So I guess I haven't updated in a while, things have been crazy, we've had a rough winter. But from all bad things, good things always follow.

Last month our pregnant mare Journey gave birth to a gorgeous filly, Miley. She had a rough delivery and had an even rougher time passing the after birth. Miley was welcomed to the world a month or so early and has some severe complications. I drove up to PA the day after she was born and she died in my arms two hours after I got there. After being so excited to meet this little angel we lost her. The word heart break doesn't really cut it. Kim and I cried holding her little body. We let Journey say good bye to her, she nickered softly to her sweet baby after she crossed the rainbow bridge. We picked a peaceful to place to bury Miley and all said good bye. I was shocked that god took this new life away from us so soon. Journey had already dealt with so much in her life and to lose this baby was a low blow. She stood in the back of her stall with the look of defeat in her eyes. Who could blame her...

After a day or two many people suggested looking into a nurse mare foal. If you have a strong stomach google it and read about this disgusting industry. At first I was skeptical, we had all had our hearts broken already, why risk it again? Well we found a great rescue, Last Chance Corral, with the help of a Facebook friend. After speaking with the rescue we matched Journey up with a 5 day old foal. We raised the funds to transport him from Ohio to PA and a few days later he was trotting off the trailer to meet his new momma. When Journey laid eyes on him she whinnied with delight. This started a new relationship for mother and her adopted son. Over a week later they are inseparable, Journeys milk came back in and Myles is nursing now. As we watched them last night munching on hay I could not help but think about the angel we lost. Out of every tragedy must come a victory. Myles is truly a victory for us, Journey lost her baby and Myles lost his mommy and Project Sage brought them together. Gotta love happy endings.

After many suggestions and speaking with Journeys vet it has been decided to match her up with a nurse mare foal that needs a mom, we found a 12 day old colt in Ohio that we would like to match Journey up with! We need to raise $650 for shipping and $150 for his fee! All donations in memory of our sweet baby Miley that we lost over the weekend can be sent via PayPal to projectsagehorserescue@gmail.com. Please help us get this sweet baby foal home to Journey!

I have a very sad announcement and I've struggled with how to write this.

I went to PA yesterday to see Journey and Miley and to be with Kim. Journey had problems with her delivery and Miley had trouble standing and nursing at birth. Kim worked day and night to care for them and did a wonderful job as usual. Under the direction of three vets and two hospitals everything possible was being done. We thought they were out of the woods, things looked good, and I posted our beautiful babies pictures to share with the Project Sage supporters.

Last night Baby Miley was not thriving and then took a turn and could not hang on. She passed in my arms last night. Kim and I are devastated by this loss. Journey is hanging in there and will have sad days ahead of her. Please pray for her to be healthy and to understand that her baby is now safe.

This is a huge loss for the Project Sage family and we are all devastated, rest in peace Miley, thank you for holding on long enough for me to meet you, it was truly an honor.

Do you want to help the horses but your not sure how?? Our newest fundraiser is one everyone will love!!! Order tupperware from the link below and Project Sage gets 40% of your order!!! That is a HUGE amount!!! Place your order now!!!

http://order.tupperware.com/pls/htprod_www/!twx$eparty_ctl.p_guest_welcome?pv_eparty=318cc4c020a0e291e7d52a536f48624a


Quick congrats to Patty on her adoption of Dexter and congrats to Sandy and John on their adoption of Opie!!!!

Remember you can sponsor any horse on our available list for $150 a month, this helps pay for the horses hay/grain/farrier, etc!!! Email me for more info or send your sponsorship check now!

Hearts for Horses! Your $10 donation will purchase a bale of hay and a sweet treat for a Project Sage horse on Valentine's Day. We will also place a red heart on a stall door, with your name on it, to represent the love behind your donation. We would like to fill the barn with hearts of love for the horses! A picture will be posted on Valentine's Day of all the hearts and hopefully we will have lots of needed hay too! Please join us if you can!! We only have two weeks to fill the barn with hearts!!! Please paypal your $10 to projectsagehorserescue@gmail.com

So I hope to see everyone at our fundraiser tomorrow at the Beer Garden (formerly Mulchaeys) in Centereach, 3 pm till 11 pm!! Please stop by for a great time, $10 at the door, huge Chinese auction, tons of bands and comedians performing! Should be a great time. Hope to see you there!

Quick congratulations to Sugar, Chip, and Chance on their recent adoptions!!!

So I've started an eBay store to raise extra funds for the horses of Project Sage. Please check it out and bid on some stuff! If you have some stuff laying around your house or barn that you don't need consider donating to us for our eBay store, it will help the horses!!

http://www.ebay.com/sch/projectsage/m.html

I had a photo shoot today with an amazing photographer, Cadie Pagano. She is seriously talented and her pictures are amazing! I will post her website once she finishes it up. Here is a sample from my shoot, let me know if your interested in having your own shoot!!!

Project Sage Horse Rescue Benefit Show

3:30 pm - 11:30 pm

Sunday, January 29th 2012

Live Music by:
... Boon Dock Saints
Jake Incao
Brand Of Julez
Track 7 Band
Crimson Street
Kreaux

Comedic Performances By:
Key Fitz
Monica Taller
Brad Laz
Jeffrey Paul
Calvin Roy

Hosting:
Frederick Fret

Doors open at 3pm

Live Music & Raffles

Tickets $10 - 100% of all proceeds will go directly to Project Sage!! All persons under the age of 18 must be accompanied with a parent or guardian. For more information on how to get tickets call 516-502-2743.

www.projectsagehorserescue.com

I know I keep saying I will update my blog more but I've been so busy! Max, Charlie, And Spice were all adopted into loving families and a bunch of horses headed to foster homes for the winter months.

We had a wonderful holiday season at Project Sage, the barn was packed with volunteers on Christmas and new years! Such a relieve for me having the help!

Today I took a ride to PA to stock up on grain for the month and visit all the horses that we board there. You can really feel the winter in PA, I guess Long Island has been spoiling us with nice weather the past few weeks, hopefully it stays this way so we can keep the warm weather!

For everyone that has had the honor of meeting our oldest resident, Apache, he's doing much better after being under the weather for a few days. After blood work and numerous vet visits we found no issues so he's hanging in there. I have to say he's pretty frisky for an old guy, I've been giving him extra treats and the past few days he's been frisking me for cookies, guess he knows I'm a sucker and always have them in my pockets. My logic is that he deserves tons of cookies, he was a police horse then faced some serious neglect. He worked hard and never really enjoyed a retirement like most cops, so I'm giving him the best retirement I possibly can. He has a young girl at the barn, Brianna, who is the light of his life. I swear that kid keeps that old horse going, he lights up when she walks into the barn. Kids and horses, it's seriously magical. Every horse deserves to be loved by a little girl at one point in their life, Apache just had to wait to his older years to find his little girl. I guess that's when he needed her the most. He's one lucky horse because Brianna is one heck of a kid, she devotes her weekends to the rescue, every moment she can spend there she does. She is like a mini me, I'm glad to be able to teach her how to do things so she can grow up to be just as knowledgable as I have become. I hope she sticks with horses, she really has the knack for it. Her mom is a vet tech and has given countless hours to helping me and spending time pampering Apache. I'm blessed to have families like Brianna and her mom to help me.

Well I think that's it for now, stay warm everyone and hug your horses