Stallion & Mares Need Help! Urgent!
Dear Friends,
I received an email last night from Judy Barnes with the Spirit of the Wild Horse Foundation. Please read below and help save these magnificent animals.
Madeleine
Update: April 9th
I got another call that I’m not looking in the right location. Jet was dropped further north, about 30 miles from his former territory.
I will be searching in the new location. I will keep everybody posted.
Judy
Update: April 8th
Thank you all for your support and encouragement, I know Jet can feel it too.
The rancher called and said there were no wild mares with Jet, that all the mares were his. I offered to buy them, and again he said no wild mares. If he had wild mares he would have come around for money. He told me he released Jet on Tuesday night. I spent 5 hours yesterday and 4 hours today, before and after the sale, looking for him. I have to believe he is out there.
I went to the sale barn anyway, Jet’s picture is now hanging in the office. I met the owner, branding inspector and sheriff and everyone is on the lookout for him. One person I met actually works for this ranchers family. She is going to be my spy, she knows the stallion. She told me Jet was left in a trailer in front of the house for two days.
I can feel Jet’s energy and it is very low, his spirit is going to take some time to recover. I feel that he may be hiding out in the back country while he heals his mind, body and soul. I will be back out there on Saturday with a tour and then again on Sunday.
Thank you everyone for all the support and offers of money, when this started I felt over whelmed and didn’t know what I was going to do. But now I know I have a great support team. I love this horse and I’m not giving up on him. I know he may never be the same but he is free and that’s what is important.
Tomorrow I will be talking to the land owner and the sheriff and see what the next step is going to be. I will keep everyone updated as this progresses. Especially when Jet is sited. I attached some of my favorite pictures of Jet.
Bless you all,
Judy
Update: April 7th
This stallion and his mares were rounded up by a local rancher in San Luis, Co and they will be going to the sale barn on Thursday April 8 and most likely the slaughter house.
The rancher had told Judy Barnes with the Spirit of the Wild Horse Foundation that she could have the stallion back but is not returning her calls. She asked for the mares also, since he will not stay in a new location without his mares. Judy has purchased 30 wild horses from this guy so far in the last 3 years to release back to the wild.
This stallion is amazing, his name is Jet. Judy Barnes has been photographing his for 8 years. Judy has contacted the US Marshal, BLM and the branding inspector and nobody will do anything.
Judy is working with the land owner and the local sheriff. The negotiations have stalled and at this point the only way to get the horses back will be to buy them. If the rancher does not contact her today, she will be at the sale barn in Monte Vista, CO tomorrow, April 8 with the branding inspector and photos of the horses. The branding inspector is checking with the main office in Denver to see what else can be done. If the sheriff does anything before Judy can locate where the horses are being hidden, she’s afraid the horses will be destroyed to get rid of evidence. Judy thinks she can get the mares for a couple hundred each, and the stallion for five hundred, but she don’t know how many he has, and many of the mares are ready to foal. Its possible he has about 30 horses. Judy Barnes has requests out for donations from foundation supporters. Any help is greatly appreciated, donations are tax deductible. Spirit of the Wild Horse Foundation is a non-profit for the Preservation and Protection of Wild Horses. The foundation can accept Visa & MC or checks can be mailed to: Spirit of the Wild Horse Foundation PO Box 100 Costilla,NM 87524. She is getting a PayPal account set up for the foundation. Or contact the bank direct: Community Banks of Colorado 719-672-3338 Account name is Spirit of the Wild Horse Foundation.
Contact phone numbers: Office 719-206-2749 719-480-0262 Cell
Anyone making a donation will receive an 8x11 photograph of Jet.
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JudyBarnesPhotography.com
Spirit of the Wild Horse Foundation
Post Office Box 100
Costilla, NM 87524
719.206.2749
