An emergency situation - owner is very ill, must find FREE homes quickly for show horses

Forwarding from another list I'm on. So very sad.

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If you can help ease Deborah's burden during this difficult time by giving one of her beloved horses a good home, please contact Pamela at pameladragon @ hughes.net

Thank you

-----Original Message-----
From: Pamela Klein
Sent: Monday, April 20, 2009 3:16 PM
To: Barbi Wagner
Subject: Free Show Arabs

I thought I would pass this on to you for distribution to the rest ofVAHA. Deborah is looking to place her horses for FREE to loving/showhomes.

Jennifer and I will very probably be driving out to get hertrailer and if we do can provide transportation to Virginia for threehorses if anyone is interested. We will do it for what it costs us,about $500-600/horse, from southern New Mexico to new home in Virginia or nearby.

Deborah is a great gal, has been showing and training all her life and these horses are a great deal for someone wanting to do well at rated shows. If we go out, I will be bringing back one of her driving horsesfor myself and have removed him from the list, but there is another who is younger and also very tempting. Lots of carts and carriages as well as saddles for people with teeny butts.

Thanks,

Pamela

---Deborah wrote:

Hi all! This is a letter to inform you what's going on. This week I was diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer which has spread into most of my organs. Ihave been given a little more than 6 months. And now for the hard part-- I have eight horses that I will need to place. I would prefer show homes, however, my most important goal is to find loving, caring forever homes for my horses. The horses are detailed below - everything from experienced show horses to an unbroken two-year old.

Every horse going to a show home will come with a Big D sheet and blanket. All are registered and will be signed over to new owners. All horses canbe verified through AHA Data Source. Photos will be available uponrequest.

All of these horses are experienced travelers, easy to load -- will jump in the trailer, easy to clip, bathe, trim, blanket, hood, etc. Up to date on shots and worming. All are people pleasers, people lovers, pocket ponies.

*Najadah* - Double registered Pinto/Half-Arabian mare foaled March, 2003, 15hh, Chestnut and white overo with flaxen mane and tail. Pinto Registration number 116861; Half-Arabian Number is 1A350735. Sire Sir Charles McCue; Dam LT JA Zamora. Najadah has been shown extensively in halter and was 2008 OPAC High Point Pleasure-Type Mare. In Arabian shows has placed consistently high in halter. Showed successfully under saddle and is great Western Pleasure horse.

*Tristan RDM* - Double registered Pinto/Half-Arabian gelded foaled May 2006, 15 hh, Black and white Tobiano. Pinto Registration Number 131863; Half-Arabian Number is 1A363606; Sire is A Black Tie Affair; Dam is High Buttons (PTHA). Tristan is well started under Western saddle and ready to show.

*LC Copper Rakahn -- *Purebred Arabian gelding foaled March 2005; 14.2hh, Chestnut with three stockings and blaze. AHA Number 0618213; Sire: Serix Sundance; Dam: LC American Girl. Rides and drives, well broke under saddle, will go western or hunt; super big mover. Is an awesome carriage driving horse. He is ready for the show ring.

*RDM Sheiks Cadillac* - Purebred Arabian black-bay gelding foaled April 2006; 14.2 hh with three stockings and blaze. AHA Number 0625282. Sire: MFFA Gun Smoke; Dam: LC American Girl. Started ground work, not yet under saddle. Excellent disposition, very sweet; would make a great youth western horse.

*RDM Zamdra Fair* -- Purebred Arabian bay filly foaled February, 2007;should mature to 15 hh. One stocking and star, strip and snip. AHANumber 0629100. Sire: A Black Tie Affair; Dam: LT JA Zamora. Halterbroke and excellent with ground work. Bold mover.

*High Buttons* - Double-registered Pinto/Paint. 14.2 hh, Sorrel and white Tobiano. Foaled May 1985. Pinto Registration Number is 46814; Paint Registration Number is 107081. This mare has Register of Merit in halter, western pleasure, English pleasure, Discipline Rail, Color, Multiple Pinto Horse of the Year awards in halter and color.

In addition, I have five sprayed/neutered barn cats that would also make excellent house cats. All the cats are used to dogs as well.

In addition, the following items are for sale to help cover my medical and burial expenses:

2000 F-150 Pick Up Truck, red. Standard cab, short bed, 4-speed manual transmission. $2,000, OBO.

2004 GMC C4500 4-door, low mileage (approx. 84,000 miles) $25,000.00 obo.

16' Kiefer Bavaria long-billet dressage saddle in Havana brown. $800 obo.

Semco silver show saddle, 14 ½' equitation seat, dark oil. $1,500 obo

Bill Cook light oil with silver accents. 15' seat. $1,500 obo

Champion Wilton side saddle complete with breakaway stirrup and balancestrap. $1,500.00 obo

Several Arab show halters, leads and accents. $50 for complete set obo

Miscellaneous Romals and show bridles. Big D blankets, sheets, hoods, flysheets. Call for sizes and pricing

Five (5) Smuckers Deluxe Harness - 4 Cobb and 1 horse $600 each obo

Several wooden show carriages, Dartmor marathon carriage and jog carts.

Brass carriage lamps and other miscellaneous appointments.

Call forprices and pictures. For now, you can contact me, Deborah McDowell at (575) 546-4353.

As things progress, please contact Terri Hernandez at terrih @ mgmsg.com or call days: (915) 532-2000 (ext 271); orevenings (915) 585-2966.

I cannot imagine composing that emails....My thoughts are with her.

o.o that is great price for those harnesses (is so tempted)

I really like that filly,*RDM Zamdra Fair*, where is this woman located? I am very interested!!

Ranyiah_86 wrote:

I really like that filly,*RDM Zamdra Fair*, where is this woman located? I am very interested!!

According to the 575 area code, she's in New Mexico. Roswell, Las Cruces.

I know that I am very late in reading this topic, but wondered if all of the horses have been placed and how Deborah is doing...

I would like to send my best wishes to Deborah. Does she have horses left she needs to place? I have contacts at Youth Nationals right now, that could pick up a horse and bring them to Canada.

I emailed Pamela last night and she said "Hi Dianna,

Deb has had a lot of radical surgery and now is getting chemo in prep
for yet another round of surgery in the fall. She is holding up well
under the circumstances and is not going to go easy out of the world.
Thank you for asking, she is one tough lady.

All her horses have been placed....."

If any halters are still available, I will be glad to purchase them at a fair price... I can't imagine going thru that and all my thoughts are with her...

I found this site very late. Please let us know how it goes. I hope she has found homes for all her animals. My heart goes out to her.

Sending my thoughts and prayers to Deborah from across the miles. Hugs, Rebecca

Is there any update on how this lady is doing? How very sad...

Rachel