Whose that warrior strong and tall (troops repeat)
A fighting champion took a bad fall
Taught us how to fight for life
Never give up to matte what strife

How perfect is that? Yes, he has taught the military how to "fight" for life and never give up in struggles...

Posted by: Deb G. at February 9, 2007 3:40 PM

The Barbaro effect continues to move on. This is touching.

Renee,

You are correct. I should have said that unfortnuartely more people will remember her name as opposed to Barbaro's.

Wow Deb G! That is pretty cool!

I dare anyone to tell these troops they are wasting time honoring a horse.

Jo At TB Friends

It's a must read.

#### Mary L--have some respect. This is Alex and Tim's HORSE RACING website. And while you're at it--learn to use PARAGRAPHS.

Mary L.

Next time you have to vomit, do it in private.
I really sqeemish, and your nmaking me very ILL.

No, no, no, Silly Dave,
People will not remember her name. Now Barbaro's that will be the name remembered for ever. :)

Mary Langkamp, that is a terrible thing to say about Barbaro's connections. We all know you are grieving, but to suggest such things is unconscionable. Were you there? Are you close personal friends of the people involved that they would take you into their confidence when they told no one else? I think not, especially when if this was true they could be selling it to tabloids for big bucks. Shame, shame, shame on you!

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Mary Langkamp please have some respect!

Mary L,
SHAME on YOU! Why do you come here if you are not in better control of what you say.

(((LindaNV)))

No I don't get them from there, I get them from a girlfriend that I have known for years. She lives in LA....... I love them... good way to start out the day..... I love to put them in here becasue it will be through God that we ALL will succeed with our work that Barbaro started..... GOD will make it happen!!!!! We need to TRUST in HIM!!!!!!!

MY Angel Barbaro I love you 4-ever!!!!!!! ;-)

ps.. going through some things to see if you have been here LOL!!!!!!!

Good Morning all fellow FOB'S I hope your day will be a good one!

Alex, as always, thank you for the posts linking us to the articles this morning...I've saved them, they are both beautiful! You ROCK, Alex:)

I too am feeling more sad this morning than yesterday, it's been like that for me all along. I have "o.k." times and then crash again, I just think that is grief. We all deal with it and face it (or not) differently. I have learned in this life that if you don't face your grief head on and 'allow' it, then it will come back and bite you later on. Don't try to hide from it, just allow it....eventually we learn to live with it a little easier. The posts from Equine-Heaven.com help me alot...because I 'see' our Bobby being himself, and leading others in games and life in Heaven in general. I still love to read his 'tuck ins' from Cheryl every night...I do that just before heading to bed myself. Everyone just (like a FOB always said) 'keep on keepin' on' and we will get through this time together! When it becomes so overwhelming for you, try 'getting out of self'....go do something nice for someone, or write a letter to your Senators or Congressmen, getting out of self for awhile does help.

Bobby....I have to be away for a considerable time today, but will check in with you later on, I hope you are keeping all those guys in line up there...I LOVE you, Bobby:)

Lynne-Your Forever Friend in CA

Mary Langkamp,

With respect, I really don't appreciate you posting that "Alex would never give you the real inside story" or to impugn the integrity of him, Edgar Prado, the Jacksons, or Michael Matz.

Believe me, if Barbaro's connections were simply in it for the money or simply for the business of it, they would have put him down on the track and collected their $20 million or so in insurance money.

Instead, they have been a source of inspiration for us all and have pushed everyone to figure for the most serious situations affecting horses - anti-horse slaughter legislation and laminitis research.

Please have some more respect for all of those involved.

Does anyone have Harriett's phone number
or address ? If anyone lives closeby,
maybe they can stop by and visit her.

I think that would be a good idea.

Susan

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Mary Land. ENOUGH already. EVERY time you post it is the same thing.

Please drop it. . I can not believe you posted that on here!!!

Nina,
I see you as a wild and free spirit who enjoys life. You make me laugh.

Dave??????

RENEE is right..... She will FADE TO BLACK and be nothing but a distant whatever whatever....

Barbaro.... WILL be another Seabuiscut or Man O War or Seattle Slew... I could go on but I think you have the drift :-)......

Barbaro is a legend, she is just a fly by night well I don't speak that lauguage in my life...

Renee...... How's your stock of food????

Love to Barbaro my ANGEL 4-ever!!!!!!!

Mary Langkamp: That was not very nice - to come on this site and assume the acts of those surrounding Barbaro, especially at this time. I have to tell you, I have heard conspiracy stories galore up at Aqueduct, everything from Bernadini's people causing the injury, paying the gate people to allow Barbaro's gate to open to an injury caused to Barbaro's leg the night before in his own barn. I don't listen to any of them....There are many many more thoughts and conspiracy theories out there, whatever the truth may be, Barbaro is gone. An ACCIDENT happened, which I am sure NOONE wanted to happen. He was a GREAT horse, deserved to run in the Preakness, NOONE could have foreseen what was going to happen and it was heartbreaking, to the Jacksons, to Michael Matz, the Edgar Prado and to all the fans and people involved in him. We need to keep in mind to that Barbaro belong to the Jacksons, whatever decisions they made, in regards to his racing, his medical care, anything, he belonged to them and I thank GOD they were gracious enough to share him with us.....

Good Morning. I'm here, staying focused. Please, the 'other' issues can be addressed at another time, but not here, not now.

Scott Simon did a very heartfelt piece about Barbaro. He is on WETA-FM 90.0 out of Silver Spring, MD. If you would like to contact him about what we are doing, go to - www.weta.org

For Ferdinand, Exceller, and the next 100,000.

In the name of our beloved Barbaro.

Nina,
Thank you for the Cheerios they were yummy.

My food supply is gone, and the shelves are as bare as can be. I found another core in the fridge this morning.

### Deb G--Thanks for posting the cadence from Fort Bragg. That's awesome!

Good morning Alex and all FOB. Although I've always been a fan of horses...my love for them since I moved to Chester County, PA in 2001 has grown stronger. Then when Barbaro tocuhed my heart and life as he did so many, I decided it was time for me to get closer to these beautiful gifts from God. Well, today is my birthday and I will have my first riding lesson tomorrow morning at Shady Home Farm! I am so excited to learn all I can! Thanks for this website, Alex and for bringing all of us together.

Bonnie from Oxford, PA

ALEX PLEASE REMOVE INFLAMMATORY POST;

Posted by: Mary Langkamp at February 9, 2007 3:42 PM

#### Mary Langkamp - Life is full of mysteries, things that we will never understand. I am still in the denial phase, I think Barbaro is still "here", I know that's crazy, but it's true. It sounds like you have transitioned into the anger phase. Maybe I will pass into that one, too. We are all in different stages.

I wouldn't castigate you for writing what you wrote. You sound very bitter, sincere but bitter, and my heart aches for you.

Remember, there is so much pain in this world, it doesn't do any good to add more pain. I think we all realize that horse racing is a business, but I certainly admire the people who try to make it an honest, above the board business, and love and care for their horses. Would that there were more of them. But this is an imperfect world, and alas, it will always be. But where you find a little love, cherish and honor it...

Alex
Wonderful article about the Barbaro Nation. Thanks for all the opportunities you've provided for us.

Still thinking about you and missing you magnificent horse ....

Mary L.,

Are you still rehashing, still stuck? Do you want to help or just complain? You come here, drop these "bombs", go away for awhile, then come back to do it all over again. Are you here to cause trouble or really work on the issues? Have you called your senators, written any letters to your newspapers, etc.?

Bonnie - Happy Birthday!! I hope your riding lessons go well tomorrow and that its not too cold! I absolutely agree that horses are a gift from God!

I hope you have a great day today!!

Mary Land... Your post is going directly to ALEX and he is going to be very upset!!!!! How dare you blame Edgar for any of this!!!! EVERYONE that day thought that Barba was going to make it. EVERYONE!!!!!!! Had they known he was going to break down, they would have pulled him from that race.... My GOD saying that about Edgar makes me want to throw up.....

Edgar.... You are an AWESOM Jockey and you will always be rememberd and the ONE that SAVED Barbaro from beeng put down at that track that day!!!!!!!!! We all love you EDGAR!!!! ALEX!!!!! AND MR. and MRS. J!!!!!!!!

Now I am really p****!!!!!!!!

WE ALL LOVE BARBRO AND SO DO THEY???????

yeah Alex.... Get rid of that post.... I have it saved if you need it for ANY reason.... geeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesh!!!!!!

With much love to Barbaro and all the people in his world......... ;-) He is an ANGEL 4-EVER

Nina,

I think you summed up my feelings exactly. It's just a shame in this "Realty TV" world we live in that so much emphasis is given to someone who choose her own destrutive path.

Marie from atl: I have to tell you - during Barbaro's entire stay at NBC, knowing my horse slaughter fighting, the troops here, not one of them, have ever said anything other than positive comments about Barbaro. I have even gotten "I wish some of my Joes would fight like that horse does"....the troops here appreciated Barbaro - for his fighting spirit....

I still think of Sir Barton, America's first Triple Crown Winner in 1919. After they retired him, he later served his country as a U.S. remount stallion in Fort Robinson, Nebraska. Horses were a huge part of our military history, every soldier knows that....

Langkamp or whoever you may be.

Please take your rantings to the PETA website.

Several days ago you said you were leaving never to return...

Apparently you dont have the guts to follow through with your own choices.

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Renee
I love that poem. If only humans were as committed to each other.

Mary Langkamp: I have to say, I am disgusted by your post....absolutely disgusted.

Harriet, your anguish has finally induced me to make my first post, although I have been being consoled by everything on this site since Barbaro's passing.

I want you to know that many of us have gone to that dark, dark place at times in our lives and I too have been there these past 10 days. I would do almost anything to avoid this...except to stop loving. And since that's the one thing I can't do, I must face the darkness.

What I know that I know that I know is that each time I face the darkness, I am being prepared for something greater than me, something really important. Barbaro faced the darkness on that last day here, with incrdible love and courage - nobly is the best word I know to describe it, and look what he has done. This would not have happened if he had gone off to make babies in Kentucky, as much as that's what we wanted.

So I know that God is preparing you, me and the other FOBs, to do these really, really important things....which have already started. Like steel tempered by fire (or Barbaro's hooves shaking the earth), we will cut through the bureaucracy, the apathy, the complacency and save many, many precious lives this year and in the years to come. So take heart, you are special, loved and needed.

(Sorry for the long post).

Renee~ our lives have many parallels... not only do you live in my hometown, but my own father was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes when I was 2-1/2. So although I grew up with it in a different way than you did, it was ever present in my life.

Dave, Renee, Judy, Cal, Deb, Alex, Edgar, Mr and Mrs J... .

I need to go outside and cooooooooooooool down....

I'll be back in a while..............

Love to EVERYONE on this board and our special BARBARO!!!!!!!!!!!!! ;-)

Dawn in Omaha: It is AWESOME to listen to. This unit carries their flag while running and they chat many cadences. Thought it was cool this one was made up!

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Thank you Alex for removing that ..

She is trying to get Alex to close the site. That's what she wants. Don't respond to her!

For all we know, a poster could be a 12 year old boy, with the 'gufaw' mentality.

We will stay focused, and deal with other issues later.

Too many horses need us right now.

May God bless us all for what we do.

Thanks Alex

Judy,
It just gets more and more interesting.

Alex - You're AWESOME! I think we all know who the REAL FOBs are by now....

Alex, You are the best. Thank you!

CALL TO ACTION - FOB\'s

Has anyone seen the latest TIME magazine online?

Idiot writer named Joel Stein needs to get LOTS of mail from this camp (so does his editor)

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1587279-1,00.html

Thank you Alex! I don't think I've ever had a post upset me so much.

Wow Deb G. I did not know Sir Barton served in the military. Thank you for that information.
Maybe reminding our Representives of our horses role in fighting wars will make them listen.

Alex thank you for removing that post!

GUYS, we are all working for the anti-slaughter Bill. Let people say what they want to say, focus your attention on contacting your Representatives and Senators.

Too much energy is being wasted in disagreeing with each other, whether they right or wrong, those are their thoughts, if you don't agree, MOVE ON!

CLICK on your STATE and this map will give you the CONTACT INFORMATION on your REPRESENTATIVE and SENATORS

110th CONGRESS LEADERSHIP - HOUSE AND SENATE

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES – Co-sponsors

SENATORS – Co-sponsors

Good morning FOB's, Alex and, of course, Beautiful Barbaro. Champ - I do hope you're comfortable and happy and sassy and running and playing and having a wonderful time. Those of us back here are missing the heck out of you. We know your spirit is strong and growing stronger, but we sure do wish we could see you again....and again....and again..

I love you Big B, and I miss you terribly.

COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE

Alex, I agree remove that post from Mary L. I'm not sure if she is one of us.

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Nina, your lighter is in your mailbox by now I'm sure.

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Deb G. There you go with that spunk again. Awsome!

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Linda M. in TX - Welcome!!! Hope you post more often.

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Mary L. Plain and simple---JUST GO AWAY! I really think you come here to see if you can make people more miserable than you are. That will not happen here. You are "one" - "WE ARE MANY"

Marie from atl: Here is a link to an interesting site. My Uncle (who is still alive in a VA Nursing Home and was just featured in a documentary) was an original Merrills Marauder who served in Burma, etc...They used mules during this exceptionally dangerous mission. I have read many many stories about horses in the military as I am writing a book in regards to my father and Uncle and mother serving...Horses led our early warriors....to slaughter them now is just unfathomable to many....

http://www.qmfound.com/remount1.htm

Cal: :-)

With the way the war is now and our world is now, perhaps stressing the importance of horses in our military would be a GREAT idea.....

Good morning, angel boys.

Good morning, all. What a mixed bag of news today. Our issues are picking up momentum but we really need to work harder than ever. As is always the pattern, the Next Big Story has shoved Barbaro out of the headlines.

This weeks' TIME magazine features a little essay by Joel Stein called "Horse: It's what's for dinner". Stein says he was curious about all the fuss from people "who think like 14 year old girls" so he ordered horsemeat from Canada and enjoyed it immensely.

Not a helpful piece. I'm not saying hey, let's bombard this guy with rebuttals. However, IF any of us respond to it, let's do it in a professional, factual, way to show him we're not only a bunch of 14 year old girls. Daryl's booklet is a good place to start.

I got up this morning determined to be positive and productive, and WHAM. Last night, 7 dogs died here in a kennel fire here in St. Louis due to spaceheater problems. Yesterday, here in the St. Louis area, sweet Buckwheat died. I keep remembering what horrid condition Buckwheat was in BEFORE he sustained his injuries in the trailer accident.

Buckwheat is not an isolated case and he's the reason we need to make sure we work to promote funding and awareness for rescues along with the slaughter ban. I do not want this baby to have died in vain.

Harriette, I understand how you feel. I've been going through a lot of that lately. Sometimes it feels like only bad stuff happens. If it helps--Mr. and Mrs. Jackson are stepping up their fight even as they grieve. As much as we hurt, their pain must be unbearable. We can't quit, because the horses can't do this for themselves. They are helpless.

Stu and Lisa, thank you.

Mrs. Darcy, I am so so sorry for your loss. If you feel up to it at some point, I would love to hear about your greyhound.

Nina--thanks for giving me a smile this morning. Felix adored pork. It was his favorite meat. He also loved to climb into the frig to snoop. If he comes back, please ask him to stop in here at home. :)

#### Deb G. - Went to the website; what a nice-looking mule (the one with the wheel), at least I think it was a mule, I don't think I've ever seen seen a mule in real life, LOL. I want to see a mule and a burro before I die, I like them, too. LOL.

Deb G., hurry and finish writing. I will buy a copy!

Thanks, Socorro.

Deb G., ]
I'll buy a copy too.

Deb G

I love that cadence. Was it written specifically about Barbaro, or is it something already written that applies to him?

Where is the blue link for the Committee members?

If someone needs to know how to blue link, I will try to show you. It took me some time to get it right. And still I mess up, as you all know.

TYPE HERE WHAT YOU WHAT TO APPEAR

name you want to appear

someone else may be able to explane it better??
Now go call are fax your senators and house Rep.

Sorry it turned blue on me.
Email me at civilwargal@bellsouth.net and I'll try again.

I haven't posted in a couple of day and have instead just read all of your comments. I have noticed that when someone posts something that angers everyone, whether it is a "troll" or someone with just a strong opinion most everyone reacts and posts angry message to that person. I did it myself last week to one of them and immediately afterward I was sorry I did that because I know for a fact that that is exactly what folks like that want. Your reaction and your attention. Wouldn't it be better to not respond at all? It seems to completely divert your focus from all your goals. When I read that Mary person's comments I wanted to react but I counted to 50 and forgot about it. She had her facts wrong about Ruffian, to begin with, and more than likely there would be nothing any of you could say that would change her opinion.

I think everything you all are trying to do is wonderful and that is what I want to focus on. There will never be a day in the rest of my life when I will hear Barbaro's name or see his photo that I will not feel a measure of sadness. But I will also feel great joy at just having been allowed into a moment of his life and been given an opportunity to hear about people like Dr. Richardson, the Jackson, Alex, Edgar Prado, and all of you fine people. Improving the quality of life for all horses, not just racehorses, is an honorable and necessary mission. Stay focused on that please.

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Socorro thank you so much for the links!

Deb G.,
I need to start to exercise more. I know I will use the cadence you posted. That will get me moving.

glad i didn't see Mary L's post.......the comments about how anna nicole is getting all this coverage somehow seems reminiscent of those last week that we have heard about how could we care about an animal and why was he getting all this coverage...we know how that felt....
....I have suggested to Alex many times he should do a book and gotta believe ya will Alex.......
Jerry--like you i have written Dr. Richardson and am worried for him--as much as we hurt over Barbaro being gone(still cannot believe it)I can only imagine how hard it has been on him--he wanted to save him and loved him.......Mrs. Jackson..i know i will never give up the cause and thank you for Barbaro--sending you a hug since you have to miss him terribly.......

good morning FOBs. Alex, thank you for all your articles. I look forward to them every day. And the video is so moving. The hauntingly beautiful music and words so appropriate. Gotta go. Time to make more phone calls for our dear Barbaro. Marcia S in Kent, WA

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Gayle Lorenzen
Didto on that!

Thank you Gayle...I couldn't have said it better myself. Too bad more of the posters aren't as mature and level-headed as you about reacting to dissenting opinions.

AnitaMA: Mules are very intelligent animals and hardworking and reliable, that is why they were used in the military.

Socorro/Margie/Renee: LOL, ok ok, I'm working on that. Been working on it for about 6 years - don't have the ending yet. Uncle was just in "Infamy - 65 years later" and honored here at USASOC, my father passed in 1996 due to Agent Orange and my mother survived East Berlin and WWII so my ending has something left to be said - literally....but thanks for the offers to buy! I will let you know when it is done - within the next year.....it has pictures, to include horses and mules!

I just went to the MO website - so sad that Buckwheat was euthanized...poor little guy - is there a candle site for him?

Susan E: It was written specifically for Barbaro. It was just done this week! The squad leader must have a big heart for Barbaro, they knew he fought hard!

To recap, Buckwheat, one of the Missouri horses has lost his battle. Please stop in and light a canldle for him. "Buckw"
Thanks.

Oh nooooooooo, what happened to Buckwheat????

Deb G.,
You sure have a lot to be proud of in your military family.

Just a thought. These guys that write these things, calling us 14 year old girls, or middle aged housewives, might just deserve our sympathy.

I have my own opinions why a FEW men would be upset about our unceasing care about a large, beautiful horse. Sigmund probably covered this somewhere in his teachings.

Maybe we shouldn't respond to these guys. Just feel sorry for the uneasiness they feel. All it does is distract us.

For Big B.............X

If you haven't read the Time story by Mr. Stein, don't waste your time.

I did, and promptly sent this letter back to him:

'You story is 100% pure trash. I support the ban on the sale and consumption of horse meat. And yes I do eat steak and chicken, not horse meat. Before you even retort with the "you're a hypocrite, it's ok to eat one animal but not another" canned sentence, let me ask you this. Have you gone faster than the posted speed limit or had a few too many drinks by legal standards and operated a car? If so, then what you are saying is it's ok to follow some but not all laws. So you too would be a hypocrite.

Granted you are jealous that a horse could garner so much positive attention and inspiration, your words inspire no one.'

Renee Antaya: Maybe we can make a BARBARO EXERCISE VIDEO for you!!! :-)

I can see him up there, on two hooves and his other two pointing in the sky as he turns around singing "Burn baby Burn"!!!

Deb G - from the website:

Buckwheat

(2/6/07) Sometimes, the best care in the world is just not enough to heal a suffering horse. We are sad to report that Buckwheat was humanely euthanized yesterday, on the advice of his veterinarian.

Buckwheat was experiencing pain and discomfort from pre-existing conditions in all four of his legs and his left shoulder. His pain had increased as he returned to a healthy weight after the accident.

Buckwheat’s veterinarian and the Longmeadow staff did all they could to help Buckwheat heal. In the end, Buckwheat was suffering, with no prognosis for improvement or a good quality of life. With heavy hearts, we made a difficult decision that was the right one for Buckwheat.

Buckwheat was a 4-year-old Sorrel Quarter-type stallion. He suffered a head injury, laceration to right rear pastern, a ruptured right rear tendon, and numerous scrapes on his body, face and legs.

We are very grateful to all of the generous people who supported Buckwheat’s care and treatment.

Alex: Do you need some blankets??

Deb g,

See :Posted by: Rosemary in NE Ohio at February 9, 2007 1:04 PM

Deb G.,
ROFLMAO. Love it. Swinging to Barbaro.

Natalie in AZ: :-( I am so sad. Buckwheat seemed so sweet - can't believe it......they did all they could. He went through so much, at least he passed knowing he was loved and surrounded by people trying to help him and not in that terrible accident.

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Renee...the story about the old blind mare..I sent to my dad last year...he enjoyed it...he had pancreas cancer...and died within 4 months.

I kept it...inspiration to show...every living human and every living creature is IMPORTANT. These horses people think are old, is just the beginning...they give unconditional love to all.

I BEG ALL OF YOU...LET US NOT LET BARBARO'S NEWS BE OLD NEWS...Nicole..brought on alot of her news herself...but BARBARO'S IS COURAGE, INSPIRATION, HEART AND LOVE...BIG DIFFERENCE.

Let no stone be unturned...HOUSE BARBARO BUILT..STANDS.

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Nina and Renee...I am going to pick up pennies to help with the groceries...seems like Barbaro and his friends are eating you out of house and home...ha.

Alex,

Take care of yourself and don't catch cold. Hope your heating issue at home is on the mend.

Ro & Brady

Renee: The Barbaro Boogie! step to the left, step to the right, now stomp, stomp, kick, kick, slide baby slide!!!

Natalie in AZ: Thank you for posting that news article....

Deb G - updates on all of the horses came out yesterday...it's so sad - one week after Barbaro - too much sadness...but the rest are doing fine...check it out... http://hsmo.convio.net/site/PageServer?pagename=lrr_Donate_Horse_Heroes

Oh Renee... That is where my Cheerios went. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm I knew that Barba didn't come down and get them cause Slew is the only one that likes Cheerios and from what I am hearing his tummy is hurting sooooooo bad right now from hogging soooooooo much food at the Super Bowl and all of these parties that are going on up there.

Cal.... I just checked the mail and no lighter yet...... Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Alex... You rock.... Thank you... Man I'll tell ya, I haven't been that mad for quite a while. You know when it comes right down to it this is the REAL DEAL!!!!!!!!!

If it wasn't for Mr. and Mrs. J, Edgar, Matz, Dr. R and you NONE OF US would ever have had the chance to get to know Barbaro...... It was because of the wonderful things all of you guys did that brought that beautiful colt into our lives and because of all of you that things are going to CHANGE in the racing industry as well as the horse slaughter. I want to thank all of you for giving me the chance to get to know Barbaro as if he were my very own horse....... Edgar...... You are the one that made all of this happen because you are the one that ultimatly enabled Barbaro to live a happy 8 months. Had it not been you on his back that tragic day, we would not all be here (I don't think)...... Then of course as Dr. R says "a house of cards"... Well that can be taken on a positive note as well......
It was THEIR HOUSE OF CARDS that has changed the world and all of us are now fighting to change the laws.............

Love to all and BARBARO my ANGEL ;-)

ALEX: YOU NEED TO WRITE A BOOK......

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Alex, call the gas company if you heat with gas.

My Mom and Dads meter was not working and had to be replaced, the meter got frozen and had water in the lines. Do this before you call a furance person in, if you have gas heat.

They do is free if it is the meter of line.

Joel Stein is another human piece of garbage. His Times article is disgusting.

Harriette, while you take whatever time is needed to respect your grief -- because that is the only way to emerge from it -- pls. know that we are all here for you. Remember, you are not only part of a small family unit, but you are also part of Barbaro's family here; it's a big family, and we support you and take great strength from you. After all, it was your post that got so many of us through that horrible day, that horrible news, that he was gone. After I read your post, I could see through my angst that Barbaro was finally pain-free; I could see him running free and eating the buttercups he so loved. You gave all of us that comfort, that faith that he was all right. After reading that, I somehow made it through the day. There are not enough words to thank you for what you did.

We are here for you. And so is Barbaro.

Jackie in VA
FOB forever

ROUND POND UPDATE; as some of us know, Miss Pond had a date with the grass. She was very confused and had no idea what to do. Michael Matz says she is going to stay on the dirt. Hehehehehe I guess she thought she was going to get a great big breakfast.

Barb AZ: Thanks

If we could get the major news channels to open peoples eyes and knowledge up to horse slaughter, to carry on a story on this terrible operation, it would end slaughter in America and Mexico and Canada. People know who Natalie Holloway was because it became daily news, people know who Jeffrey Dahmer is because is became daily news, people know what the news does stories on. We NEED to get the media involved in this - we need them to tell this story......

Lynda P: That was funny. She thought she should be grazing!! Probably looked at Michael and was thinking "ok, get the jockey off my back, take this bit out of my mouth, and let me eat!"

Alex..... Tell me what it is like to ride Slew....... Man I love all of the Slews..... They are awesom and so many of them have daddies EYES!!!!!

CAL!!!!! Please Mr. Postman where is my lighter??????? I need to light some candles for everyone.............

Renee...... I am going to skate today and I really needed my Cheerios..... :-( Now I have to find someting else to eat. The peppermint candy is in my purse cause I am taking it to the barns to feed some of my friends there....

Judy...... Where are you?????

Barbaro..... Love you with all my heart and you have been making a huge difference for all of your friends in the future........ Thank YOU BIG beautiful buddy.......... MY ANGEL 4-Ever ;-)

Alex, Yikes, heat not working, You may have to cozy up with Hawty... hope u get it working soon or at least have electric heaters to warm up.

Hay (hey) maybe we could lite some candles to warm up Alex.

Thanks for the update

Alex you need to take better care of yourself and bring the right gear to stay warm outside. Hope your day gets better. God Bless Mel Dundon

Good morning/afternoon special Boy...sending love, hug and kissed you way. I hope you have a wonderful day!

Good morning/afternoon FOB's. Sending all good wishes and happy thoughts. It's still hard, but we try our best.

Continuing the good fight in Barbaro's name...

This is a comment from the DRF website from Mr Matz;

"She has some breeding for the turf, and if something came up we might try it with her," he said, "although from what I saw today, let's say her dirt career is not in jeopardy."

Lynda,
The update on Round Pond is sweet,and she loves her sweet grass to eat.

Good morning Alex. Thanks again, for the continued articles relating to Barbaro!

What bad luck with no heat in your house on such a cold day no less. Hope you get the heat back and you get warmed up!

Linda Northeast Philly.

Always a good thing to be reading all of these posts in the morning. Alex, you are just amazing! Keep it up, ok? Still missing Barbaro.

Alex,
Back to the barn to snuggle with the horses.

Just a quick note:

Not trying to rehash anything--the incident is past and we're moving on I HOPE.

Mary Langkamp and Mary L are two different people. The post made here today that Alex removed was made by Mary Langkamp, NOT Mary L.

That said, movin' on.....

Deb G, if you get the chance, please thank those soldiers for the cadence honoring Barbaro. How inspiring!

DEBG; LOL apparently she would rather eat it than run on it. Michael said she was uncomfortable.

Alex, Arizona sunshine heading your way!

JOAN..... Thank you.... I am close to bankrupsy because I have had to go to the grocrie store so many times this week........ Geeeeeeeeeshhhhhhhhhhh but you know what I found out? Barba is coming down here to get food for all of the horses up there, not just him........ Slew has a tummy ache today so we are safe for awhile..... :-)

Barbaro my ANGEL 4-Ever....... ;-)

Harriett, we love you! Many of us have experienced and expressed the very same feelings of despair and anguish. Why him? It is so unfair, we would have gladly taken his suffering upon ourselfs, just like you. Grief can be a bottomless well. Harriett, you are blessed with horses -and dogs- of your own, something many if not most of us here can only dream about.You have the privilege to love and honour Barbaro in each and every one of these magnificent creatures, and Barbaro will love and honor you through them. Through the gratitude in their eyes he will speak to you. Your inspirational posts have given me hope so many times, our thoughts and prayers are with you.

Deb G. thank you. What greater honor could there be for our beloved Barbaro: His valiant courage, bravery and fighting spirit to be on the lips of men and women who are prepared to lay down their lives for their country and for us every day. I Salute You and All Your Comarades.
Thank you Alex for being your undefatiguable and steady self every day.
And so we will soldier on to 'Please finish these unfinished tasks' of Barbaro's and 'he will comfort us.' Barbaro, Champion of Our Hearts Forever.

Eva: You are very welcome. Well put - SOLDIER ON.....

((((Alex))))...Warm hugs to you....Hope your heat is back up and running soon!

Alex..... Can I come over and ride Slew with you? Can I, can I, can I pleeeeeeeeeeeeeese?????????? :-)

Love to all FOB's and of course the Man himself Barbaro...... ;-)

####Alex

If you have no heat close all the doors of all the empty rooms; put the oven on and camp out in the kitchen with a closed door!!

It works for me.

Heat up a pot of water on top of the stove and let the steam rise.

Wash your hands in increasingly warmer water and your fingers will thaw..

Finally take a hot shower .. first run the shower on hot with the bathroom door closed .. so that there is plenty of steam heat.. to warm the room beore uou disrobe..

I spent many a cold winter in London.. when I had a problem this is how I learned to solve it..

I now use these tactics in Northeast Georgia to save money on the gas heat bill
Take care.

Carol

##Nina, you're back, did you go shopping? The weekend is coming up and you'll want to be prepared. Be sure to save some of those peppermints. Be careful skating today, do a spin for Barbaro, but no jumping!! I'll have to remember cheerios, I got the pears and apples yesterday, but alas only the apple cores were left behind, so I'll get a few more.

Judy

### Deb G. at February 9, 2007 3:40 PM

Thanks for that post, interesting that even the military has fallen in luv with Big Boss Angel.

###Nina...you lighten my spirit and you brighten my lunch every day. Thanks,

Let's keep the donations to Laminitis Fund and E-mails for Anti Slaughter going.

Susan E: I will do that. Let them know the FOB's said THANKS....To hear and watch this group in stern voices repeat this cadence is pretty "awesome"....this group has followed Barbaro. There are many many units here who do PT runs every morning, but this cadence is being sung from one group of 32 who I know many were followers, or should I say "believers" who were aware of this horse's courage and unwavering spirit....maybe it will carry on to other units!! Have to work on that one!

##Alex, that's a double whammy, no heat when you're already frozen. I hope you get it back on soon, it's no fun being cold. You'll need a hot toddy for sure, my neighbor from England makes the best and they sure do the trick. Take care.

Judy

Brrrr Alex. I am so sorry!

New Update! www.equine-heaven.com

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Hay Gang
Forget Joel Stein...he's nobody. Never heard of him before. Couldn't he be prosecuted for importing horse meat for human consumption?????
If you want to write a letter....write to the Committee Leadership or Committee Members or your Senators & Rep. Get more people to write as well.

### One of our local Tv stations has started asking for stories about good things that people are doing, instead of reporting just negative news. So I have taken it upon myself to let them Know about Alex and the Fobs. ( sounds like a band) I have encouraged him to check out the site and see what great people are here. Since we have done so much for the local accident victims I am hoping they will pick up the Fob story and give our fights some notice. Its in St. louis, so Susan E., Sheila, and Mish, maybe we can all encourage MIke Bush to do this on Channel 5. It is the most watched of all the news stations, so we need to get the word out. Jen

It seems to me that Anna Nicole never found anything to believe in, so her life was adrift. We did:

WE BELIEVE IN BARBARO

That's why we need you, Harriette. We are all going through these roller-coaster rides. I broke out crying in the car yesterday for no reason at all, but maybe for every reason. Like you, grief gets all compacted into one big hurt for every loss we've ever had, and it sneaks up on us and hits us broadside. We FOBs are your family! We couldn't get along without your lovely thoughts and insights.

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Deb G.

That is way cool about the cadence. I didn't know Sir Barton had "worked" after his racing career was over.

As for the Time online guy, haven't read it yet but it seems that if it's about horsemeat, we have an opportunity to EDUCATE the idiot. The time is now, strike while the iron is hot. (maybe it'll singe him ;)

Alex, you need a group hug to stay warm! ((((((((Alex)))))))))

#### Lynda Pellitteri - where did you get that update on Round Pond? Very amusing :)

##Equine-Heaven, the message from Barbaro to Dr. R. was so beautiful. I hope he sees it. What a special man he is.

Judy

Anita; I got it from Rockportharbor.com and the DRF web site.

Hello to all FOB's!!!
Thank you soooo much for Equine Heaven it always puts such a much needed smile on my face!
Thanks Alex for the updates as always and please stay warm!

Love you big guy!!!

equine heaven---you're the best!!!!thanks

equine heaven---you're the best!!!!thanks

#### Lynda P. - Later on I saw that you probably found it on the DRF website. Funny comment from Mr. Matz! Well, I guess that's how you find out...

Tommycat Hilfiger!! Too funny...

Equine heaven IS just heavenly!

oh ....i knew that about there being a Mary L and that is a different person than langkamp--i just was in hurry and couldn't remember how to spell the last name........but boy yes there is a difference and it has been shown over the many months.....sorry to mary l.
...........meant the other,,,,,,,,

I would like to contact Janice from Florida. I live in the Orlando area and I am interested in finding someone in Florida who is working on the Horse Slaughter Bill. You can e-mail me at gayle.hair@salfi.com

Alex,
Like many, I have read your updates several times daily for the past 8 months and always read your posted links as well.
The article "Requiem for a Hero" is so well written and so accurately expresses the profound impact Barbaro's journey has had on the hearts and minds of millions; the best I have read so far.
As always, thanks for your unwavering daily posts. I feel as though my day begins, as I wish it could, with a brisk ride at Fair Hill!
Stay warm!
ME Woodside
Mt. Pleasant, SC

Everyday I hang on to Mrs. Jackson's words--grief is part of loving. I sure loved and still do our wonderful Barbaro.

As much as I still cry and literally ache, how precious was the experience of having him in my life and how lucky I was to "know" him and you guys.

I feel like I should be over this grieving and yet, here I am! These articles bring the tears again.

I know this will get better. I guess one of the miracles Barbaro brought me was the ability to care so much. I thought that was gone.

And so, dear friends, thanks for being there and to you dear Barbaro, God be with you and love always.

Alex - I'm shivering just thinking of you coming home to no heat. Please take good care of yourself and get that heat fixed ASAP! There's still a lot of winter left.

Hello all !

Yesterday i got home late and had a migrain headache- i felt terrible and just wanted to go to bed- i walked up to the door and there was a package from Secretariat.com, I knew what it was and I was surprised, i had just ordered it a few days ago ! I had to open it before I went to bed - it is awesome !!!

I also got a post card print of John Henry by Fred Stone the day before !

now I just need to find out how to order the Barbaro Beanie !

Well all take care,

Barbaro lives on in the hearts of those he touched ... his blazing spirit will not be forgotten !

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Equine Heaven
Love the journey. Keep it comin'.

On A lighter note, our new mascot, Felix, has just been fitted for his top hat and tails, well, he already has his tail,... at the chic boutique Tommycat Hilfiger-he looks oh, so handsome!!!!

It hink this is soooooooooo cute.

Alex... sending up a prayer for your heat issue. Hope it turns out to be minor and you are warm again. Sounds like a reason to crawl up beside one of your favorite horses. OK I have to get out MORE. Crawl up beside somebody warm. SMILE!

Horse Hands Across America and the World!
Keep the Faith!
God spoke "Horse" and it was amazing!

Secretariat Beanie Baby is available on Ebay. I ordered mine the other day so Barbaro Beanie will have someone to play with.

Thanks Alex for posting those two great articles.

I live in Baltimore and work in the downtown area, each day I pass the exit for the Pimlico Race Track. I can't pass by the sign without images of Barbaro right there and I think "Oh how I wish we could turn back the hands of time" knowing what we all know now. The positive side is that we were able to get to really know Barbaro and The Jacksons and all they stood for, and that never would have been the case if things had turned out differently. We now have a mission.

Forever in my heart - Forever a Fan of Barbaro

Ambria Kirby

Barbara Abromowitz back at ya... cyber hug to you.

Horse Hands Across America and the World!
Keep the Faith!
God spoke "Horse" and it was amazing!

Hi FOB's and our angel Barbaro.

Try to keep warm Alex....

Thanks to Equine Heaven for the latest update...:) It always puts a smile on my face!

((((((Harriett)))))) We grieve with you. It's been very hard losing Barbaro. Love and hugs to you.

Alex -

I HOPE YOU GET YOUR HEAT WORKING...SOON!

###

Crying again.

Quote: Message to Dr. R..(I pray he sees this).
The tears you have shed for me...I truly consider to be small, clear medals of honor. So, please allow them to fall from your cheek and onto your chest...because this is where these medals should rest.

Love, Barbaro..

Alex, If you were closer to me, I would lend you my generator! We had no electricity for almost a week last year (12/2005) during a big ice storm here -- I know how it is miserable not having heat!

We are lucky here in South Carolina because our Sen. DeMint is a big supporter of the anti-slaughter bill. Maybe it has something to do with us being so deep in the Bible Belt. So I guess that is why I keep going back to the Bible passage:

Leviticus 11 1 Yahweh spoke to Moses and Aaron and said to them, 2 \'Speak to the Israelites and say:

\"Of all animals living on land these are the creatures you may eat:

3 \"You may eat any animal that has a cloven hoof, divided into two parts, and that is a ruminant.

A horse doesn\'t have a cloven hoof nor is it a ruminant.

I think Joel Stein (and his editor) need to review this.

I called Senator Kay Baileys Hutchisons office this morning. I asked him if they have received many calls about the Barbaro Bill and he said yes. Will keep writing and calling everyone I can think of. We are The Barbaro Nation and we are strong and will suceed for our Barbaro and Mrs. Jackson. I am grateful for this site and all of you.

JOAN,
That one got me good too. Tears.

Hay Everyone,
What do you say we contact Kennett Florist and send something to cheer up Dr.Richardson. My heart just breaks for him. We could include the quote form Equine Heaven. Let me know your feelings.

I\'m for sending Dr. Richardson something. I\'m more for taking up a collection and maybe getting Alex a generator so he can quit shivering.

Ambria, I'm in Baltimore too and have passed that Pimlico sign my entire life. It's meaning has changed forever now. Missing Barbaro.

###
Renee...I think it is beautiful...and I truly think Dr. R needs to know without a doubt...BARBARO LOVES HIM...

I am full of love for a beautiful, brave creature, therefore I am full of grief. I don't do "letting go" very well. I haven't posted here in months but I've been reading here everyday. I still feel close to all of you even though the majority of you don't even know who I am.

I cling to the hope that someday it won't hurt as bad. I also keep asking my God if at all possible, I want to spend time with the animals I've loved and lost in heaven. I told Him my list is long, but a certain horse is at the top.

Brave Barbaro Nation, keep up the fight.

Love, XMY

Renee: LOL

Alex,
Do the horses sweat after their morning exercise? If one did, does it freeze on their coat? What do you do for a "iced up" horse?

Don't let your pipes freeze at home!

ADMB. (Another Day Missing Barbaro). So grateful we still have you, Alex.

Thanks again Alex for all your hard work to keep us all posted w/any going ons concerning Barbaro. I think about Mr. and Mrs. Jackson, Dr. Richardson, Michael Matz, Peter and Edgar and of course you Alex and how you are all doing w/the great loss of Barbaro. We all miss Barbaro and wanted him to make it more than anything. Lossing a horse myself and feeling the internal pain and the emotional feelings that never seem to ever totally go away, it must be so hard for those that actually got to really know Barbaro, those that got to touch him and look into his wonderful eyes of wisdom and strength, even as gentle looking as they are, must really feel a great loss!
I also think everyday of different ways we can all honor Barbaro, and if we all do that we will be unstoppable. I was thinking if the Jacksons and others decide to build a museum in Barbaro's memory and for all the other horses from Pennsylvania, maybe they would think of selling bricks for a walkway or something related to the building, that people could buy in memory of a horse that suffered from laminitis or just in memory of their horses, that would be a good way to raise money. I also informed my new horse the other night that he may not recieve the same amount of treats everyday as he and I were going to start saving money to donate to Old Friends Retirement Farm in memory of Barbaro. He has agreed, knowing very well that his actual daily allotment of treats probably wouldn't really change!

Hey Guys...well, it looks as if I woke up in some creepy parallel universe today...

Judging by some of the posts on the board, some things are better left unsaid...

I did see the links SOCORRO posted...excellent...
Thanks so much SOC...your help is absolutely appreciated and, we need you very, very much in our fight against horse slaughter...In fact, everyone's contributions are urgently needed!

Then I followed the link to JOEL STEIN's (TIME MAGAZINE ONLINE)article entitled "HORSE-IT'S WHAT'S FOR DINNER." That is when I knew I had fallen into some sort of black hole that prevents
any rational thinking from entering or leaving.

MR STEIN seems to be convinced that the US is a "nation that thinks like a 14yr old girl," because it outlaws the human consumption of horse meat. Then he rages against his 'lust interest' and animal rights advocate BRIGITTE BARDOT claiming she is, among other things, is against "women in government," and she also bashes members of certain ethnic groups and people with certain life styles.

I honestly cannot follow MR STEIN'S train of thought or lack thereof. It would seem that he doesn't seem to like women of any age, and prefers that this nation think like him.

He gleefully proclaims his further lust for "eating meat enjoyed in JAPAN, BELGIUM, FRANCE, ITALY, SWEDEN, the NETHERLANDS, GERMANY and AUSTRIA." He salivates at the thought, certainly reminding me of a 14yr old thinking boy reading PLAYBOY in his closet.

I would like to point out that it is useless to debate the issue of what is or isn't legal in other countries. I notice he left CHINA and VIETNAM off his fantasy/travel gastronomic extravaganza. I don't see why...I hear you can get some really choice dog meat in these countries, as well.

MR STEIN then relates that he got a friend, who ironically turns out to be female, to procure horse meat from a market in CANADA. Only able to purchase HORSE MEAT SALAMI or GERMAN HORSE MEAT SAUSAGE, he does point out that he was able to pull a fast one on US CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION by labeling the package as " LEATHER ART PROJECT," something else that MR STEIN admits "seemed about right."

The article then drags out into a dissertation on the glories of eating HORSE MEAT and even offers up recipes. Truly, high journalism at it's best.

In summary, MR STEIN sees no difference between killing HORSES versus killing "CHICKEN, PIGS, SHEEP and COWS..." calling it "equally bad."
And he did admit that "picturing the animal" while eating it was "kind of gross."

Perhaps, MR STEIN has revealed the reason why human consumption of DOGS in the juvenile- thinking US hasn't caught on either.

But, all of this really doesn't give us any of MR STEIN'S reasons for NOT viewing HORSES as pets and a national symbol. However, it does reveal that he deliberately omits any of the horrendous methods employed by HORSE SLAUGHTER INDUSTRY.

So, we will have to view MR STEIN'S article as a shallow attempt to garner the attention that a
14yr old thinking boy so desperately craves.

We do thank MR STEIN for reminding us that we should all cancel our subscriptions to TIME MAGAZINE, and make calls and write letters to the associated parent company of CNN.

At least the article gave this female type-person
just one more reason to call her CONGRESSIONAL REPS, as SOCORRO indicated early. Perhaps that will cause MR STEIN to lose his appetite.

##Alex, thank you for providing those articles today. It helps to know that Barbaro was recognized by so many.

Judy

An interesting article at Thoroughbred Times:

Alex the heat in your house is not working, Oh dear.
Call someone, then find a friend who has heat!

Deb G

How does this unit feel about horse slaughter, and if any or all are opposed, will they campaign against it?

Good Morning All

Thank you Alex for your news of your day. Hope your heater is repairable. Hope it's a simple thing like the pilot light having gone out??

Have to catch up on all posts, but had to stop and comment on one in particular, because it broke my heart, that I thought had already been broken to tiny pieces in recent days.

Harriette BrilliantHawk, you are part of this family. You and I are linked by our heritage, though mine is more diffused by generations. I believe that the Creator has another task in mind for you, if not just to continue to give us all comfort by writing your beautiful prayers.

Please listen to the Wise Ones and the Spirits and learn your mission. You have much to do here.

With love and deepest respect

Cheryl(Algonquin/Obijwe)

Dear Harriette,

You are cared about by so many people here. Although we don't know one another by face, nor do we live next door, we are all one in our hearts because of our love for Barbaro.
Through the months, you have posted beautiful writings. Ones which spoke what was in our hearts but we were unable to express as well as you. You brought us comfort.
I think we all came to love Barbaro as if he were our own. We celebrated his victories, we dispaired over his set backs. Most of all, through his great spirit, we loved him. And he became so important to us. He remains so today. Perhaps, in some ways, even moreso than when he was here on Earth.
Now he is physically gone. It is sad he has left our us. But it is we, who are left behind, who grieve for the loss in our life. As others have said, we would not want him here in pain. We would not deny him the ability to run free with the wind flowting through his mane. You, above many of us, are so spiritual & understand this.
Mrs. Jackson said it so simply, yet so eloquently, "Grief is the price we pay for love."
While we mourn our loss, heaven has gained a noble prince, our Barbaro. It is we who are left who must carry on in his name. With every letter I write, with every donation (no nmatter how small) I send, it is always sent in Barbaro's memory. We are a force, this Barbaro Nation. We can & will do good works in his name. It will not be just the few of us here, but rather people in many countries who will speak his name. Who will keep his memory alive. And you dear Harriette, are a very important part of making all of this happen.
May Barbaro & God bring you peace.

Kathy in NY

UGH! CNN.com has a link to that hateful TIME magazine article (Horse Its Whats For Dinner) right on the front page of their website at the bottom under the \"From Our Partners\" section.

BOO! HISS! CNN! Thumbs Down!

Pamie Thank you for that eye-opener. My GOODNESS where to these writers get their inspiration? I am truly horrified.

Socorro
Thanks for being here and posting the links. It's so good of you to do this, and to keep us focused each day on the work we need to do.

Harriette
I'm glad to see you posting again. Please keep coming back, and share it all with us. You know that no one understands what you are going through as well as the people on this board. We want to keep hearing from you. You've given us so much.

Anita MA
I'm so glad you liked the library site!
Free access to library articles

Blue links
People who want to learn to post blue links -- It is not so easy to instruct people how to do this here on the board. The instruction tends to turn into a blue link that does not convey the technique. Try searching for any website that offers a free, basic html tutorial.

Deb G
The cadence is incredible! I wish there were a way for us to see a video clip of that. Probably not allowed?

I am at a loss for words. I can not express how the outpouring of support from so many have meant to me today.

I am going to print the comments and save them for days like this when I need help fighting the price of loving..the grief.

I did not intend to spill my heart this morning. . My intention this moring was to try to inspire ALEX TO WRITE A BOOK...

The rest just came gushing out like Dear Diary..I apologize for my weakness. I have fought this battle before, it takes more out of me every time. My faith is strong, my love for Barbaro and all of you is ALIVE.I have no fear, angels follow me wherever I may go..

Blessings and heartfelt sobs of thanks
Harriette Brillianthawk

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Sorry about the length of my post (6::02), I spaced it in order to make it easier to read...please, accept my apology...

Marilyn/CA: Let me check into that. I was thinking the same thing. Maybe even a cellphone clip with voice - let me see what I can do! Would be neat to show everyone!!!

Joan.. That one got me too good job!

Michelle..... I am glad that I cam put a smile on your face. You know Barba would want all of us to smile and be happy.... He is happy and he I know is full LOL!!!

Judy...... Man it is back to the grocrie store today and the stables...

Alex.... I have to go pay my heat bill man now I feel like leaving it off in honor of you... Go snuggle up to Slew....... stay warm... sending a prayer to heaven for you to have your heat turned back on soon......

Barbaro....... Please help me find this place today that I have to find.. I have NO CLUE where it is and I hate getting lost. Aaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh have to start getting in the tanning bed........ The trees are starting to bud........

Love to ALL.......... My ANGEL BARBARO!!!!! 4-Ever.......... I am going out to see Butch and the rest of the horses Barba and THEY ARE GETTING THE PEPPERMINT CANDY SO TAKE THAT HA!!!!!!!!! ;-).... I'll get you some more at the store though.......

How is Slew doing? Is he feeling better??????

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Socorro:
Thanks for the links.

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FsOB:

Mrs. Jackson said "certainly grief is the price you pay for love." And then she asked us to channel our grief into stopping a hideous practice on behalf of Barbaro and all of his equine friends.

Sheila issued a challenge a couple of days ago...
see if, during the course of one week, you could get 10 people in your address book to contact their legislators and voice their support of HR 503 and S311.

Any takers?

One other note: People that we don't know read these boards. Irrespective of the legitimacy of the provocation, they don't really need to see us squabbling...

Cheers,
Friar Tuck

Renee Antaya I think that is a great idea.

DEAR FANS OF BARBARO - THIS JUST IN FROM HSUS in regard to the "Barbaro Effect" and the AHSPA

THIS JUST IN -
We've been in touch with Kelley Dupps Gov't Affairs HSUS in regard to a statement with the recent passing of Barbaro and the impact Barbaro has on getting the AHSPA passed.
Many thanks to Kelley Dupps in her efforts to get this statement to us. Here it is...

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Friends,

Many of us felt a loss we couldn’t articulate and beyond our reason when we heard the news about Barbaro. Some of it was due to the expectations we had for him. He’d overcome so much. He was on the mend, so we thought. The shock made it all the harder to bear.

Our nation’s collective reaction to this colt was truly stunning. He won our hearts and made us dare to hope. When he lost his battle, we lost that optimism and hope we’d harbored. In a larger sense, he taught us what it meant to simply not give up. He never, ever did.

His owners were committed to protecting him from suffering, so they had to be the ones to give up. They made the hard choice that their horse would never make for them. It must have been a wrenching time for the Jacksons to feel such a responsibility and to make this very tough call, however clear the need was.

Their brave and broken descriptions of the experience and especially of his last hours along with the many columns written by Barbaro’s admirers touched me and saddened me. Not only for Barbaro’s sake, but because they recalled for me the truly dark time in my life almost a decade ago when I had to let my own big bay horse go and watch him slip away. Uttering the words to our vet “yes, it’s time…let’s do it…” may have been the hardest words I’ve ever spoken. The sheer weight of such a choice and the inability to do more for him, my dear horse who fought many brave fights like Barbaro only to lose his life when he fell down one day, inexplicably, and never could get up again. But, when I became certain it was the right thing to do and turned the corner from the agony of indecision to an urgent need for finality and peace, I just wanted it to happen quickly and to be easy for him. I looked into his eyes and then watched the needle plunge into his neck. I held his head when he jerked for a moment at the pinch, and then stroked his forelock until his labored breathing slowed and then, with a long wheeze, stopped altogether. I looked up at our vet to hear her say that he was gone. I stared at his body, a gorgeous thoroughbred’s frame that was just moments before animated by his endless and futile attempts to get to his feet, his withers raw from rubbing the fence he fell against. It was finally over.

The reality of calling businesses who could help me dispose of his body…and then cutting a swath of his mane to hold onto forever…and ultimately planting a tree in his honor…it was all horrible, real, gritty, and sad. And yet, I wouldn’t trade that experience for any in the world because I was able to ensure that his life ended peacefully and with dignity. Most importantly, I prevented any further suffering for my horse, even if it was the hardest gift to give him. And, it was the best thing that could’ve happened to my former racehorse who had lived a full life. My horse was spared any greater suffering because I made my impossibly hard choice.

These memories all came back with a rush as I read about Barbaro. And felt for his family and all the millions who loved him.

But there is one thing that cannot be ignored. Barbaro fought like there was no end in sight. He didn’t know how to stop fighting. He faced each new obstacle with pluck, determination, and heart. And we must be so grateful that his death came with the quiet hush of unconsciousness and with no additional pain and no prolonged indignities.

Some horses are not spared pain and suffering. Instead, some are sent to auction and then sold, often unwittingly, to killer buyers who then haul them for days to a slaughter plant where they are captive bolted in the head, just once if they are lucky, and dismembered. If they go to Mexico, they are stabbed in the neck with a boning knife and paralyzed, but they bleed and suffer until they suffocate from the knife wound’s nerve damage.

We cannot allow anyone to claim that sending horses to slaughter may ever be described as a merciful act. The slaughterhouses are arguing that they “euthananize” horses and that they provide a service to horses that would otherwise be neglected, set loose, or starved to death. Nonsense! The United States Department of Agriculture states that more than 92% of horses sent to slaughter are, in fact, in good condition. They are not beyond productivity and they are not without other options. Some heartless owners dump horses they no longer want because they are too cheap or lazy to offer them a faster, painless death. Such abuse should not be tolerated. Having a horse means taking on the responsibility to make the tough call and being willing to do what every horse owner should – take care of your horse to the very end. If you can’t do that, you should not have ever gotten that horse.

Allowing horse slaughter so that foreign diners can enjoy American horseflesh is not merciful; it is merely profitable for the foreign corporations that own these equine slaughterhouses. I believe that horse owners are responsible people. And they will follow the law. More than 99% of them are already demonstrating their responsibility by currently providing a humane end for their horses. It’s the final 1% that may not even realize that the horses they send to auction will be put through a miserable journey and a horrible death. If slaughter were not a legal option, this last 1% would simply sell their horses to other owners. Horses that are too old or ill for new homes will be euthanized by a vet for the price of a single month’s care.

As we mourn Barbaro’s loss, let us turn our attention to other horses who need us – whose lives are ending, one by one, far less ceremoniously. We must take on the Barbaro spirit and fight on. And never, never, never say die. For those who have already perished in this awful manner, we are sad. For those we can still save with diligent efforts, let us not let them down. Let us cherish every opportunity to move the H.R. 503/S. 311, a federal ban on horse slaughter, forward. This is the year we can stop the slaughter of American horses. We must imagine Barbaro running down the homestretch and then fighting his way forward when he could run no more and know that we must do his unfinished work. We must inspire our nation to take action to save American horses from a fate far, far worse than Barbaro’s.

Let our work honor his fighting spirit and end the slaughter.

Nancy Perry, VP of HSUS Gvt Affairs
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Debra,WI and Shelley A

Susan E: Deborah A. had sent me an email with a letter "To the United States Armed Forces" along with the booklet, I then attached some pics of Salvation, etc...and sent it to as many military folks as I possibly could. I posted above that I have been swamped with emails of soldiers who were not aware of horse slaughter here, and many said they would email, call or write letters for us....so, from what I am gathering and receiving, they are going to help!

Thanks guys, but FRIAR TUCK has been the one trying to keep everyone focused on news from Shelley A. and Debra, WI.

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Debra thank you for posting that incredibly moving piece by Nancy Perry, VP of HSUS GVT Affairs.

There is so much indignity going on in the world today. If we can start to remedy this one step at a time - starting with the Anti Horse Slaughter Bill - it would be a tremendous accomplishment.

Barbaro never gave up and neither will we to get this bill passed, and abolish horse slaughter forever.

Thanks again for sharing.
Edie

Harriette Brillianthawk,

Good to hear back from you. Was getting worried about you. Spill your heart anytime. Welcome back to the Battle!

Barbaro
Address Change and a new email for Barbaro. He really did win 7 races you know.... ;-)

111111-1 Un-Defeated Road
Derby Champion Ave.
Edgar Mansion #8
Heaven
042903-012907

barbarjackson@alex.halo
barbaroLOVES_DrR@withallmyHEART.halo

With Love to all and Barbaro 4-EVER MY ANGEL ;-)

Secretariat and Seabuscuit are still working on the phone numbers and the address may change again.. Barbaro right now is just starting to settle in and get comfortable........ I do have an address for Seattle Slew if anyone would like it....

Seattle Slew
1977 Tripple Crown Ave.
Taylor Road
Emerald Mansion
Heaven
0522002

I still need to get all of the zip..... I'll have it later unless anyone else has it.... :-)

Part I

Here's an easy link for people to find and contact their legislators with a form letter pre-written by HSUS. Shelley A provided this a few days ago for Sheila's challenge:

https://community.hsus.org/campaign/FED_2007_horse_slaughter?qp_source=gabawj

Cheers,
Friar Tuck

Part II

This is another link providing official, reliable, info about the issue, what exactly we're trying to accomplish, and how, which people can be a useful educational tool:

http://www.saplonline.org/horses.htm

Cheers,
FT

Thanks Alex for the great articles.

Yes, it is mighty cold outside. Hope all goes well in getting the heat back on in your house....

CAL..... :-( Still no lighter :-(

Are you sure U put a stamp on it?

Love to Barbaro my ANGEL 4-ever!!!!!!! ;-)

Part II (without type)

This is another link providing official, reliable, info about the issue, what exactly we're trying to accomplish, and how, which can be a useful educational tool:

http://www.saplonline.org/horses.htm

Cheers
Friar Tuck

MARILYN; WOW I love that Library site!!! THANKS!!!

##Harriette Brillianthawk (I just love saying your name as I am typing, it's just so nice) I am so glad you're here. Don't you apologize for grieving, we understand your pain and sense of loss. I hope that comfort will come with time knowing that you are not alone. Feel free to speak from your heart here anytime.

Judy

OOOPS! For some reason by paste did not show up :(

Interesting Article in Thoroughbred Times:

I have contacted my 10!

##Nina, when you're visiting the horses give them a scratch and tickle for me. Did you check under the bed, Slew maybe lurking.

Judy

I have only posted once, early on after B's injury, but I have followed every day since. I can't pray for Barbaro, because he's fine now. But I do pray for those who were close to him, because if their pain is even a fraction greater than the pain I feel for his loss, they are in utter agony. I am in awe of all of you, and I hope God eases your pain. Remember, he's fine now.

REPOST WITH CORRECTION TO THIRD PARAGRAPH.

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Debra thank you for posting that incredibly moving piece by Nancy Perry, VP of HSUS GVT Affairs.

There is so much indignity going on in the world today. If we can start to remedy this one step at a time - starting with the Anti Horse Slaughter Bill - it would be a tremendous accomplishment.

Barbaro never gave up his fight. We will not give up ours - to abolish horse slaughter and help fulfill his legacy.

Edie

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhh geeeeeeeeeesh I just heard from Barbaro and he told me that there are going to be a lot of address changes up there now cause of him.. Soooooooooo Slew will have a different one in a while...... I'll keep you all posted........

With all my Love to Barbaro... ;-) You truly are my ANGEL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Divine Strake. Could someone tell me what this has to do with horse slaughter?

Judy... I will....... I'll even give them all kisses for you too.... :-)

With all my Love to Babaro and the FOB.....;-)

OK ANGEL we need to go now and go do some things... You can drive....... ;-)

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Well, now I know that the world is coming to an end...GOOFY at DISNEY WORLD was arrested on 51 counts of possession of kiddie porn....

BEAM ME UP SCOTTY!!!

Judy.. Slew is here with me. I am making him go to the grocrie store with us because I want HIM to pick out the food for the weekend... He isn't feeling well but he is going anyway... It may teach him to quit being such a hog :-)

With love to all and my buddy BARBA!!!!!!! ;)

EDIE,
You bet! Anything to keep us all focused on our efforts to continue Bobby's Legacy for all the horses! We need to remain united more than ever...

God Bless,
Debra, WI

Off to the Grocrie store, skating, the stables and where-ever else I get lost.... LOL..... Renee email me if you want to.........

Love to all and my ANGEL Barbaro.... ;-)

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Could everyone please do us a favor...CALL YOUR REPS...let us know if we have the correct phone numbers....and, while you are on the line...please, tell them you support HR503/S311..
ASK THEM TO DO THE SAME!

Harriette Brillanthawk -

You are such a special person. So unselfish. Things will get better - God watches over you! You're in my prayers!

Focus, focus focus! We have important work to do! Call, fax, write, campaign. Keep the momentum going for our Big Guy. Let's not lose sight of our mission - Mrs. Jackson is counting on us!

It occurs to me that with all the overbreeding....don't these breeders realize they are breeding for slaughter. They must factor in a certain number of foals born each year will end up slaughtered.

Was just wondering about Barbaro's stall at New Bolton....does anyone think the Hospital will post a commemorative plaque along the outside efface of his stall? Maybe something simple like, "Remember Barbaro, cure laminitis". If anyone has any thoughts on this, feel free to share, thank you.

Harriet, thank you so much for expressing what I am feeling. Wounds are being opened, maybe for complete healing now. Barbaro is more than a horse. Barbaro is a consciousness that we need in this time.He is very much alive.

Focus, focus focus! We have important work to do! Call, fax, write, campaign. Keep the momentum going for our Big Guy. Let's not lose sight of our mission - Mrs. Jackson is counting on us!

Posted by: Sheila at February 9, 2007 7:04 PM

Pamela,
The links that were provided on here by Socorro (mainly) are pretty much correct for South Carolina. One thing I have discovered is that most of these Representatives and Senators have local and regional offices and getting thru to personnel there is often times easier and more rewarding than the DC contact info (Was placed on \"eternal\" hold on Sen. Graham\'s DC line before I even got a message thingy). I like to write a lot and my letters get a better aknowledgement out of the regional and local offices here in Greenville and Columbia. That\'s not to say I still don\'t bug the heck out of them at the DC offices too :)

Harriet Brillianthawk ... I pray that God cradles you in his healing arms and replaces the pain and grief in your heart with peace.

Hello everyone!

I am very proud of the wonderful group of people we have on TWR! I am honored to be associated with you and the great work you are doing for horses!

The recent "saves" you have done as a group for The Grace Foundation is truly inspiring, and I realize this request for help comes right after those efforts.

I am sharing a very urgent request to help the "Last Chance Corral" in Athens, OH - They are a wonderful non-profit group that was formed 20+ years ago.

They rescue any and all horses who need to be saved, and they currently have 23 horses on their farm (14 horses are rescued Thoroughbreds)...

THIS IS THE IMMEDIATE NEED:

They currently have (8) nursmare foals at the farm, but there are more "on hold" that need saving. There are (12) more babies waiting to be rescued!!

Please do whatever you are able to do to save these foals who are now waiting - The cost to sponsor a foal is $250, but any amount you can give would be a huge help to this truly worth cause - As we are well aware, there is great power in "numbers" and collectively as a group we can make a real difference!

Their focus during this time of year ("foal season") are these Nursemare Foals - Please click on the website link to learn about the plight of these babies: http://www.lastchancecorral.org/foal_rescue/foal_rescue.php

The babies begin arriving in January of each year, and they will have close to 200 babies come to them for nourishment and support until May. They have an incredible foal barn: "Intensive Care Barn" (also on the website), and they have years of knowldge and all the right equipment, milk-replacer, yogurt and medications to bring these precious babies through the first days and weeks of their lives. When they are stabilized, there are many loving homes for them.

Victoria Goss is the president and founder of LCC, and she does not have Pay-Pal set up. If you can share how much you can send to LCC, Victoria can call one of the people "holding" these babies, and he will allow her to write a check that he can cash later when their mail comes in. If you do not wish to post your contribution here, you may email me or Victoria (her email address is below), or you may call either myself or LCC: My cell phone number is: 704-634-5582.

LAST CHANCE CORRAL
Victoria Goss, President
5350 Pomeroy Road
Athens, Ohio 45701
(740) 594-4336
lccorral@frognet.net

Thank you for anything you can do to help purchase these foals - Time is of the essence, since they need 24/7 care! These are tiny, precious lives!!!

Michelle in NC

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FsOB:
REPOSTING ShelleyA/Debra WI:

Happy Friday.....

Great news about Arthur and Staci Hancock's new venure, Kentucky Humane Equine Center. The Hancock's have been in the forefront of the anti slaughter fight for years.

As of now, our mission remains the same.

Along with contacting our own representatives (one congressman and two senators), we should also contact the leadership of the following committees and urge them to get their respective bills out of committee and to a vote.

HR503 is in the Energy & Commerce Committee and in the Agricultural Committee
S311 is in the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee

Links to these committees will follow shortly. Special thanks to Socorro and Cheryl for keeping these links going (we are both "blue link challenged!")

Remember, for those of you who have limited long distance, the weekend is a great time to make those calls and leave voice mails. It's also a good time to send faxes. They will be counted on Monday morning.

Have a great day!!

Shelley and Debra

Cheers,
Friar Tuck

Good day our brilliant Barbaro!

Things must be warm and pleasant for you up there in paradise, with plenty of grasses, apples, and carrots to choose from! We sure do miss you terribly!!
I won?t be near a computer tonight so I will give you my goodnight kiss now.
Sweet dreams Barbaro!

Thank you Alex for all the latest articles. The one by Vonda Sins was very touching. She really knows us- the Barbaro Nation. She gets us!

I especially love her line:

"They have already moves some hills. Together, with leadership, they will move mountains."

Thank you, Barbaro nation, for the good fight and for all the links and personal posts. Keep up the good fight.

Stay warm everybody. Bundle up all your sweet critters! Hope everyone in New York is fairing well!

Thanks KITTY...I am so glad you were able to get thru to your rep....I do know that, when we contacted the local offices, as advised in the past...many local aides were more concerned with local issues and recommended we call DC...So you are so right to keep calling the Washington offices...

Thanks so MUCH for keeping the heat on in DC...YOUR CALLS (EMAIL & FAXES) DO MATTER....THEY DO KEEP A TALLY!

WE CAN DO THIS!

Goofy, arrested on child porn? Good God what next, Pinnochio will be arrested for flashing.

....and, YIKES...seems like ALEX could use getting some "heat" too!!!!

Pamela,
It seems we don't have the support we had the last time. I hope I'm very wrong.

RENEE; I posted on the forum one time in the antislaughter part, that we have to deal with hipocrites and I got in trouble for that, but I stand by what I said. Politicians are hipocrites and you can't depend on them. I don't care if one party supported it more than the other. A lot of the times they have alterior motives and most of them did with this. This is not to say we can't deal with this and wtill win, but we just have to be just as diligent as last time before the elections.

All,

The very mininum we can do is make 3 calls to our representatives and e-mail them. It takes five minutes.

Mrs. Jackson has asked that we use our collective power to pass the Anti slaughter bill.

Let's do it!! For Mrs. Jackson For Barbaro!!

Ro & Brady

Like others, I've seen Greatness before. I remember watching on television as Secretariet opened his lead to 31 lengths at Belmont Park to complete his Triple Crown. From that day until January 29th when we lost our Bobbie have I not felt such a churning of emotion. It is impossible to get more than a few words out without a tightening in my throat and tears flowing down my face. Secretariet made racing great, it is now up to us to make Barbaro's legacy a reality. Please keep your site going until the walls of the slaughterhouses fall and all races are run on polytrack surfaces. Like Secretariet, Barbaro was in a class by himself. Let us show some class and finish the work he has inspired.

Pamela,
I mentioned this yesterday, we are lucky here in South Carolina because Sen. DeMint was won of the co-sponsors of the original bill. He is truly an extraordinary man. I never get the feeling from him or any of his staffers that they don\'t care about any issue, local, regional, or national.
Sen. Graham was a co-sponsor of the bill to cut USDA funding to inspectors that entered horse slaughter facilities. The intentions of that provision were good, but unfortunately the three slaughter houses looked to get around it by hiring private inspectors.

I do think our Senators from South Carolina are behind this legislation in this new session.

I would like to see this plaque...

THIS WAS THE SITE WHERE THE LAST REMAINING HORSE SLAUGHTER PLANT IN AMERICA ONCE STOOD. HERE, HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF HORSES MET A CRUEL AND INHUMANE DEATH...THERE ARE NO MORE FACILITIES FOR HORSE SLAUGHTER IN THIS COUNTRY...IT WAS PERMANENTLY OUTLAWED BY HR503/S311 IN THE MEMORY OF BARBARO...AMERICA'S HORSE.

Alex,

Good luck with your heat situation or non-heat situation.

I'm glad Hawty did well and was a good girl for you.

We all really appreciate you!

Take care,
cindy a

Oh, Pamela. That is so perfect and beautiful. And, like everything else invoking Barbaro, makes me cry for now. But how wonderful such a plaque would be.

CLICK on your STATE and this map will give you the CONTACT INFORMATION on your REPRESENTATIVE and SENATORS

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Has anyone got the link to the Jeannine Edwards interview with Doc R.
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School is really intense right now so while I can write little, I get to read a bit each day.

Alex, just wanted to tell you again how grateful I am that you kept us informed daily and with such warmth and wonderful detail about the amazing and wonderful Barbaro during his long battle. Your site was unique and invaluable during that time and also gave FOBs a place to come hope and pray for his recovery, then grieve together. Hard to believe it's almost two weeks now since he's left us. He will be missed forever.

As there seems to be no interest here on the Comment Board in working to require the racing industry to hold off on strenuous training and racing of immature thoroughbreds until they are older and their leg and hoof bones strong enough not to keep having the catastrophic breakdowns we see so frequently, I won't be visiting the site much anymore. I'm glad FOBs are united in working to outlaw horse slaughter, improve track surfaces and raise money for laminitis research, and I will support those issues, too. But, my main interest now is in working with organizations like PETA to get the racing of immature horses outlawed, which hopefully will cut way back on the tragic euthanasias of so many 3-year-olds who sustain fatal, multiple fractures similar to Barbaro's.

I'll be checking in with you now and then just to see what's up at Fair Hill and to find out how our hero, Alex, is doing. I'm forever indebted for this site, and I wish you the best, Alex! But, I won't ever watch another Triple Crown race again, or any other thoroughbred race, until the horses entered in them are older and stronger!

Peggy in AZ

Ooooh Pamie,
Here come the tears. A statue of Barbaro with other horses around him with your plaque.

KITTY...That is just wonderful...The people of your state have certainly done our country a favor by electing such great legislators! The people of SOUTH CAROLINA can be proud of their SENATORS for sure. And you should be commended for establishing such a close and beneficial relationship with their offices. WAY TO GO!!!

To Harriet Brillianthawk

Please stay with us, Harriet. Yours is a voice we need to hear. Your circle has grown to encompass the heart of everyone who reads your words. Be comforted and strengthened by our love and respect from all corners of this great country of lovers.

Could any of us, with our warts and petty jealousies and childish needs and wants and physical and spiritual lamenesses survive long surrounded by too much of the ideal?

God is very sparing of perfection; giving us just a glimpse from time to time to remind us of what we can expect in that nearby kingdom. When I was a girl, I watched Buckpasser race and heard him spoken of as the most perfectly formed Thoroughbred ever made; yet for all that, he was plagued by bad feet.

I'm told I can sing like an angel, but I'm homely as an old boot. Still, I sing at church, from the back, giving my songs back to God.

We had to give Bobby back to God, but he came to us as an emmissary for change and that has become our sacred trust.

You are so right! Alex should write a book. So should you! I feel I've only learned a portion of your wisdom by reading these pages. Please don't leave your greatest work unfinished. Walk on with us a little further, to see what waits around the next bend in the track.

Warmest thoughts and prayers for your heart's healing from not so sunny Central California.

Deirdre in California

Good afternoon, FOBs~

it's comforting to see you here.

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FOBS...WE HAVE TO STAY UNITED...IF THIS BILL FAILS, EVERYONE FAILS...PLEASE STAY UNITED FOR BARBARO, AND HIS SISTERS AND BROTHERS...

We can take step at a time, we are progressing, but not if we fall off the wagon...NEVER GIVE UP, BARBARO DID NOT...NOW IT IS OUR TURN...PLEASE!!!!

RENEE...how long do you think it would take for us to get the money together for that?...three, two...one second?

Keep that image in your minds as you call and ask others to do the same....

PICTURE THE FOBS AT THE DEDICATION OF THAT STATUE AND THAT PLAQUE..."In Loving Memory of Barbaro...America's Horse"

I SWEAR WE CAN DO THIS...I KNOW WE CAN!!!

I would like to see this plaque...

THIS WAS THE SITE WHERE THE LAST REMAINING HORSE SLAUGHTER PLANT IN AMERICA ONCE STOOD. HERE, HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF HORSES MET A CRUEL AND INHUMANE DEATH...THERE ARE NO MORE FACILITIES FOR HORSE SLAUGHTER IN THIS COUNTRY...IT WAS PERMANENTLY OUTLAWED BY HR503/S311 IN THE MEMORY OF BARBARO...AMERICA'S HORSE.

Posted by: Pamela at February 9, 2007 7:33 PM

I'm told I can sing like an angel, but I'm homely as an old boot.

Edgewise,
A BIG Spanking for you. Don't you ever call yourself homely again. We are all beautiful,that is what makes us different and special.

GREAT idea Pamela..........

Pamie,
You mean something for Dr R.One call to Kennett. Or the statue. Two seconds.

DIEDRE IN CALIFORNIA...

We need you! I would like for you to call your reps...just speak to the aides and as them politely to "Please, ask my rep to support HR503/S311 and post back how your call went...

Many of us here all started out on the back row of one place or another...We don't sit there any more...WE STAND IN THE FRONT..

You will be so surprise at what you can do!
Spread your wings, honey...join us!

ATTENTION ALL
new posters and people who are reading without posting

Many of you have discovered this site recently, during and after the final days of Barbaro's life. This is a wonderful support site for all who are grieving for Barbaro and keeping his memory alive.

I'd like to invite each of you, though, to go beyond your involvement with Barbaro, and join us in the other reason why we are here.

Most of us came here initially because of Barbaro. Some posters are experienced horse people who have been involved in horse welfare issues for years. Others of us just love horses, or just love Barbaro in particular, and we have learned about horse welfare on this site.

Mrs. Jackson has asked us in particular to help her with the equine welfare issue she views (and we view) as the most urgent, and that is to stop horse slaughter.

Even if you have never been involved in a grassroots legislative campaign before, I invite and urge you to join us in this one! The issue is so clear cut.

It is a little scary to make that first call, so let me walk you through it. You will not be talking to an actual legislator (we should be so lucky!) or even a higher-up. You'll speak with an aide -- probably a young person spending part of the session in Washington. The aide will almost certainly be very nice and polite!

All you need to do is say something very simple, like the following:

"Hi. I'm calling in support of a bill -- the Horse Slaughter Prevention Act. Is the Senator/Representative planning to co-sponsor this bill? I would like to urge him/her to do so. This issue is very important to me as a constituent."

Or, if you're calling one of the committee leaders, you would substitute in something like, "I urge the Senator/Representative to move this bill quickly through committee and bring it to the floor for a vote."

I know that there have been a lot of posts here asking that you provide substantive information to the legislators to help them make up their minds; but the most important thing is to make the simple phone calls, along the lines outlined above, and if you do just exactly that, it will be fine, and a great help.

Your opinion will be tallied, and if the legislator gets lots and lots of similar calls, they will help focus his or her attention on the bill as an issue of great interest to the public.
This is why you are also being asked to get as many people as you can to make the phone calls, in your state and in other states; in as many different congressional districts as possible; and to ask them to ask their friends and relatives as well.

Please share your passion for horse welfare with everyone you know. Every call that someone makes because of you will help add up to the massive number of constituents that we need, to make the great showing of public interest that is required to focus attention on the bill.

If you are making the calls for the first time, please come back here and tell us! We will all make a fuss over you, and you will feel like you have done a very good thing! And you WILL have done a very good thing, in Barbaro's honor.

THANKS SOCORRO, (BLUE LINKS) I FORGOT YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS THE OTHER NIGHT. I JUST SIGNED BACK ONLINE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 2 DAYS. WAS VERY SICK WITH THE FLU!

ANYWAY, TONS OF EMAIL TO CATCH UP ON.

ALEX, U BEST GET THAT HEAT WORKING, YOU'LL FREEZE, IT'S BEEN SO COLD!!

LOVE YA ALL,
CHERYL G

Awww.... Pamela, now I am blushing Awww... Gee....
I am a commercial real estate appraiser and I have been active on another issues both nationally and at the state level regarding our profession. IT REALLY DOES START AT A GRASS ROOTS LEVEL and your letters, phone calls, faxes, emails, they do make a difference. I have seen that in our state legislature on some bills the Appraisal Institute has backed.

One reason I think we have the support of our legislators on these horse slaughter bills is that these darn slaughter facilities are FOREIGN owned and are foreign interests. After the loss (over 20 years) of so many of our textile jobs and factories to overseas (FOREIGN), South Carolinians are literally hateful about ANYTHING FOREIGN. That helps build support for these horse slaughter bills back here. Now that I know these plants are foreign owned, I am stressing that point emphatically to anyone who will listen.

Hi Cheryl G.,
How are you feeling? get better and take care of yourself.

Poor Alex! After a frigid day out with the horses, you get home to find the heat not working. Hope you get it taken care of in short order. As Gilda Radner used to say - "IT'S ALWAYS SOMETHING!"

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We are in the middle of the deep freeze in NW Indiana/Chicago area and my little space heater gave out at the onset. Luckily a friend replaced it posthaste. Next, a flat tire (in front of the house - best place)! Still waiting to fix that and meanwhile driving the "family" van instead of my 77 Lincoln Mark V Continental.

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http://news.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=37488

Pennsylvania Senate Honors Barbaro Connections

If this is old news, excuse me; google just sent it to me.

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MHR is having a technical slowdown in getting the Mare Stare apparatus installed in Rosie's stall for the foalwatch (see thread at TWF for photos of the VERY pregnant Rosie, also showing our pioneer FOB Sally, formerly of KW now of Paws Rump (Pahrump) NV. So far, Rosie is cooperating and though showing many signs of impending delivery (such as waxy teats) seems to be holding out until the birth of Bobby's Lil Angel can be broadcast to all the wellwishers. Remember, Rosie is one of the two pregnant mares saved via FOBs by MHR at the Oregon auction last October.

The Barbaro Effect is blossoming.

LIVING PROOF OF THE LIVING TRUTH

Hope Peace Love Music & RESPECT - CJ the craziest catlady (Blackie's Mother & Pleasure's Aunt) in Hammond IN, f/k/a CJ of T Bar J (Elgin IL)

PS - Senator Bayh of Indiana signed on as a cosponsor of S 311, and I called to say thank you. Still have to nudge Senator Lugar and my Ind. Rep. Other Hoosiers, get after Lugar and remind him his colleague Sen. Bayh is aboard against slaughter. CJ

REPOST
ATTENTION ALL
new posters and people who are reading without posting

Many of you have discovered this site recently, during and after the final days of Barbaro's life. This is a wonderful support site for all who are grieving for Barbaro and keeping his memory alive.

I'd like to invite each of you, though, to go beyond your involvement with Barbaro, and join us in the other reason why we are here.

Most of us came here initially because of Barbaro. Some posters are experienced horse people who have been involved in horse welfare issues for years. Others of us just love horses, or just love Barbaro in particular, and we have learned about horse welfare on this site.

Mrs. Jackson has asked us in particular to help her with the equine welfare issue she views (and we view) as the most urgent, and that is to stop horse slaughter.

Even if you have never been involved in a grassroots legislative campaign before, I invite and urge you to join us in this one! The issue is so clear cut.

It is a little scary to make that first call, so let me walk you through it. You will not be talking to an actual legislator (we should be so lucky!) or even a higher-up. You'll speak with an aide -- probably a young person spending part of the session in Washington. The aide will almost certainly be very nice and polite!

All you need to do is say something very simple, like the following:

"Hi. I'm calling in support of a bill -- the Horse Slaughter Prevention Act. Is the Senator/Representative planning to co-sponsor this bill? I would like to urge him/her to do so. This issue is very important to me as a constituent."

Or, if you're calling one of the committee leaders, you would substitute in something like, "I urge the Senator/Representative to move this bill quickly through committee and bring it to the floor for a vote."

I know that there have been a lot of posts here asking that you provide substantive information to the legislators to help them make up their minds; but the most important thing is to make the simple phone calls, along the lines outlined above, and if you do just exactly that, it will be fine, and a great help.

Your opinion will be tallied, and if the legislator gets lots and lots of similar calls, they will help focus his or her attention on the bill as an issue of great interest to the public.
This is why you are also being asked to get as many people as you can to make the phone calls, in your state and in other states; in as many different congressional districts as possible; and to ask them to ask their friends and relatives as well.

Please share your passion for horse welfare with everyone you know. Every call that someone makes because of you will help add up to the massive number of constituents that we need, to make the great showing of public interest that is required to focus attention on the bill.

If you are making the calls for the first time, please come back here and tell us! We will all make a fuss over you, and you will feel like you have done a very good thing! And you WILL have done a very good thing, in Barbaro's honor.

Posted by: Marilyn/CA at February 9, 2007 7:59 PM

*********Anti-slaughter Postcard*********

Hi all-

Edie and I have created an anti slaughter postcard as another method of correspondence to our senators and representatives.
It is eye catching, brief, should get through security quickly, and will be inexpensive to reproduce and mail.

See the ***Anti slaughter postcard*** thread
under General or Anti Slaughter folders on the forum. If you can't access the forum, send an email to antislaughterlobby@earthlink.net for details on how to download...

We hope you find this useful.
Let's get this legislation passed for Barbaro!

Christian and Edie

CLICK on your STATE and this map will give you the CONTACT INFORMATION on your REPRESENTATIVE and SENATORS

Please tell them you support the following Bills:

HOUSE BILL – HR 503

SENATE BILL – S 311

110th CONGRESS LEADERSHIP - HOUSE AND SENATE

Hello again Alex and Barbaro nation,

Alex, so sorry to hear about your heat being dead. Of all the days! Well, you can always stay in the stalls with the horses…they’ll keep you warm! :-)

I read a post yesterday, forgot who placed it, about the law which was already passed in Kentucky, or is about to be passed? Anyway, that might be a good one for our Senate, House, and Committees to adopt. Looks like the Kentucky law has the exact language we want used for the Federal law…especially the clause about the prohibition of transport of horses for purposes of slaughter. Remember, as I mentioned yesterday, we still have to fight the NAFTA trade agreements with Mexico and Canada, and this would be a huge loophole for the slaughter houses. You know they (slaughter houses) will find every loophole they can find. And I agree with an earlier post by Lynda from SE Texas,
“Politicians are hipocrites and you can't depend on them. I don't care if one party supported it more than the other. A lot of the times they have alterior motives and most of them did with this.”

I’m sure that they (our representatives) will do what’s best for their image. They always tend to leave plenty of loopholes around to slide around the issues when they feel necessary. I’m trying to make this strong point because we must be diligent on the language which they will put into the Barbaro bill.

If only we had powerful lobbyists on our side who know how to play the game much better than just us citizens!

Maybe that should be our goal- not only to do our own phone call/e-mail petitions, but to also align ourselves with the right professional lobbyists.

Just some thoughts…

Keep up the good fight for Barbaro!

Christian,
your postcard looks great- that's the route I chose, too- gets through security far more quickly than a letter!

WELL LOOK WHO IS BACK...

WE MISSED YOU CHERYL...I AM POSTING IN ALL CAPS IN HONOR OF YOUR RETURN....HAHAHA

(((((CHERYL)))))

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Re-reading Alex's update retrieved a great memory of mine - In the manner of Alex's makeshift facemask:

In the winter of 77 in the Chicago area it was extremely cold and lots of snow; it was my one season with my Orange Sunshine (Sonny) before he came up irretrievably lame the following summer. He was a huge orange horse (retired open hunter) with an otherworldly personality. I rode him with a bareback pad and a halter and snap-on reins, on the trails in Cook County IL, Morton Grove, out of [the later infamous] Richard Bailey's stable. I took a green and white loose-knit pull-on hat of mine and attached it to his halter by the snaps of the snap-on reins; it hung on him like a feedbag, and he was able to breathe his self-warmed air on some of our most memorable trailrides ever.

Alex - thanks for the memory! CJ

Calling on New Mexicans, please make calls, etc.

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I have been trying to save a 6 yr old OTTB. Getting involved with rescue groups is kinda new to me. I've sent money and adopted horses but never was involved in saving one.

The thing that rescues really need and all seem to be short on is foster homes. PLEASE, if any of you can or knows someone who can provide foster homes please do, they are desperately needed by ALL rescues.

This is the problem I am having now, I need a home to place this horse in temporarily.

I've started a thread in the forum under horse rescue, foster homes.

If anyone can help, the rescues will pay for care and a boarding fee if necessary.

Thanks,
cindy a

Awwww! That's precious, CJ.

STEPHANIE...You might like to know that our side DOES have professional lobbyists!....They have helped us tremendously...In fact, they were on the phones IMMEDIATELY after the Senate adjorned without passing our bill...

You are so right about this...The powers that be recognized it, too, and made sure we were better represented for this fight!!

Oh so sorry to hear of Buckwheat's passing...he was only 4 years old.....so young. His pain was increasing as he gained weight and his four legs just couldn't handle the extra weight anymore. He was such a pretty boy ....He joins my {"Darlin" at the "Bridge".....so sad!!!
(((Buckwheat)))

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Great step by step advice for contacting your legislators posted by Marilyn...Deb, WI just reposted, and I'm reposting again...it couldn't be easier, and ends up taking a grand total of five minutes (including dialing) for all three calls. If for whatever reason you prefer not to phone, there is always the e-mail option.

REPOST
ATTENTION ALL
new posters and people who are reading without posting

Many of you have discovered this site recently, during and after the final days of Barbaro's life. This is a wonderful support site for all who are grieving for Barbaro and keeping his memory alive.

I'd like to invite each of you, though, to go beyond your involvement with Barbaro, and join us in the other reason why we are here.

Most of us came here initially because of Barbaro. Some posters are experienced horse people who have been involved in horse welfare issues for years. Others of us just love horses, or just love Barbaro in particular, and we have learned about horse welfare on this site.

Mrs. Jackson has asked us in particular to help her with the equine welfare issue she views (and we view) as the most urgent, and that is to stop horse slaughter.

Even if you have never been involved in a grassroots legislative campaign before, I invite and urge you to join us in this one! The issue is so clear cut.

It is a little scary to make that first call, so let me walk you through it. You will not be talking to an actual legislator (we should be so lucky!) or even a higher-up. You'll speak with an aide -- probably a young person spending part of the session in Washington. The aide will almost certainly be very nice and polite!

All you need to do is say something very simple, like the following:

"Hi. I'm calling in support of a bill -- the Horse Slaughter Prevention Act. Is the Senator/Representative planning to co-sponsor this bill? I would like to urge him/her to do so. This issue is very important to me as a constituent."

Or, if you're calling one of the committee leaders, you would substitute in something like, "I urge the Senator/Representative to move this bill quickly through committee and bring it to the floor for a vote."

I know that there have been a lot of posts here asking that you provide substantive information to the legislators to help them make up their minds; but the most important thing is to make the simple phone calls, along the lines outlined above, and if you do just exactly that, it will be fine, and a great help.

Your opinion will be tallied, and if the legislator gets lots and lots of similar calls, they will help focus his or her attention on the bill as an issue of great interest to the public.
This is why you are also being asked to get as many people as you can to make the phone calls, in your state and in other states; in as many different congressional districts as possible; and to ask them to ask their friends and relatives as well.

Please share your passion for horse welfare with everyone you know. Every call that someone makes because of you will help add up to the massive number of constituents that we need, to make the great showing of public interest that is required to focus attention on the bill.

If you are making the calls for the first time, please come back here and tell us! We will all make a fuss over you, and you will feel like you have done a very good thing! And you WILL have done a very good thing, in Barbaro's honor.

Posted by: Marilyn/CA at February 9, 2007 7:59 PM

Cheers,
Friar Tuck

Light a candle for Buckwheat "Buckw."

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Hi, Margie. Thanks for the positive reaction. He was such an incredible horse. For once you and I are here at the same time! My car is now jacked up and I have to get Blackie's supplements/meds ready so when the car is ready I can be on my way to the barn. Love to you and all those crazy horselovers out there in cyberland. A steadfast FOB - to the end!

Living Proof of the Living Truth

Hope Peace Love Music & RESPECT - CJ the craziest catlady (Blackie's Mother & Pleasure's Aunt) in Hammond IN, f/k/a CJ of T Bar J (Elgin IL)

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ooops correction to my post of Feb. 9, 2007, 8:05 pm - the correct headline of this story is:

Pennsylvania Senate Honors Barbaro And His Connections

http://news.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=37488

OH MY CHELOKEE is running on SUNDAY!!!

Gulfstream Sun 2-11-07 Race 7 4:21 EST

1 Mile | Open | 3 Year Olds Allowance | Purse: $46,000

CLICK on your STATE on the map for CONTACT INFORMATION on your REPRESENTATIVE and SENATORS. Please tell them you support the following Bills:

HOUSE BILL – HR 503
SENATE BILL – S 311

110th CONGRESS LEADERSHIP - HOUSE AND SENATE

110th CONGRESS - SENATE

110th CONGRESS - HOUSE

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES – Co-sponsors

SENATORS – Co-sponsors

Oh...boy...whew...hot hot tears after reading those articles. ((((Bobby)))) I miss you so!!!

((((Alex)))) Stay Warm...maybe Hawty Creek will let you share her stall. ;)

((((Harriette Brillianthawk)))) Love you sweet lady. I share your profound sorrow.

Pat G
Proud Member
Fans of Barbaro

"...grief in the price you pay for love..." Gretchen Jackson

### Harriett,

The story you wrote about Barbaro carried me through those first dark days. I read it every day and feel better seeing him so happy and healthy.

You have an entire family here. Please know that you are special.

CANDLE ALERT!!!! CANDLE ALERT!!!!

Barbaro under 2,000...KEEP HIS FLAMES FOREVER BURNING PLEASE...HE DID FOR US!!!

To Alex all FOBs,Barbaro will always be alive in spirit,he will never be forgotten,his inspiration will live forever,i will be contacting New York Senators/congressman.i did call Sen.Clintons office a few months ago,I also e mailed Sen Schumers office,they sent back e mail.
God bless all & Big B,

Hello Barbaro Nation!
I'm sorry to hear about Buckwheat. Barbaro will take care of him.

Did I miss the interview with Dr R and Jeannine Edwards?

Stay warm everyone. It's 1 degree ABOVE zero here... -13 windchill!!! Minnesota

Hi Everyone:
I have just recieved confirmation from Sheriff Joe Arpaio's office that 100 copies of the letter of support that we posted yesterday are ready. We will pick them up Monday. The letter will be on his letterhead and bear his signature.
Sheriff Joe Arapio of Phoenix (Maricopa County) is commonly known as "America's Sheriff!" He is tough. But he also has the softest heart for animals. He has done many wonderful things for our four-legged friends, and lending his support in the fight against slaughter is one more example of his caring. In addition, he is posting information on his website and is doing a 20 to 30 second video condemning slaughter.
He is well known among lawmakers. His support will be a powerful leverage.
He is also well known, and extremely popular, among law enforcement agencies around the country. So let's use all this to our advantage.
Here's my proposal. I am asking FOBs to contact law enforcement agencies that employ horses in your area. Explain to them your reason for the contact. Find out from the contact person how much he/she knows about horse slaughter. If information needs to be sent to them, we can forward the booklet on slaughter that is available on the NERC website. Then provide them a copy of Sheriff Arpaio's letter and tell the contact we want a letter of support from their agency as well.
I will provide a copy to you through regular mail. Or you can download it off NERC when it's ready.
The people who write the laws will open their ears to the people who uphold those laws.
Let's obtain as many letters as possible and forward them to Washington.
A Colorado FOB is providing the slaughter booklet to the Denver police. Next week she is delivering Sheriff Arpaio's letter. She is a person of action, and that's what it's going to take to get the bills passed. I challenge everyone to follow in her footsteps!
Contact me after you have contacted your local Pd and I will send you a copy of the letter.
Daryl
shanamrdiv@yahoo.com

Here's the final draft of the sheriff's letter:

To the members of the 110th Congress of the United States of America :

As Sheriff of the third largest Sheriff’s Office in our nation and as law enforcement professional that puts animal cruelty and abuse cases as a top priority, I call on you today to end the slaughter of America ’s horses for human consumption and other purposes.

I ask you to consider how horses helped build America . Not only did they transport our forefathers from the east coast to the west coast, they have been and remain an invaluable tool to the nation’s law enforcement agencies. Horses provide entertainment in the arenas and race tracks; they are therapy animals for the mentally challenged as well as for many of our soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan ; and perhaps most importantly, horses are the faithful and beloved companions of millions of our constituents.

And yet, I have been shocked and saddened to learn that thousands of American horses now end up on the dinner plates of wealthy European and Asian consumers as an expensive, exotic gastronomic delight.

How shameful it is that we as Americans, who would never dream of eating horse meat, would yet allow the export of it as a food source to other countries for the sole purpose of greed.

Adding insult to injury, it isn’t even American companies profiting from this shameful business but rather three foreign companies which are making millions of dollars of profit conducting these slaughter houses here in our country. At the hands of these operators, the very animal which did more to build this great nation than any other, meets a cruel, painful, long and demeaning death.

Isn’t it our responsibility as humans to take care of the creatures which share this earth with us? Or at the very least, can we not honor the American horse with a humane, painless and dignified death?

You members of Congress write and enact the laws of the land. You help set the standards by which we are measured as a nation. Remember - a nation will be judged by how it treats its animals. For that reason, I urge you to enact a law that will honor the American horse and ban the slaughter of equine which have served this great nation since its beginning.

As Sheriff of Maricopa County for 14 years, I have a good read on the public and how it feels about issues such as animal cruelty. If the American people were to become acutely aware of these horse slaughter houses –their purpose for being and their methods of killing–your constituents would rightly be as outraged as I am.

You represent the American people. Do what is right for them and for their much-loved horses. Ban the practice of slaughter.

Sheriff Joe Arpaio
Maricopa County
Phoenix, AZ.

Barbaro, there isn't a minute I don't ever think about you. You have a special warming in my heart. Say "hello" to Foggy for me. I wuv you so much Sweet Prince. One day we will all meet again. Hugs and Kisses to you Barbaro.
Thanks a million Alex for all you do. ((Alex))
May God comfort all of the FOB and Barbaro Family.

Good afternoon Alex and FOB's.

Omigaw Alex!! No heat in your house? Hope you can get it fixed asap. And thanks for your untiring efforts to keep us educated and aware.

I don't know how to do the blue link thingy but I have posted a thread on the Forum...called
ALERT TO ALL ANIMAL LOVERS!! Please go to it and read. You will be as horrified as I was when I saw this on TV last night.

Barbaro, babycakes, I know it's pleasant and sunny, with a breeze just light enough to ruffle your mane. I know you are happy and healthy and meeting and greeting. You are so loved!!

Read or listen to another NPR commentary
Barbaro: May He Rest in Peace

I heard this yesterday. Diana Nyad's heart is definitely in the right place overall, and it's heartening to see that the local NPR affiliate is still running commentaries on Barbaro.

THanks Joan, going to light one right now.

Ro & Brady

Ro!
Did you do a tribute? Can you repost the link? Thanks so much.

Goodnight Angel, Barbaro

At times, the news sinks in and at times the news does not...

But Barbaro, I feel your love, your spirit, your courage..and your heart. Please know we are all in here together for the long run, and will not stop fighting for the BARBARO BILL til we reached the finished line.

We know there are alot of things that need improved, and encouraged...rescues, education, better tracks, breeding, older horses racing, and the lists go on...

As long as we are the FOBS, we will continue in all aspects.

Every time a person is born in America, there are 15 dogs, and 45 cats born. Can you imagine horses.

Please help us fight harder, more each day...let us unite, our horses are crossing over into MEXICO...

Grief is the price you pay when you love, quoted by Mrs. Jackson.

Through our grieves, we do love.

Remember the spoken and unspoken requests. Remember the rescues, the Fallen Angels, and pray for a quick passing of our bill.

Alex, as always thank you...stay warm...please.
Tim, we thank you.

Everyone, we thank you.

From Barbaro to Dr. R.
The tears you have shed for me--I truly consider to be small, clear medals of honor. So please allow them to fall from your chest...because this is where those medals should rest....Love, Barbaro.

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All of you deserve a medal for your hard work, care, and love...God Bless...

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Get groceries...Barbaro and his friends will see us tonight...

Good night JOAN.

And it is all Barbaro

Marilyn hope this works, I am not great at blue-linking.

Ro & Brady

##Marilyn/CA, thank you for the link, what a nice article, he touched so many.

Judy

Are the Hennegan Brothers not going to provide us with anymore videos? I miss those.

I'm a fortunate one. Both Senators and my Representative are co-sponsors. For those of us who are in this position....call, fax & email the Committee leadership and members. These Bills have to get out of their respective committees and come to the floor for vote.
Please....enlist your friends, family, co-workers, everybody and anybody to make those calls as well.

Ro
Your video is so lovely and poignant. You captured so many of his moods... Thanks so much for reposting the link!

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JOAN
I'm proud of all the effort you are putting forth for our horse....YOU GO GIRL!!! Putting out 200 flyers yesterday...phewwww!!!!! And another hundred to your horseman friend. Have a great weekend.

Marilyn; That was really nice.

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Rosemary, An exquisite tribute to the champ. Piano music was perfect. (Sorry, but I am not knowledgeable about classical music. What piece was it?)

Thank you for sharing.

Love ya Big Guy,
Edie

### Was it just me, or did anyone else have visions of Hannibal Lecter while reading the Time online piece by Joel Stein? Where DO these people come from and why do they need attention so badly that they lower themselves to THIS? Let's hope his disgusting culinary cravings will force him to move to some Third World country where they eat anything that moves.

I have noticed and have never asked... Is the bridle (I hope that is what it is called) different from what most horses wear. I think it is very nice looking and adds to his beauty.

Horse Hands Across America and the World!
Keep the Faith!
God spoke "Horse" and it was amazing!

Edie,

Music by Franz Liszt: Un Sospiro = "A Sigh": Concert Étude No. 3 in D-flat Major

Ro & Brady

Barbaro, I am still so sad. I miss you so much. I love you to infinity and beyond. I have made a collage of you. I keep it framed to remind me of your determination, beauty, and grace. I love, love, love you!!!

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Cheryl G
Hope you're feeling better. Almost put out an APB for you yesterday. Stick around....PLEASE

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Thanks Rosemarie. Sorry I misspelled your name before.

### Hey Deb G--if you could get a video of the Fort Bragg soldiers and their Barbaro cadence, that would be great to send to Dr. R and the Jacksons (and of course post right here on TWR).

Good afternoon, Alex. So glad you have heat again! We're having a heat wave here in Virginia - 36 degrees today! Monday it got down to 3, but you know what that means. Have a great evening.

Loving Barbaro, forever!

ALEX; Hard spun had the sniffles.

Make sure you click on Pennsylvania Senate Resolution Honoring Barbaro to read the whole resolution. The link is right after the article to the left.

Barbaro lives on because of all of us and our love of him.

Horse Hands Across America and the World!
Keep the Faith!
God spoke "Horse" and it was amazing!

To Harriet Brillianthawk

I have thought about you all day long after reading your post this morning.

Let me say that I feel the pain of losing dear people and dear companion dogs with the death of Barbaro, also. It has brought back every one of those deaths for me to relive.

Barbaro's fight for life especially brings back the momory of my husband's passing which was February 7, 1994.

My husband was diagnosed with lung cancer almost a year before his passing. He too struggled for his life those 12 months. He loved life and had that same sparkle in his eyes just as Barbaro. He did everything that his doctor asked him to do. My husband never gave up hope for those 12 months. He even worked right up to the time he went to the hospital for the last time. He spent 10 days in ICU. I never left the hospital for 5 days until his passing.

He wanted to live! He was only 58 years old.

What hurts the worst is all the hope and prayers that we said for my husband and for Barbaro and then the endings seemed to come so quickly.

But,I can't quit and I don't think that you can either.

My husband and Barbaro were fighters for life. They loved life. Now, it is my task to continue living for our children, our grandchildren, and for our world.

I also am an only child as was my husband. I have no brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles or parents living. But in memory of them, I can't quit. I must continue on in their memories.

Don't quit. Barbaro didn't quit nor did my husband. WE CAN'T QUIT EITHER!!

Please know that I am always here to listen. I don't have all the answers, and I respect your feelings.

Please take care and know that others care about you.

I love Barbaro, the angel horse.

How great of Penn. to recognize Barbaro and his connections. Didn't they forget Peter though? Anyway, it was really nice.

Alex, is someone from the Gas Company a FOB and saw your post and that's how you got your heat back on?

Dawn,
What an excellent idea.

##Good Night Sweet Prince, rest in the arms of the angels. Be good to Renee and Nina, they miss you so much as does everyone here. Don't snack too much you want to keep slim & trim for the big race. I love you dear one.

##Thank you Alex, I'm sure glad your heat came back on (you can still have a hot toddy).

##Harriette, please take care.

##Good Night All, could someone light candles for me over the weekend, I don't want them to go low. Thank you.

Have a peaceful and healing weekend, you all have been working so hard for the horses.

Judy

Dear Harriette,

Please know that you are not alone in your grief.
You are amongst the most compassionate and loving individuals on earth. You are amongst the Friends of Barbaro. We so look forward to your eloquent words, words which offer both comfort and wisdom during this most difficult time. Your presence is integral as we march forward to ensure that the legacy of our precious Barbaro will forever be remembered.

Was so happy to hear your heat is back on Alex. What a bummer in this cold weather. Thanks for you and all you continue to do as we all grieve the loss of an American Hero.

Still miss you Sweet Boy. LYF

Dawn
I thought about that, too, and mentioned it to Deb earlier on the board. She had already been wondering how to do it and is now looking into it. May be hard to get permission.

dear ALEX,
i am hoping the heat in your house is back on.
..i have just completed a cycle of this with my oil company and all is
well..
i have so enjoyed the stream of articles you have logged in for us.and
frankly, it has been a comfort.
i know that grief and grieving has many coats, many layers--
...we just have to take it one layer at a time
i so enjoy hearing about hawty creek and grandma
they sound the opposite in temperament..one more high strung? one more
mellow?
may the week end afford you some down time.
i agree the job before us..
about our work for barbaro--this is the lull before the next storm..
i do feel him all about
dear FOB,
like psalms splayed in the sun
,twigs and stones before each step--come form long ago--
i take on this country path
enjoying what he enjoyed before the cold snap
,his head buried in the grass
,dr dean R. happy to be yanked about..
i read many of the gorgeous offerings
--thank you who is writing the rainbow derby and the cloud races
...how good is that?
instantly heals me
,love it love it--and why not?
,i thank so many of you who have shared your feelings of appreciation
with me
i am deep in my own grief for those in pain ..his family and all that
happened
that was ,is,wonderful and all that happened that we didnt want to
happen.
however, i feel deeply that now is the time for resilient thinking and
doing
..i follow shelley and debrah''s lead
excellent work and all laid out for each one of us
... ..good things come about from tireless work
little moments that finally add up to a big moment and an achievement.
i hear you dear HARIETTE--
i sit in the circle with you..and marvel at how beautifully you express
deep and also simple thoughts and values.
..the darkness has to come..
but like me,. maybe you can see what i see for a split second
...to comfort you.
.. before me ,
i see his gold flecked eyes
,his deep chestnut ,huge bulk and his ever present curiosity
...his quiet acknowledgement of other worldly matters
i can only begin to fathom now.--part of grieving's gifts--all he
taught and teaches me in suhc a short imte..a mystery a great soul and
messenger and think of those that miss this visitor..
...whoa
what a blank landscape they have to face inside.=.like dopey writers
for media..ha ha ha pathetic.
.. this great sense of loss can be filled with such opportunity ..
even if i am crying
i can get the job done for barbaro..
i refuse to let him down.
..i marvel at all the talent here
...give me a great human being like him --the great horse-- ,then i will
follow them too..
these issue about other issues in our nation
can only be dealt with when we come to terms with the deeper underlying
note..
the simple truth barbaro felt being with humans-
-NBC,the jacksons know and edgar
..the list goes on
that know we are all connected
...the universe is a finely tuned elegant system of balances.
..i hear what i must do and i am jolly well going to do it if i am the
last soul on the ice berg ..
tomorrow ,the vigil for his soul, his essence ,what he brought to light
i dont want him to look down and see me not being present.
..esp. when ..our prayers can comfort his sense of loss and having to
leave, too
...i will tune in 7pm for all those that sit in the darkness
i will keep my candles going ---
i ask myself
what is my intentionality here?
to be a part of the barbaro nation.
..in the circle
-to serve and be the voice for those that can not speak
..for those that are so beautiful and are misunderstood and vilified
by some who use them as objects for their use
...no respect?
well the tablet is a host of psalms
let me offer you what comfort i can.
..and i will dance for that..for barbaro..-
-so full of love and splendor ,even from above--.. .--.he is in
another form now..
i will eventually stop crying and my heart will not hurt so much
--thinking of dr dean R.-,gretchen jackson and the list goes on..-
and accept this but i am not ready yet
.meanwhile i am going to get on the phone and the fax and continue the
job this week end.
..and how many week ends it will take.
..the bench..
so beautiful
...anna's painting--, all the prose
...what can we do for laminitus.
/.and get that done.too
we send folks into space..and this?
it has been around so long..how come..
maybe NBC could sponsor a national and world wide conference on this ?
we dont have a cure yet..???.gee ,along wiht the new stall and porch i
want to build at nbc..if i had am million bucks..i would sponsor this
conference..why not?
in the light,
martita.

Judy,
I hope you have a good weekend and that he brings you peace of heart.

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Dawn
I mean, I thought about Deb showing it to us, somehow. Great idea, to share it with Barbaro's connections -- they would love it! Let's hope Deb can do this.

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Harriette Brillianthawk 1:51 post time

Your posting touched my heart so tremendously, brought tears to my eyes and a need to try to help someway. God must need you here on earth to work for him. I pray for you to come through this darkness, it is hard sometimes to find a meaning or a reason to go on. Maybe you were never able to let yourself greive properly and had to supress some feelings that are now over whelming you.
You are not alone now, you have us but most of all you have God, please ask him to help you to realize a good life for yourself.
my e-mail is michaelmac@7905sbcglobal.net if I can help.

Karen M. Dallas, Texas

##Thank you Renee, I wish the same for you.

Judy

Wowo,

Took a break to join the Barbaro Nation. What I read from Joan R made me cry (the medals=tears...) and the new video by Ro and Brady, captures the big Feller hamming it up so well.

Then I went to see who has signed on for the anti slaughter bills of recent. What about the new Senator from Montana? Why is he not on there? I wrote him after the election as I feel that was part of the demised of the evil man who he defeated that slipped in the ability to slaughter wild horses while in office. I will write him again now that he is office.

I hope the Montanans in here raise heck. Just tell his aides Barbaro sent you!

(((Barbaro)))

Can someone help me with how to download the horses ringtone advertised at the top of the page. I clicked on the site and followed steps, but can't find it on my cellphone and it doesn't play when I get an incoming call. What am I doing or not doing to make sure it is downloaded to my cellphone and where can I look to find it.
Thanks Everyone.

Happy Weekend Everyone,
Keep your cabinets full, you never know when he will be there.

Sweet Spirit Barbaro,
You had a good week, have a great weekend. You are sound and happy and pain free. Run free, run wild. I love you bunches and miss you so much. Smooch

Martita,
Thank you for the inspiration. Somehow you always find the words to paint a picture of the wider world and Barbaro's and our place in it. Reading your posts is like an emotional dance that beckons me to take the next step for Barbaro.

Jackie in VA
FOB forever

When the Almighty put hoofs on the wind and a bridle on the lightning he called it a horse.

Author is unknown

Alex,
Thank you for another good week. Please keep warm. Have a good weekend.

You are the BEST!

One last comment before back to work.

I am sure most are a bit weary of the Anna Nicole saga...but in defense of the dead...she actually did a campaign "Gentlemen Prefer Fur Free Blondes" and spoke out on the fur trade. She was an animal lover probably because they gave her comfort and as we know our animals do give us "unconditional love."

(((Barbaro)))

Alex.....

Thanks so much for picking up on the Cleveland Plain Dealer article of Jan. 31. I thought it was very good and others should see it. Also, I want to thank Ruth Stacey for finding the link and posting it for me as I do not have a computer and don't know how to do it. The library computers are somewhat limited.

ALL FOR BARBARO

Marie Keister

Good week end to all. Thank you Alex.

Love to the Angels.

On the UPENN site, there is a new print being offered with a portion of proceeds benefitting The New bolton Center.

http://www.vet.upenn.edu/
jan

OK, Renee - put away the belt, I'll snap out of it. I just didn't like to hear Harriet sounding so low and wanted her to know how important it is to keep fiddling, even on one string, for as long as she can. The biggest hearts break the hardest and hers is huge!

OK Pamela. Message received. I had already checked in with my Rep. (George Radanovich) and urged him to get on board. But I thought, heck, we're all in California aren't we, and it's just a little old state, isn't it? So I spent my lunch time today sitting in my truck making calls to all of the other California congress members, either to thank them for their support or implore them to get on board. The aides were very professional and polite, of course. Some of them seemed more enthusiastic about it than others. My call to Mary Bono's office left me smiling, so I'm glad I saved that one for last.

More warm wishes from Central California for all you folks in the frozen north and east. If warm thoughts could keep you going, you'd have all you can use from me!

God bless you all!

Deirdre in California

Hello (((Alex))), (((FOBs)))...

I hope everyone has a wonderful, safe weekend. Be good to yourselves and every one around you.

Good luck to Michael Matz and Chelokee on Sunday...have a safe trip, please! You too Edgar...good luck in all of your races. Hope both Michael and Edgar are healing. Such great men, the both of them.

(((Barbaro)))...I simply love you. You will always be in my heart...always.

The miracle of Barbaro continues...

Alex, thank you for us.
Stay warm and have a great weekend. See you Monday.
Good Night Nation.
Good Night Sweet Prince. Peppermint Dreams and Carrot Wishes Forever and Ever.

Dear Alex,

I'm so glad your heat is working again! You are so funny to put in a link to the gas company! Thanks for the smile Alex and for all you do!

DIEDRE...you sweetheart! Thank you so much...hmmmm, you sound like you are in the "professional" phoning ranks, to me.
Thank you for this happiness...

BARBARO NATION...millions strong and growing...

Dear, dear Harriette -

I am so sorry to read of your sense of despair.

As others have said, far more eloquently than I, your posts have been part of the cement of this board, and it is unthinkable to me that you should feel isolated here, of all places.

Harriette, you have made clear in your many writings that you have a deep faith. I respect that, though I am not fortunate enough to share it. In common with some, I believe not in a God who attends to me, knows my name, and answers my petitions, but in a general sense of the advancement of good throughout the history of man. I don't mean to imply that reading the newspaper or listening to a new broadcast fills one with the joyful sense that all is well in a perfect world. There is a great deal of badness in the world, and sometimes, we all see and hear and feel too much.

However, I do believe that we are better at being human than we were a few thousand years ago. We are beginning to learn how to be kinder to each other, and to our companions on the earth. We are advancing, tiny step by tiny step, and that is the "god" in which I place my faith.

Dear Harriette, you are the sort of person who makes that march of goodness possible. Call on your faith, on your Native American ancenstry, (tiny bits of which I am honored to share - a Cree great-grandmother), on your own certain knowledge that there will be sunshine on green grass and gentle breezes, on the fact that it is never given to us to see the whole picture, but only fragments, and stay with us. You see, I believe not in a god who lives far away, but in the god in each and every one of us. So, I believe, dear Harriette, in you. Please know how much you are valued, and please, keep on keepin' on! Write, if inclined: jcntripod@yahoo.com

Rosemarie - That tribute was PERFECT! Thank you.

Marilyn in CA - Thank you for the "walk us through it" script for the calls. I had already made mine, but sent your excellent suggestions to my passel of nephews and nieces in Illinois and Wisconsin, who have now been enlisted (drafted!) into the cause. Great job.

Everyone else - Reading and responding to these posts is a full time job. Everyone is so eloquent and clever and thoughtful. Wow.

Have a Barbaro weekend, all - courage and kindness. Love and comfort to all, four-legged and two-legged. Be well -

- Jean

********ALL*********

Regarding the letter that Deb G. sent to her military contacts - that letter is posted on the forum under the Anti-Slaughter category. If any of you have anyone in the military, PLEASE send them the letter and attach Daryl's booklet to it.

Trust me, it will reach thousands of people in a short time.

Jean
That's so great that your "passel" will be calling! Thank YOU, for spreading the word.

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Update on Starving Animals on S. Georgia Farm:

Authorities have removed the animals from this farm and another one owned by the same couple. The animals include: 98 horses, 65 cows, 65
goats, and 50-60 dogs. They had been found starving and with no shelter from the elements.

Local District Attorney Scott Ballard announced that the two owners were arrested today. Each faces 102 counts. Ballard said his office "will prosecute with zeal."

Spreading the word....that's the key. We all here are doing our thing but we need huge numbers. That's why enlisting the help from our sphere's of influence is so important and then asking them to do the same.
BTW...have any of our New York FOBs called Hillary's office?

Alex~ glad to see you're warm & toasty again!

Every time I think I'll get through one visit to this site without a tear, something gets me...this time it was the banner posted on the street in Kennett Square. Stay warm, Alex, and good-night all. I'm off to light my evening candle for Barbaro.

Alex
so happy to hear your heat is back on. I found the name of the company to be absolutely hilarious. Schagrin??? So it happens often, does it??

Propane scares the bejeeebeeees out of me. But as long as it works, that's all that matters, doesn't it?

Ro.. your montage is amazing. Thank you. bArbaro would tell Brady hisbroincaritsfurevur that the mommmey is GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD wifth the pitcktchers.

Love to all
Cheryl

Any word on when Dr. R's interview will air? My heart continues to ache for him and the Jacksons.

Deep thanks, Alex, for your work on this site.

Karen

Dear FOB,

Sorry we haven't posted any other Barbaro clips recently as we are dedicating every waking momnet to the film. Two guys trying to get a movie seen is a daunting task. But we're making serious headway.

If some of you don't know who we are, we posted a series of clips on YouTube showing Barbaro in his prime from our upcoming documentary THE FIRST SATURDAY IN MAY. Here's one of them:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s50c9Nj4-Fg

Hope to have more news soon. Please check our website occasionally for we will post any new information that comes in.

Regards,

The Hennegan Brothers

Gone all week on a business trip and just got home. I was stuck in meeting after meeting, and while I had my laptop, I never got it cranked up. Read some messages on my blackberry, but its hard to post

I just wanted to say how much i missed everyone... Part of coming home is coming here and sharing all of your thoughts and experiences....

Still having a hard time....My picture of Big B that came off the wall 5 times in the first week did not move while I was gone....Big B knew I was elsewhere....

Lisa in Colorado

Hello all Fob's,
I havent posted since last Sunday, it too has been very painful for me. I'm happy that there is such a nice place we can congregate to share our strong love for Barbaro. Like Harriet B. I found my self in a deep depression too. I sincerly hope the very best for her. Her postings really have been an inspiration to us all. Although Barbaro isn't at his usual place at Upenn he is here with all of us now. He's healed and happy and playing with all of the other Horses and animals now. He can also see all of us too now. He is alive and he is with all of us and all of those who care for and about him. Barbaro Forever
Peace, Krys

I recvd my commerative Thoroughbred Times today with the poster--it is beautiful......and the banner in Kennett Square is as well.......he was a magical gift to us one we will always be grateful for and mourn the loss of..........
Hennegan Brothers---thank you so so so much for your clips--i love them all but espec #2 & #3....still so hard to understand his loss but your clips and i am sure your movie will be wonderful..........

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Charlotte I live in Atlanta. Excellent news.
Georgia Equine Rescue's website has an address where people can donate money to help these horses.

The sad thing is dogs were found starving too.

These people lived in a 10,000 square ft house.

Unbelievable!!!

In case you haven't heard the puppy killers got 10 years.

I just received my copy of the Feb 3, 2007 issue of The Blood Horse magazine. Barbaro is the cover story with a wonderful cover shot of him. There are several beautiful photos of him in there, but there's an especially awesome photo of him and Edgar racing in the Derby on the table of contents page...its a direct frontal shot of Barbaro barreling full speed with the pack all bunched up around him and it looks like he's going to run you right over. His powerful physique is awesome and the look of determination in his eyes staring straight at the camera is inspiring. Edgar has a look of strategic concentration on his face. You should get this issue if you still can.

Hey FOB's Just got home... I am gonna take a nap before I even go into what I did today........ Sooo Tired.......

Cal... Still no lighter.

Renee, Joan, Judy, and everyone else, I have my kitchen stocked up. NOW it BETTER stay that way!!!!!!!

Love you Barbaro my ANGEL!!!!!!! 4-Eternity ;-)

Sweet colt~ time to say goodnight to my favorite horse of all time. Bath day tomorrow-- do the angels dry you with their wings?? No nipping- feathers don't taste so good. Sleep a gentle sleep, precious boy. See you in my dreams. And remember 'we only part to meet again'. I love you, Barbaro. A domani.

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"Alex Brown the indefatigable web master" and may I add personal friend and care taker extrodinair of the undefeated 132 Winner of the Kentucky Derby, The Great Barbaro!

Thank you Alex for all the articles you have referred us to. What would we do without you? You seen to be our life line to all.
Alex, what exactly is the Taylor's Special Handicap, named for Taylor's Special and for 4 year olds and up but why and how did it get started? As an honor to Taylor's Special, that is now at "Old Friends"? Could Barbaro have a race named after him?

I agree with Patty in Dallas, it would be wonderful to read your tribute to Barbaro.

So glad to hear about the Kentucky Equine Humane Center in Lexington, KY and the wonderful people dedicating themselves to it.

We must stay the course and make Barbaro proud, he is counting on us. Miss him so much and always will. So hard to still see him or see some of the updates that were made when he was still here. For a minute it causes you to recall the happy reports and wish for those days.

Get the bills passed for Barbaro!!!

Karen M. Dallas, Texas

Hay bArbaro!

Whisper thanks to antyCheryl about Mommy's video!
She was crying the whole time she worked on it! Love you broincarrotsforevermore!

Brady

Good night, precious boy!
And flights of horse angels sing thee to thy rest.
You are always with each and every one of us, all of the time. Love you, sweet colt.

P.S. Has anyone heard from Steve and BDude?

Jackie in VA
FOB forever

Good Night Alex....this is NOT a good time for your heat to go out!!!! Glad you are warmer now....and don't forget your hat and mittens tomorrow!!!

Bobbycakes ...my sweet love...blowing a few kisses your way CHAMP!

(((Linda H)))

For all of the FOB's that are having an "extreme" time pulling out of the doldrums.....here's a ((((((----)))))) and prayers for you!!

Nite Family and Peace!!!

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((((D'Anne))))

Back atcha girl!

I still can't believe it. Our beautiful Barbaro has left us. I know he is in a better place and healthy now but it is still so hard to bear.
I read the articles about him and I cry. The pain is still raw. I never saw him, never knew he was alive till the day of his accident. How can one horse bring so much love from so many people? Barbaro, you are one of a kind. You will always be one of a kind.
I still wear your bracelet. I always will till my time on this earth is done. I wear it in remembrance of you Barbaro. It stands for your courage and strength. You fought the fight and did till you could not do it any longer without being in pain. I love you, Barbaro.
Run fast and run free in all your beautiful glory Big Guy. Sweet Dreams, Barbaro

Good night sweet Prince....rest well.

Good night FOB's. Just wrapping up at work and soon I'll be on my way home. Lit lots of candles today for our sweet Bot, Foggy, and all our dear friends who are hurting so much.

FoBs, I have been something of a "stealth" FOB, reading, lighting candles, praying, and crying for eight months, but never quite figuring out the URL line to be able to post a comment. I hope this works! I am so touched by, and not a little envious of!, of the bond you all have, so I decided to try to join in the family. I was finally able to compose my thoughts well enough today to send off sympathy cards to the Jacksons and to Dr. R and the staff. But the pain is still there, as you all know. I really hope this message makes it through because I am, and will continue to be PROUD TO BE A FOB.

Mary Holomy,
Effingham, IL

love this

Mary, welcome to the group. You can find some comfort here by being with other people who hurt inside for Barbaro, the Jacksons, Dr Richardson, et al. There is comfort in numbers.

Welcome Mary! Can you join chat???

PROUD TO BE A FOB.

Mary Holomy,
Effingham, IL

Welcome glad you with us.

So happy your here, please help us fight to stop horse slaughter.

Debbie, that is so touching. I've seen it before, maybe a year ago, but watching it again just now, it made me cry, probably because I'm thinking of Barbaro being just a youngster like the baby Clydesdale in the video. Oh man.

Good night Everyone! May sleep bring some peace and dreams of our special horse.

Alex, stay warm and thank you for everything, especially this site. It means so much to so many.

Good night Sweet Boy. You stole my heart. ILYF

Sorry Joe if it made you cry. I just love that video. Mom and Dad make the little guy feel so proud. It so sweet, just have to love it!

cute one too

sorry it didn;'t work!

Thanks for the welcome. It really feels good. I have been incredibly moved by so many of the postings over the past several months.

Debbie, I love the Clydesdale clip. So cute. And the dalamatian made me smile, a little wistfully. We lost our dalmatian last March, and that pain has yet to go away. But we had almost 14 wonderful years together, so we were truly blessed.

I think what really encouraged me to write today was the article posted this morning talking about how the FOBs are Barbaro's legacy. I could barely read through the tears, but it made me feel more determined than ever to stop the slaughter and fight for a cure for laminitis, and everything the Big Boy taught us. His purpose on earth was so much bigger than just winning races.

As many before me have said, we have so much to do. But as the article said, together we can move mountains.

Thanks again. And have a good night.

Mary

URGENT REQUEST - (12) BABY FOALS NEED RESCUE!

I am a long-time FOB (mostly a reader), and this is an amazing group of people! You guys are the definition of hope and inspiration!

There is an urgent thread I've just posted in the TWR Forums for the Last Chance Corral.

This rescue specializes in foal rescue -

There are a dozen tiny foals that are in desperate need of rescue from slaughter.

Their ages are from only 1-2 days old to a few weeks old, and they are known as "nursemare" foals. The website for LCC is below if you want to learn more about the plights of these babies.

They need funds immediately for the (12) that are being held for "ransom." They currently have (8) babies at the farm, and can easily handle these babies, since this is what they do best.

Please consider sending a donation of any amount, it would be so greatly appreciated! Victora Goss is the President of LCC and she still uses "snail mail" (no Pay Pal option yet), but if you send her an email with the amount, she will count that money for these babies.

She is asking if they will hold them until Monday and based on the amount of money we raise, that will determine if she can pick up all 12 babies...PLEASE HELP IF YOU CAN.

Thank you,
Michelle in NC

Thank you Hennegan Brothers. I keep checking your website to see if there will be and "screenings" in the CT area. How wonderful that it was this Derby that you turned your cameras on so that we can have more memories of Barbaro.

My eyes are blurry because I just linked to the NTRA website and viewed the entire Press Conference from 1/29. It is hard to relive it. They were all so brave and in the moment of incredible grief continued to share Barbaro with us. There is also an article at the sight entitled "Prado Speaks of Barbaro" for those of you who have not seen it and have asked if Mr. Prado had officially spoken on the subject.

Tomorrow my two daughters and I head to H.O.R.S.E. for a tour and to pick a horse (all of them!?) to sponsor. Will report back.

Thank you all for all the information you pass along. Thanks for mentions last night regarding articles on Barbaro. I listen to NPR for 2-1/2 hours a day while commuting and missed yesterday's commentary on Barbaro. Good old NPR! They are the best.

This weekend will pen a fax to send and send again to Sen. Dodd and Rep. Murphy. Emailed them yesterday and also emailed a thank you to Sen. Lieberman for continuing to represent the people of CT -- horselovers all!

My last thought before I go to sleep: a gentle kiss on that velvet pink nose of B's.

To Ernie, thanks for the welcome. I don't know if I can join chat. I'm not very techy. What do I need to do? (I know, dumb question, huh?)

Krys
I'm glad you're posting. Keep doing it; we'll all get through this together.

I FORGOT TO POST THE LCC'S WEBSITE AND INFO -

http://www.lastchancecorral.org/foal_rescue/foal_rescue.html

Last Chance Corral
Victoria Goss
5350 Pomeroy Road
Athens, OH 45701
(740)-594-4336
EMAIL: lccorral@frognet.net

just for fun

Lets see if this works

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Mary no dumb questions here! your new, it may take a little time. You will be faster than some of us old folks.
join chat. it's to fast for me! glad your here!

Precious Barbaro: Beautiful boy, my heart is still aching so much since you went home with our Father. I will continue to light your candles and tell you 24/7 how very much I love you. The only comfort I have is knowing that I will see you someday when it's finally my turn to "go home".......see you soon, beautiful.

Father, thank you for the "Miracle of Barbaro"

Lost in the Fog: You are so missed and so loved. I will continue to light your candles,too. You are only a memory away. Love you, Foggy.

Father, thank you for "The Fog"

Barbaro Family: Sorry that I haven't been posting as much......my computer is giving me major problems. I'm trying to keep up with the posts and comments when I can but I know there is alot happening that I probably don't know about yet. One sad thing that I did find out today was the the horse that I sponsored at MHR also went to the Rainbow Bridge. Buckwheat caught my eye the first time I saw him after the horrible accident last year. I was one of his first sponsors. I was just devastated again today when I found out that he was no longer with us. I comfort myself just thinking that Buckwheat is now healthy and pain-free, running with our Precious Barbaro, Foggy and all our other beautiful "horsey" friends. God bless you, Buckwheat. You are happy now. I'm just so thankful that the last months of his life were with people that cared and loved him. He didn't go alone.

I posted this story on the forum today and I hope it "brightens" your hearts a little. Last year, in October, my co-worker who has been very adamant in helping me with the anti-slaughter campaign, was very distraught because her cat "Pio" had gotten lost. She was just so beside herself trying to find him. I started a candle for him at www.gratefulness.org and asked my Barbaro Family to pray for Pio's safe return. Well, today, when I went back to work....she came up to me and told me that "Pio was home"....she found him. He was at the animal shelter here in Albuquerque, New Mexico, for the last 5 days. When they were able to run his microchip, they were able to notify my friend that they had her cat. Oh my God....I was crying with her this morning when she told me. He had been missing for 5 MONTHS. Who knows where he had been. She had her vet check him out and he had a little bit of an upper respiratory infection which is clearing up and needs to put on some weight. But, other than than, the vet said that he is OKAY. Praise God for His goodness. I told my friend, never give up on God...He never gives up on us.

Precious Barbaro:

"It seemed you flew away,
yet the breeze held your memory.
You awakened again,
In a new form of innocence and grace"
--Kim McElroy

"Please Pray for the Horses"

"No Horse Left Behind"

Kathy: you know what? I cannot believe it still either. I think I do and then when I go out like today, it hits me all over again. The one thing I cannot stand is these people all over the place that say "ah he was just a horse"!!!!! GRRRRRRRRRR makes my blood boil.. Get this..
I went to the store today to get the Peoples magazine with the article on Barbaro and the girl at the check stand said "hurry up, I need to close down this stand and take my break, what are you looking for?" I said "I am looking for the article about Barbaro that is printed in one of these two magazines". Then she said "yeah if that jockey would have stopped Barbaro he probally would not have gotten hurt". Man I BLEW MY COOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I told her "Don't you EVER talk about Edgar that way!!!!! I said hmmmmmm looks to me like you wold never be able to get on racehorse but the way you look and do you have ANY IDEA how poweful a 1200 pound solid muscle race horse that is by the was UN-DEFEATED strong he is? Edgar DID stop that horse and he did it as soon as he knew something was wrong. It was because of Edgar that Barbaro made off that track alive"!

I lost it. I am that way.... When people say negative things about Barbaro or anyone in the FOB I am going to go off!!!!!!!!!

Cal..... still no lighter. I'll check my mail again....

Renee..... Your probaly sleeping and so I will talk to U tommorrow..... Check the cubbords in the morning.....

Judy.... I didn't skate today but I will either later tonight or tomorrow night with the "hoot with the owles session". My fridge is sort of stocked for now anyway......

Alex... Sooooooooooooooooooooooo glad to hear your heat is working again.... It is times like that when we take things for granted aye? I try to be thankful for things even when I have them working properly......... And ALEX... I wanna ride Slew........... Please please please please.......... :-)

Edgar... I'll wager on you this weekend. I know you are the best jockey and I have faith in you. Barbaro wants you to win for him. He loves you sooooooooooo much Edgar..... I know you miss him but you will be with him so soon it will blow your mind....

Mr and Mrs J....... I pray for your peace and serenity in over the weekend and that each moment only gets easiser for you... and FINALLY!

Dr. R.... Know this! Barbaro loves you more than live itself and he misses you terribly. He knows he will see you again and he is getting a stable ready for you to play around with in heaven so that you can see all the horses that are healed because of your wonderful work.... in the days and months to come.......... I will pray for you too.....

BARBARO!!!! I love you Champ and you are close to my heart...... always have been and always will be....... The candy is in the kitchen, help yourself........ Just please leave me a little K? I am going to paint my nails pink for Valentines day but one of my fingers will have dr. brown BAY polish on it..... Just for you!!!!!!!

Love to all and my Angel Barbaro.... ;-)

Michelle, thank you for educating me on this horrendous travesty....I had no idea that there were such a thing as nurse mare foals and that they are typically killed outright or sold for meat by the thoroughbred racing horse farm industry. Now it seems to me that the modern race horse breeding industry is as horribly cruel as the horse slaughter industry! Nurse mare foals being killed so that their milk-laden mothers can be used to nurse a 'more expensive' race horse foal while its mother is gone getting bred again at another barn!!!

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Marty

I am so sorry for the loss of your husband. Your words are very comforting and heartfelt.

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Lisa in Colorado

That's just weird about your picture! Keep us posted on what happens now that you're home.

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Hennegans

Thanks for checking in. We love your video clips and can't wait to see your movie!

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Debbie L.A.

Soooooooo cute that video of the Clydesdales. Sometimes it feels like each one of us is trying to pull that anti-slaughter wagon alone, but we know we have lots of help from behind :) And now we have lots of heavenly help and inspiration!

FOBs, I'm tired, it's been a long week. Goodnight... Sweet dreams of our sweet spirit in the sky.

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Oops.....forgot a line.

Precious Barbaro:

"It seemed you flew away,
yet the breeze held your memory.
And like the butterfly you awakened again.
In a new form of innocence and grace"
----Kim McElroy

Love you My Precious Barbaro

Hello Barbaro,

Did you run your races today? The wind rippling your mane…

Tonight Honey, we’ll grab your warmer blanket to make your snuggling absolutely perfect. Let’s pull it nice and high on your neck just in case there’s a draft.

Honey, may you dream of loved ones and all of the tender times that you continue to share. May they find comfort in your presence of their dreams.

Tonight let your Dream Angels lead you into a land of beauty and love everlasting. And let them lead you home…

Your healing is complete and strength will forever carry you through your days. Barbaro, please close your eyes Honey. Your sweet dreams are just a wink away…You know Honey, how much I love you. Good night… XXOOxx

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Hello Hope,

Were you showered with love today? Lots of hugs, kisses and treats? Something tells me you were...

Let's go grab your blanket and tuck you in for the night Hope. With so much love in your life, and a little one on the way, sweet dreams are all yours.

Good night Hope. You know I love you... Shhhhh. Sweet dreams Little One. xxoo

Jeanette,

I'm sorry you lost your horse in MO. That was so sweet of you to sponsor him. It's always so sad when they leave us. This is an awful time for more loss.

It is wonderful that your co-worker found her cat.

cindy a

Is this what Daryl was talking about

Did not know of this???????????

I am gone to bed, that was depressing. God see this, and he will stop this.

Laurie H: Beautiful - thank you....

Lisa

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Anticruelty legislation re dogs

For Pennsylvania residents, from ASPCA - send comment to your legislator supporting proposed legislation to curb puppy mills.

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Lisa Leach,

Thank you. Welcome home...

http://www.bloodhorse.com/pdf/SR_27_resolutionBarbaro.pdf

This will take you to the actual text of the Pennsylvania Senate Resolution (introduced and adopted Feb. 5, 2007) honoring Barbaro and his connections, as per Alex's update 1464.

Hiya,, FsOB! We are all still on the whirligig of volatile emotions. We need to remember that not quite two weeks = no time at all! My step-daughter, who used to make fun of me for visiting this site so regularly, is staying with us tonight and asked, "Why didn't you call me to tell me he died?"
By 4:30 PM today, I was absolutely depleted due to the strains of the work week in a time of shrinking domestic public resources, worries about an uncle who is recuperating from delicate cardiac surgery back in my home state of KY, and my feeling the loss once again of our sweet prince. And I see that many of you are still grappling with the latter pressure as well.
To Alex: Anytime the loss of heat gets to you, drop us an e-mai, then come on up the Amtrak line to New London, CT. Brent or I shall zip across the Gold Star Bridge to pick you up at the train station. Please know that "our house is your house" for as long as you need! Stay warm, dear FOB!
To Harriette: If only I could take you to the "Two Keys" in Lexinton, amiga.... We could have our own wake for Master Bobbey Jackson. Your words on the day of Bobbey's passing were a great comfort to me. And your nightly recitations of the Navaho chant gave me sustenance as Bobbey was dealing with worsening laminitis. I remember your first posting, offering a safe harbour to Mrs. Jackson for her beloved horse. I thought, "Harriette is a woman of incredible gravitas!" And please trust that you are, Harriette. Namaste.
To Renee, Jean, and Martita: Beautiful postings from each of you for us tonight. Many, many thanks from all of us who are at ebb tide tonight.
A hearty welcome to "The Barbaro Nation" for Mary Holomy. It has been cheering to see how many new posters have joined us in the past two weeks.
I wish each of us good rest and peace tonight! Much work to be done still, courage. RMH

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Wonderful that your friend's missing cat turned up. Another object lesson that all our pets should be microchipped.

FYI though - poor little Buckwheat was not at MHR, he was one of the Missouri accident rescue horses. So sorry he didn't make it. CJ

## Harriette - Your post the day Barbaro crossed the bridge was so comforting, I printed it and read it often. I feel your pain and despair. Stay with us to help the horses that never have had the love Barbaro had. Your animals need you!

Nala is home and resting. I wanted to mention the animal hospital where she goes for chemo is wonderful. They do the treatment in the room so I can hold her. She is not afraid of the treatment, only of leaving me. With the benadryl today she had much less of a reaction. Thanks to everyone for your prayers. Maribel - sorry you had to endure the same treatment, bless you.

Edgar is riding at Aqueduct tomorrow on a potential Derby horse. I pray all have a safe trip. The old warrior horse Evening Attire came in third today, they tried to retire him but he was so unhappy they brought him back at age 9.

The nurse mare foals are heartbreaking. I don't understand the greed with so many innocents paying the price. Hope they can all be saved.

So sorry to hear about Buckwheat. At least he had love and comfort for a few months and was treated with dignity. Barbaro will be there to greet him. Long may you both run in heaven.

Barb m in Florida

Sweet Dreams Laurie. Thank you. You are an angel, too!

Good Night, Barbaro. I'm in tears again. I love you.

Thanks Laurie H. I've been waiting.

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reposting URL of blue-link posted by Debbie L.A. at February 10, 2007 2:28 AM

This is a really cool video of many kinds of horses, different breeds, different disciplines; with some GREAT shots of foals frisking around. Very upbeat and I highly recommend it. Thanks, Debbie.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHSTc2Vgwc4

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KathyinVA and Patti in Sherman Oaks, CA,

Thank you very much! May you find comfort, and Barbaro, in your sweet dreams tonight...

Good night.

Good Evening all FOBs
Never posted much here, but have found much comfort on the forum threads since that Monday. We all need each other. Usually about this time I begin to get Derby fever as we begin to watch all the promising youngsters begin their journeys toward May. But I have absolutely no enthusiasm so far. Has anyone else felt this, too? I don't know if I want to feel that excitement again. Seems as though everything has changed.
Thank you all for being here and being an extremely special family. Missing Barbaro, but knowing he is running in Heavenly meadows now. Susan

I'm drained tonight. It has been a week of -20 wind chill,school delays, and crappy snow packed roads! When I arrived home from work today, my Kentucky Derby 132 book had arrived. I tried looking through the gorgeous pictures but Barbaro's beauty just got to me. I had to close the book, saving it for another time.
I had quite an experience today. I travel between three different school buildings teaching a total of 60 gifted students K-6. Because of the school delays we have experienced throughout the past weeks some of my students were not aware of Barbaro's fate. (Also this is an economically depressed area. Many students do not have computers at home, nor watch newscasts.) The students that did not know the news were absolutely crushed when learning of Barbaro. As we discussed Barbaro, we had the idea to plan a "Horsey" day. Hence the "brainstorming" began. All of my classroom boards (where chalk boards use to be, are now dry erase boards!)are covered with ideas of topics to research and activities to do in planning our horsey day. The wonderful problem we now have is too many ideas and topics to research that we are now planning for a "horsey" themed month! The students are so enthused with all of our plans. Two fifth grade girls sat down and started to compose their own personal letters to Dr. Richardson expressing their admiration for him and declaring him a true hero. The older students decided to study the internal anatomy of a horse and we discovered a scale model kit we could purchase to help with their study. One of my newer students is very quiet and has been a challenge to get him to talk during class. He never stopped talking today. In fact, after his session in my room, I heard him talking non-stop with his regular teacher as they walked together all the way down the hallway, telling her about all of our plans!
Well....to sum up my day....
There is nothing like the Barbaro Effect!
jan

The nurse mare foal thing has just sent me over the edge.

Goodnight Angel Barbaro. Goodnight FOBs.

Jan,

Thank you! You are a true inspiration!!! I had a few teachers who stuck with me, and I'm sure these kids will never forget you!!! What a beautiful person you are! Though I never had a teacher who had a passion for animals (that was trait I was born with, but nurtured by my Dad), some of my teachers tought me respect, compassion and dignity for all. I'm so glad you are in a position to help bring out qualities that matter to the next generation. And Barbaro and his legacy are the perfect tools to accomplish this. Maybe we'll one day see animal cruelty, diseases such as laminitis, and horse slaughter end; not to mention, just a bit more kindness towards our fellow mankind. THANK YOU for teaching!!!

Alex, thanks again, for everything! I don't think you'll realize for a long time, the effect you've had. Truly a Godsend.

Big B., hope you're resting and healing - I know you're punching holes in the clouds! Just keep an eye on us down here - we need to stay focused and grounded!

Hope all the FOB's/Barbaromaniacs have a good nite and wonderful weekend!!

Love to all,

Julie Z.

Alex,

Words can never express the heartfelt gratitude for all you've done. You've been so kind and spent many hours at your computer sharing your thoughts with us. I'm sure it is a labor of love. Just wanted to let you know how much I appreciate your dedication. Barbaro will always be in our hearts...

Most Sincerely,
Carol

Another day without Barbaro. I am slowly getting over this, but then maybe not? I dread to watch my old tapes of him.. the Kentucky Derby, Preakness (eeek! the ending never), and the Belmont where they show clips of him recovering. Those were happy times. He gave us hope.

Love you Barbaro.. you are so very much missed. You're in my heart forever.

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Jan! Thank you for sharing!! I've had a down day today, really missing our Bobby a LOT!...Reading and reading all the posts, then I came upon yours:) I think it is WONDERFUL that your kids are going to have a "horsey month"...That just tickles me:) Please write and let us know how it is going!!!! What an upbeat way to end my day and get into my bed!

I hope your weather improves...I cannot imagine 20 degree days and that crappy snow on the roads!
Sleep warm....maybe you'll be lucky enough to dream about Barbaro...I'll be watching for your updates!

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Laurie...this morning I posted and called you Cheryl...I get the two of you confused because you both write about Bobby so nicely! One writes us letters from him, and you tuck him in, I'm sorry I called you by the wrong name, but in my heart your 'tuck-ins' are comforting:)

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Alex, I'm awfully glad your heat is back on! I know it's dreadfully cold where you are too! Sleep well, try for more than a couple of hours!!
Ride safe tomorrow....do you have pictures of that Miss Hawty Creek? I know, I'm asking again :/

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FOB'S everyone of you, sleep well...have a wonderful weekend!

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Handsome Sweetheart:) I really was missing you badly today. I know you are fine and happy and very busy up there in Heaven's Gate Farm...I read your time today, Bobby....I'm not surprised one bit you have the fastest..... :) One of your good friends here posted a wonderful collage of pictures of you and I put them on my desktop..so, now I can see YOU, WONDERFUL YOU...everytime I look at the computer...sigh. I'll see you again tomorrow, Darling Man....I love you! XXXOOO

Lynne-Your Forever Friend in CA

Hello, Dear Alex,

Thank you for allowing this site to continue. Harriette, you have pain, I understand. Please feel the love and compassion of friends and those who really care. I am a FOB and I care. Depression will cease, Barbaro is in a better place.

MAY GOD BLESS YOU,

Good evening, all -

A quick welcome to Mary in Effingham Il.

Lisa Leach - Welcome home. We missed you.

jan - I loved the story about your students. You are right. The Barbaro effect is awsome.

Thanks for the kind words, Robyn. I hope you rest well, and regain your strength. You are a very gallant person, I think.

Lauri H, Cheryl Jones - Where would we all be without you?

Love and comfort to all in need, four-legged and two-legged.

Be well - Jean

Be well. The Boss Hoss is.

Good night sweet Barbaro.

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HARRIETTE B -
I am so hoping you are here reading yet tonight. . . I was not able to come on until just a short time ago and I saw your post from much earlier today (Friday).
Harriette, dear lady, I know a lot about what you described and so first I send you my warmest (((hugs))), and please know you are not alone for you are here with the very best group of people I've ever encountered.
Yes, Harriette, I've had my own dark night of the soul in the past and so yes I understand, and don't ever apologize because it all came tumbling out . . .
Harriette, when your beautiful and inspirational words, prayers, etc. first appeared here I printed them out immediately. Your Navajo Healing Chant was added to my collection of Novena prayers as part of my round the clock vigils for Barbaro, and on that very dark day in late January I again printed out the prayer you posted for us that day, and it was your words that took me through those first hours, first day . . . . and all your beautiful posts, Harriette, I placed in my memory album of Barbaro so that I can cherish them forever.
I am so glad that you also "shared" today, Harriette, because I feel ever closer to you.
You're not alone, Harriette, please stay here with us okay.
And Harriette, most especially, please go hug your horses and your dogs, okay, I know they love you and they very much need you, too.
Sometimes, Harriette, we can just take one moment at a time . . . .
Barbaro is "home" and he's running with the angels, it's just hardest for us down here.
Peace and (((hugs))) to you my friend,
Lou Ann in Pennsylvania

My heart beats for your heart, Barbaro, always and forever.
Run with the angels, honey!
Love you so much!
Lou Ann in Pennsylvania

Good morning all

I haven't posted for a while, but I have been reading the posts and looking at the links over the past few weeks. This has been a very sad time. There have been such touching tributes to Barbaro and his connections have been so dignified. The smattering of crass remarks and articles say much more about the authors than those at whom they are aimed.

I just wanted to make a mention of Silent Witness, a legend in Hong Kong who has just been retired after a wonderful racing career because he has a degenerative disease which is affecting his legs. To save him from any risk of injury he is going to retire to the Living Legends horse park in Australia. I hope he has a long and happy retirement.

Also, Ouija Board is due to fly to Kentucky next week. Please look after her over there.

Alex
thanks for the link Kennett Square mourns the loss of Barbaro, how touching.

Good Luck to Michael Sunday at Gulfstream.

Stay warm and safe everyone.

Good morning, Barbaro! Good morning, Alex! Good morning, fellow Fans! (Liz (UK) - Good to hear from you again. We will welcome Ouija Board to the US with open arms.)

I recieved a reply from my Representative - He's not a co-sponsor and he did not indicate his plans to sign on, so I guess I will need to keep after him. I don't think he even voted for HR503 last time around - didn't vote against, just didn't vote period. I'll have to educate him!

Prayers and hugs to all who are in need. The Big Bay One visits my thoughts every day and I thought I was healing but the picture of the banner in Kennett Square (thanks, Rachel!) got the tears flowing again. Everyone just remember - healing is a process, not an event!

Marg
Proud Fan of Barbaro forever

Stay warm today Alex....Im down in Atlanta Georgia and its only 28 this morning so I can only imagine how cold it is at Fair Hills. Mel Dundon

ALEX...I am no expert, but doesn't more wax + sand = sticky horsey "cotton candy" hooves?

They should of gone with TAPETA, anyway...

Hope you are snug and cozy...and warm!

Have a great day!

Alex,

Good morning and I hope you have a safe, warm(at least at home) day.

Thanks as always for you interesting posts and information.

Good morning to all,
I'm off to take my pictures of the 6 yr old OTTB and The Garbage Man! I'm excited, I know this is going to be fun!
cindy a

Seems like this racetracks are having alot of problems with the new surfaces.

Those surfaces seem to work great in Europe....maybe we need to get someone who is more familiar to advise on this matter, Like maybe from over that way??

I want to see them work over here, I'm praying that they do, for the horses.

Ya'll have a good day.

URGENT REQUEST - (12) BABY FOALS NEED RESCUE!

I am a long-time FOB (mostly a reader), and this is an amazing group of people! You guys are the definition of hope and inspiration!

There is an urgent thread I've just posted in the TWR Forums for the Last Chance Corral.
This rescue specializes in foal rescue -

There are a dozen tiny foals that are in desperate need of rescue from slaughter.

Their ages are from only 1-2 days old to a few weeks old, and they are known as "nursemare" foals. The website for LCC is below if you want to learn more about the plights of these babies.

They need funds immediately for the (12) that are being held for "ransom." They currently have (8) babies at the farm, and can easily handle these babies, since this is what they do best.

Please consider sending a donation of any amount, it would be so greatly appreciated! Victora Goss is the President of LCC and she still uses "snail mail" (no Pay Pal option yet), but if you send her an email with the amount, she will count that money for these babies.

She is asking if they will hold them until Monday and based on the amount of money we raise, that will determine if she can pick up all 12 babies...PLEASE HELP IF YOU CAN.

Thank you,
Michelle in NC

Last Chance Corral
Victoria Goss
5350 Pomeroy Road
Athens, OH 45701
(740)-594-4336
lccorral@frognet.net

http://www.lastchancecorral.org/foal_rescue/foal_rescue.html

g'morning y'all-
Alex, glad to hear you're warmer now!

Thanks for the articles.

Glad to see your heat in your house is working again...

Barbaro, I miss you so much! I keep hoping the pain will go away, but I wake up at nights wondering why all of that had to happen to you. I do not know if I will ever understand it. I have to believe they did what is best for you, even if it causes me such grief. I know Dr. R and the Jackson's loved you and didn't want you to be in pain. I agree with them , but it doesn't lessen my pain for you. I love you so much and think the world has lost one of its greatest stars! You will never be replaced. I will NEVER EVER EVER forget you, Barbaro!!!! I love you!!!

Good morning, FOB's and Alex !

Here is more information on the Barbaro commemorative issue that The Bloodhorse is printing. This is directly from an e-mail response from The Bloodhorse:

The cost of reprinting is just too much and that would force us to raise the price of the issue. We really do not want to do that to our readers. However, a commemorative 80+ page magazine is in the works and will go to the printer next Friday. This issue is something that is not included in the Blood-Horse subscription, so it must be purchased separately. We have not yet been quoted a price; we are waiting to hear back from the printer. We should have more information late Monday or early Tuesday if you would like to check back with me then. I think that while the February 3rd issue was a nice tribute to Barbaro, this magazine will be a more all-encompassing tribute to his fantastic and heroic journey. Please feel free to check back with me later in the week for a more detailed update.

Thanks,

Something to look forward to . . .

Thoughts are always with Barbaro
RUN HOOF RUN
ACN above always !

Alex, Thanks for the articles on Barbaro. I was feeling really low this morning thinking about beautiful Barbaro and I really feel better reading about Barbaro being an American hero. I loved that article. The author really understood who Barbaro is and how many people he had touched. I am all the way in east Tenn buried in the mountains and my whole family has been cheering for Barbaro's courageous fight. It's touched people around me as I have incessantly talked about Barbaro the last 8 months. Teachers at the school I work, my boyfriend, everyone I know knew what a superb being Barbaro was. They were all cheering him on. And Barbaro touched people not only in the US but in the world. I can't think of any time when people all over the world were hoping and praying and pulling together for a united cause-Barbaro's well being.

I really appreciate you providing all you do, Alex. For us grieving it helps so much. Thanks again!

Morning Alex and FOB's.......

Well Renee, my peppermint candy is down to ONE bag. It is off to the dollar store today..

Judy..... Do you know where my Cheerios went? I have kept my eye on Slew and I don't think he feels well enough to eat anything yet...

Cal.... The lighter showed up last night in the mail..... Thanks....

All of everyone else that I know (just waking up yaaaaaaaaaaawwwwwwwwwwwwwwnnnn) have a wonderful Saturday and we need to think about Edgar today and tomorrow. He will be on the horses and I can just imagine how he is going to be feeling...... EDGAR...... We know you can do it. Barbaro wouldn't want it any other way....

Dr. R??????? Are you OK? I am really worried about you. I really hope your OK... Barbaro came to me in my sleep last night and told me that he was sad that you were sad. He wants to see you happy again. He told me to tell you that there is already a place for you there so that you can be with him for eternity..... He also said, that it really won't be that long for any of us so we need to enjoy the rest of our days on Earth and take care of the horses that are still here....... They need us most.....

Barbaro..... Hi Champ!!!!!!! Well it is off to the tanning bed again today and off to wash the car and well I guess to the store again!!!!! Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr....... Do you happen to know why I have not got very much 7-up left when I could have sworn I had a case and now I only have a few cans?
Also... are you the one that cleaned out the fireplace? Thank you my dear buddy...... I hate that job.......... :-)

With Love to all and Barbaro my angel....... ;-)

Good Morning Sweet Barbaro! Miss you sooo much!

***Candle alert****

Barbaro is barely over 2,000 don't let them burn out!

Ro & Brady

I wonder how many of us have become mint eaters in the last year?

I don't like starlight mints at ALL, but I love the soft ones.

"For the Lord gives wisdom, and from his mouth comes knowledge and
understanding. He holds victory in store for the upright, He is a
shield to those whose walk is blameless, for He guards the course of
the just and protects the way of His faithful ones." (Proverbs 2:6)

Today's Word

We all need wisdom to deal with the many situations of life. The
Lord promises in His Word that He gives wisdom, and holds victory in
store for the upright. If you've made Jesus the Lord of your life,
and have allowed Him to wash away your past sins, then you are
upright in the sight of the Lord and this promise is for you!

No matter what may have happened in the past, yesterday, or even
this morning, through Jesus, you are upright and have access to all
the Lord's wonderful promises. Just begin to thank Him daily for His
promises of wisdom and victory, and you will experience His glorious
blessing in every area of life!

A Prayer for Today

God, thank you for Your wisdom and Your strength. You are the Lord
of my life and I trust You to lead me to victory in this life.
Forgive me my sins and steel me against the temptations I will face
today. In Jesus' name – Amen.

Love U My ANGEL Barbaro............ ;-)

*********Anti-slaughter Postcard*********

Hi all-

Edie and I have created an anti slaughter postcard as another method of correspondence to our senators and representatives.
It is eye catching, brief, should get through security quickly, and will be inexpensive to reproduce and mail.

See the ***Anti slaughter postcard*** thread
under General or Anti Slaughter folders on the forum. If you can't access the forum, send an email to antislaughterlobby@earthlink.net for details on how to download...

We hope you find this useful.
Let's get this legislation passed for Barbaro!

Christian and Edie

Good Morning Barbaro Nation!

Alex, Glad to hear you have heat. Do You Ever Rest?

Just lit another candle. 2031 candles this morning.

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Harriette, I hope you're doing better today. I told you that you have many, many people who really care!

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Nina, Glad to hear you got you're lighter. By any chance did you get two? I seem to be missing mine now!

To all FOB's, I hope you are all doing well today. I hope to have a productive weekend regarding the horse slaughter bill. No response yet from Sentator Voinovich (OHIO). It's only been a couple days since I e-mailed him.

Be well and heal. Still can't shake the blues. Some days are better than others.

Barbaro...still missing ya boy!
I know you are prancing around heaven
with the boys and maybe even Miss Ruffian...hmmm!!
Watch those nips in heaven.
love and horsey hugs from Texas

GOOD MORNING SWEET PRINCE!

I had the best dream about you last night. I know you are watching over us and all your loved ones. I miss you and LOVE YOU SO MUCH!!

BLB!!

FOB FOREVER!!

Karen - TN

GOODMORNING BARBARO NATION

SAFE JOURNEY TO ALL TODAY !!!!!!

I LOVE YOU CHAMP .....HAVE FUN RACING BIG RED !!

((((((((((((((((((((BARBARO)))))))))))))))))))))))

Good morning, Precious One. Are you swinging you tail from side to side as you eat your pears and buttercups?

Good morning, Barbaro Nation.

I just mailed a check to Last Chance Corral -- for Barbaro. Come on, everyone! We can do this for our boy!

Jackie in VA
FOB forever

Same here Jackie, sent my check this morning to Last Chance Corral in Barbaro's honor and memory. It feels good knowing I am saving a life of a precious foal who deserves to live a long and happy life!

Hi Alex,

I too have been reading your updates every day for months and am very comforted by your continued efforts to inform us of links to Barbaro articles and videos. I also find the writings by Barbaro fans very inspiring as I also consider myself a loyal FOB.Thank you all.

P.S. Alex, your updates have let me get a very interesting glimpse into the horse racing life and issues such as horse slaughtering and I appreciate all the links you give us about all the horses and issues.

Christian,

Your postcards are a really good idea. While letters take long to get through security, a postcard should not have that same problem.

For those of you who have limited long distance, the weekend is a great time to make those calls and leave voice mails. It's also a good time to send faxes. They will be counted on Monday morning.

It's also a good time for those that are new and may still be uncomfortable talking to their representatives. Your message will count just as much as the ones made during the week. It's all about the tally at the end of the day!!

Thank you to those who have made the wonderful tribute videos to our Barbaro. They are all beautiful.

And special thanks to Alex for posting links to all of the tributes and articles.

Have a great weekend.

Good morning Barbaro Nation!
Its still pretty cold here in the upper midwest. 0 degrees at my house. Brrrr. I could use one of Bobby's blankets right now! I'm sure he'd be happy to share... for a little while.

I'm surprised to not see more memorials here-
www.Ilovedmypet.com/FOB.

Has anyone heard when or if the interview with Dr R and Jeannine Edwards will be aired?

What is 'blue ink' that I've seen mentioned here? Sorry I don't read every post - I scan through and probably missed the original one.

Keep the candles burning for our Big Guy, Fog and Pine. I love them so.

Glad your heat is on Alex. Thanks again for all you do here.

Good day all.

Forever a fan of Barbaro.

Jan, as the mother of an autistic "kid" (now 23, living in a group home) I just had to say "Hurray!" for a teacher who is that innovative and understanding. This isn't the place to recount bad school experiences, but you have to know that you have unusual talents that are both needed and appreciated. (Our son had a couple of really good teachers, too, but not showing the kind of imagination you have.)

FOB'S, BARBARO,FOREVER WITH ME
THE HARDEST THING TO TEACH MYSELF
IS HOW TO PLACE YOU ON MY SHELF
WITH ALL OUR OTHER EQINE FRIENDS.

SOMEHOW YOU LOOK OUT OF PLACE,
FULL OF LIFE,STRONG,BLESSED WITH GRACE,
I'LL PUT YOU IN A SPECIAL ROOM.

MAKE A KEY TO FIT THE DOOR,
SIT INSIDE UPON ITS FLOOR.
YOUR SPIRIT THERE IS RUNNING FREE,

BARBARO, FOREVER, YOU'RE LOCKED IN ME.

BY JAN PALMER

Good morning Barbaro....

Another comfortable night and enjoyable day. Had to come to my office just to say hi to you and all the Fans of Barbaro.

Please everyone keep the candles light for our Big Boy, Barbaro...and keep those faxes, emails, calling going...I have 100 flyers I am sending out today...

Keep our team of Barbaro going..We need everyone to join in and put a end to this horse slaughter bill, Barbaro Bill.

We have alot to do..step by step...we will see things happening.

Alex, thank you...please stay warm...we are grateful to you and Tim.

I pray for everyone who is facing cold, and remember the spoken and unspoken requests. Remember the rescues, the fallen Angels and all of those that are suffering.

Thank you Lord for this day.

Have a wonderful day.

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I see Barbaro, hit the cupboards again last night...you go Barbaro...have all you want for you and your friends.

Harriette...WE LOVE YOU....WE'RE ALL SAD TOO !!!
YOU ARE NEVER ALONE...PLEASE EMAIL ME...........

ladue@execulink.com

NOTHING ELSE MATTERS (Metallica)

So close no matter how far
couldn't be much more from the heart
forever trusting who we are
and nothing else matters

never opened myself this way
life is ours, we live it our way
all these words I don't just say
and nothing else matters

trust I seek and I find in you
every day for us something new
open mind for a different view
and nothing else matters

never cared for what they do
never cared for what they know
but I know

so close no matter how far
couldn't be much more from the heart
forever trusting who we are
and nothing else matters

never cared for what they do
never cared for what they know
but I know

never opened myself this way
life is ours, we live it our way
all these words I don't just say

trust I seek and I find in you
every day for us something new
open mind for a different view
and nothing else matters

never cared for what they say
never cared for games they play
never cared for what they do
never cared for what they know
and I know

so close no matter how far
couldn't be much more from the heart
forever trusting who we are
no nothing else matters

Really when it comes down to it, the ONLY thing that really matters is that we finish the work that Barbaro started!!!!!!!

(((Barbaro))) Love you 4-Ever my Angel....... ;-)

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Barbaro's candles are just barely over 2,000. PLEASE KEEP THEM LITE.

Martita...and Harriette and all others...you are very precious people...I am so glad I can call everyone of you family...

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CHRISTIAN....can you email me a picture of the anti-slaughter postcard????? Maybe we can adapt it for use in Canada???? THANKS and HUGS COMING YOUR WAY...........

ladue@execulink.com

### Cal.... I not only got my lighter but I got a whole pack of lighters. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm I bet Barba had something to do with this.. Maybe he wants us to go out this weekend and save all the horses and light those slaughter houses aye??????

#### Renee... How are you doing this morning for food?

##### Joan..... Man Seattle Slew slept with me last night cause he was soooooooo sick from pigging out and he rolled over on me OUCH!!!!!!!

Aaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhh I didn't forget anyone.... I am still half asleep over here on the west coast the birds are just waking up........... Yaaaaaaaaawwwwwwwwwnnn chirp chirp chirp......

(((((((Barbaro))))))) Love YOU 4-Ever my BIG guardian ANGEL!!!!!!!!

PS. Alex!!!!! I still wanna ride Slew.... Come on please please please please... can I can I can I can I???????

Edgar.... I am wagering on you this weekend............;-)

Mr. and Mrs. J.....You are another day closer to being with Barbaro again... :-)

Dr. R...... So ARE YOU!!!!!!! :-)