tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981780833943704182.post7178273021546359700..comments2023-08-26T09:02:18.026-04:00Comments on Meanwhile.......Back at the Ranch: Epona continues to prove to be hoarderRanch Managerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15230951347227450112noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981780833943704182.post-9163429066318639162010-07-27T22:32:27.739-04:002010-07-27T22:32:27.739-04:00I don't even know that he was weaned. I think ...I don't even know that he was weaned. I think both mama and Wilbur were just integrated in with the herd because Lin honestly either didn't know better, or just didn't care. Videos were posted of the little guy eating out of full sized feeders, and running around with big horses. I doubt if Lin even knew whether or not he was getting the nutrition he needed. She was so busy getting all of the attention from posting about his antics I don't think it occurred to her to properly care for him.RH2noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981780833943704182.post-56114205928887354082010-07-27T21:46:02.404-04:002010-07-27T21:46:02.404-04:00Her mother would peel the hide from their rears if...Her mother would peel the hide from their rears if any one of them did otherwise. <br />_______________<br /><br /> And that was the problem where little Wilbur was concerned. He was weaned and tossed in with the heard. Too many horses in too small an area and no protection from a mama.Ranch Managerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15230951347227450112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981780833943704182.post-43413968772027677722010-07-26T18:04:36.922-04:002010-07-26T18:04:36.922-04:00Gotta say, Lin never ceases to amaze me. she was d...Gotta say, Lin never ceases to amaze me. she was discussing the sire of one of the foals. She commented that the foal is OUT of a 1/2 Friesian 1/2 STUD named Edward. When told a foal is never out of a stud Lin commented that she "didn't know there were rules" and would have to look it up. Wouldn't it be really swell for those running Rescues to possess basic equine knowledge?RH2noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981780833943704182.post-26265204693739221742010-07-24T08:20:45.271-04:002010-07-24T08:20:45.271-04:00Just want to update all-Lin is the proud "mam...Just want to update all-Lin is the proud "mama" of two foals. I am so sad.....RH2noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981780833943704182.post-92080074827317899202010-07-24T08:15:29.274-04:002010-07-24T08:15:29.274-04:00I'm a little behind on TM, I'll have to ch...I'm a little behind on TM, I'll have to check in. I will guess it was a casualty and not an adoption knowing TM, and will correct myself if I am wrong. Not ONE more for EPONA, 10 plus those in foal. She is the most irresponsible person I have ever heard of. She has no management skills, and it appears little equine knowledge. While she loves the save, the hard work that is involved in the daily care of these horses doesn't seem to interest her all that much. And like TM, few horses ever leave unless it's by fatality, such as "Sweet Caroline". Which brings me to an interesting side note. While she was fundraising for Sweet Caroline, she went and purchased all of these other horses. Yet people keep donating to her.RH2noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981780833943704182.post-72230069218753371172010-07-23T01:44:02.823-04:002010-07-23T01:44:02.823-04:00So now we can add one more horse for EPONA...and o...So now we can add one more horse for EPONA...and one less horse for TM... I am sure Jim will get another one in a day or two.. and I am sure that EPONA will be needing cash for the new one... and well Jim always needs money and bitches when someone has money and he dont.. Both of them need to move some of the horses.. IF YOU CANT AFORD THEM.. THEN DONT HAVE THEM... STOP ASKING PEOPLE TO SUPPORT YOUR DUMB ASSES.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981780833943704182.post-12056434154170856462010-07-22T17:12:51.812-04:002010-07-22T17:12:51.812-04:00Well for Lin, it will be all about the attention. ...Well for Lin, it will be all about the attention. I'm sorry to say but it has been my opinion that in her case, that is the drive. She craves attention, and will go to great lengths to get it. If it means continuiing to take in horses for others to ooh and aah over, so be it. Nevermind overwhelming feed and vet bills. Nevermind the fact that she really cannot provide proper care or training for the horses she has. She gets a huge emotional payday every time someone tells her how wonderful she is for "saving" a horse. And Lin as the victim is the icing on the cake. She creates the drama, stirs the pot, and gets everyone going. Her enablers arrive on the scene to assure her that she is indeed a blessing to each and every equine she encounters, and Lin just eats it up. I used to feel bad for her, but I can't when horses are being mistreated, and dying. In the case of little Wilbur, she found a real money maker. If anyone took the time to add up all of the time she spent online discussing all of Little Wilbur Gregory's antics, they would have known she couldn't have possibly been taking proper care of him. I believe many felt he died from an overload of worms, but she never published the necropsy report to refute that. He had been in with the herd of large horses, too, and there were those who felt that such a little fellow was in danger with such large horses. Lin posted pictures showing stock horses pastured with little Wilbur Gregory. He could have easily been kicked or stepped on. He was less than 6 months old when he died. It would have been wise to keep he and mama separated until he was weaned to at least assure that he was getting the proper nutrition, if for no other reason. But Lin bravely carries on. Wilbur is her trump card. When things get too tough, she knows the mention of him will get the enablers on her side. She is never above playing the pity card. In fact, I think she loves the extra attention. He is not the only foal to lose his life at EPONA. I believe there was a little guy who was attacked by dogs, and another foal. I am also hearing that many of the other horses she purchased with the 2 mares are also pregnant. Mare Stare will provide Lin with the attention she needs, and I can hear her now begging for "angels" to pay her bils. She is one Rescue I would love to see shut down. But she always manages to suck in those donors. Sad, really sad.RH2noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981780833943704182.post-59455261925038340842010-07-22T15:42:04.706-04:002010-07-22T15:42:04.706-04:00Something else I don't get here. Wilbur suppos...Something else I don't get here. Wilbur supposedly died from being allowed to run with grown horses. How did this happen in the first place? <br />The above mentioned mare foaled a filly this spring. This mare and her filly are running in a pasture with two three year old geldings, a bred mare, and three year old filly. The suckling filly plays with and is watched out for by the whole group. Her mother would peel the hide from their rears if any one of them did otherwise. <br /><br />Before this mare and filly went to grass the mare was being turned out during the day in a large lot with 4 other riding age geldings. The filly was only a week old at this time. Not one of those geldings tried to bother the filly. <br /><br />How do these people make managing horses so hard? Believe it or not given ample feed and a little bit of common sense management most horses really do want to take care of themselves and are really kind of good at survival. Accidents not withstanding:)rh1noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981780833943704182.post-58442177169683125602010-07-22T00:23:48.697-04:002010-07-22T00:23:48.697-04:00Hmmm....my very well bred mare in foal to a good s...Hmmm....my very well bred mare in foal to a good stud foaled this spring with no Marestare camera. I would hazzard a guess that a verrry good percentage of fairly valuable foals manage to get into this world without an idiot monitoring them on an expensive camera. Maybe this money would best be invested in gelding the studs, spaying the mares, or a timely shot of Ludilice, not to mention feed and wormer. I wouldn't call the birth of a foal by a mare who is not far above the price range of Epona a miracle. It is more accurately described as compounding the problem.rh1noreply@blogger.com