- Signatures: 1,403
- Goal: 1,000
- Deadline: 5-14-2007
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I, Angela Kirby, on behalf of Debi Metcalfe, founder of Stolen Horse International, also known as NetPosse, hereby ask every member, supporter and sponsor of NetPosse, along with every horse owner and enthusiast to put forth a written request to the company Reeves International, manufacturer of Breyer Models and Horses, to issue a model of Idaho, a spotted racking horse mare, to be presented during what we have declared to be The Year of the Stolen Horse ~ The Miracle of Idaho.
| Number | Date | Name | City | State | Country | Have you ever been a victim of equine-related theft? | Please Comment on this Petition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,405 | 2:23 am PDT, Jun 6 | Annelies Ooms | Westerlo | Belgium | no | ||
| 1,404 | 10:00 am PDT, May 16 | Anonymous | United States | United States Minor Outlying Islands | Yes. | ||
| 1,403 | 8:14 pm PDT, May 10 | Maria del Carme Bregante | Haedo, Buenos Aires | Argentina | No, I have not. | ||
| 1,402 | 12:43 pm PDT, Apr 10 | melinda dill | calhoun | Georgia | United States | yes i had to enlist the services of Stolen Horse International, my horse fortunately was found. | |
| 1,401 | 7:34 pm PDT, Apr 2 | Karen VDay | Indianapolis | Indiana | United States | no | |
| 1,400 | 11:58 pm PDT, Mar 29 | Laurel Watson | Maricopa | Arizona | United States | No. However, I lived on a farm and the jagoffs down the street would steal animals and brand them. It is illegal. | End the theft, slaughter and abuse of horses. |
| 1,399 | 9:11 pm PDT, Mar 26 | Natalie Santiago | Bayamon | Puerto Rico | United States | nop | |
| 1,398 | 6:37 pm PDT, Mar 18 | Valeriya Sholokhova | Brooklyn | New York | United States | No. | |
| 1,397 | 5:26 am PST, Mar 5 | SANDRA ROCHA | OPORTO | Portugal | No. | ||
| 1,396 | 6:18 am PST, Feb 21 | Dianna Perez | Mandan | North Dakota | United States | yes, I leased out a horse and later went to check out him discovering that he has "disapeared" later I found out that he had been sold to the local kill buyer | I think that this is a wonderfull idea for a model!I would be proud to add it to my collection |
| 1,395 | 6:48 pm PST, Feb 20 | Virginia Richardson | Summerville | South Carolina | United States | no | |
| 1,394 | 6:34 pm PST, Feb 20 | grace sexton | ludowici | Georgia | United States | no but i can only imagine how it must feel to go out and see your horse is gone when they were there when you went to bed. | I am glad that something is being done to bring this heinous act to the public attention |
| 1,393 | 5:58 pm PST, Feb 20 | Leigh Edgar | Philadelphia | Mississippi | United States | Thankfully, no - but I recognize the value of increased public awareness through Breyer model horses. | |
| 1,392 | 4:29 pm PST, Feb 20 | Martha Clausen | Boise | Idaho | United States | No I have not, and don't ever want to be. I totally support this wonderful woman and the organization that she has built | |
| 1,391 | 3:59 pm PST, Feb 20 | Sherri Leonard | Powder Springs | Georgia | United States | Yes. My horse was recently stolen and has been sent to a horse trader 500 miles away who has since sent her to who knows where. I have contacted NetPosse, and they are being a wonderful help and support. It is astonishing how often this happens to so many and how the legal system and local authorities turn a blind eye. | This is a wonderful idea. What better equine representive than Idaho, a symbol of hope and courage to so many. |
| 1,390 | 3:11 pm PST, Feb 20 | Douglas Gilpin | Maide | North Carolina | United States | No thank God. If someone stold my horse I'd probably loose my mind. | |
| 1,389 | 7:18 am PST, Feb 20 | Brandi M. Qualset | Petersburg | Nebraska | United States | No, but I have so many through the volunteers that work for netposse. My heart goes out to each owner and I rejoice when the horses are returned. | This is a wonderful idea and would be such a boost to help netposse and all those who have had horses stolen. It will really open the eyes of the public to the fact that even today horses are stolen as they were in the past! |
| 1,388 | 6:52 am PST, Feb 20 | Anonymous | ronkonkoma | New York | United States | not personally thank god | |
| 1,387 | 6:34 am PST, Feb 20 | Lori Leach | Alexandria | Kentucky | United States | No | NetPosse is such a valuable service for lost or stolen horses! Idaho should be honored as the one responsible for this and for her journey!!! |
| 1,385 | 6:42 pm PST, Feb 19 | Ken smith | Cannington | Canada | No | ||
| 1,384 | 6:40 pm PST, Feb 19 | maureen Johnston | Cannington | Canada | No, but I know those that have. They were devasteted. We got the horse back with the help of net posse. | This would be good exposure for net posse and increase awareness of horse theft | |
| 1,383 | 6:09 pm PST, Feb 19 | Allison Sheldon | Twin Falls | Idaho | United States | No, but try & help those who are or have been | This is a well deserved honor & I hope it happens |
| 1,382 | 4:12 pm PST, Feb 18 | Anonymous | Arco | Idaho | United States | No..but a neighbor of mine has. | I have 4 horses with 2 more on the way and the thought of any of my KIDS (horses) being stolen from me..would be so devastating!! I believe that making more people associated with the equestrian world aware of the high volume of horses being stolen/lost is essential in their recovery. They also need to grant NetPosse with the honor of having the horse IDAHO being made into a Breyer Model.. |
| 1,381 | 1:24 pm PST, Feb 18 | Anonymous | madison | Georgia | United States | no | What better way to get the mission of stolen horses out there. the more people aware, the more will sign up to receive alerts, the more horses returned home!!! |
| 1,380 | 8:24 am PST, Feb 17 | Anonymous | Marco Island | Florida | United States | no | I think its a great cause everyone who loves horses should sign |
| 1,379 | 11:09 am PST, Feb 16 | Melissa Lalonde | Toronto | Canada | No but it has always been a fear of mine. We have a reliable security system on our driveway and around the barn and we always have barn dogs to help monitor the area to prevent theft. | ||
| 1,378 | 8:41 am PST, Feb 15 | Teri Storrs | Camargo | Illinois | United States | No, thanks to Netposse's educational information I have signage posted throughout the farm indicating microchipped animals, tack and security cameras. | I would love to see Idaho as a Breyer's Model because of the impact he has made on awareness and safety of our animals and the network for helping find stolen horses. This is a wonderful service for the equine industry. |
| 1,377 | 4:02 pm PST, Feb 12 | laura zanoli | Clusone/bergamo | Italy | no | ||
| 1,376 | 5:20 pm PST, Feb 10 | Arnaud Hussard | Marseille | France | no | ||
| 1,375 | 3:46 pm PST, Feb 10 | Christine Taylor | Deltona | Florida | United States | yes | |
| 1,374 | 5:02 pm PST, Feb 3 | Anonymous | Blacksburg | Virginia | United States | I have had expensive supplements stolen and health care products stolen from my barn where I board at. | I think that this petition is great, and that it would help get people more aware of horse theft and the effects that it has with everyone involved. Hopefull someday people wont have to worry about waking up and finding their horses missing. With love, and God Bless all! |
| 1,373 | 10:10 pm PST, Feb 1 | Barbara B. Thompson | Maylene | Alabama | United States | No | This can be so instrumental in bringing attention to such a silent tragedy for so many people. |
| 1,372 | 2:16 am PST, Jan 28 | Andrée Hussard | Marseille | France | _ | ||
| 1,371 | 2:26 am PST, Jan 27 | Victoria Mary Stong / Animal Rights Activist | Long Island City | New York | United States | No. | I commend the sponsor of this petition for caring so much about the welfare and safekeeping of all horses. It outrages me that people are stealing other peoples Horses and they can count me in if they need help hunting them down! I am not a professional, but have lots of experience in catching criminals in my own right. Anyway, I also want to bring to the attention another problem against Horses:The sponsor Mr. Cunningham of the petition "Membership Input Futurity and Derby Plans" got angry when I left a very RESPECTFUL comment asking that he put in his rules not to slaughter Horses for his Horseracing business. In response he deleted my commments 2 times! He also emailed me that it's necessary to slaughter Horses in his business! I LOVE this petition and signed around 50 anti-slaughter Horse petitions so far. I ASK EVERYONE TO SIGN "Membership Input Futurity and Derby Plans" PETITION SOLELY TO TELL HIM TO STOP SLAUGHTERING ANIMALS. His excuse was that I'm not a member, but tens of non-members are signing this petition. Please help in the prevention of Horse Slaughter and sign Mr. Cunnningham's petition asking him to amend his rules stating not to slaughter and kill Horses but to instead send them to a sanctuary when they are unwanted? I want to greatly thank the sponsor of this petition their hard work and effort to save the Horses and Cats so that not so many animal will suffer under the hands of heartless and cruel people. God bless you. People like you make this world a better place in which to live just like the animals we all protect!~~~~~~~*For what it's worth; I'm a Former Student & Horsebackrider at The Knox School in St. James, New York and also participated proudly in 3 Horse Shows on their Campus. The Knox School is a very fine and upstanding Private School with an on-Campus Horse Stable that has been featured on WB11(TV)for being one of the top 10 Private Schools in the Country./ * This picture was taken in 12/06 with my friends Horse & Carriage at Rockefeller Center in N.Y.C.. You can also see a picture of me at www.Beadquilt.org at the bottom of the first page with my story of working in Ground Zero 9/11-11/10/01. |
| 1,370 | 9:30 am PST, Jan 23 | Anonymous | nowhere | Texas | United States | yes, may you rest in peace Charlie wherever you are xoxoxo | This is a fantastic idea to inspire people and horses who have been victims. |
| 1,369 | 7:35 am PST, Jan 20 | Ryan Castro | Kingston | New York | United States | no | |
| 1,368 | 8:16 pm PST, Jan 19 | Marie-Rose HECKMANN | Marseille | France | ----------- | ||
| 1,367 | 10:21 am PST, Jan 14 | MaryEllen Woods | Asheville | North Carolina | United States | No | I think this a great idea. I don't remember seeing any booths or information at Breyerfest related to stolen horses. |
| 1,366 | 1:04 pm PST, Jan 4 | L C Elich | Butte | Montana | United States | no | I think this is very good to bring to life the need for finding stolen equines. |
| 1,365 | 9:30 pm PST, Jan 3 | Kristie Katch | Green Bay | Wisconsin | United States | no, thank god. But it has happened to someone I know. | I would love to see Idaho be a Breyer and really highlight the situation of stolen horses. |
| 1,364 | 8:09 am PST, Jan 3 | Brenda Price | Nanjemoy | Maryland | United States | No, thank God | |
| 1,363 | 1:00 pm PST, Jan 2 | Cindy Funk | Folsom | California | United States | not personally but at my barn | This horse represents so much more than just one horse being recovered--there is much awareness in our own ranks but there needs to be an awareness outside of our horse world. We can't ignore these criminal activities except when they are our own animals. This site is an example of how powerful we can be if we just take the time. Our horses are our lifetime commitment not just for a fleeting fancy. Anytime we can be part of reuniting a horse with its owner--this is something we should celebrate. Idaho represents all of our beloved horses!! |
| 1,362 | 6:34 am PST, Dec 27 | Bentley Richards | Del Rio | Texas | United States | Not theft, but I was able to re-purchase my childhood show-horse after 12 years of no contact with her. Reconnecting with Bear and getting to have her live the retirement life she deserves is priceless. I can't imagine the pain of having a horse stolen from me! | This is a beautiful and noble tribute to the universal tragedy of horse theft- I can't think of a better candidate for a new Breyer model! |
| 1,361 | 6:27 am PST, Dec 25 | Anonymous | Westfield | New York | United States | no | |
| 1,360 | 12:53 am PST, Dec 11 | cassie toner | oak harbor | Washington | United States | No but as the proud owner of an appaloosa mare it would devastate me! | There should be missing horses decorating the box or on the back. |
| 1,359 | 6:26 am PST, Dec 9 | r brailly | Minneapolis | Minnesota | United States | no, but friends of mine have | |
| 1,358 | 7:24 pm PST, Dec 3 | Kristen Calandra | Glenview | Illinois | United States | No | |
| 1,357 | 5:59 am PST, Nov 23 | Ines Seidel | Neubrandenburg | Germany | No. | ||
| 1,356 | 6:15 pm PST, Nov 22 | Lisa Stewart | Alva | Oklahoma | United States | yes, horse was recovered a few days later. | |
| 1,355 | 7:31 am PST, Nov 19 | Cory Ferguson | Martinsburg | West Virginia | United States | No, thank goodness. | It is the right thing to do. |
| 1,354 | 2:40 am PST, Nov 18 | Anonymous | Fontana | California | United States | No thank goodness, but it is a comfort knowing NetPosse is out there to help recover the horses. Way to go Debi and thank you for all you do. | Idaho is a perfect sign of hope. I would buy one, as I do collect Breyers. :) |
| 1,353 | 3:38 am PST, Nov 17 | Alessandro Barracciu | Oristano | Italy | no | ||
| 1,352 | 3:38 am PST, Nov 17 | Laura Tatti | Oristano | Italy | no | ||
| 1,351 | 3:05 pm PST, Nov 15 | Frances Murphy | Fort Mill | South Carolina | United States | no |
Request for Idaho to become a Breyer Model
This Year-Long Celebration for the Horse named Idaho whose Theft and Recovery inspired the International Organization - Stolen Horse International, known affectionately as NetPosse, will commence on Sept. 26, 2007, and will continue until Sept. 17, 2008.
Stolen Horse International, Inc., a 501(c)3 nonprofit, was formed because of the Theft of One Horse. Sept. 26, 2007, marks the 10th Anniversary of Idaho's Theft, and Sept. 17, 2008, notes Idaho's Recovery. Join this organization, known as NetPosse, on the Year-Long Celebration of Idaho's Theft and Recovery in an Effort to Bring Awareness to the Horse Community about the prevalence of Horse Theft.
Stolen Horse International, Inc., a 501(c)3 nonprofit, was formed because of the Theft of One Horse. Sept. 26, 2007, marks the 10th Anniversary of Idaho's Theft, and Sept. 17, 2008, notes Idaho's Recovery. Join this organization, known as NetPosse, on the Year-Long Celebration of Idaho's Theft and Recovery in an Effort to Bring Awareness to the Horse Community about the prevalence of Horse Theft.
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