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    [RC] Fwd: [D-L] Hardship Case - Low Cost Horses available - Carizima


    This is from the Dressage list - maybe some Ridecampers know of someone or can forward it on
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    Okay - here's getting the word out to anyone and
    everyone who might like a low cost horse, or might
    know of someone who would be interested. The horses
    are located in the Danville/Pleasanton area of N.
    California.  Contact Valerie at the below address if
    you're interested, or pass the word.
    
    Martha
    
    
    --- "Bronger, Valerie" <VBronger@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
    > Subject: question
    > Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2002 09:26:31 -0700
    > From: "Bronger, Valerie" <VBronger@xxxxxxxxxxx>
    > To: <martha_gregory@xxxxxxxxx>
    >
    > Hi Martha--got a question for you.  We have 3 TB
    > mares out in our pasture that are about to go to the
    > auction house this Saturday.  The owner has kept
    > them at our ranch for several years.  They were his
    > wife's horses and she was hit by a drunk driver
    > several years ago and is a paraplegic.  He has just
    > not been able to bear to get rid of the horses, but
    > has not taken care of them at all, they've just run
    > out in pasture.  Apparently he is in financial
    > straits and has not paid his board for months so the
    > horses are going.  They are 3 chestnut mares, one is
    > the mom of another of them, the 2 older mares are
    > registered and the baby is not.  I believe the older
    > ones are about 9 and 11 and the baby is about 5.
    > They are nicely built mares and really sweet and
    > very pretty actually.  The farm where I got my
    > Oldenburg sent someone out to look at them last nite
    > and she thought enough of them that she'd like to
    > use them for broodmares.  She offered to take them
    > for free and give them a good home, but I'm not sure
    > that will work out.  My ranch owner wants$500 each
    > for them to cover money he has lost, but that's
    > probably negotiable too for less.  If you know of
    > anyone who might be interested in a broodmare or
    > someone who might want to rescue the mares and get
    > them into a bit of condition and sell them, please
    > let me know.  I  just hate to see them go to the
    > auction and possibly end up as dog food.  If you can
    > think of anyone, please let me know soon! Thanks!
    
    
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    Martha Gregory
    
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