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Eight
year old will never forget Friday the 13th 2004
Jake,
her trusted gelding was mistakenly taken to a horse auction. Read
her grandmothers account of the events and her feelings in her
story below.
My name is Penny Bobo
and my granddaughter's horse Jake was mistakenly taken to the
Sugar creek,
Ohio
horse auction on of all days Friday August 13th.
We put him in a field
for extra pasture. My brother-in-law had horses in there to take
to the auction and I did not realize it. So, the guy that loaded
the horses took Jake too.
When my husband came
home we went over to see Jake. He
was not in the field! We
looked and looked for him.
Kiah hollered, “JAKE!
JAKE! DON'T DO THIS TO
MOMMY! COME ON JAKE!” But
no Jake.
We went to a friend's
house and told them. He called my brother-in-law on his cell phone
and asked if
he had sold a dark brown standard breed with a black mane and tail
and four black socks. My
brother-in-law said, “Yes!”
Kiah started to cry and
my friend told him that it was Kiah's horse Jake. She
cried and cried.
I called my
sister-in-law Elaine Bryant. She
got on the internet, I’m still learning about it and found Debi
Metcalfe and NetPosse. Elaine
called Sugar Creek and told them what happened.
They gave us names and numbers and me and Elaine
started calling. Everyone
was very helpful and hoped we got him back.
The last number I
called had him. We
made arrangements to meet in
Pikeville
,
Kentucky
on August 18th at 12:15.
JAKE, JUMPED OUT OF THE
TRAILER and ALMOST INTO MY ARMS. I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO BE A
SPOT ON WAL-MART'S PARKING LOT. IF HE WAS A DOG HE WOULD BE
WAGGING HIS TAIL.
He is home and he and
Kiah are happy. He is
home in time for her 9th birthday. He gets a birthday hat too.
I want to tell you my
horses will definitely be getting a brand and a chip because you
never know what can happen be it by accident or on purpose.
I do not want to go through this again or put my
granddaughter through it again.
I
can tell you that I will sleep well tonight knowing he is back
home. Kiah wanted to sleep in the field with him. I
told her I might just join her but she is asleep on the floor with
his lead rope.
I want to thank each
and every one of you who have e-mailed, prayed, called, offered
the use of you trailers or to go get him.
I am sure I have probably have forgotten some one but
it was not on purpose.
I THANK ALL OF YOU. I
WANT TO ESPECIALLY THANK DEBI, NETPOSSE, POSSE WATCHERS. AND
ELAINE FOR WHAT YOU GUYS HAVE DONE.
AGAIN THANK EVERYONE
FRON THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART, KIAH'S AND JAKE'S.
Penny Bobo
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