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CURRENT ADVENTURES -- 2008 summary, Miracle
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Melissa and Family-

I'm so sorry it has taken me SO VERY LONG to write this. It has been on my mind for 3 months to do it, but life keeps us busy! I have never forgotten about it though because of how important it was to me to thank you for being such a wonderful family with a beautiful purpose! You are more than welcome to put this up on your website or wherever you may need it. Also, how is Stafford doing? He and I had a contentious relationship, but I really wanted to be his friend… I hope he has found a great place to be and is doing well!

LLAF, Melissa and her family, are angels to me! I found myself in a difficult situation with a horse that was too much for my skills to handle. This guys was dominant over my mares AND ME! I adopted him to give him a nice quiet retirement at pasture on my property, not realizing that he needed more than just a pasture. Even with his navicular, he needed a job, and instead of me giving him one, he decided to make one for himself… protecting my mares from me! When I realized it wasn't working out I tried to find a new home for him. I found multiple people that were interested, but twice I tried to get him into a trailer. He was so stubborn!! He beat me, his previous owner, and a professional hauling company! A total of 5 hours was spent trying to get this guy into trailers! I was at my whits end, frustrated and scared. I wasn't sure what I was going to do. I was thinking my only option was to euthanize him and I would never want to do that to a mostly healthy animal, but I feared for myself and my family. I couldn't handle him without him acting semi-aggressive towards me. LLAF (Melissa) responded to one of the ads we had placed on the internet. The moment she got involved she immediately started on working on calming me down. She was SO sweet, making me feel like maybe there was hope for this situation. After struggling with getting him hauled TO her, she and her family found a way to make the 400 mile round trip to get him. They worked patiently and calmly with Stafford until they got him into the trailer. THEY WERE FANTASTIC!!! THEY HANDLED HIM WITH CONFIDENCE AND CARE! I was amazed, after my previous experiences, how well they were able to work him into that trailer! I was and always will be SO GRATEFUL for these wonderful people. Not only were they wonderful at handling the horse, they made me feel the whole time that no matter what, they wouldn't give up on getting him to a better place. I can't say enough about how wonderful it was to feel like someone was there to help both me and Stafford! I can't thank them enough! 

So thank you LLAF. I will always think about you, and will do what I can to help you guys keep doing what you are doing! I hope to be able to come up to you to visit sometime soon!!

Again, sorry for the delay on this!!!!!!!!

 
Kristen Morio

Research Associate 

Ohio's Evaluation & Assessment Center for 

Mathematics and Science Education

Stafford Update: Stafford is now serving a wonderful family who has gently taught him that he doesn't have to rule the barn to enjoy his life. He is being ridden approximately 3 times per week and is happy and healthy.

Randy