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Medical links are not only medial conditions, but also links to other sites that offer valuable information for the horse owner and pet owner.

By using the links on this page you can help us raise the funds needed to continue our mission. You can shop at National Chains, or shop for gourmet coffees or tack. Each merchant will make a donation to Bright Futures Farm each time you shop. All you have to do is change the way your shop.

Many of these merchants provide free shipping, and discounts or coupons so that you will come back again. Take a minute and go to the web site: www.iGive.com . You will be amazed at the number of well-known stores that participate. Then, take a look at the additional fundraising links we have. Tell a friend how then can help our organization without ever writing us a check. They simply have to make some of their purchases on line.

If you would like to help us through iGive, and have not registered with them, use the link below. It's easy and secure.

Every time you go to iGive.com to make purchases, you will be 'remembered', and you just need to navigate the pages to shop at the stores of your choice, and any purchases will automatically create a credit to Bright Futures Farm.

We average 500 hits on our web site a day. If just 100 of us used the on line links every time we shopped for something from any of these merchants, it is estimated that Bright Futures Farm would earn at least $250 a month to help with the care of the horses. Our spring shots alone will total well over $500, and our dental bill will be an additional $700. You can help pay those bills by simply shopping for what you can on line. Registration with any of these merchants is fast and easy (and there are no fees or monthly charges), and all have secure sites for on line transactions. Take a moment to browse the links. I think you'll be amazed at the products and services that are available.

Country Supply will donate 5% of your purchase to our organization. Simply go to www.countrysupply.com. Donations only apply if you order on line. When you are ready to check out (just before you submit your order) there will be a box labeled "Country Supply Code" type : Bright Futures Farm. That tells them that you want 5% of your total order to be donated to Bright Futures Farm. Their prices are in line with all the other major retailers of equine products, and like many others, they have on line specials. They also have FREE SHIPPING on orders over $50 (details on their site).

www.thoroughbredhelp-line.com a great resource for the Thoroughbred owner. Amy Kiefer has extensive experience training Thoroughbreds and offers an invaluable service to the horse owner by sharing her skills, understanding and teaching methods to Thoroughbred owners, especially those who have never owned or worked with a Thoroughbred before.

www.naturaltrimhoofcare.com another fantastic resource for any horse owner. Donn Egidio told me about the Mustang Trim in the fall of 2005. He asked if he could work with two of my horses. Brite Decision, the first horse I adopted and the real "founder" of Bright Futures Farm, had foundered before I adopted him. Maggie, a Paint mare who is available to adopt came to us with Navicular syndrome. Donn told me about the trim, then gave me the links to several web sites so that I could research the technique and better understand the mechanics of the horses' foot. Donn began trimming Brite and Maggie in the fall of 2005, and has made great progress with the soundness of each horse. Here is what has happened in the last six months:

► Their hoof walls have thickened. Any white line separation that we observed initially, has slowly disappeared.

► Small cracks have almost disappeared, large cracks have stopped growing. There is no chipping of the outside hoof wall because the edges are beveled.

►► But most importantly, they are markedly more sound, and Brite is almost healed.

The Mustang Trim should not be confused with "a natural trim" or a "square toe" trim. It is an entirely different technique.

www.brokenspokestables.com Broken Spoke Stables offers full and partial board, padded stalls, daily turnout, individual care, training, lessons, spacious paddocks, tack storage and great rates. There are over 1300 acres available for scenic trail rides adjacent to the facility. Retirements and lay overs also available.

Broken Spoke Stables is located in the beautiful Catskill Mountains only 3 hours from NYC. The facility is family owned and operated and set on 87 acres of lush farmland.

Business-Inc.net is a web directory of resources for individuals and business owners.

They will be raffling off a new English saddle during the Grand Opening festivities.

All of these individuals have transported horses for us. They are safe, reliable and they care about their clients (human and equine).

www.equineadvocates.com A 501c3 charity dedicated to rescue, humane treatment, and welfare of the horse. They also have made huge strides in public awareness, education and legislation aimed at ending horse slaughter and enforcing the humane treatment of horses throughout the country. Currently they have a number of pregnant Premarin mares that are in need of both foster homes and permanent homes. Contact Susan Wagner for more information.

www.racefund.org A 501c3 charity that provides retirement assistance and care for equines (Retirement Assistance & Care for Equines). Their program benefits Thoroughbred racehorses and racetrack pony horses. Their organization will help organizations like Bright Futures Farm with care of horses that are donated to our program and programs like ours. The Fund is working dillegently to obtain their primary funding from a percentage of gross purse money at races across the United States. For more information, contact: R.A.C.E. Fund, Inc., 8031 Rabbit Lane, Harrisburg, PA 17112. phone: 717-469-2789.

www.netposse.com a 501c3 non profit organization dedicated to educating the horse owner about the reality of horse theft and what to do if your horse is stolen. They also provide resources to help the horse owner protect their horse against potential theft. They have an extensive database of missing and stolen horses, tack and equipment. Please visit their web site and learn how to protect your horse against theft.

www.spoiledacres.com a new organization founded by friends in Indiana who have chosen a worthy group of horses to help safe - nurse mare foals. These babies are taken from their mothers when they are just a few days old so that "more important" foals have a mare to feed them while their mothers are sent off again to the breeding shed. As of January 1, 2007 they are pending 501c3 status with the IRS, and we will update our link info when they receive status confirmation from the IRS.

small white dot size of nickel on back of RF leg approx 4 inches above the knee

Last documented sighting: AUGUST 21, 2004 Florida Classic Horse Sales parking lot. Traded by Cathy Wyckoff of Ocala (pony breeder) to Norm Franklin of Ocala (dealer) for another horse.

Please contact us if you even think you may have seen her. If she's in a good home she can stay there. We just want to know she's safe.

Age/Sex: 19 year old gelding
                                                    Color: Gorgeous palomino
                                                    Facial Markings: Star with a little trail almost making a half-stripe
                                                    Other Markings: Socks on fore feet and right hind
                                                    Other Distinguishing Traits: Mane splits in the midle, top falls
                                                                                                       to the right, bottom falls to the left
                                                    Vices: Passionate cribber/chewer
                                                    Medical Issues: Luxating patella that causes right rear leg
                                                                                  to sometimes lock when fully extended

Registered with the American Quarter Horse Association (#2599928) and
the Foundation Quarter Horse Registry(#?) as "Spanish Nic"

New Owner's Information:

                                      Name: Mary E. Chamberlain
                                                    Purchase Date: January 16th, 2004
                                      Purchased from: Howell, MI

For more information or to contact his former owner, go to   http://got.to/keepfaith

www.efwatkins.com Ms. Watkins is a wonderful author of several books to date and is currently working on a new book. She has generously donated a number of signed copies of her latest publication, Ride a Dancing Horse, for our organization. If you would like an autographed copy of her book (a great read!), send a check for $16.99 (price includes shipping), or send payment via paypal to us at the address below. This book would make a great gift for the horse lover.

Eileen was just informed by the publishers of Chicken Soup for the Horse Lover's Soul that her story, Class and Courage, was accepted for the Second Edition of the book which is due out this month (March, 2006). Congratulations, Eileen!

Payment address: Bright Futures Farm, 44793 Harrison Road, Spartansburg, PA 16434

www.cbbirds.net C&B Birds is a family owned business that has a wonderful array of exotic birds for sale. They breed and raise exotics, and have a 60,000 square foot warehouse in Oakmont, PA that has everything any bird owner could need from beautiful imported cages of all sizes to feed and supplements. They are very knowledgeable and helpful. Visit their site, and if you live near Pittsburgh, visit their store.

www.darbydowns.org Darby Downs Equestrian Center is located at 1000 Tray Road in Irwin, PA. Main Disciplines are Dressage, Stadium Jumping and Cross Country. They've got a great web site, and some great learning experiences awaiting you if you live near Pittsburgh.

While Bright Futures Farm has looked at each and every link we are sharing with you, and we also regularly shop many of the links we have listed, we must also offer a disclaimer to protect ourselves. We cannot control the quality of the product that may be offered on any link we list, or it's availability. We cannot control the content of any of our links, or verify the accuracy of the information each of these links provides. We merely wish to offer you the opportunity to connect to sites that may be of interest to you, and that you may not find any other way.