Horse thieves today?!

Sometimes news of a sad nature reaches us...news that we can do nothing more than post to our supporters in hopes that we can reach someone that can help.

There was a time when these horses were likely to go to slaughter, now, it is more likely a horse like this is put into labor...literally. Her color is rare, and she is possibly going to be used in someone's back yard breeding operation. Keep your ears and eyes open to discussions or seeing new activity with a new black quarter horse mare that fits the following description.

Subject: Please cross post... stolen horse in Sacramento

Subject: Stolen Quarter Horse Mare - April 17, 2011
My friend, Mary Jo Battilana, had her 14 year old Quarter Horse mare >> stolen
and we are trying to get the word out to anyone involved with horses in >> CA
and NV. Please cross post.
Sunday morning, April 17, 2011, between 12:00 midnight and 5:00 a.m. >> someone
cut the chain link pasture fencing and stole "Jackie", a 14 year old, >> 14.3
hand, true black Quarter Horse mare. She has a white narrow strip down >> her
face and three varying size white socks. The pasture was located on >> Gerber
Road in South Sacramento, CA. Jackie recently had her feet trimmed and >> is
barefoot. She also has a fresh wound on her right hind leg. It is a >> scrape
wound down to raw flesh on the cannon bone. She is bonded with a gelding
buddy in her pasture, so unless she is sedated she is screaming/calling >> for
him constantly. She is very good looking mare and is a trained stock >> horse,
so someone may have wanted her for rodeo or barrel racing/gymkhana. >> Should
have photos of her in the next day or so.
Sacramento County Sheriff's Department took a criminal report on the >> theft.
Report number is #11-80619.
Please call Mary Jo Battilana at 916-764-8080 if you have any questions >> or
information.
Again, please cross-post!!!

We also want to shout out to an organization responsible for re-uniting lost horses with thier owners. http://www.netposse.com/welcome.asp

Cross post and with all the best wishes that when we do this...the horse will be found in her home before we are even done posting!

Thank you!

Michelle Beagle
President
Redwings Horse Sanctuary