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In Memory of Santana Satin and Gold
Kathy Castro
The Santana Center is named after the first horse
that really pushed me to think, feel and grow as a rider, trainer
and as a person. He taught me about unconditional love, trust and
patience. His last lesson for me was about letting go and taking
his message further. This center was established in his memory to
honor some of the gifts he left with me: Be open to learning. Everyone
has something to teach you but what you use will be between you
and your horse. Horsemanship is more than just riding and competing.
Be aware of every interaction and what it brings to you.
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Donations
Donations are greatly appreciated and can be given
in a variety of ways. Click the links below to donate through buying.
Equiglass will make a contribution to the Santana Center if you
order through this site. They are beautiful stained glass light
catchers of your horse or others! Click the link below to start
shopping. Thank you!
Horse
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The Santana Center. Click the link below to start shopping. Thank
you!
For your convenience, if you would
like to make a donation to the Santana Center, Paypal can be accessed
using the link below.
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In Memory of Commander's Cadence
Shirley Hoffman
It is with much sadness that I annouce the death of
Commander's Cadence. This wonderful stallion was owned for the past
seventeen years by NESA member Shirley Hoffman. As some of you know
Shirley is the owner of Horses Forever a non-profit horse rescue
of which myself and Kathy Castro are involved.
Shirley owns a few stallions and enjoys them. When I asked her why
she rescues stallions here is her answer in her own words;
"I rescue stallions, with love! They're such a joy to own!
Stone of Fortune has turned into such a sweet, loving stallion,
he is just lovely! AND then there's SS Dancing Color - what a genuine
5-gaited guy is he! He's 29 yrs old and thinks he's 10 or something
near that - he has terrible scars on the bridge of his nose and
he's having trouble keeping good weight BUT he just loves life and
LOVES the other stallions in the barn.
What a joy they are - I'm so glad I've had this opportunity
in my life to give and take with these gentlemen.
I have to tell you that the barn is very somber today.
Magic (Preferred Magic - son of Preferred Property) is across the
aisle from Cadence's stall and he's got his head out his door and
just isn't saying anything. He smelled Cadence's sheet as I took
it out to bring it in to wash it and he just didn't want me to take
it away from his nose. Those two spent the last 17 years together
he is very sad!"
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