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Gift Shop open again.

We’ve been up in the high pasture the last couple months and been so busy fixin’ fence and making sure everything was OK the Gift Store had the “Gone Fishin'” sign up. Now we’re back in the saddle and hope you come by for a visit. If you have any good ideas of what you’d like to see in the store for Christmas let us know. There’s still a bunch of chores to get done before the snow flies, wood to cut and all that. You know wood heats you four times;

1. when you cut it

2. when you slpit it

3. when you stack it

4. when you burn it.

:)
Labor day is gone and we’re “winterizing”.  Doesn’t seem fair at all, but time doesn’t wait and we can’t either.
Write a note in the forum when you get a minute. As the sign says downtown, “If you can’t stop wave as you go by!”

tim

DreamHorse

seattleslew

A story from Paula Turner who raised Seattle Slew.

Black Stallion

The great black stallion moved restlessly under me, barely able to hold himself back, within my restraining reins. His head darted forward, yanking the reins and my arm. At the touch of my left hand on his shoulder, he slowed from a side-stepping jig to a prancing walk. “Easy babe, sloooow” my voice stretched, dropping to such a low note—more vibration than sound. Twitching his ears back, he relaxed a little. He would always listen—and understand—that voice he knew so well. Like a couple grown old together, more was said in touch, tone of voice, than with words.

And he transmitted to me in that ancient, unspoken language of Horse, everything he felt… “Now, now I must run.” Dancing under me, he so wanted to sweep me away, take us flying once again… and remind me who he was.

Beneath the glistening black coat powerful hindquarters bunched and flexed, bringing legs forward to coil and spring below his loins. I could feel the muscles in his arched neck, shoulders, sliding under his skin… under my soothing hand. Below my seat and legs he moved with the strength and grace of a ballerina—ready to take flight. His left ear cocked back, hearing the intimate whisper—“Easy big man, slooow…”—meant only for him. He slowed. Before I could say whoa, the stallion felt my request and halted—stood motionless—surveying his kingdom… I waited for him.
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ABUSED THOROUGHBRED YEARLINGS ADOPTED FOR RACING

Walter Farley’s good buddy, Paula Turner;

September 21, 2009 New York, New York. AS RENNKLUB, LLC, a New York City horse racing
and Thoroughbred breeding partnership has adopted three Thoroughbred yearlings from
Center Brook Farm in upstate New York. Center Brook Farm was raided by the Columbia‐
Greene Humane Society/SPCA and the New York State Police this past April. Authorities
were shocked to find one hundred and seventy seven horses on the brink of starvation. The
Columbia‐Greene Humane Society/SPCA facilitated the adoptions of nearly eighty of the
horses to various farms; the final three being adopted by AS RENNKLUB, LLC. Currently,
Center Brook Farm is being inspected by the Humane Society on a regular basis. The
yearlings will be gentled and trained by legendary trainer Paula Turner in North Carolina.
Paula, well‐known in horse racing circles, once strengthened and prepared a young and
clumsy Thoroughbred with a misshapen leg ‐ named Seattle Slew. She turned him into a fit
machine for his eventual race track training.
The partnership started by Angelika Hala and Sean Kerr is forming a non‐profit trust named
THE 5R RACEHORSE TRUST to care for the three yearlings and manage their careers as
racehorses. The mission of this trust is to draw public attention to race horse rescue,
adoption and retirement efforts. Tax deductible donations will be sought and all racing
profits raised by the Trust will be donated to these causes. The Trust has the backing of
numerous equestrians as well as some established old name racing families.
The Trust plans to nurse the youngsters to full health and lay a foundation for their athletic
career under the supervision of an experienced race horse trainer. “This has become more
exciting because a few trainers have already expressed interest in this project. Some have
offered advice and encouragement” said Angelika. Other sport horse options such as
dressage training will be explored for any individual that is not suited to racing. If sport
performance is not suitable, then the youngster will be trained to be a riding horse.
The adoptees will neither be sold to other owners for profit nor be entered in claiming races;
AS RENNKLUB, LLC and the Trust intend to retain control of their care and well‐being for life.
For more information or to make a tax‐deductible donation to THE 5R RACEHORSE TRUST,
please contact AS RENNKLUB, LLC or their website www.racehorsetrust.org.
CONTACTS:
AS RENNKLUB, LLC
Angelika Hala
Telephone: 646‐775‐0020
Sean Kerr
Telephone: 917‐523‐3267
Contacts are reachable at any time between 7:00am EST to 11:00pm EST
Email: asrennklub@gmail.com
Website (under construction): www.racehorsetrust.org