From: AnnMarie Cross, Crosswinds Equine Rescue <lists@...>
Subject: [HRB1] IL: 2 older equines, ridable, free to good homes [2 Attachments]
To: horses_for_sale@yahoogroups.com, hrb1@yahoogroups.com, EquineRescueScams@yahoogroups.com, rescueswithreferences2@yahoogroups.com, Equine_Rescue_Central_2@yahoogroups.com
Date: Wednesday, July 1, 2009, 5:03 PM

please contact the owner's daughter directly: Beth at personnelboard. org

horses are in Brighton IL.

permission to forward/cross post granted by the daughter.

 

----- Original Message -----

From: Beth Parker

 

Cc: elizabethsparker@ bellsouth. net

Sent: Wednesday, July 01, 2009 8:11 AM

Subject: Horses needing homes

Hi!  My name is Beth Parker.  I live in Mobile Alabama.  My Mother, Sylvia Parker, lives in Brighton Illinois (1-1 ½ hrs north-east of St Louis Missouri) lost her job 6months ago and they are trying to foreclose on her farm.  I had homes for the two horses but the day before they were to be picked up I received a phone call that both women’s husband’s had been laid-off.  I am again trying to locate homes for them.

 

“Domino” - born in 1989 is a Leopard Appaloosa.  Mom has had him I believe since he was 6 yrs old (maybe longer).  He still thinks and acts like he’s 6 yrs old!  He never grew up.  Has plenty of energy and loves to go for rides whether ridden or in the trailer!  He’s kind of like a Golden retriever, always ready to go and can’t wait!  My brother comes down the driveway with the horse trailer and Domino starts to Whinny, flips up his tail and starts running for the gate!  He is a very smooth ride and I love to ride him bare back.  He does not like more than one person on him however. 

 

“Queenie” – April 1985. is a black Tennessee Walker.  She is beautiful, easy-going loving and sweet, doesn’t mind anything you need to do to her.  She is neck-reined, leg-reined and was also voice-command trained.  I have never used the voice commands on her, but she is a wonderful easy-going ride, mostly ridden by my daughter.  She was trained with the English saddle and seems to prefer it.  My brother can lead her out of the pasture with no halter or lead rope and she will follow him like a faithful dog wherever he wants her to go

 

While Domino is obviously the dominant horse in the pasture, and tends to control where & when Queenie eats, when he is not around she will go find him and stand by him.  My mother is 70 yrs old and can no longer take care of them as they should be, but does her best with the help of my brother.  I am only able to come home once a year so I do repairs and grooming and whatever else she needs help with then, which is not enough.  When the fence shorts out and Domino finds the neighbors grass to nibble on and has to be closed up in the barn until my brother can come fix it for her…. There is Queenie right next to the door, waiting for him.

 

They are a funny couple, and I love them dearly, but it’s simply not fair for them to not have the daily attention they deserve. 

 

My husband talked with a guy names Mike I believe. And I am including pictures in the hopes that a very loving home can be found for them with lots of attention.  They had a Coggins test on June 6^th to which the results came out just fine and were also wormed at the same time.

 

If you need any more information please contact me at elizabethsparker@ bellsouth. net or my cell phone: 251-689-6412

My home # is: 251-479-2394 work # is 251-445-4570

and if for some reason can’t get a hold of me, my husband Will Talbott’s cell # is 251-581-3616