Good morning Alex, Barbaro and everyone! Yes, the weather is horrid here in NJ also, nothing but ice, ice and more ice :( Do take care walking and driving out there, best place to stay is indoors today. Very happy to hear that Bernardini's new career has started successfully!

Take care out there today!

Happy Valentine's Day Alex - You have provided the FOBS w a venue to show our love for Barbaro and our concern for horses in need of care. Hope you have some time off to relax today w the bad weather. Hugs and carrots to your girl, Hawty Creek. Thanks for all you do for horseracing!!!
Susan in PA

Happy Valentines Day Barbaro!!

Happy Valentines Day Alex!!

Happy Valentines Day Hawty Creek!!

Happy Valentines Day Barbaro Nation!!

I love you all.

I will always believe in Barbaro!!!!

Happy Valentines Day Sweet Barbaro, Lost in the Fog and to all FOBs, the Jacksons, Dr. Richardson, NBC Staff, Alex, Peter, Michael, TWR, all orphaned horses, all sick and injured animals...

Mr. and Mrs. Jackson - you are my heroes. Your donation will save so many horses lives, and will hopefully lead to a cure for laminitis. Dr. Richardson, thank you for the miracle of Barbaro for 8 more months. Dearest Barbaro, your legacy will live on forever!

Happy Valentine's Day to Barbaro and the Barbaro Nation!

We're iced in here.

Happy Valentine's Day, Barbaro! Happy Valentine's Day, Alex! Happy Valentine's Day, fellow Fans!

I'm happy to report that 2 more Maine FsOB contacted me yesterday so we now number 5! I will keep everyone posted on our activities.

Shelley - Congratulations on Mr. Boxcar's place yesterday. Maybe the snow allowed him to be a "stealth" horse...the competition just couldn't see him!

The snow has just begun to fall here in central Maine and we expect close to a foot. Everyone, take care in your travels today. My work has already cancelled for the day so I am free to stay home and contact legislators and compose letters to the editor.

Marg
Proud Fan of Barbaro forever

Happy Valentine's Day Alex, FOB & our Sweet Barbaro!

It's sleeting/snowing here in the Pocono Mountains of PA. I'll be working from home & I hope everyone else in this nasty weather can do the same. Alex, please be careful!

Everyone please be safe & healthy this Valentine's Day!

Lynn G

Happy Valentines Day Everyone.

Alex, thank you for the updates as always.

Mr. & Mrs. Jackson, you continue to amaze me, what grace and dignity you have shown throughout these last 9 months.

The endowment is a good 1st step in the Race for the Cure for Laminitis; however, donations are still needed. Please give what you can.

Barbaro's Legacy
Race for the Cure
http://www.vet.upenn.edu/giving/laminitisfund_shoe.htm

To all trying to handle this weather, stay safe.

### Charlie Thanks for the info wanted to repost just in case some didn't see it yesterday.

Posted by: Charlie at February 13, 2007 8:45 PM

Everyone,

What a wonderful gesture by the Jacksons to endow a faculty chair in honor of Dr. Richardson ! They are truly special people.

The way that an endowmed chair works is that the money is invested and the earnings from the investment are used to pay the salary and benefits of the faculty member "named" to hold that chair. This way the original gift is never "spent" but is used to generate income to support the "holder" of the chair, basically forever. In some cases, if earnings from the investment exceed the amount needed for salary and benefits, the balance can be used for research purposes. This is generally a decision made by the donor and the institution. While the chair is named in honor of Dr. Richardson, he may not actually be the faculty member "named" to hold the chair.

Many of you probably know all this and I mean no disrespect, ....so why am I sharing this information??..... because UPENN will still need considerable donations to support the actual research to find a cure for laminitis. $3M is a LOT of money, and will help tremendously, but we should not become complacent. I encourage anyone who wants to help and is financially able, to continue to donate to the Laminitis Fund (or research fund of your choice) so that we may see an end to the suffering and grief caused by this disease.....every bit helps.

Thanks for listening..... Charlie

Posted by: Charlie at February 13, 2007 8:45 PM

Happy Valentine's Day to Alex and fellow Fans of Barbaro. Bouquets of roses and green mints to all of you in memory of our sweet Barbaro.

We are in the middle of a blizzard here in NE Ohio. Freezing temps. and blowing and drifting snow for eight more hours, then the lake effect snow will kick in. I really hope that groundhog was right when he predicted an early spring.

It's a perfect day to send emails and make phone calls to the committees and one Ohio senator who needs to open his heart to anti-slaughter. Maybe today is the day.

The Jacksons are the greatest HUMAN beings. God bless Barbaro. Thanks Alex

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY, BARBARO AND TO ALL OF FANS OF BARBARO AND ALL WHO LOVED AND CARED FOR BARBARO.

Keep warm and safe everybody. It's bitter cold in OH.

RUN WITH THE WIND, BARBARO
Anne

Happy Valentine's Day everyone!

Barbaro, may you have the Sweetest Valentine's Day.

Lots of ice here in PA, cold and windy. I guess the ground hog was wrong, not the first time I guess. The road are really bad, but I made it to work. I think it was raining ice cubes last night, they were so big.

Alex, be careful out in the weather today.

Its a great day to call and fax the Senators, even through I heard they shout down DC.

Have a wonderful Wednesday and a Happy Valentine's Day to everyone.

Roses today for Barbaro! Happy hearts day sweet prince. Snuggle in..a nor-easter is headed our way along the Maine coast!

Thanks for explaining the "endowed chair", Charlie.

Take care everyone!

LoisJ from Maine

Good morning Alex. Thanks for your tireless efforts. It is very much appreciated.

Happy Valentines Day Barbaro & FOB's.

Spent 1 1/2 hours digging out of my driveway this morning so I could come to work. Very brutal weather here in northern Ohio. Haven't been hammered with snow this bad for a long time.

I guess I will e-mail Senator Voinovich again today. It's been about a week I think since I e-mailed. Still no word on his position. I have contacted 10 friends and they say that they will do the same. I sure hope so.

For all of you who are in the cold and brutal weather-Stay warm and stay safe. Spring is just around the corner.

Goodmorning my FOB family and HAPPY VALENTINES DAY to all. Alex thankyou for allowing this family to stay together....Please all stay warm and out of harms way.
Barbaro Honey ...YOU are the valentine...you are all love!
Jenny

I'll chime in too - Happy Valentine's Day! Let's let our Love of Barbaro and all things Horse lead us into the antislaughter battle, full-tilt.

Speaking of Love and War - thought you might find this of interest.

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Guess what? Our Slaughter Ban Tactics follow Classic Rules of War.

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2007/0212072giuliani1.html

In my emailbox this morning - The Smoking Gun tells of a secret 1993 "vulnerability study" prefatory to Rudy Giuliani's successful run for Mayor of NYC. The gist includes the precise tactics advocated by our experts (such as Daryl Smoliak and NERC and Shelley A's inside sources) for our slaughter ban campaign. Lookee here:

From the cover:

"The art of war teaches us to rely not on the likelihood of the enemy's not coming, but on our readiness to receive him; not on the chance of his not attacking, but rather on the fact that we have made our position unassailable."
Sun Tzu, The Art of War.

From the preface:

Each vulnerability outlined in this work is followed by a rebuttal strategy.... The rebuttal strategies...offer suggestions for answering the attacks of the opposition - and more.

That is precisely the format of our campaign. To make our position unassailable.

Rah! Go get 'em!

Praise the Lord and Pass the Carrots!

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)

Good Wednesday Morning Alex, Barbaro in Heaven and all members of the Barbaro Nation

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY TO ALL!!!

To all of you in the bad weather areas - please take extra care today.

Let's push to get S.311 and H.R. 503 passed quickly.

Again - hearty congratulations to Shelley A. and Mr. BoxCar

Janice
A forever fan of Barbaro

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY EVERYONE! KISSES TO ALL THE HORSRS AND HUGS AND LOVE TO BARBARO!!!!!!

### Cal
I 2 will e-mail Senator Voinovich again, I didn't even get a response. Wish we could get him on board.

Working at home today, so I will devote some time making phone calls and of course digging out the drive and the barn, yuck.

Take care

Happy Valentine's Day to you Alex and FOBs!

A repost:

Good morning my dear and brilliant Barbaro.
Happy Valentine’s Day my love!

I, and everyone else, will hold you close on this special day of love and remembrance. Here are my hugs and kisses my dear sweet one:
XOXOXOXOXOOXOXOXO

I also would like to wish everyone who was ever involved with Barbaro a happy Valentine’s Day!

Happy Valentine’s Day Mr/Mrs Jackson;
Happy Valentine’s Day Michael Matz and family;
Happy Valentine’s Day Peter Brette;
Happy Valentine’s Day Eduardo;
Happy Valentine’s Day Edgar Prado;
Happy Valentine’s Day Alex (thank you so much for
continuing this site for our
healing);
Happy Valentine’s Day Tim Woolley (thank you so
much for letting Alex use your
site to help us along);
Happy Valentine’s Day to the Jackson's farm
manager, Tom;
Happy Valentine’s Day Dr. Kathleen Anderson;
Happy Valentine’s Day Dr. Dean Richardson;
Happy Valentine’s Day to the entire staff at New
Bolton Center;
Happy Valentine’s Day Dr. Scott Morrison at Rood
& Riddle Equine Hospital;
Happy Valentine’s Day Fair Hill;
Happy Valentine’s Day everyone at Kennett Florist
(I know you’ll be busy today!!);
Happy Valentine’s Day to all the FOB’s!

(I’m so sorry if I've left anybody out.)

May God bless all of you, and may Barbaro send you all healing energy, light, and love for this very special day.

Good morning Barbaro, Alex, and FOBs,

I hope everyone has the happiest of Valentines Day.

Barbaro, hope you are having the best valentines day running your heart out in the green pastures. I am sure you will be getting plenty of kisses!!

Mr. and Mrs Jackson, thank you for your wonderful
endowment. I am sure Barbaro's legacy will live on forever when a treatment for laminitis is discovered.

Everyone, stay warm. The weather is just awful in the northern suburbs of nyc.

Adrienne, Nanuet NY

Happy Valentine's Day to all FOB's and to our sweet colt Barbaro, who I'm sure will be having a special day in Equine Heaven.

Happy Valentines Day Barbaro Nation!

Any shedrowing this morning, Alex? Be careful out on the roads.

The Jacksons never cease to amaze me, but then again I wasn't surprised with their unbelievable gesture. Tears of awe this time. If there were a Pulizer prize in (what's the equivalent word in philanthropy for animals?), they should win it.

It's a lousy day here in PA, good day to play hooky from work. :) A second day in a row off for me, actually. Yesterday was the day from hell for us here at home. Our lab had an encounter with a skunk Monday night. Both I and my teenage son have terrible colds, and believe me when I tell you we can't smell a thing! I let Shasta out around 9:00 p.m. and when she came in she was shaking her head and frothing at the mouth. She acts this way when she gets close to a groundhog or rabbit. I suspected a skunk maybe, and after much stiffing by me and my son to no avail, I called my lab-owing neighbor over to smell. She didn't think it was a skunk so we went to bed. The dog even slept with me as usual. Well my poor son went to school yesterday and I got a call as I was driving to work from the nurse saying that his shoes smelled like skunk! He drove home to change his shoes, but ended up staying home (they let school out early). Still driving to work I called my mom, who lives nearby, to go over and check out my house. Needless to say, the house was contaminated! I stopped at work long enough for everyone to turn their nose up at ME! and I turned around and came home. Spent the day decontaminating clothes, sheets, throw rungs, etc., took the dog to Petco for a deskunking bath, and luckily found someone to shampoo the rungs in my whole house before I went to pick up the dog. OMG!!! What a day. My fiance is a truck driver with a great nose, but unfortunately he was in Texas yesterday.

Anyway, I could use another day at home to clean the floors once again and do a pile more laundry. Phew!

Be careful everyone and stay warm!

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Michelle-GBI NE OH,
I don't know what the deal is with Voinovich. I don't see how any human being with a thread of decency could not be against horse slaughter. I bet we will get him on board, but it's just the wait that's agonizing. Forgive me if I've asked you before, what area of Oh. are you from? I'm 20 miles west of Cleveland.

Happy St. Valentine's Day to everyone and what wonderful news about the Dr. Dean Richardson chair at UPenn.

This site and everyone connected with it are just wonderful, a great testament to the human spirit, its connection to the horse, and its dedication to the greater good.

Have a wonderful day, everyone.

Happy Valentine's Day, Barbaro

Beyond the horizon, you strut with such pride ...
Gracefully dance in the land open wide,
Causing echoes of music to linger behind ...
A creature of beauty like no other kind,
You gallop through fields with your body of strength ...
You've traveled your life a journey of length,
Eyes of tranquility reflect no remorse ...
For you're a free spirit
... You are the horse.
..........Shannon Renee Apelt

Happy Valentine's Day to Barbaro, always in our hearts. And to the Jacksons, Dr. Richardson, the Matz family, Peter Brette, Edgar Prado, Alex Brown, Eduardo Hernandez and the other grooms, the staff at New Bolton and all those who have loved our beloved Barbaro. From the FOBs.
Susan

##Good Morning Everyone, Happy Valentines Day

##To our Valentine Barbaro, may you have a wonderful day.

##Charlie, thank you for the repost regarding the Endowment Chair. It was very well written and explained clearly what the Endowment Chair is all about.

Everyone take care today here in the frigid North

Judy

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY, BARBARO...

We know you had ACN, and now we are going to find out who is your special valentine...Of course, you know you are OURS. Have fun, sweetie, we are so proud to be part of your family...and your Mom and Dad Jackson...are out of this world...What Hearts...but you knew that..

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY, BARBARO NATION, ALEX, TIM, AND EVERYONE....

My hearts goes out to all of you in this severe weather...please be careful, stay warm, and give a helping hand to your neighbor..Please help the animals outside..they are trying to endure also.

My prayers are with Steve and BDude...plus everyone who is suffering a lost, or need prayers...I pray for all of those spoken and unspoken requests.

The Pre-Valentine Gift (I call it) of what Mr. and Mrs. Jackson has done has given us a sense of being so proud to be part of this family...WE WILL DO OUR PART...Mrs. Jackson has asked us not to wander away but stay the course...and we will.

Please call, fax, email, whatever you can...we speak for the ones that cannot speak for themselves..we are their VOICE..The Barbaro Bill, Anti-Horse Slaughter Bill has to pass QUICKLY.

This is the House that Barbaro built...and it will stand solid..please remember the Fallen Angels, rescues, and all animals large or small.

The Pedigree commerical is from the heart...all animals want a good, loving home...and they give back totally unconditional love...always.

AGAIN HAPPY VALENTINES DAY...
Have a lovely day...
God bestowed everyone of you blessings.

Happy Valentines Day FOBs. The weather in Philadelphia (NE) is more of a pain in the neck than anything else. Made it into work!

Read wonderful article about the Jacksons' donation. They are such special people!!!

Still thanking Dr. R. for trying to save Barbaro!

Keep warm, Alex!

Linda NE Philly.

Happy Valetines Day to all FOBs and Barbaro. Please continue all the hard work that everyone is doing whether it be the fight to end slaughter or the fight against laminitis. I also think this helps to fill the sort of void that came about when Barbaro left us.

Also happy to hear about Bernardini. I hope he had fun.

Happy Valentine's Day to everyone and Barbaro in Equine Heaven!

The Jackson's never cease to amaze us with all they do. What a contribution they made for a very
worthwhile cause. Hopefully there will be a major breakthrough for laminitis. God Bless the Jacksons.

Hope everyone keeps warm today. It is very cold in Holland, MI. Prayers to all who miss Barbaro!

I appreciate and respect the Jacksons' profound generosity and positive spirit. Out of every tragedy some good will come, as people then have the chance to improve things and to act with decency and goodness toward others.

Congratulations to Dr. Dean for this high honor. He truly earned it and deserves the confidence the Jacksons have placed in him.

Today I think of Barbaro being freed from his confinement during this nasty weather. But I miss his great presence very badly and still cry.

ALEX, and everyone, stay warm and be safe today. It's wicked out there.

Happy Valentine's Day to all good hearts out there... fuzzy, furry, young and old, big and small.

I wish the world were not reaping the results of our beautiful late fall and early winter with this fury that has been unleashed now. How very blessed, how amazing that Barbaro enjoyed the sweet grass and sunshine. Can I not make the connection - ? And yet, I would not wish this weather on any animal or human out there now. May this pass quickly to a more temperate condition.

And BDude, yes, you are in my prayers, with the Big D and Steve -

Love to all.

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More success with the media. I wrote a letter to the Courier Journal in response to an article about the rescue of Secretariat's Brother, Straight Flush.

It was published in today's Courier Journal on the opinion page. (Unfortunately, it is not on their web version of the paper so I can't provide a link.)

So, keep trying everyone. Every little success is a success for horses everywhere.

FOB

Frank DeFord is now doing a commentary on the Jackson's newest youngsters, Barbaro's brother(s)... He still can barely keep the beautiful voice he carries from breaking as he speaks of Barbaro, as I know his kind and compassionate heart broke when Barbaro left us.

HE IS ASKING FOR EVERYONE TO GO TO NPR TO SUBMIT NAMES FOR BARBARO'S BROTHER... and gives his reasons for wanting to honor this newest potential star, already the recipient of so much hope and honor............

Have to leave for work, hope others will follow this up - !

I didn't mention in my first line above = Frank DeFord's commentary was on NPR this morning, just NOW.

MSTTIE at Angel Acres Horse Rescue in PA. He was rescued the day we lost Barbaro...he looks like him and has laminitis.

"MATTIE WAS PULLED FROM THE KILLER PEN ON MONDAY, JANUARY 29, 2007. HE IS IN BAD SHAPE. HE IS EXTREMELY UNDER WEIGHT AND HAS ONE OF THE WORST CASES OF FEET WE HAVE SEEN.

EVIDENTLY HE HAD FOUNDERED AND SOMEONE SHOD HIM TO GET MORE USE OUT OF HIM. THEY EVIDENTLY DID NOT CARE HOW MUCH PAIN HE WAS IN.

THE PICTURE ABOVE IS HIS 4TH DAY AFTER BEING RESCUED. WE BROUGHT THE FARRIER OUT AND HAD HIS FEET CHECKED. OUR BLACKSMITH CAN FIX JUST ABOUT ANY BODY'S FEET. THIS IS ONE OF THE WORST CASES OF POOR SHOEING AND NEGLECT HE HAS EVER SEEN.

HE WILL BE TAKING CARE OF MATTIE AND HIS NEXT VISIT WILL BE THURSDAY TO CHECK HIS FEET. HE WILL BE DOING A RE-SECTION AND HIS RECOVERY WILL TAKE A MINIMUM OF 9 MONTHS.

WE ARE SETTING UP A MATTIE FUND, SPECIFICALLY FOR HIS CARE AND RECOVERY. WE FEEL THAT HE WILL BE ABLE TO BE ADOPTED INTO A GOOD HOME SOMETIME NEAR THE FALL, MAYBE SOONER.

FOR ALL HE HAS BEEN THROUGH, HE IS VERY KIND AND EVEN NOW IS TRYING TO PLEASE HIS HUMAN. TO PLEASE US, ALL HE HAS TO DO IS GET BETTER AND BE A HAPPY HORSE AGAIN!

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO DONATE SPECIFICALLY TO THE "MATTIE'S FUND" PLEASE CLICK THE LINK BELOW OR YOU CAN SEND A DONATION VIA USPS MAIL TO: MATTIE'S FUND, PO BOX 62, GLENVILLE, PA 17329.

http://www.angelacreshorsehavenrescue.com/index/MATTIES_PA

THANK YOU FOR READING ABOUT MATTIE, BE SURE TO CHECK BACK OFTEN. WE WILL BE UPDATING REGULARLY.

REGISTERED NAME: MATTHEWSBROTHERROBERT"

Happy Valentine's Day Barbaro Nation!

Love you all and God Bless!

Barbaro you are a Sweetheart with a big HEART!

Happy Valentine's Day to everyone from icy, cold CT!

## Cal my dad lives in Ohio.... Hmmmmmmmmm I wonder how he is doing. He is in New Concord do you have any idea where that is?

### Renee hahahahahaha!!!!! I am going to do my Valentine shopping today!!!!! Barbaro came down and took all my peppermint candy... Wrappers all over the place. Now he is going to have to show his face to get more today HA!

### Judy... Hi...... are you doing OK on grocries?

EVERYONE Else.....HAPPY VALENTINES DAY AND I HOPE ALL OF YOU THAT ARE IN THE SNOW STAY SAFE AND THE ONES THAT ARE NOT STAY SAFE ANYWAY.....

barbaro!!!!!!!!! Happy Valentines Day CHAMP... I just ordered the special addition of Blood Horse with tons of stuff about YOU in it.......... You are MY Valentine..... ;-) I LOVE you LOTS!!!!!

Alex.... Please be careful on the track. I don't want to see any accidents....... Have a happy Valentines day and give all the horses over there a great big hug and a kiss from me OK??????

Love to all and our BARBARO!!!!!!! ;-)

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Hi Laurie Fullerton,

I'm just catching up a bit on posts... I'm sorry, was I asked to contact you? I'm afraid I missed something.

Happy Valentine's Day, Everyone!

GOOD MORNING FANS OF BARBARO! 13 NEW COSPONSORS FOR HR503! Great JOb! AWFB!

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REPOST
People have been asking why the co-sponsor list hasn't been increasing in regard to HR503 when they are being told by some of the reps that they are going to cosponsor.

The question many are asking is "Should they continue to call these Reps that haven't been added to the list and have said that they will be cosponsoring???
Although it should only take 24 to 48 hours for new cosponsors to show up on the co-sponsor list, it may take more time. Urge them to check the list in 10 days or so and if their Rep isn't listed yet, they should call that Rep again and urge them to cosponsor. Please ask everyone to try and speak with the staffer who takes care of the animal welfare bills as they will put more attention on these issues. The aide has a TREMENDOUS amount of influence on the final decision of your representative or senator.

In the meantime, it is VERY important to keep calling committee members. They are the ones that will get it to the floor for a vote.

So, bottom line is.....keep calling your representatives (HR503), senators (S311) and committee members.

Hopefully, links will follow shortly.

Have a great day!!

Shelley and Debra

Posted by: ShelleyA at February 13, 2007 1:15 PM

Happy Valentine's Day to all!

Barbaro, Happy Heavenly Valentine's Day to you!

Ice is coming at us from above, sideways and occasionally from the ground I think. Awful negotiating the slick sidewalks of NYC.

Ro & Brady

Happy Valentines day to all and to you BIG BOY. Lots of hearts and roses for you. So badly missed.

Barbaro?????? Who will be your valentine.... Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm the answer will be revealed soon........... ;-)

(((BARBARO))) Love you lots and lots and lots and lots and lots and lots and lots and lots and lots and lots and lots and lots and lots and lots and lots and lots... well you got the idea I love you LOTS!!!!! ;-)

###Cal
A little town north of Cortland/Warren Area, or 30 miles north of Youngstown if u know where that is.

I agree with your comments, but he would be entitled to his opinion, but I hope we can convince him and the house reps too.

###Nina
New Concord is near Zanesville, I have a relative who lives there. All of OH was hit hard.

I encourage everyone in OH and areas hit by this storm to check on neighbors, elderly and of course pets, go lend a hand if needed. Just digging out I have shoveled 6 hours already and barely making a dent.
As you would say geeeeeeeeeeeeeesh.......

Well back to shoveling just took a break to get warm.

Happy Valentines Day, Barbaro. You will own my heart forever. Have a wonderful day basking in the greatest Love of all.

Alex, thanks so much for all of your tireless work that allows us to share our love for Barbaro and all animals.

Mr. & Mrs. Jackson, you are the best example of selfless love that I know. I wish you the best Valentines Day ever, even though I know your hearts still grieve the loss of precious Barbaro. I am trying hard to live by your words, to live life today, not in the past or future. Barbaro was such a shining example of loving life. I also commit to do my share to end the slaughter of the innocents, find a cure for laminitis and make racetracks safer.

Dr. R - I pray for you a mended heart. To see the way you gave your heart to Barbaro is an inspiration to me to love easily and plentifully, even when there is great risk.

And to the FOBs, I am so amazed by your love for Barbaro, for animals in need and for each other. I wish you much love today.

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Nina, Your dad lives about 150 miles southeast of where I am. No doubt he got blasted in his area also. He's due east of Columbus and my daughter goes to Ohio State and she got it bad there also. She is studying to become a Vetinarian. I'm proud of her(and also broke LOL)considering what I've learned here in the last 9 months.

Make sure you check on Dad today, OK. If he needs a lighter to light the furnace, I'll send him one, since you probably don't have any to spare.

Happy Valentine's Day to all; I am sure looking forward to Equine Heavin's update today!

Prayers for Cody and BDude and their people, and all who are lost and hurt and sick, or suffering from the cold. For love of Barbaro.

### Thanks Michelle....... I need to call him today...... Hope they are OK over there... What is that private college near there? Really expensive.....

Love to all FOB's and Barbaro my ANGEL!!! ;-) Hey Barba... I am going to ask you a favor... Please ask God to take care of everyone in the east in north America and everywhere else that is getting hit with snow OK? And ask him to watch over all the horses today and make sure nono of them get hurt......

### Cal..... Man when I think about this slaughter stuff makes me want to buy every lighter in the nation GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY SWEET PRINCE!!

I bet all the girls are hoping you give them that
card and box of spearmints!

Happy Valentine's Day to you Alex!

Happy Valentice's Day to all, remember to tell the one's you love them, even if it is just a friend....

LOVE TO ALL!!!

LET'S CONTINUE OUR FIGHT IN BARBARO'S HONOR!!!

BLB!!

FOB FOREVER!!

Karen - TN

### Cal.. I am not sure if he has a furnance but I'll ask him anyway.... That was good LOL!!!!!

BARBARO Please talk to God and ask him to help out down here OK????? Love ya big buddy.... ;-)

Morning from Snow in- Post Blizzard Ohio. Can not get out of the house!! Drifts are terrible!

Anyone want to come and shovel me out?? ha ha..

Is it spring yet?? but hey we haven't lost power(yet!)

Good morning Alex and FOBS
Looks like its bad weather in most of the country for Valentines Day, but we can still celebrate in true FOB fashion. Here are two Valentine Day special efforts:
Valentine Day Hay Fund Raiser (for Cheri at Horse Feathers Equine Rescue in Oklahoma)
http://forums.delphiforums.com/timwoolley/?msg=5387

Valentine Day Feedlot Rescue (with our good friends at Grace - Salvations rescuers)
http://forums.delphiforums.com/timwoolley/?msg=5377

Both are under Horse Rescue at the Forum.
Thanks to all who help with these special rescue efforts.

Happy Valentines day to all.

Thank you Tim and Alex for this site. I don't post often, and only found you just over 2 weeks ago, but you all have been a godsend to me. You have been such a comfort during the last few days.

###Susan E. I'm so sorry for your loss. I have lit candles for your little Felix, among others, and asked him to say hi to all my little kitties that have passed over the years. I'm sure they were there to greet him at the Bridge.

###Lisa. So sorry to hear about your filly. She's running with the all the angels.

###Steve. Don't know any history about you and BDude, but sounds like you love the guy very much. You both are in my prayers.

Everyone please be safe in all the cold, snow, and ice areas. Not too bad here, but winter is hardly over yet!!8)

Thank you all for listening. I apologize if I seem to be rambling. Still trying to wake up.
Take care.

Happy Valentines FOB Family
It's been a rough road to hoe the past couple of weeks. I am so grateful to have this family to share the feelings we all have felt. This community is the epitome of LOVE & SUPPORT and so this day holds much significance in the HOUSE THAT BARBARO BUILT.
Sending to you all a box of cyber-chocolates and cyber-roses. A modest gesture to those who mean so much to me.

#Happy Heart's Day, everyone. Sweet Barbaro, you'll always be the champion of our hearts!

#Everyone in the wintry path ... BE CAREFUL!

### Is the announcement of the endowment somewhere on U Penn's site? I can't find it anywhere!

Happy Valentine's Day to everyone!

Thank you Mr.& Mrs. Jackson for your donation.

Happy Valentine's Day to everyone. Bad time here in Dayton also, Wright-Patterson AFB is closed for the second day. Please everyone be careful out there.

Much love and prayers to all our friends.
Luke, Luci, Lexi and the Mom, Nancy R.

Happy Valentines Day to all FOB, Barbaro and his connections.
Praying for all the FOB that are in the path of all this bad weather. It is 24 here in Oklahoma so that is not too bad.

Love to all and have a great day.

Love and Valentine Kisses Barbaro !!!!!

ALex
Happy Valentine's Day, hope it's special for you.

Good for you Bernardini, congratulations!!!!

Happy Valentine's Day to the Jacksons, Dr. R., Michael, Peter, all who love and cared for Barbaro, as they are still dealing with his loss.

Happy Valentine's Day to all FOBs!

And, dear, sweet, Bobby, Happy Valentine's magnificent horse, wish you were still with us .....

Happy Valentines Day, Sweeties!

Have a blessed and grateful day.

Hugs and kisses to all!
xoxoxxoxoxxox

Happy Valentines Day to all the FOB's and Barbaro's extended family, the Jacksons, Dr. Dean, Michael, Edgar, the staff of N.B.Center! More roses today to our KY Derby Champion Barbaro!

I heard Frank Defores (sp) commentary on NPR radio this morning. In a few weeks he will pass along the names he receives for Barbaro's brother to be, to the Jackson's and the public. I already have a few names in mind!

Yesderday the Kennett Florist wasn't swamped with orders as I put mine in, but I imagine they will be today. It's not too late if you're thinking about it. Their phone # is 610-444-6040

(The big snowfall missed us going south of us, but we got several inches....cold too, about 10 degrees!

(((Barbaro Memory Lives)))

Jerry, Grand Blanc, Mich.

Good Morning All!!
I live in Ohio a little northwest from Mary L Ohio.
Boy....the drifts!!!
It is gorgeous at my farm this morning. A beautiful sunshine glistening on all of the snow. But the outside scene fools you ...when you step outside ....YIKES !!! The wind cuts right through you...
Had a herd of deer come running across our fields then ducking into the woods for shelter.

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Thinking of you Mary L Ohio!!!

jan

Happy Valentines to Tim,Alex and everyone at Fair Hills.
Happy Valentines to the Jacksons
and to Dr.Dean and his staff.
just another FOB,
Kate

Thank you Jacksons for your wonderful endowment of a chair in Dr. Richardson's name. Happy Valentine's
Day to Team Barbaro...and all the FOB's, visible, invisible and in between....we are all part of the quilt that is Barbaro's life and legacy.
I watched my blue, pale cream fawn and black greyhound girls leaping and bounding through the deep snow this morning. I imagined Barbaro playing with them...swirling, pawing and prancing, nipping and bucking...there must be a part of Heaven reserved for drifts of pure white snow for our beloved animals to cavort through. I wish I was there...

Hey Alex,

Did you see this Triple B (Barbaro's Baby Brother) naming contest at NPR? In the article it says Frank Deford is supposed to submit the suggested names to Mrs. Jackson . . .

BTW, our very own Ro and Brady are mentioned!

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=7381274

Carol
San Diego

Happy Valentine's Day to all!!

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Good Morning Handsome Sweetheart:) HAPPY HEARTS DAY toooooooooooo youuuuuuuuuu!!! Have a WONDERFUL Valentine's Day there in Heaven's Gate Farm, will ya'? Oh My Goodness.....alllll those Fillies will be waiting to hear who you "pick" for this special day is!!!! :) Have a special heart cookie for me! Remind Slew to take it easy with the treats of the day...so hard!!!

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Happy Valentine's Day to ALL FOB'S!!!! So glad we can be here together....those in blizzards, icy conditions and soooooooooo much SNOW....be careful out there!!

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Good Morning Alex and all at Fair Hill, happy, happy Heart's Day to everyone of you:) Thanks for being with us!!! Thanks for all you do:)

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Good Morning Friar Tuck:) Happy Heart's Day to you as well!!! I hope you have a wonderful "Hearts" Day!

Lynne-Barbaro's Forever Friend in CA

Hiya, FsOB! I am delayed leaving for work because we are having sleet, rain, and freezing rain in alternating fashion. At least I can put out my letters to Senator Dodd's local and DC offices and give a call to his CT office, too.
Do you know what my Valentine (Brent) did for me today? He gave me a Breyer model of Barbaro that he got on E-bay following Bobbey's passing. It is still in the box and has the nice message about the Barbaro Fund at UPENN. I wa beside myself with joy! Please stay safe, everyone! RMH

MY HEART BELONGS TO BARBARO. HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY MY SWEET ANGEL.
Happy Valentine's Day To You Dear Alex, to Tim and staff. Happy Valentine's Day to Mrs. and Mr. Jackson, Dr. Richardson and dear NBC staff, Michael Matz, Peter Brett, Eduardo, and families and all the beautiful horses in all their stables.
Happy Valentine's Day to my Dearest FOB Family, May Love Surround You All Today and Every Day.
Barbaro Champion of Our Hearts Forever.

Good Morning, FOB's!

Happy Valentines Day to everybody...and to the HOF, Barbaro and all the spirits at the Bridge. This is a day to celebrate Love in all forms....whether for human, animal, plant, planet.

Roads here in Chester County are icy - just talked to a friend who made it in to work at QVC and she'll be leaving early. To all those at NBC, KF, please drive carefully...these roads can get treacherous very quickly.

MaryL - saw the pics of Hope and she is so beautiful. So beautiful. Am very thankful she was saved and is recovering.

Alex, Tim, Happy Valentine's Day to the both of you...along with my thanks and appreciation for letting me come visit at Fair Hill.Hugs to you and all the beautiful horses.

Healing, Love, Peace,
ONS,
Lyn Gilbert

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Lyn, doesn't hope look good for all she has been thru? still needs to gain more weight (lot of that is "baby" but she has gained over 140 lbs since Dec.. Such a sweety she is....

Happy Valentine's Day to all.

I had a Valentine's Day card in my mailbox from bArbaro this morning. I am teary eyed, to say the least.

And I am so happy for Bernardini, but sad because Big B. didn't have his chance.

It doesn't get any easier, does it?

##Good morning Nina, what still no lighter? Have you got extra treats for our Valentines? Have a good day.

Judy

Had a Valentine's Day card and flowers delivered to work today! It was signed by:

Barbaro, Lost in the Fog, Secretariat, Sir Barton, Ruffian, et al. :-)

Happy Valentine's Day to everyone!

Happy Valentine's Day to Barbaro. Happy Valentine's Day to all the FOB's. Happy Valentine's Day to Alex, Tim, the good people at NBC, the Jacksons', the Matzs' and of course Dynaformer and La Ville Rouge.

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Carol San Diego, Thanks for the heads up on the NPR piece... Brady will be happy he was mentioned. LOL

Ro & Brady

Happy Valentines Day to everyone and especially to Bobby!

The storm is over here but what a mess cleaning up with all the snow drifts but the sun is out and it is a beautiful (but really cold) day.

Good Luck to those getting the storm.

Patti
IL

Ditto to Teresa's post above.
To all who are driving in this bad weather - stay safe.
Thanks to the Jackson for their generous endowment and a weel deserved honor for Dr. Richardson.

Barbaro - Many hugs and kisses on your beautiful nose and know that ILYF.

Be careful today, my friends in 'tundra' areas. I partially dislocated my shoulder on Feb. 4th shoveling my 450' driveway.

Dear Lord, keep everyone safe from the weather today.

A Sweet Morning of hugs to all FOB's.

Happy Valentine's Day Alex and Tim.

Sweet Spirit Barbaro,
I wish you the sweetest of days with love,grazing, peppermints,apples,pears,studmuffins and nickermakers. Looks like a bad stomach ache. Don't eat tooo much. I love you, Happy Valentine Equine Day. Smoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooch!

Happy Hearts Day to all the FOBs!

Whether our collective hearts are happy, carefree, light, tinged with sorrow or heavy, there is a very special corner reserved to cherish our beloved BBH. He brought us so much joy, and has moved so many to do good things. This is a day to honor his loving and gallant heart, too.

Barbaro,
I forgot, you have to start rolling around up there, the ice and sleet are bad we need snow. I slid off the road this morning...not fun. Roll Baby Roll.

Happy Valentine's Day to all my Fellow FOB's!

Happy Valentine's Day to Dr. R, The Jacksons, Michael Matz, Peter Brette, Alex and all of the fine folks at NBC!

My "heart" is sad this Valentine's Day, but I am peaceful in the knowledge that our Sweet Prince is whole and healthy again!

God Bless Barbaro! God Bless all who love Barbaro! Run Barbaro Run!

Barbaro ... What a Beautiful Difference One Life Has Made!

Happy Valentine's Day to all FOB's and our sweetheart Barbaro!! I've never posted before but have been viewing the TWR website since October and have been comforted by all you wonderful people and Alex's kind updates. Hope to attend Bobby's birthday bash on 4/29 and am looking forward to meeting you all.

Marianne R in Va.

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Welcome Marianne R. Hope you post more often. The bigger the family the better!

##Good morning Renee, are you ok? It's not much fun driving in the ice and sleet. We have snow here and blowing snow, that's bad enough. Take care and have a nice Valentine's day. Any raiders last night?

Judy

### Judy Barbaro came in the night and took all the peppermint candy and left wrappers all over the place. I think he is getting lazy....

I am going out today to get treats for all of the horses and everyone else....

Slew be careful OK? I don't want you coming down here and rolling over on me again cause of a tummy ach OUCH!!!!!

Barbaro.... Come on.... who is she??? We really wanna know!!!!!!! Who is the lucky fillie or mare?????? I am dying to find out...... ;-0

Love ya big man...... and to everyone else.......

*********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 Anti Slaughter Issues folder 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

What a Valentine's Day surprise! The mailman just delivered my package from Exclusively Equine with the 3 books I ordered the same time I ordered the Blood Horse issue. (I wondered why it came separately?) So, I have lots of reading material for the snowy Maine day - the TB Legends book on Assault, Women of the Year: Ten Fillies Who Achieved Horse Racing's Highest Honor, and Women in Racing: In Their Own Words. I've been busy writing those letters this morning so I'm due a break!

Snow is piling up - 5" since 6 am and still coming down. And cold - 10 or so. Stay safe, everyone. (Mary L. - I'd come shovel if I could!)

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cathy potter - Thanks for the cyber-chocolates. I just re-joined Weight Watchers yesterday and they're perfect - 0 points each!

Marg
Proud Fan of Barbaro forever

Happy Valentine's Day to "B", Roy & Gretchen Jackson, Dr. "R", Michael, Edgar, Peter, New Bolton Staff, Kennett Florist, Alex, Tim,
Dynaformer, La Ville Rouge, B's full brother and
half siblings and all the extended family of
B, America's horse. You've set the bar and I am
so honored and humbled to be travelling on this journey with you all.

"Heart and Soul" - Sweet Prince

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Judy (Ontario CA)
Happy Valentine's Day! Are you staying warm? We have had 12" of snow here in Cleveland, so I am working from home today. Wind and cold are creating white-out conditions and sub-zero windchills.

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY BARBARO!

LOVE YOU SO MUCH!
XXOO

BRENDA

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Rosie, the 4 y/o pregnant for the second time mare who was saved by the FOBs last October is up on marestare.com. For those who aren't familiar.....Rosie was 1 of 6 saved by FOB's though Miracle Horse Rescue. Go check it out...she is due anytime and is as big as a tank. My guess for the birthdate of Bobbie's Lil Angel is Friday.

##Hi Ruth, I am at work, the roads were really snowy, but I live close by so I don't have far to drive. I don't think we have as much snow, but then it is still coming down, in any case there will be a lot of shoveling. Keep safe.

##Nina, yes he has become very messy at my house too. Lots of wrappers and cores. I think he wanted his valentine early. Wonder who the lucky filly will be?

Judy

Here's a link to a story on ESPN about the Jackson's gift to UPenn.

http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/horse/news/story?id=2764808

Haven't said this before, but thanks to Alex for keeping this site and providing updates. Being on the outside of the world of horseracing is quite interesting and informative.

Hope that everyone (man and beast) has a safe day.

Happy Valentine's Day Everyone...

To all FOBs in Ohio - (I'm in Avon Lake) - this weather is just the worst. Be careful out there..

Will remember Barbaro today and light candle and send another donation to Laminitis Fund. Miss him every single day.

To the Jacksons, Alex, Tim, Dr. R., NBC staff, our thoughts are with you today... & we send our love to Barbaro.

Love to all,

Marcia S in Avon Lake OH

# Dave, thanks for that ESPN link:

Amazing!

"Matt Keiter, associate dean for admissions at the School of Veterinary Medicine, told The Daily Pennsylvanian newspaper that the applicant pool is up 14 percent from last year."

The Barbaro Miracle continues!

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Cathy Potter,

just looked at the marestare cam of Rosie, she is huge! LOL Hope she foals soon.

Ro & Brady

Jo at TB Friends

Happy Valentine's Day FOBs,

I lurk more than I post, but to all you fellow Ohioans and those dealing with this winter storm, be careful and stay warm.

I don't know if this has been mentioned, Exclusively Equine is taking orders for a Barbaro Commemorative Issue. I clicked on the blue link at the top under Bernardini's first breeding.

God bless all who loved Barbaro. He will forever be in our hearts.

Debbie From Ohio

Alex:
Just read at UPENN...they are coordinating "fundraising partnerships"...what does this mean?

I got no leads or ideas from the idea of approaching companies...
Thanks and stay warm!
Jenny

Hi Everyone...

Many of us are snowed (or iced!) in today. Good chance to catch up on our calls to reps and senators. Someone mentioned that their offices may be closed but you can still leave a voice message and it will be counted in the tally.

Everyone stay safe and warm!!

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!!!

##Alex, I'm glad you didn't go out to the track this morning. It's probably not much fun in the shedrow and it sounded a bit crowded as well. Take care and keep warm. Have a nice Valentines day.

Judy

Happy Valentine's Day - Barbaro and who all who love him!

MaryL:

I didn't think Hope would look as beautiful as she does - I can't imagine what she went thru before being rescued. I was sooooo happy to see her. Thank you for the photos. It means a lot to see a horse doing well after going thru such misery.

Another miracle...

I, too, got a Valentine from B in my mailbox and promptly burst into tears. As intense as its been, I am going to be a bit gentler on myself for the short term. But I do miss B's physical presence.

Healing, Love, Peace,
ONS,
Lyn Gilbert

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Mary L. hope all is well for you.

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Ruth, hoping that you are safe also.

Stay safe and warm ladies.

Happy Valentines Day my sweet Barbaro, I hope you're looking down on all of us and can see all the love we share for you.I miss you so. ....thank you Alex for letting us stay connected...we really need each other, such a strong bond has been formed from loving Barbaro.I hope all of you stay warm and snuggly today. Love, Vicki & Snickers

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Everyone get out the Kleenex...

Equine Heaven is just that...HEAVEN.

Please, Alex or someone make sure Mrs. J...sees this one...

Renee...you are going to cry like me on this one..Cathy, Nina, and all..BEAUTIFUL...

## Joan - oh gosh, there went my freshly applied mascara.

New Update!! www.equine-heaven.com

Equine -heaven is up for the day--tears are flowing again.Thanks Alison

Happy Valentine's Day, Alex and all our vast Barbaro Nation!

Sounds like it's a snowy, icy day for most of us. "Our" blizzard has moved on (to Ohio, for example) and today is sunny, a balmy 15 degrees, and a great deal of snow. My backyard looks like a wedding cake with bunny tracks.

My Valentine's Wish is for everyone to be safe and warm.

Mattie the Rescue Horse--my heart is breaking. How, why....???!!! The longer I'm around here, the more I believe in karma. Mattie, whoever did that to you will get his/hers....stay strong.

The Jacksons' beautiful gift to horses will help horses like Mattie.

Robyn--your Brent is a treasure! (((( Robyn )))

My beloved Angel Boys---a very special Happy Valentine's Day to you, especially to my Little Bear-lentine. Missing you.

OH BOY, OH BOY, OH BOY! Equine-Heaven just unraveled me! That was beautiful......

Thank you,

Ro & Brady

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Equine-Heaven.com Valentines Day Update is here...
Get your kleenex and prepare for your heart to be swollen with pride and overflowing with shared love/admiration!!!

They are ALL good, but this one is a KEEPER:)

Lynne
Barbaro's Forever Friend in CA

Happy Valentine's Day, everyone!

Jake

equine heaven--what a beauty!! thanks

happy valentines day to all

ALERT....

BARBARO'S CANDLES UNDER 2,000

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Today's Equine-Heaven message was too much--all the heart, emotions, pride, and love wrapped up in one beautiful piece. Tears dripping on the keyboard here.

Okay maybe reading Equine-Heaven at work wasn't such a good idea. These people are going to think I cry all the time.

Thank you!

Everyone stay warm today. It's cold and windy here in Atlanta but no snow.

Oh My Gosh

"making the turn on the far outside so you could see me"
Oh, I have melted into puddle right now..Stopped me in my tracks here at work.

Leslie in MN

Do not, not, not miss Equine Heaven's update for Valentine's Day. It is so, so beautiful. I am crying all over again. Thank you so much to the author.

Happy Valentine's Day to all FOBs. Sending you good wishes. To those in areas of severe weather, please be careful today. You can always have a makeup Valentine's night.

To Alex Happy Valentine's Day! Thanks again for all you do for us. Every day I learn something new here.

To my sweet Barbaro, Happy Valentine's Day honey. Have you heard about all of the good that has happened in your name, and it's only February. Have a nice day running through green fields and eating fresh grass. You are still such a young thing, so it's OK if you give Valentines to several of the mares. I bet there is one you like the best though. You can give her the biggest Valentine and some of your peppermints given to you today by FOBs. Bye Bobby!

To Marie and Sue H Happy Valentine's Day! Hope you have a good one.

Just to warn everyone:
Put your name in Google and see if the website "Deadspin" has used your name and any New Bolton Message Board posts as material to mock Barbaro on their website. I just hope they never find us here. They have already tried to mess up Wickipedia's Barbaro information.

Alex and Tim - Happy Valentine's Day and thanks for the site.

Most "hearty" message from Equine Heaven...I can just picture Barbaro saying all that to mommy and daddy. Their spirit was 3 in 1...all that love that bonds Mr. and Mrs. Jackson could only give way to such a loving BARBARO!!!
BARBARO ALIVE AND WELL IN OUR HEARTS...OVED FOREVER!

I LOVE the messages from equine-heaven - they make my day :) Happy Valentines Day to my favorite horsey valentine. Hope you get lots of peppermint valentines today

Happy Valentine's Day to all who found BIG LOVE for and through BARBARO !

It may be cold out, but are hearts are warmed by wonderful thoughts of Barbaro and the wonderful Gretchen and Roy Jackson, Dr. Richardson and all the connections.

Alex, big Valentine's heart out to you for all that you generously do.

Wish the Big Boss Horse was here; we will find pleasure and pride in watching his siblings grow and show the Barbaro spirit -- even if they are just happy and healthy.

FOB's -- you continue to be the most compassionate group of kind people who actually DO something more than talk. Good for The Barbaro Nation !

Thoughts of Barbaro . . .
RUN HOOF RUN
ACN above forever !

Good Morning Sweet B...I miss you as always.

Good Morning all FOB's - have a great day!

Happy Valentine's Day Barbaro! I love and miss you very much sweet beauty. Thank you God for allowing him to touch all of us. My heart is still crying for you, Barbaro.

I wish all here and all who were Barbaro's friends and caregivers a happy Valentine's Day.

Love,
Lisa

Hi Judy,
I'm Ok a bit shook up. No raiders last night, I found a candy heart on my other pillow this morning.Hmmmmmmmm?

Dale C. I did it and my post appears on the google page under their website.

Awful people.

Ro & Brady

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Hi Donna from Atlanta. Have a great Valentine's!

You stole my heart and you will be with me forever. I love you angel. Happy Valentine's Day Barbaro and all FOBs!

Happy Valentine's Day everyone,

For all of you in the path of this storm, be safe and warm.

My Valentine's gift was unusual to say the least. My car broke down yesterday, in a blowing sub-zero snow storm. In bad times, I always try to see the positive, so as I sat shivering in my broken car, I was grateful for a cell phone, for AAA, and that my car, though broken, provided some shelter against the terrible wind. I was grateful that the car place could fix it that same day.

The final bill was $1,037.62. That's my valentine's present, but again, I was grateful for so many other things yesterday that the bill was easier to handle. Hence, no flowers today.

As I paid the guy at the car place, I asked him kindly if he'd take some of that $$ and donate to a rescue org. He looked at me like I was from another planet. I then asked him kindly to call our state reps instead. He was unaware of the slaughter issue. Not anymore! I sent him an e-mail this morning with the phone numbers, etc, and asked that his staff call as well.

It's all about finding the good through a bad situation.

Take care everyone and make it a blessed day, stay safe.

Hello Barbaro and all Fob's,
Wishing Barbaro and everyone who know him a very happy Valentines day. I was very very happy to read what Mr. and Mrs. Jackson have done for Dr. R and Laminitis research. Truly amazing,
Krys
Another Proud Fan of Barbaro

Thanks equine heaven....wow, a tear jerker today. Barbaro in our hearts forever. We love and miss you sweet colt.

Happy V day to you too Donna!

Good morning and Happy Valentine's Day sweet Boy...lots of hugs and love being sent to you!

Good morning and Happy Valentine's Day Alex and all FOB's...stay safe and warm!

A suggestion wrt ensuring we keep the candles lit: Every day I receive a reminder from The Animal Rescue Site to click everyday to help feed an animal. Taking that cue, I've set up a self-reminder in my Outlook calendar that prompts me - every day - to light the candles for Barbaro and others. I include the site link in the reminder as well as notes on those who I am lighting candles for.

It really helps me remember, maybe it can help others, too!

I just came across a quote which I think applies to people who do not understand our love for Barbaro/animals:

"Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened"

Just think of them as people where that part of their soul is unawakened or deprived. There are far too many of them, as we know. These may be very nice, very good people who one day may see the light.

Good Morning Angel Barbaro - Good morning FOB's

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Equine heaven - always a pleasure!!! Today's update had me in tears along with everyone else.

Happy Valentine's Day everyone - have a good day!!

I agree, a very heartfelt message from Big B to his human parents,
krys

Valentine (psychic) skritches to the BBH.
Valentine appreciation to Equine Heaven for being so superior a conduit...
Valentine recognition to all FsOB!

And...reposting ShelleyA's from earlier today...

Hi Everyone...

Many of us are snowed (or iced!) in today. Good chance to catch up on our calls to reps and senators. Someone mentioned that their offices may be closed but you can still leave a voice message and it will be counted in the tally.

Everyone stay safe and warm!!

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!!!

Cheers,
Friar Tuck

Dale:
sure enough they have used my messages...can they do that?
OMG how can these people live with themselves?
Jenny

Good morning, dear ones -

Happy Valentine's Day to all. It is a poignant one, but there is still so much to celebrate, in the name of love.

I value you each of you, and find courage, intelligence, friendship, acceptance and inspiration at this site every day. Thank you all for being part of my life.

I will forever be grateful for having had the privilege of watching the Boss Hoss throughout his journey, and for the truly splendid people who shared him with us. It is delightful to know that there are folks who do the right thing because it is the right thing, and without further motive.

I am grateful for Mr. Brown, Mr. Woolley, and all who make this meeting place and information clearing house possible.

I am grateful for the artists who share here, the wise who post here, and the loving hearts who embrace here.

Everyone in the cold and snow, be warm and safe. All those, like myself, in warmer climes, try not to let the guilt get to you. (Ha!)

Welcome to the new folks, best wishes for Steve and BDude, condolences to Lisa on the loss of her filly, and warm thoughts to all here. I've sent checks now to Laminitis, several rescues, TRF, TB Friends, and am going to make my valentine of the past ***40**** (GULP!) years chicken enchiladas when I get home. He says, "Well, it's nice to know I'm first AFTER the horses..." I do love the man...

Love and comfort to all in need, four-legged and two-legged, and (((hugs))) to everyone.

Have a Barbaro Valentine's Day - courage, heart and kindness!

- Jean

Jenny,

My messages were used too and I was thinking the same thing, how can they live with themselves?

Ro & Brady

##OMG, just read Equine-Heaven and the tears are flowing. What a beautiful tribute to Mr. & Mrs. Jackson. Oh I am so sad now, but at peace within.

#Renee, whew, glad to hear you're ok, I hate driving on ice, give me snow instead. I hope to find a treat when I go home cause I left alot for our equine friends. I miss him so much.

Better go before I drown my paperwork.

Happy Valentines.

Judy

Equine Heaven,
You pulled my heart right out of my chest. Barbaro's conversation with his Mom and Dad was just beautiful.

Happy Valentine's Day everyone!

What a wonderful day to remember and and reflect on our Barbaro. This is the true meaning of love.

Stay safe and warm.

Snowed and iced in for those in Boston as well...Happy Valentine's Day Alex and FOBs.

13 NEW COSPONSORS FOR HR503! Great JOb! AWFB!

This verifies the information below. It seems that it is taking a little longer administratively to get the list updated. So, as you can see, we're rolling along!!!!

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REPOST
People have been asking why the co-sponsor list hasn't been increasing in regard to HR503 when they are being told by some of the reps that they are going to cosponsor.

The question many are asking is "Should they continue to call these Reps that haven't been added to the list and have said that they will be cosponsoring???
Although it should only take 24 to 48 hours for new cosponsors to show up on the co-sponsor list, it may take more time. Urge them to check the list in 10 days or so and if their Rep isn't listed yet, they should call that Rep again and urge them to cosponsor. Please ask everyone to try and speak with the staffer who takes care of the animal welfare bills as they will put more attention on these issues. The aide has a TREMENDOUS amount of influence on the final decision of your representative or senator.

In the meantime, it is VERY important to keep calling committee members. They are the ones that will get it to the floor for a vote.

So, bottom line is.....keep calling your representatives (HR503), senators (S311) and committee members.

Hopefully, links will follow shortly.

Shelley and Debra

I hope all the CT FOB's are safe. It is bad out there everyone...be careful.

Alex and all FOB
Hope everyone is safe at home (on the east coast). Wouldn't the world be a better place with more people like Mr and Mrs Jackson. Thanks for the updates Alex.

Barbaro Candles

If you would light one for The Fog too!
Barbaro is no longer at the top of the candles list!
Who is Vivi?

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Hi Folks:

The BDude is doing much better today - back to where he was. He's alert, purring, walking - a little shaky. He scared us all yesterday. It's just amazing how he keeps fighting back.

THANKS FOR ALL THE CANDLES & PRAYERS - without you he probably wouldn't still be around.

STeve & BDude
FOB

Happy Valentine's Day, Champ. I hope you're enjoying your day and that your friends are still celebrating their excitement at having you with them. We are missing you around here, and I wish you were present so that I could send you all the mints and carrots you could possibly eat in one day.

I love you, Big B, and I miss you more and more with every day that passes.

Be happy, Precious One, and enjoy your freedom.

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Debbie L.A.

VIVI is the Whippet that "ran" away from her cage at JFK last year after the Westminster Dog Show. THey still haven't found her.

Ro & Brady

Rosemarie,
I'll bet someone has her. She is a cutie.

Equine Heaven....what a BEAUTIFUL message. I truly hope that the Jackson's have the opportunity to read it.

Oh, Steve! I'm SO glad!

- Jean

Yes Renee, some dog people think the airline is covering up and saying she escaped. How in God's name no one saw her running through the airport is beyond me.

Ro & Brady

Oh equine heaven - whoever you are- that was just beautiful and so perfect. Keep 'em coming! Just when i thought i was done crying.
Loved it.- Happy Valentines Day
-Joanne in NJ

Rosemarie,
I questioned it myself. I own a greyhound and you can catch them. All it takes is the right command, and good running legs. I'll bet she was stolen.

ALEX - ALEX - ALEX

Repost - it is so hard to get anyone's attention here. Hope you are safe and warm at your home, taking a well-deserved break.

Alex - I love to vicariously live your morning experiences with your horses. Not being a good morning person, this may be the reason I've never had a horse myself.

But I have a question about gate training. When you are training a young horse, I guess it is partly just a matter of getting them used to being in and around the gate.

As far as breaking from the gate, is there a particular trigger a horse is trained to see, feel, experience, and then break? Or is it just the opening of the gate itself and then they go?

I am wondering why some horses will break through before the actual start, and what might set them off.

Thanks for the info. Thanks for this fabulous site. It's been a veritable lifeline during this heartbreaking experience.

Happy Valentine's Day, Everybody!

We all know who our valentine is....BARBARO !

It just happens to be my birthday, too.

Love to all of you. You are all very special people.

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Shelly, who were the new co-sponsors?

How can I find them?

Happy Hearts Day, FOBs!
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I told my husband the other day--no gifts or flowers--we should donate what we'd spend on those to the animals. So what did I find in my unopened stack of mail? A newsletter from my home town humane society--HEARTland Humane Society! That's a pretty strong sign!

Maria K--I "click" on the Animal Rescue Site everyday, myself. How great would it be if we could set up a similar site where every "click" goes to a horse rescue donation or to laminitis research!?! A great concept!

For those of you wondering about little Erin Brennan, I checked her page at caringbridge.org last night and it sounds like she's doing really well--going to school and anxious for their Valentine party. (For the new folks, Erin is the daughter of Annie from Kennett Florist. She's 6 years old and was diagnosed with a brain tumor.)
Keep her in your prayers!

Stay warm, everyone! Extra hugs and kisses today for your furry friends (but no chocolate!) :0)

Happy Valentine's Day FOBs and beautiful Barbaro! Have a safe day, especially those of you in the frozen tundra!
I could not help but notice all the postings regarding equine heaven today. Could someone tell me where to find it?
Steve and BDude - Though I don't know you, I'm so happy today is a better day :-)

Man... I am flooding with tears again... That was a really touching up-date in Heaven. Man I have been crying for the last half hour.

Barbaro I love you soooooooo much and I miss you today as much as I did the day you left..... Please come down and get all the candy you want to today OK? I will go to the store and stock up for you and later you can leave as much of a mess as you want to..... You are sooo special..........

Man I need to pull it together here.......

(((((((((((((Barbaro)))))))))))) MY ANGEL!!!!!!!

####Joanne in NJ

Man I hear ya... That one really got me....

Love to all of you and our wonderful BARBARO!!!!!!!!!!! ;-)

Wow! www.equine heaven.com is amazing. I hope the Jackson Family has an opportunity to read this heart felt message. I also hope that Dr. Richardson gets a chance to read Barbaro's poem posted days earlier. Thanks equine-heaven for keeping us informed and really touching our hearts. I guess that's part of becoming angels after they leave this earth, still being able to really touch our hearts.
Remi

I just left an email for them and pasted it in there so that they would get it.......

I am sure they will..........

((((((Barbaro))))) I love you with all my HEART!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ;-)

Equine Heaven: Tears running down my face - How beautiful - such a heartfelt and thoughtful message our B sent such to his parents.

Barbaro: I hope some of those secret admirers knew to give you the green mints....

Lisa in Colorado

Yeah! The best VD present ever! Spirit got into this Stakes race on Sat!!!!!!!!!!!!

8th Race. (C9) Post 10:02PM 9 STAKES
JIM'S ORBIT STAKES
Purse $125,000 Guaranteed 1 Mile
FOR COLTS AND GELDINGS, THREE YEARS OLD, which have nominated and
remain eligible to the Texas Stallion Stakes Series.
1 BEANIE DUKE (L) R30 Young, R Tejera, E 122
2 AXEL PEGASUS (L) R1 Rivera, J Rodriguez, F 122
3 UNCLE ROSE (L) R13 Pish, D Simington, D 122
4 BANQUO (L) R27 Asmussen, S Figueroa, J 122
5 DADDY WARBUCKS (L) 0 Pish, D Hamilton, Q 122
6 I SPY WOLFIE (L) E8out Smith, C Birzer, A 122
7 TEXAS PRAISE (L) Hudson, J Albarado, R 122
8 SENECA STAGE (L) Green, I Ruis, M 122
9 MAGIC MARKEY R36 Clopton, J Cruz, A 122
[b]10 SNIFTERS SPIRIT (L) R36 Calhoun, W Walker, Jr., B 122[/b]
11 POWER SURGE (L) E34 Calhoun, W Theriot, J 122

Spirit says he will run hard for his birthday brother Barbaro!

Renee......... I know wasn't that beautiful... Man I am crying as hard as I was the day he went home to heaven.... Man...... I emailed Sharon and she will pass it on to them I hope.............. Man.......
STAY home and clean up your house so that Barba can come and eat all he wants today like I am doing..... ;-)

((((((Barbaro)))) Love you with ALL MY HEART!!

##Hi Nina, wasn't that something, I just fell apart all over again. He can take all the treats he wants, I miss him so much.

Judy

Equine Heaven~ whoever you are, you touched my soul today. The tears will not stop...

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Equine Heaven, you are a gift to all of us.

#### Judy... Yeah ditto...... Man.... That was awesom...... Man........

Love to all and BARBARO my Valentine..... ;-)

Equine Heaven............

You are the best!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

((((Barrbaro)))) 4-Ever in the land of paradise.... We will all be with him soon............. ;-)

To Alex and Tim: Happy Valentine's Day - You are so loved for all you have done.

To all the horses with laminitis, Grow hooves Grow!!!!

Lisa in Colorado

Just hung up from my congressman's office and they are having a meeting this afternoon to make the decision to co-sponsor HR503. They've done a lot of research and gotten lots of calls. The aide in charge said he can't see any reason Congressman Murphy would not co-sponsor and he is going to get back to me later today. As he said, "Hopefully, with good news!"

Also had a great conversation with Senator Landrieu's office today. We now have 21 co-sponsors in the senate. She also said that we have a lot of support in the committee and they would be putting together a "solid strategy" in the next couple of weeks. But they wanted to get as many co-sponsors as possible before taking the next step.

So, all your efforts are starting to pay off. After my conversations today, I REALLY think we're going to get this done!!!!

Renee, Judy, Cal, Deb and EVERYONE ELSE!!!!

Man now I have to go out and be crying while I am out and about... People are going to wonder why I am crying on Valentines day..... If only they knew........ Man....

Love to OUR Barbaro 4-ever and all to Eternity.......... You can come and do anything you want to at my house today big buddy..... ;-)

Going to get you some treats in a while......

Happy Valentine's Day everyone!

Alex - thanks again for all you do to keep us updated. I love the updates on what's going on at Fair Hill. Its great to hear about the ins and outs of training horses.

I hope everyone is warm and safe today.

Oh...and go Hard Spun! I love seeing another local horse in the Derby picture. Also, he looks like he works well over distances, which would help with any Triple Crown hopes!

Hi All,

Cold, icy, snowy in OH.
Any news on the ESPN interview with Dr. R.? I'm worried we may never see it.
Thanks to Alex and Tim for this site.
God bless the Jacksons for the gift to UPenn in honor of our favorite vet.
Karen

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Steve, so happy BDude is fighting. I was worried about him.

### ShelleyA--Wonderful news! Keep us posted on Congressman Murphy!

I hope your furnace is fixed for good, Alex!!

Happy Warm Valentine's Day to the Barbaro Nation..
Equine Heaven just beautiful thank you..
Everyone please be safe...lots of snow and sleet here in Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania.

Barbaro Hugs and Kisses to you, you are my true Valentine.
Thank you (((Alex))).

Just when I thought the tears had subsided....Equine Heaven and the VD letter to Mom & Dad.....I've convinced my Office Admin that I have allergies.....LOL
In the words of the indominable BOSS HOSS himself
beeeeutiifull!!!!!!!
Thanks Equine Heaven.

Thank you Equine Heaven.:)
God has given you a gift. So glad that you share it with us. God Bless you.

Love and Valentine Kisses Barbaro!

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Cathy Potter - allergies....lol. That's a good one....I'll have to use it.

ShelleyA
That's fantastic news. Can't be soon enough for me. For the Senate, that's only one shy of where we ended up last year. Hopefully we can add to the total.
Anybody heard any word on Hillary yet? From what I've heard she has not committed. I don't understand why one would not co-sponsor this year a Bill that they co-sponsored last year. Is it because she's a Presidential candidate?

Hello to all this Valentines Day! I hope that everyone is full of love.

Well, I just made a mistake by reading the equine heaven update here at work. Now I am looking around for tissue to dry my tears. I just know that is an absolutely accurate sentiment from Barbaro to his mommy and daddy - he loves them soooo much.

Barbaro,
I hope that today brings you lots of love, just like the love that you have inspired. Run free and be a happy, healthy horse.

Happy Valentines Day to all

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Shelley A
That is good news!

Jo Bonner Alabama House Rep's is on the "Agriculture Committee". He voted No on HR 503 last year.
He is still saying no!
Phone number is 202-225-4931
Fax 202-225-0562

Alabama House Rep. Rogers, is on the Agriculture and Livestock, Dairy and Proultry committees.
And also is saying no to the bill.
Rogers phone number is 202-225-3261
Fax 202-226-8485

Thanks Flicka for your help.
Call fax and email!!

OMG

Way over the edge with Equine Heaven....now I have completely lost it. It started out a tough day to begin with, but whoever is responsible for that deserves something big and great and awesome. I know Barbaro loved his mom and dad, but it is so precious and special to hear it straight from the horses mouth.

That was beautiful.

Oh Equine Heaven, that is the most beautiful Valentine I have ever seen....

Purrs and kisses to our beloved friend BDude. Keep fighting, little tiger.

Shelley A, great news!

Lynswins--I am very excited for you and Spirit! May he have fun and run safely.

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Please make sure Mr. and Mrs. Jackson...see eqine heaven...this is so SPECIAL....

(((((((((((((Equine Heaven)))))))))))))

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Where is Mary S. and Martita?? We miss you and everyone else...?

BARBARO...MEANS LOVE.....

Barb in AZ - Happy birthday!

Skyler - So sorry about your vehicular/financial burdens. They are truly a bummer. But how brave and smart of you to use the time to spread the word.

LynsWins - Congratulations on Spirit's step. A safe trip to him, and wings on his heels.

Karen in Tx - You've probably already found it, but equine heaven is: www.equine-heaven.com

And with regard to equine-heaven, does anyone else remember "Alice in Wonderland"? I'm thinking here of the pool of tears...

Is there NO end? You'd think we would all be dehydrated by now???!!!!

- Jean

cathypotter,
Barbaro sure gave us all a good case of allergies.

Nina,
I'm at work like a jerk, I should have turned around and went home. Barbaro can eat me out of the house if he wants. I bought more trail mix and marshmallow treats for him.

BOB's
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Has anyone mentioned contacting TV & Motion picture stars regarding America's dirty little secret? As we all know there are quite of few outspoken one's out there who would love to take up a cause if not for the publicity alone. I don't recall this being brought up.

Repost

FOB's ---Not BOB's
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Has anyone mentioned contacting TV & Motion picture stars regarding America's dirty little secret? As we all know there are quite of few outspoken one's out there who would love to take up a cause if not for the publicity alone. I don't recall this being brought up.

I'm reposting ShelleyA's encouraging AHSPA progress report...!

Just hung up from my congressman's office and they are having a meeting this afternoon to make the decision to co-sponsor HR503. They've done a lot of research and gotten lots of calls. The aide in charge said he can't see any reason Congressman Murphy would not co-sponsor and he is going to get back to me later today. As he said, "Hopefully, with good news!"

Also had a great conversation with Senator Landrieu's office today. We now have 21 co-sponsors in the senate. She also said that we have a lot of support in the committee and they would be putting together a "solid strategy" in the next couple of weeks. But they wanted to get as many co-sponsors as possible before taking the next step.

So, all your efforts are starting to pay off. After my conversations today, I REALLY think we're going to get this done!!!!
Posted by: ShelleyA at February 14, 2007 6:26 PM

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Glad you had an "ice" day, Shelley A!!!!

Given the above, and the fact that there's clearly activity taking place behind the scenes,
a thought for those who have already contacted their legislators: Is there anybody in your immediate (or semi-immediate?) circle that could be persuaded to get in touch with his or her legislators? Or reinforce your efforts should your and their legislators be one and the same...?

Cheers,
Friar Tuck

Cal, I had thought about a montage of Trigger, Fury, Seabiscuit, etc.. and sending it to places like Disney and other known horse movie producers for support 4 laminitis/anti slaughter

That's as far as I got though. Wouldn't have a clue where to send it.

Equine Heaven ... JUST BEAUTIFUL!! You have made my Valentine's Day so very happy. I am very grateful to you for helping to keep Barbaro in our hearts!

DID SOC POST THE LINKS? WE TALKED SO LATE AND DIDN'T DECIDE WHO WAS POSTING THEM? :>)

503 HOUSE CO SPONSORS

How do I get to Equine Heaven

Thanks Mel

HEY GUYS....

OK RO AND BRADY...you have to check out the link ALEX put up to BARBARO'S BABY BROTHERS...WHAT'S IN A NAME...

Here is an exerpt...

"Sweet Pea, have a healing rest and stay nice and warm. Dream of nice sunshine on your back, and, of course, peppermints, apples and pears. Big kiss on your velvety nose and doggie smooches from Brady."

I jumped when I saw it...YOU and BRADY are now
officially famous! TEE HEE...I JUST LOVED IT!!!
It shows just how sweet you two are...AAAWWWWWWW

HOPE EVERYONE'S HAVING A FUN SNOW DAY EAST OF HERE!!! :>) WE GOT HAMMERED YESTERDAY AND THIS MORNING!!
LUV YA,
CHERYL G

S311 SENATE COSPONSORS">

Thank you, Jean Nolan!

Pammie,

I read it. LOL, now Brady's head will be even more swelled.

Ro & Brady

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HEY SWEET CHERYL G...

Gee...I wonder what pack of GAL PALS kept you UP?

hhhhmmmmmm

Hello to all FOBs,

I wish each of you a Valentine's Day filled with love and light. You certainly deserve. That goes for you Alex...you most of all.

Remembering Barbaro.

Sally in Louisiana

##Ro & Brady, Congrats on being published, way to go.

Judy

We think Vivi's cage was either dropped or fell off the conveyor belt as she was being loaded into the airplane - that may have broken her latch - when she got out of her cage, Delta and airport personnel chased after her - being scared, she kept running - then they got airport vehicles and started chasing after her with those - a scared whippet will run and run and run. And you can't catch a scared dog that can run 35 mph.

###3
Mel...www.equine-heaven.com

I just saw the prior update, and am just so thankful to the Jacksons for making it possible for the horrible disease of laminitis to become an equine research priority. At least we will know someday whether it can be effectively treated, if not prevented. Nothing is certain, given the nature of this disease to suddenly appear in many different ways, but at least now there will be a light of hope shining to let us know someone is trying to stop it.

Thank you, Mr. & Mrs. Jackson from my heart. You can be sure that those who loved Barbaro will help, as well.

Peg

KATHY IN CO-- DO U KNOW VIVI'S OWNERS? I'VE BEEN LIGHTING CANDLES FOR HER SINCE LAST YEAR AT THIS TIME. HER OWNERS WERE HEADING BACK TO CA OUT OF JFK, I WORKED FOR AN AIRLINE AND IT BREAKS MY HEART HOW HAPHAZARD AIRLINES CAN BE!! SHE WAS A GORGEOUS WHIPPET!!

I LOVE, LOVE THAT EQUINE.COM- DID SOMEONE HERE START IT OR SOMEONE FROM FAIR HILL?? ALEX TELL, TELL!! :>)

LOVE YA ALL & HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY (WHERE R MY CHOCOLATES),
CHERYL G

Cheryl G - no I don't know Vivi's owners personally but I know a lot of the people in NYC that know the owners and the breeder and are searching for her. I'm one of the out-of- staters that send flyers, call, etc. to help keep the word out there that she is still missing.

4Ever in my heart...Barbaro
Happy Valentine's Day to everyone!

PAMMELA, MY FRIENDS ARE A BAD INFLUENCE OF ME, SOON I'LL BE ON SOC'S HOURS!! LOL!!! :>)

LUV YA,
CHERYL G

OOPSY, IT WAS EQUINE HEAVEN.COM- I SAID IT WRONG--I LOVE THAT SITE!!!

EQUINE HEAVEN.COM

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Dear Brady,

That link just makes my day! You and your mom are famous! Keep warm little one, cuddle with your Mom. XXXX OOOO

And you can't catch a scared dog that can run 35 mph.

My Greyhound runs 45 MPH I have caught her.You never run after a dog,they think you are playing and keep running.I know Vivi was seen in Harlem last year. The poor thing.

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KATHY, THAT'S WONDERFUL YOU ARE KEEPING THE WORD OUT!! I HOPE SHE'S(VIVI) STILL ALIVE AND WELL, I'M ASSUMING IF SHE IS, SOMEONE PROBABLY TOOK HER IN -- OR STOLE HER UNFORTUNATELY??? U GO GIRL!! :>)

LUV YA,
CHERYL G

Senate and House have recess next week..
Feb 19th-23rd!

My greyhounds come to me too but they know me and if I do chase them - they think it is a game. With Vivi, she was scared - perhaps if they had left her alone, she would have stopped running and her owner, who deplaned immediately upon hearing that she was lost - could have called for her and captured her - a very unfortunate situation indeed. What is sad is that Delta does not claim any fault in this and continues to say that Vivi escaped.

Hello Everyone

Just checking in - Happy Valentines Day to all, especially you, Barbaro!

Kathy,

Just out of curiosity...there is no question that someone might have stolen her and that Delta is just covering their hides?

Ro & Brady

Happy Valentine's day Barbaro, Alex and all the F.O.B.s Not just today, but everyday, we celebrate love and how much family and friends mean to us. Barbaro, you are still the love of my life. There will never be a day that goes by where I do not think of you and tell you how much your presence in my life has meant.
Pat

Kathy,
The airlines are bad they don't take responsibility for anything. Now we know Vivi did not let herself out. DUH

Rosemarie,
It was on the news that she was seen in Harlem.

Skyler, way to turn lemons in lemonade yesterday! Well, okay, frozen lemonade....you are a marketing genius, my friend.

****
Dear Brady,

I am SO proud of you, my favorite helicopter tailed doggyfrenforevur! Yay!!

Love,

Lizzie, beautiful rumblekiddeeninasoot

She was seen running from the airport into the marshland that surrounds JFK and she has been spotted in Forest park and other areas around Queens - for an airline worker to have taken her - don't think so - but there is speculation that she may have been caught by someone who either doesn't know she is Vivi and is just a stray or who does know she is Vivi and just doesn't want to give her back. Until they find her or her body - the search and fundraising to keep the word out continues.

##

Attn Minnesota FOB's

Yahoo just had a story about Al Franken running for senate next year.

I can't do the blue thingy so here's the link:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070214/ap_en_tv/senate_franken

That ought to liven things up a bit.

Happy Valentine's Day my sweet Barbaro
and my Barbaro family!!!

Equine Heaven..so well said!!

Happy Valentines Day Barbaro! I love you!

Mel,

Here's the URL for Equine Heaven: http://www.equine-heaven.com/

Jackie in VA
FOB forever

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Brady - You and your mommy are famous!!!! Maybe she'll give you extra carrits :)

Glad to hear B'Dude is doing well today. He's one tough cat!

I'll continue praying for him.

FOB thanks for the URL for Equine Heaven: http://www.equine-heaven.com/ I cried when reading Barbaro letter to his mom and dad for Valentines Day. I've saved it to my favorites.

Mel Dundon

Equine heaven - just when I thought the tears have finally stopped you get them going again. Today's post was beautiful. It's getting to be my day isn't complete until I've read your daily post. Thank you so much.

Happy Valentine's day Barbaro Nation, Mr & Mrs Jackson (that was a wonderful gift to UPenn - you're a real class act), Dr R and the staff at NBC, Alex and everybody.

Proud to be an FOB!!!

I was just looking at some pictures at the FInal Turn Gallery and I saw this one of NoBiz. Wow look at him! Gorgeous. He has quite a chest on him.

http://www.finalturngallery.com/album1168/IMG_1303_nobiz_like_shobiz_copy

I keep crying and thinking of Bobby today also. I just don't know how sometimes to explain it to people but then again, I think, how could anyone NOT have felt this love for this incredible creature. He is everything that is good, and strong. EVERYTHING! I love you Barbaro!

Love and hugs,Lisa

Jean, Thanks for the info on accessing Equine Heaven. :-)
I'm off to read now.

THANKS LYNDA FOR THE PIX OF NO BIZ- I DIDN'T REALIZE HE WAS SO PRETTY!! HE LOOKS A BIT LIKE OUR BARBARO, HOWEVER NO ONE (EXCEPT FOR MR. BOXCAR OF COURSE) IS AS GORGEOUS AS BARBARO!!

SKYLER, I READ YOUR CAR STORY EARLIER AND I WAS CRACKING UP, I COULD SEE MYSELF IN THE SAME SITUATION REQUESTING THE SAME THINGS. FEMALES GET AWAY WITH A LOT MORE THAN MEN DO, HUH!! :>)

LUV YA,
CHERYL G

CHERYLG I didn't realize it either! I am very impressed by his looks and I am glad Barclay has him. He will do what is right.

Alex, Happy Valentine's Day to you. I hope you have had a wonderful, albeit cold, day!! Thanks for helping us to keep the miracle of Barbaro alive and well. Take care my friend.

Love, Nonie B

Good night Sweet Boy! Many hugs and kisses on you beautiful nose this Valentines Day. ILYF

Skyler,

Ha! I know!! Hey Dont say us Minnesotan's never gave ya nothin'....remember we also gave the world Jesse Ventura as a politician too!!

I miss my two best pals from MN Paul Wellstone and Bruce Vento. Both have passed away recently. Bruce Vento was my science teacher in Jr High and he became a US Federal Rep for many years... Back in the 80's he worked hard for Race Horses to ban horse drugging and other rules for track safety betterment issues. The Lasix law was later repealed, as I understand it....but he was a true friend to the horse. I miss him alot and I know he would have fought hard for anti-slaughter legislation. Paul Wellstone also a friend to animals.
Vento died from a rare form of lung cancer due to working as a teenager in an unsafe Asbestos factory and Wellstone and most of his family were tragically killed in a plane crash.
They both would have been FOB's for sure.

Leslie in MN

Barbaro...You gave us the gift of LOVE.
Every minute of the day...

We are wishing you fun and playful days running free of pain...missing you every second, but knowing in our hearts...you are happy and free. We know you will have another comfortable night and look forward to each day.

Barbaro Nation...with Barbaro's love he has brought all of us together as family in the HOUSE THAT BARBARO BUILT. We stand united speaking for the ones that cannot speak....

We earnestly pray for a quick passing of the Barbaro Bill...to end this brutal slaughter, to find loving homes, to find cure for laminitis and the list goes on...BARBARO HAS LEFT US TASKS TO BE FINISHED...For us to cross the finish line in flying colors.

Please remember the unspoken and spoken requests..I also pray for Vivi's owners and that she returns safe and sound soon...I know Barbaro would be pleased.

We genuinely thank Mr. and Mrs. Jackson for their gift of love and honoring Dr. R...

In due respect, we will honor Mrs. Jackson by heeding to her requests.

Please help your fellow man in this awful weather, all animals large or small.

All of you are such loving people, and in my heart you all are special Valentines every day.

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY.
Blessings to All.

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Renee, Judy, Nina...get out the mints...Barbaro has a sweet tooth...

##Joan Roya, I'm ready for them tonite, I think there are more sweet tooths up there but Barbaro leads the way, Bless his heart.

Have a warm Valentines evening.

Judy

this is one wierd shadow roll

http://www.finalturngallery.com/album794/Esprit_Du_Roi_2

This poem I sent to all my fellow FOB's that I had an email address for.
For those I don't, this is for you.

Today is the Valentines Day…
That Dreams and Love will be made…
All the Memories will be created…
And Love will shine like the Sun…
For today is our Valentines Day…

Love to Alex
Love to all my FOB family
Love to Barbaro and all his wonderful Connections (to many to mention)
Love to all the horses yet to be saved.
Love to those who have, because of YOU.

Love to all
Verna

Let this be the last Valentines Day another horse suffers.

Thanks and hugs to you, Verna1.

That was very sweet. Barbaro is my male valentine since my Dad died several years ago and I"m unmarried. (and my dog, Max had to be put down in June) :-

Happy Valentine's day all!

Lisa

I wonder if I am looking at the correct paintings???? The painting I see of Barbaro Dog is a single dog with no other dogs in the painting. There are other paintings of dogs by the same artist and they seem to be how Mr Jackson described. If I am looking the same painting, then possible names for Triple B could be:

Sereno
Rusteau
Lentenor
Morico
Metamort
Nicanor

I submitted some names to the NPR guy too. Based on the way he was running the contest, he wanted more of a cross between LaVille Rouge, Dynaformer and Barbaro.

Here were mine:

Kid Dynamite (Dynaformer/Barbaro/TripleB)
BlastfromthePast (Dynaformer/Barbaro)
Red Explosion (Dynaformer/La Ville Rouge)
French Fry (Laville Rouge/Barbaro/TripleB)
Iftheshoefits (Barbaro/TripleB)

Leslie in MN

##Good Night Everyone, have a good Valentine evening.

Thank you Verna1 for the poem, very thoughtful.

Good night Alex, stay warm. Will look forward to your morning post. Give Hawty Creek a treat for Valentines.

Judy

Cathy Potter,

I am reposting my message from yesterday.

I just wanted to share the following email which I received from Senator Clinton today:

Thank you for contacting me regarding the Horse Slaughter Prevention Act .

As you may know, in 2005 I voted with 69 of my colleagues in favor of an amendment to the Fiscal Year 06 Agriculture Appropriations bill that prohibited the use of federal funds to support horse slaughter under the Federal Meat Inspection Act . This amendment was signed into law in November of 2005.

In 2006, I am working to pass a broader ban on the slaughter of horses. On September 7 th , 2006, the United States House of Representatives passed H.R. 503 , American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act, by a vote of 263-146. I am a cosponsor of the Senate version of this bill, which is now on the calendar awaiting action by the full Senate. I recently joined a number of my Senate colleagues in signing a letter to the Senate leadership requesting this legislation be moved to the Senate floor for a vote without delay to put an end to the practice of slaughtering American horses for human consumption overseas. I believe it is vital that this bipartisan, common sense legislation be enacted as soon as possible.

Thank you again for sharing your concerns with me . Please check my website at http://clinton.senate.gov or updates on this and other issues being discussed before the United States Senate .

Sincerely,

Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton

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Beautiful valentine Verna1. And, you said it so well at the end. "Let this be the last Valentines Day another horse suffers."

That's all that matters.

And Alex, cancel your class tomorrow, let your students play hooky.

Barbaro,
I love you so much!!!! Hope you have a lovely Valentine's Day with the angels!!!I miss you terribly still!!!

Happy Valentine's Day to FOB's! Hope you get lotsa chocolates and maybe even a kiss or two!!!

Hoping to get some clarification so I make some sense in the letters I'm sending to senators & reps:

if they are on the committee - like the Agriculture comm, can they still co-sponsor the bill? Or if they are on the committee, are we just asking them to support the bill and bring it to a vote?

Thanks.

Hola Barbaro Nation,

Happy Valentines day to Alex, Tim, the wonderful staff at NBC, Mike Rea and family, the Jackson family and all the FOB's. I hope everyone is feeling the love today, specially the FOB's caught in the frozen tundra!

Today I think of of Bobby and my heart smiles because I imagine him saying "roses STEEEEEEEENK"

God bless all who love Barbaro. God bless Barbaro.

Happy Valentines Day Alex and FOBs! I hope this Valentines Day is filled with much love and happiness for all.

Barbaro, you will always hold a very special place in my heart, not only on this Valentines Day, but every day...always and forever. I love you sweet boy.

The miracle of Barbaro continues...

## OH ALEX...you mean ole prof... LOL :-)

Hiya, FsOB! I tried to make it to RI late this AM but had to turn around and come home as I got close to the state border. There were gale force winds and the freeway still had glazed surfaces in the higher elevations. At least I got the chance to call Sen. Chris Dodd's CT office once I got home.
To Susan E.: Thanks, yes, Brent is one in a million.
To Anita: Loved the quote about people who've never loved an animal.
To Jean Nolan: Amen!
To Renee: Sorry to read about your scary ride in the car. Please stay safe, OK? I'm afraid that all of this "wet" will freeze up tomight.
To Steve: BDude really understands our Sublime One's fighting spirit, doesn't he?
To Dawn: Thank you for the update about Erin, the daughter of one of Alie's staff members at Kennett Square Florist.
Has anyone heard from Mike Rea's family lately?
To Skyler: I'm glad that you are safe. You used a "teachable moment" with the AAA guy and hopefully he will spread the word with other kind folks. Anyone who's heard me talk about the slaughterhouses has expressed total shock. Lord knows I didn't know about them until I entered the Barbaro Nation in 2006.
PS: If anyone loves to travel, albeit vicariously, check out "Francesco's Italy" on the Travel Channel at 8 PM EST today. Peace to each of you and now it's candle time! RMH

## Lynda, at least you'd be able to pick him out from the crowd!

Jeanne
Thank you for sharing the response from Senator Clinton. Please note that she is referencing the 2006 Bill. To date she has not committed to co-sponsoring. When the Senate failed to bring S1915 to the floor last December for vote, both bills in House & Senate had to be re-introduced and members have to sign up all over for co-sponsorship. It does Not carry over.

Kate Sorenson
Committee members can be co-sponsors. For example here in La Quinta, Mary Bono is a co-sponsor and a member of the House Committee where HR 503 is currently held. Same goes for our Barbara Boxer. She is a co-sponsor and member of the Commerce Committee.

Cathy Potter -

Thank you so much for the help. I'll go start faxing.

\\\"Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve, too short for those who rejoice, but for those who love, time is eternity.\\\" ~Henry Van Dyke

I love you Barbaro. Happy Valentine\\\'s Day and you will be in my heart forever (an eternity).

Leaving work. Everyone have a safe night and
keep warm.

First request: My mother is in the ICU in the hospital. Everyone say a prayer for her.(Helen)

Second request: My daughter Lendy is leaving her home in Maui and traveling with her church for three weeks to Israel. Pray for her safe return.

Tomorrow is a new day.
Love and Valentine Kisses Barbaro!

Hi all, fighting a terrible headcold and stiff shoulders from fighting with the snow on my driveway. Ugh. Something Friar Tuck posted a while back struck a chord about influencing your circle to call their legislators. All of the additional co-sponsors that are coming on board are really due to the flooding of calls they're getting. And as committed as all of us is to this cause, we are only single individuals. Calling on our own over and over again isn't nearly as effective as calling our circle of friends, family and colleagues to encourage them to take action for this Bill. The power is in the numbers. Reach out to everyone you know via the anti-slaughter postcard, the links to fact-based information available from this board, to educate others about this horrific practice. The power of numbers will prevail!

Happy Valentines Day to all. Hope you are staying warm and dry.

Prayers for Helen for a speedy recovery and Lendy as she begins her journey.

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Leslie in Oklahoma, I will include your mother and daughter in my prayers.

Thank you Sheila. You are so right.....

Hi all, fighting a terrible headcold and stiff shoulders from fighting with the snow on my driveway. Ugh. Something Friar Tuck posted a while back struck a chord about influencing your circle to call their legislators. All of the additional co-sponsors that are coming on board are really due to the flooding of calls they're getting. And as committed as all of us is to this cause, we are only single individuals. Calling on our own over and over again isn't nearly as effective as calling our circle of friends, family and colleagues to encourage them to take action for this Bill. The power is in the numbers. Reach out to everyone you know via the anti-slaughter postcard, the links to fact-based information available from this board, to educate others about this horrific practice. The power of numbers will prevail!

Happy Valentines Day to all. Hope you are staying warm and dry.

Posted by: Sheila at February 14, 2007 10:34 PM

Cathy,

I had hoped that Hillary was referring to S311, but I noticed today that she is still not listed as a current co-sponsor. The same scenario holds true for Senator Schumer. I will, therefore, place a call to each in Washington in order to voice my concerns.

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FOB Rescue Foal Watch update

You can watch Rosie at MHR on MareStare when she gets good and ready to drop that foal - she's STILL expecting! For the link, follow this thread at the Forum.

http://forums.prospero.com/TimWoolley/messages?msg=4475.213

Happy Valentine's Day to all today. May your hearts be filled with love today, as they are filled with love for our dear Barbaro angel every day.

OK YOU BLUE-LINKERS....

http://www.marestare.com/Cams.htm

Then go to MIRACLE HORSE RESCUE and click...

VOILA...ROSIE IN ALL HER GLORY....Foal's ETA still undetermined...uh...like 5 mins ago...tee hee...ANYTIME NOW!

Pamie
My guess is Friday the 16th a filly named Bobbie's Lil Angel. I will then see Bobby's namesake Saturday AM.
You want me to give her a big ole kiss from Auntie Pamie???

Happy Valentines Day Barbaro and FOB"S and of course Alex.

Love you all! Marilyn in NC

a href="http://www.marestare.com/miracle.htm">Rosie at MIRACLE HORSE RESCUE

Worried about all the farms and ranchs over breeding.

Sorry blue link didn't work!

Hi Pam - can you tell me about the mare I am watching on the cam? I don't know her story...sorry - I don't visit here as often as I used to...

I know the story Pam - don't worry about it...I love the cam - I see dogs and chickens passing by...

MHR CAM

"Animal lovers are a special breed of human,
generous of spirit, full of empathy,
perhaps a little prone to sentimentality,
and with hearts as big as a cloudless sky."

John Grogan
Marley & Me

Happy Valentine's Day to all you animal lovers...Be proud of all we have accomplished for love of a horse, and his equine, canine, feline, and yes, Mocha, his bovine friends...But there is still more to do...

Happy Valentines Day Barbaro - You inspire us to do more and to be our best selves....

Lisa in Colorado

Happy Valentine's Day to all FOB's today, Mr. and Mrs. Jackson, Dr. Richardson, our one and only Alex, and to our beloved Angel Barbaro.

What a truly generous gift to New Bolton from the Jackson's in Dr. Richardson's name to fight the horrible disease of laminitis. God bless them and those who are working to find a cure.

I received the following email today and thought I would share some happy news with you!

Update: Humane Society of Missouri's Horse Heroes

Rescued horses Stan and Dudley DoRight take Humane Society staff for a ride!

February, 2007

Dear Karen,

Thank you so much for your generous support of the horses we rescued last September.  I wanted to take a moment to update you on the horses' progress and healing.

It's hard to believe it has been more than four months since we rescued 25 horses and a hinny from an overturned trailer on Interstate 44.  The trailer had been bound for a slaughterhouse in DeKalb, Illinois, but we made a commitment to keep this group of horses safe.

With the generous support of horse lovers in Missouri and across the country, the surviving horses have received care and rehabilitation at the Humane Society of Missouri's Longmeadow Rescue Ranch in Union, Missouri. 

The rescued horses faced an uphill path to recovery but have received the best care available at Longmeadow.  We are thrilled with the progress made by many of the horses, some of whom are now ready to be adopted. 

These Horse Heroes have either gone home or are waiting to go to their new adoptive homes:

• Spanky

• Freedom

• Crashina

• Dudley DoRight

We recently rode two of the horses, Dudley DoRight and Stan, around the indoor arena at Longmeadow Rescue Ranch's Learning Center.  We had a great time!  Dudley DoRight behaved like the gentleman he is.   Stan, a 19-year old Thoroughbred bred to be a racehorse, showed the energy and spirit expected of a much younger horse. 

It is so gratifying to see these horses thriving.  They have come so far since last September.

We are sincerely grateful for your support of these horses.  For continuing updates on their progress, please visit our website.  

Kindest regards,

Kathryn W. Warnick
President

Love to all family today and every day! I love you sweet Angel Barbaro, always and forever.

Happy Valentines Day to FOB's everywhere and a special hugnkiss for all our Kennettland Heros.

Happy St. Valentine's Day to Barbaro!

Believe Barbaro's shimmering heart is high, a second sun in the sky.

Mirroring back a concentration of love, warmth and positivity originated in the tiniest of our charitable acts.

Hi All: How's everyone holding up with this nasty weather. Happy Valentines Day to all.

I just gave my choice in for naming Bobby's baby brothers.

We purchased a horse yesterday at the OBS sale and that is exactly what I'm doing with my partners now. Trying to find a name for the new little guy. He is just so cute, he's Roan(actually a medium gray) and he's my Walk's half brother(they have the same dad and my husband keeps telling me that in the horse racing world they are not considered related but to me he's Walk's baby brother).

Anyway, just wanted to check in to see how you guys are doing and to let you know my heart will always be with this website.

Our Bobby was very special and he will never be forgotten. In fact, I just ordered the commemorative issue that Bloodhorse is putting out on Barbaro and also a book on Barbaro.

Hi Lorraine,

Nice to see you back! Congratulations on your new edition!

Hi Karen: I'm still checking in every day just to see how everyone is holding up.

I miss talking about the big guy and watching his progress but I'm trying to come to grips with the fact that he's in a better place and free from pain.

Yes, my little guy is a real cutey and I can't wait until May so I can finally meet him. I miss my horses. I have two basking in the sun in Florida and one in Philly. I can't wait until they come home so that I can give them lots of hugs and kisses.

As long as this site remains open I will continue to visit. We shared so much and this place is still very important to me.

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Shelley: Congrats on Boxcar's race. Good going.

All Rosie does is EAT!! I have been watching her for an hour now...is what all horses do? Eat...eat...eat...

Natalie: Laughing...Its what horses do: Eat, Eat, Eat and Poop, Poop, Poop!!!!

The funny thing, and others will attest to it, cleaning horse poop is wonderfully relaxing....

Lisa in Colorado

Lisa L - haha...cat poop - not as fun!!! I have nine rescued cat and they poop a lot too...

It's so funny because I have never watched a horse that long before in my life (bored at work)...she's moved around a little - I got a
b-tt shot a couple of times but that's about it - I am hoping she has the baby before I leave work in the next 40 minutes (just kidding)...

What is she eating on the ground? Alfalfa? Hay? I see the chickens are enjoying it also...it's so funny to watch here at work...chickens, horses, dogs...Will she stop eating for a while before she has the baby?

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FINALLY able to watch along with you.

She looks like she could "pop" any minute. Going in circles (when not eating).

Anybody know who is Rosie's neighbor in the adjoining stall? is that Misty, the other expectant mare?

What a wonderful world, to be able to watch!

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)

She looks like her legs are tired - resting one at a time...can't she lie down anymore? Too fat?

Lisa Leach

I can spend hours cleaning horse stalls and pens and whatever else and never get tired!

It is the most relaxing way to spend a weekend. Also, it is a lot more fun than working in an office.

Today is a hard day...not because it is Valentine's Day...just because...

Somewhere I saw a picture that tugged at my heart and

Somewhere I read such moving thoughts that my heart crumbled...

I thought it was much stronger, getting better...or so I thought

I don't mind the tears, I mind that they come so unexpectedly...

As if your leaving would leave me any less startled than your arrival...

You stole my heart with those thick brown eyes and black as black mane...

and when you crumbled, I loved you more...yes, even more...

So, let the tears come, and I know they will...perhaps,

They never will end ...Forever a constant in my life...Just like

your memory and my love ...

Me: I think you said what a lot of us feel...

It was a tough day for me too..

Elsa: It's true - When work is tough, or life is tough, I go out and clean poop - It changes everything.....It also keeps you thin hauling those wheelbarrows full of poop....

My mother is always horrified when I tell her these things - She cant beleive she has a daughter who owns a pickup truck (to haul horses of cours), and who loves cleaning horse poop...The funny thing is that my nieces and nephews think it is the coolest thing around.

I havent gone to marestare yest but I need to see Rosie....

Lisa - nothing to see - believe it or not she's....EATING!!!! Now she's eating out of the container and not off of the ground...what was she eating on the ground? Hay? She got soooo excited when someone came to feed her more...funny stuff!!!

I just looked in on Rosie too. Nothing but eating LOLOLOL. that is going to be one heck of a big baby.

Sweet colt~ oh, how I miss you... Today was a tough day, thinking about the special treats KF was going to deliver to you for Valentine's Day. And then when I read your message to your mom & dad, well........ Anyway, I know you had a love-filled day in heaven and I'm positive you still feel all the love we have for you here on earth. You live in my heart, precious angel. I love you, Barbaro.

Natalie: But is she Pooping?

Sweet girl, Hope that baby comes soon - That will be something to watch!

Lisa - no poop just b-tt shots - almost as good!!! She is hungry...

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ROSIE...in answer to your email..."Yes....sorry, sweetie, but the CAM does make your butt look big."

####haha - that's what I have been saying all afternoon...

A big heart felt thanks goes out to you Alex from me....Happy Valentine's Day!

Bobbycakes....my heart is full of you and your memories...thanks for those memories my CHAMP!

Pamie...Happy Valentine's Day to a special FOB!

(((Linda H)))

(((FOB's)))

Steve and BDude....praying for you both!

Night Everyone! Sleep Well!

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JUST ON TV....a newsclip of a reporter interviewing a man shoveling snow... it is still falling VERY heavily...THEN...in comes your average JOE...only JOE IS NAKED....and DANCING...
WHAT A COUNTRY!

Pamela and Natalie: Laughing my Butt off :-) Hoping mine isnt as big as Rosie's looks right now...

Lisa in Colorado

Pamela: And did his butt look as big as Rosie's? I sure hope not...The FCC will be upset....especially if it wasnt his dancing butt that was showing....

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HEHEHE...no...it wasn't as big, but his BELLY more than made up for it...

...sitting here KNOWING mine is as big as ROSIE's...

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If we put a funny nose and some eyes on ROSIE'S heinie...would it look like MR POTATOHEAD?

Just saw a quote above from Marley and Me by John Grogan. If you haven't read this book, RUN, don't walk, the your nearest bookstore and buy it. I cried tears of laughter & sadness when reading it. Wonderful read.

Bobby--Happy Valentine Day. I love you and have missed you very much today.

Kim
Kentucky

Happy Valentine's Day sweet Barbaro. A kiss for your velvet nose.

### Equine Heaven, because of you, Laurie H., Cheryl Jones and others who write such beautiful words I get through the day . . . . . Thank you.

Pamela: Laughing....I can see the resemblance....

To all: A great day for FOB's - We helped saved 6 more horses from the slaughterhouse....But we still need about $200 for the hay fund raiser for Cheri in Oklahoma...If you want to feel good and help the horses in honor of B, there is no donation too small...They all add up...Check out the forum....

Barbaro: Will you be my Valentine forever?

Lisa in Colorado

Equine Heaven,

Your message today from Barbaro was awesome. The tears were really flowing freely. I look forward to reading your message each day as well as to reading Laurie's tuck ins. Thank you for making us feel close to our angel Barbaro.

Happy Valentine's Day to all FOB's, the fabulous Jackson, the amazing Dr Richardson, and, of course, our webdaddy, Alex!

Hey FOB's... How are you guys over there in the snow? I hope your staying warm and safe.....

I just got home it is raining here. Rain rain rain rain rain.... geeeeeeeeeeeeeeesh!!!!

Anyway just checking on you guys to make sure you guys are all doing OK... I am kind of down because of this on-going situation from this person that "says" she is a professional HA! She has been leading me down a yellow brick road now for months.... Man I am sooooooooooo sick of it.....

Renee... Cal... Judy.... I'll talk to you guys about this when your around.....

(((((Love you Barbaro.... You are my ANGEL... Will you please talk to God and ask him to STOP this maddness down here (you know what I am talking about).. My guardian Angel always ;-)

Happy Valentine's Day, Beautiful Boy! I know you are the most loved horse in heaven now, but remember, you are also the most loved horse on earth, too. We miss you so. Kisses on your precious nose.

Happy Valentine's Day, FOBs!

Special greetings to Cody and BDude.

P.S. Has anyone heard from Harriet Brillianthawk or Mary S.?

Jackie in VA
FOB forever

If anyone is wanting a Kentucky Derby 132 book and also help a good rescue, visit this thread on the forum. They are offering a KD book if you donate a certain amount!! I made my donation!

Hay Fund Raiser

Hi everyone! Happy Valentine's Day to all FOBs, Alex, the Jacksons, the Richardsons, the Prados, and the Brettes.

Matt in Denver

And a very Happy Valentine's Day to the Matzes, last but certainly not least.

Matt

I'm having a bad day too. I read Equine Heaven's lovely Valentine's Day entry and cried over Barbaro's sweet message to his Mom and Dad Jackson. Later I watched the video of all his races, stopping short of the Preakness. It's when you see his races one after the other that you realize how astonishing he was. He was breath-taking.

I didn't know of Barbaro until after the Preakness, so I followed the wounded warrior here as most of us did. I fully expected him to make it. God, how he tried!

It's so unbearably sad to have lost this incredible colt who never, until the morning of January 29, knew the meaning of defeat. He was like a shooting star lighting all the world around him for a few brief and beautiful moments.

There will never be another Barbaro, and I miss him. I miss him.

Hello,

I have not posted before, but wanted to pass on this response that I received from Rep. Baldwin today. Sorry for the length or if it has been posted before...

Thank you for contacting me regarding pending horse slaughter
legislation within the 110th Congress. It is good to hear from you,
and I apologize for the delay in my response.

As you may know, over 90,000 horses are slaughtered in the
United States annually and the horsemeat is sold for human
consumption. As a member of the Congressional Friends of
Animals Caucus, I have serious concerns regarding the conditions
at horse slaughterhouses.

As you may know, the Horse Slaughter Prevention Act, H.R. 503
is currently pending in the House Committee on Energy and
Commerce. This bill would prohibit the shipping, transporting,
moving, delivering, receiving, possessing, purchasing, selling, or
donation of horses and other equines to be slaughtered for human
consumption. Although similar legislation was passed by the
House of Representatives during the 109th Congress, it was not
passed by the U.S. Senate. This bill is important to many residents
of the Second District of Wisconsin. I have heard from many
constituents, such as you, who have strong views on this issue. I
understand the concerns of many who object to specific provisions
of this legislation. I believe that the way we treat our animals is a
reflection of our society as a whole, and I vehemently oppose any
inhumane treatment of horses. Please know that I will carefully
consider these views as I consider co-sponsorship of H.R. 503.

Currently there is additional legislation, H.R. 249, which restores
the prohibition on the commercial sale and slaughter of wild, free-
roaming horses and burros. Upon introduction, H.R. 249 was
referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources, on which I
do not serve. Please know that I will keep your views in mind as I
consider my support of this legislation.

Again, thank you for sharing your views. Your opinion matters to
me.

Sincerely,

Tammy Baldwin
Member of Congress

1022 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: (202) 225-2906

10 E. Doty Street
Suite 405
Madison, WI 53703
Phone: (608) 258-9800

400 E. Grand Avenue
Suite 402
Beloit, WI 53511
Phone: (608) 362-2800

www.tammybaldwin.house.gov

Hello Barbaro,

Happy Valentine’s Day Honey! Did Cupid play a part in your day today?!

I stayed home from work today as I have something to do which is a complete labor of love. I couldn’t think of a better way to spend Valentine’s Day being my husband had to work...

With all of the "bobbing and weaving" you did around Cupid today, I’m sure you’re ready to call it a day, aren’t you?

Honey, you have Fans that are dealing with some rather extreme weather conditions. Let’s say a prayer that they are all safe and warm, fluffing up their favorite blankets and getting ready to snuggle in for the night. Are you ready? Yes, I’ll wait.
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.
.
Amen. Yes Honey, they all know you love them...

Now, let’s grab your blanket and get you settled. You know Honey, I don’t think we need the heavier blanket tonight. It is Valentine’s Day...A day to let those you love, know just how important they are to you. A day to hold their essence near if distance should keep you apart...

Tonight, especially tonight, you will find warmth from your loved ones here on Earth. This warmth will cradle you into an enchanting dream vision of your Mommy and Daddy beside you with your Lael grass, Dr. Richardson and his fondest memory of walking outside in the grass with you. Michael, Peter and you conditioning each other for you to reach your full potential. And Alex, who did some "bobbing and weaving" of his own while with you, avoiding your playful nips...

Honey, I love you. So much. Happy Valentine’s Day...

Let’s pull this blanket up high, to unite you with your Fans that are dealing with extreme weather. We’ll wrap the ends gently under your legs. Your healing is complete and strength will forever carry you through your days.

Dream sweet dreams Honey. Love will warm you. Memories will hold you...near.

Good night. I’m in love with you. XXOOxx

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Hello Hope,

Happy Valentine's Day Little One! Were you treated to some extra special Valentine goodies? I hope your tummy is nice and full!

I have to tell you Hope, I am sooo excited for your foal! I wonder if it's a colt or a filly...hmmmm. And a name! Your baby's gonna need a name...hmmmmm.

Well, with all of this wondering, I'm getting tired! So why don't we grab your blanket and tuck you in.

The Dream Angels are just aflutter with excitement to start on your dream visions for the evening...

Now close your eyes and follow your Angels Hope. Have sweet dreams and Hope, I love you very much. Happy Valentine's Day Little One... Good night. xxoo

###Mirth

You are soooooooo right. There will never be another Barbaro.... As there will never be another Slew or Secretariat. You know all of the horses that are legends are special in their own way.... Barbaro is for sure a colt that made a huge difference in all of the future horses. He is an absolute doll... It won't be long before we will really be with him. We will be able to ride him and pet him and love him for real..... Just keep the faith and don't EVER lose it......

God took Barbaro for a reason and that reason is starting to become clear to me... As hard as it was for me when he was put down, I cryed and cryed and cryed..... I blamed God, I blamed everyone.... But you know? There was a reason and because of our beautiful Barbaro, the horses that are in foal and aren't even born yet will have a chance for a GOOD life... That is truly what God wanted isn't it?

Barbaro is very much with all of us and he knows it. He will never leave my thoughts nor my heart. Slew never did and neither did the rest. They all have a special piece of my heart. My heart is big enough for all of them.........

(((((Love to my angel Barbaro))))) Happy Valentines day my big buddy and thank you for being YOU............ ;-)

Happy Valentine's Day, sweet Barbaro! I hope you had a wonderful day. I love you oh so much.

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Laurie H.,
I'm sitting here with tears in my eyes after reading another wonderful, precious tuck-in. Thank you.

Happy Valentine's Day, Barbaro Nation.

Laurie H: Happy Valentine's Day - Thanks for sharing you love for Big B with all of us - Your tuck_ins are so special...

Tonight, my kids want to tuck you in....yes, 6 boxers, and 6 horses,,,,Its a lot of velvet noses and wet tongues...Mink stopped snoring and woke up to send you a few kisses from Colorado.

Lisa

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Laurie, every night, no matter what I'm doing, how late it may be or where I am, be it home or some strange hotel room while traveling, I always take time to sign in just to read your tuck-ins.

I know I speak for everyone here when I tell you how grateful we all are to you. These are true gifts from your heart, to ours. You're not only tucking in Barbaro and Hope, but all of us.

I don't post every night but please know that you have changed the way I approach my evenings now. Now I, along with all of us, think of dream angels and warm, fluffy blankets.

Thanks for bring back an innocence, and a beauty, to each night.

#### Equine Heaven...

I am coming to you because I have had enough. A few months ago, I started to do a protocol with a skating coach. She was going to coach my own skating, set me up with furthering my education with the Professional Skating Association and put me on board to coach at her rink. Well in the last several months, she has been leading me down this yellow brick road and I cannot take it anymore. I am seeing a doctor to get off of Valium and get healthy. This is not making it easy on me. She keeps me on a string. I need for you to talk to God and find out what it is I should do here. I love to skate and I don't want to stop that. I have two pair of beautiful custom skates and a gold medal in ice dancing. I want to persue my skating but I don't deserve to be treated like she is treating me. She is suppose to be a director of a rink for God sakes......... geeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesh..... I need some guidence.. Will you talk to Barbaro and get back with me please...... I can't do this anymore.... I am so sad that I feel like slipping away..... No-one deserves to be treated like I have been by her in the last few months.......... She never emails me until I send her an email telling her that I can't work with her anymore. Then BAM she sends me one right away and says I am sorry....... I am in tears not only because of Barbaro but because this person is messing with my life...... I have put my trust in her and I feel like I am on a merry go round that never stops........

((((( Love you Barbaro..... HELP))))))) You are my angel and I will listen to what you have to say because it will be coming from God................. Please talk to God for me big buddy......... I need to do something here and I just don't know how to handle this......

Skyler: That was so beautiful - You expressed what so many of us feel about Laurie's tuck ins - I look forward to them and read them no matter where I am in the world...

Yes, that is good news about Bernardini. But I feel sad that Barbaro didn't have that, not even just to be alive so he can graze and enjoy the sun.

I miss and love him so. He'll always be in my heart.

Hello, all...

I missed reading posts for a day or so, and when I finally come here, it feels so good to see all of you.

Laurie H., oh my, the tears just fall. Such beautiful expressions of love on this day of love. Equine heaven was just, well, heavenly.

Thanks to Trish in NC (2:47 a.m, 2/13) for the "Day of Despair" link. A reminder of how calm and in control of himself our boy was almost from that moment. I just can't believe it didn't turn out the way it should have. It's just not right. Yes, I know...I know...I know...

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Ken Z., did you ever post your daughter's Valentine???

Did you get your 2/3 copy of the Blood-Horse? If not, email me: jfieberts@charter.net

So happy for the MO horses. Kewl that we can play with little bro names for our boy's siblings.

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Alex, this is probably a stupid question, but was there always winter racing in the U.S.? I really can't imagine enjoying going to the track when it's zero degrees out, and I can't imagine the horses liking it or the jockeys either. It's too bad everyone can't rest for the winter. I feel badly for you out there freezing everything off in the early morning hours, too. Gads, today was a bad weather day, wasn't it?

Belatedly, I hope it was a very Happy Valentine's Day for all. How wonderful and generous of the Jacksons to endow the chair at UPenn. What incredible people. I worry about Dr. R--when are we going to see Jeannine's interview? Inquiring minds want to know ;)

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY, ALEX AND ALL FOB,

Please take care, all those affected by the inclement weather. Sunny, Southern California was quiet beautiful today. I apologize!

Thank you, Laurie H, for responding to my message. I am Laurie F., from Fullerton, California. Fullerton is located in Orange County, close to Disneyland, is what I tell everyone.

I hope you have a great Valentines Day. We enjoy your tuck-ins (my young boys and I have followed Barbaro's valiant struggle since my birthday, May 20). I just wish he was here celebrating a much anticipated transfer to another facility. What went so terribly wrong??

God's Blessisngs and all FOB,

((((Bobby))) Miss you so much Champ.

(((FOB)))

(((Alex))) Our King of Hearts...thanks for all you do.

ALEX......... COULD YOU SET ME UP WITH A TRAINER HERE IN PORTLAND OREGON THAT IS TRUSTWORTHY TO EXERSISE HORSES. I AM VERY LEARY ABOUT WHO AND WHO NOT TO GET INVOLED WITH..... Do you know anyone in this area that I can contact?

Sharon has my email..... Please send me something OK so I can get going... I have been messed over big time with my skating and I can't take it anymore..... I just can't... I finally just broke........

(((((Love to Barbaro 4-Ever))))))) You are my strength and you are teaching me to NOT give up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Boy am I close.. I need my FOB family more than ever now..... :-(

#### Yes, Ken Z - Did you get your daughter's valentine....

Oh boy, here I go again...crying like a baby after reading today's Equine Heaven update...really beautiful and touching. Thank you.

Good night everyone. I hope everybody is safe and warm this evening, especially the FOBs in the midwest and northeast...brrrrrr. Bundle up and try to stay cozy...and be safe out there!

Barbaro, oh how I'm missing you still. Happy Valentines day sweet boy. You have captured a very special place in my heart, and there you will stay...forever and always. I love you precious boy.

The miracle of Barbaro continues...

I hope all FOB's and Alex had a wonderful Valentine Day

Thank you to Equine Heaven and Laurie - so beautiful and comforting

Barbaro - Love you so and cannot stop missing you - Run and Play With Your Friends

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Laurie, THANK YOU for that 'special' Valentine's tuck in tonight...my heart is full and so are my eyes (of tears)...you are just the BEST:) I hope you had a wonderful day today and had fun with your special project! Sleep well, our dear friend!

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BARB in AZ!!!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TOOOOO YOUUUUU, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TOOOOOOO YOUUUUUU:) Hope it was a very special day for you!!!!!

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Handsome Sweetheart:) I know, you are sleeping by now, 'cause Aunty Laurie tucked you in all nice, but I just want to say how much we all loved your sweet, heart-felt words of love for your wonderful MaMa and Dad today, thanks so much for sharing with all of us. I am happy for you to have had such a nice day, you deserve alllllll nice days forever! I'm hoping Slew got the chocolate off his mouth and he will work extra hard tomorrow to burn those extra calories:)
Have wonderful dreams tonight and I'll talk to you again tomorrow....I love you, Bobby:)

Lynne-Your Forever Friend in CA

Happy Valentine's Day Barbaro and FOBs

Equine Heaven you blew me away today with your beautiful post. The tears kept coming, good thing I was alone in my office and the kleenex was near by. I hope that the Jackson's see it.

Laurie H. what can I say other than perfect and so very sweet. A beautiful valentine.

There's so much talent on this board...

Got my Blood Horse yesterday, still waiting for my Thoroughbred Times. Also ordered The Blood Horse Barbaro Commemerative issue, looking forward to that one too.

I'm going to ask again if anyone knows which address for Edgar is the best one. The Jockey Club in Monrovia, CA or Gulfstream Park in Hallandale, FL?

Good night to everyone. See you tomorrow.

## Alex...cut your students some slack tomorrow :>O

Goodnight Everyone, Goodnight Barbaro, may everyone sleep well tonight.

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY my baby B...I love & miss you --- always.

Good night everyone. Another day passes without our boy & it just doesn't seem real still.

Hugs to all...

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You guys!

I'm so sorry to generalize but I am overcome...

I stepped away from the computer after my time with Barbaro. My little boy (puppy) Bosko, had his operation (Umm, neutering) so I was snuggling with him on the couch...

I came back to your amazingly kind words and I am speechless...

I hope all of you feel the essence of your loved ones eternal love. May this feeling embrace all of you forever...

Thank you so incredibly much.

Happy Valentine's Day everyone. Happy Valentine's Day...

Laurie H., just wanted to let you know that my 7 year old gets a real kick out of your tuck-ins. They crack her up. Thanks.

Happy Valentine's Day to Barbaro and all his proud fans in Barbaro Nation!

Thank you Alex for keeping the family together.

###Leslie in MN: I love the name "iftheshoefits", terrific! name for BBB.

Well time to light candles for our valentines in Barbaro Nation.

Love, Claire in WA state

Happy Valentine's Day to Barbaro and all his proud fans in Barbaro Nation!

Thank you Alex for keeping the family together.

###Leslie in MN: I love the name "iftheshoefits", terrific! name for BBB.

Well time to light candles for our valentines in Barbaro Nation.

Love, Claire in WA state

Nina,

Probably not place to say something but I will. Hearing you talk about skating brings back memories of when I first started to play hockey. It was right after the Miracle on Ice in 1980 that I decided to take up hockey. Didn't have a lot of support in my dream so I went to the rink week after week teaching myself to skate(and learn how to effectively use ice packs). Well eventually I got to the point where I played in high school and in college, and the best part was that it was all acheived on my terms. I didn't start as the most gifted skater, but the inspiration I had from the US hockey team win was huge. Part of that drive to succeed helped me not only in sports but in other aspects of my life.

What does this all mean? I don't know. But I look back over the years at inspirational moments and I definitely put the US victory as one and now the whole story behind Barbaro as another. Perhaps they both occured during difficult times in this country and made us feel good, or because they both involved gifted atheletes excelling at the top of their game through courage, desire, and pride. Things we don't see all that often in everyday life.

So sad today, remembering how I was looking forward to being part of the Valentine's Day treats to be ordered from Kennett Square florist. I am hoping I can still order treats for the other horses (the blood donors?) there, sometimes, in memory of Barbaro.

Good night Barbaro. Happy Valentine's Day. I love you too.

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Laurie,
Thank you. I'm so touched and warmed by your Valentine's Day tuck-in. I sneaked at work today and took a peek at Hope's pictures. She sure is becoming a beautiful lady. Bless her heart and her dear little baby. Soon we will have pictures of him/her, too.
Now sleep tight, keep cuddling your little boy after his big surgery and know that you have warmed all of our hearts. I look for your tuck-in each night.
Happy Valentine's Day precious Barbaro and love to all of the FOBs.
Kathy

LAURIE H ...THANKS for the lovely Valentine Tuck-In
Skyler is right ...I look forward to them evry evening too!!! Hope you feel very loved ..........
BECAUSE YOU ARE !!!!

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY BARBARO NATION !!!!!!!!

REMEMBER FOB'S....NO ONE LOVES MORE OR BETTER THAN YOU...........

GOODNIGHT BARBARO...I LOVE YOU !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

For Laurie H and Keeper of Equine-Heaven ....
Did it matter than my internet was down ... and I had a difficult time connecting with clients?
NO !! Once up and running ....... I "set records" ... checking on this evening's "Tuck IN" and the doings in Equine-Heaven ! You have outdone yourselves .... Laurie ..... only NOW .. can I head for bed - at peace - looking forward to Dream Angels and cozy thoughts - you are doing real important work here .... for us all !
Equine Heaven ...... sometimes I fool myself into thinking the tears have all but dried up .... HA ..... silly me ......... reading your incredibly touching message of PURE LOVE from the Boss Horse today for his Beloved People ...
THANK YOU BOTH ...... both messages are truly a Valentine's Day to remember.

Sherry - Arizona

Our sweet Barbaro - your message to your mom and dad has broken my heart, again... you are such a good boy, and your spirit is ever more present, leading us on this journey of enlightenment. I am so thankful we have interpreters to bring us the news and keep us informed of your creative goings on and wishes.

Here is news from one of your friends, Joe at TB Friends, who has many thoughts on a daily basis about the state of your brothers and sisters...

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Wednesday, February 14th... Happy Valentines Day. We begin with a big thank you to Julie Spriggs who lives near Lincoln. Tbfriends stands for Thoroughbred Friends. We like to concentrate on saving race horses. Or thoroughbreds from feed lots and auctions. But often we will be asked to take other breeds. At the Sacramento track is harness racing, which means the horses are Standardbreds. We love Standardbreds. Their intelligence level can reach the moon. But once again, we are a thoroughbred rescue ranch. Julie Spriggs says whatever, she will help us with any breed. And so yesterday Julie hauled two Standardbred geldings to her cute 6 acre ranch, and today we salute her kindness. Allowing us much needed space. 109 horses on our muddy ranch, with more on the way. Our 13 foster homes are filled beyond belief. As of this morning Cathy and I have 158 horses. Yes we are insane. And at least five times a day I have to say no to needy horses. Or else our population would be in the thousands.

Two weeks ago a thoroughbred mare came to us from a fancy ranch in the bay area. We had to agree to change her name, so the mare is now known as Candy because she is incredibly sweet. A lady bought Candy in another country for big time dollars. But Candy refused to jump, so the lady tells her bye bye. Candy is wonderful on trails. My wife Cathy does not really ride horses, but she jumped on Candy and they had a nice quiet ride through the grapevines behind our ranch. And this past Sunday Candy met her new owner. A young college student at UC Davis, and the two actually rode off in the sunset together. You could have made a Hallmark movie. Candy was to be euthanized if we did not agree to certain conditions. When it comes to life as opposed to death, we always agree to what anyone wants.

Not every free horse is a Candy. But we are sure seeing more of her kind. Well trained and talented thoroughbreds with little value. Almost every day another one becomes available.

A friend at the race track, and her name is Michelle. She feeds and waters our horses until we can arrange transportation. Over the phone Michelle says race horses are being given away like never before. I tell her this is a good thing, right? At least they are not being sold to killers. You will soon read an upcoming paragraph from Michelle. Telling of the questionable people who come for these free horses. She worries for their future.

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Where can they all go? Why couldn't we keep the one we wanted, in our selfish desire to heap all love on this beautiful old soul who opened our eyes? I weep for him, for us, for the Jacksons and Matzes and Brettes and Alex and Dr. R... our hearts are laid bare.

Precious equines, from all walks of life, we send you our respect and protection. We ask that your lives be rimmed with beauty and that those of the highest intentions intervene for your protection.


We will never understand you. At last, now, we know that. Godspeed to all of you. May your finset potential be at the helm, now and forever.

Equine Heaven really did me in today. Why, oh why did all this have to happen, why, my God why?
Barbaro My Love Forever.

Yesterday at the drug store where I picked up my photographs taken at Golden Gate Fields two weeks ago when Harry Aleo's five year old mare, BRITE 'N HAPPY, raced, a woman standing behind me with her little girl craned her neck to see the pictures of the horse and asked me if she were mine... when I told her about the photos, she said that SHE HAD BEEN GIVEN A TWO YEAR OLD FILLY from the race track who just didn't want to run. She has subsequently sold her to a young teenage girl, because she said the filly knew nothing except the inside of a small stall and running, and although she was very sweet she was not smart. She said the filly kept hurting herself, banged her head several times, hurt a leg, had no reining training - she blamed this on the lack of education of the horse and her isolated training environment. This was a nice woman, (?), well spoken, apparently familiar with some horsemanship, but I was shocked that a two year old from the track could have been expected to have much more training than she apparently did - I would have thought someone knowledgeable would have had more patience and understanding, and I can see how these horses (see my post above from Joe at TB Friends) end up in such places if they are being given away with such facile disregard. One can easily see how a sweet young filly could slide down the slippery slope in the wrong hands... Of course we talked about slaughter, but this was one of those people who felt it had little to do with her busy life...

Thank you all for a wonderful day of loving posts, both for Barbaro and his world and for each other. This site is easily the most comforting place I could ever have conjured up in my wildest dreams, and I for one would never have imagined it would still carry on with an essence of Barbaro and the world which surrounded him, in its most benevolent and all encompassing way.

Happy Valentine's Day, Big B, sweet Baboo. We left here behind do miss you, every day, in every way...

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Nina, the more you post, the more I become concerned about your mental health. Today really concerns me!! Please seek some help and talk to someone. .

please also be VERY careful posting too much personal information and your issues on a site that gets over 7,000 visits a day.

Please seek some Medical help soon. I clearly am concerned about your postings lately.

Dave from IL--love your hockey analogy. I agree!

BARB from AZ--Happy happy birthday to you!!!!!

Skyler--re your post to Laurie H: beautiful, eloquent ...

"ME"--your poem is lovely and heartbreaking at the same time.

Laurie H--what would we do without your tuck-ins? I hope the Dream Angels are good to you tonight.

My beloved Angel Boys: today is the official day of love, so why did I cry so much? From missing you. Know that you are loved dearly and missed.

Susan and Lizzie

Hello FOB

Hope everyone had a Happy Valentine's Day. I'm sure Barbaro got a lot of kisses from all the angels, he's just so irresistable after all. (We know the type... tall, dark, handsome, strong, brave, smart, truthful, compassionate, to name a few.) I hope the people of this world will learn from you Barbaro. You have given us so much! All my love to you Barbaro and to all FOBs and thank you Alex for all that you do!

Brenda

Laurie H,
I, too love your tuck-ins.

Have you ever thought about putting them together in a book? I'll bet many FOBs, even those of us who haven't posted often, would like to have the collection.

Susan in Hawaii?