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Stolen Horse International, Inc.
PO Box 1341
Shelby, NC 28151
(704) 484-2165
stolenhorse@netposse.com
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Press Release for Empty
Glass, "M" stolen from UGA Vet School Employee
Stolen Horse International, Inc.
PRESS RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
For more information, contact: Debi Metcalfe
PO Box 1341, Shelby, NC 28151
704-484-2165
Email: idahonc@aol.com,
stolenhorse@netposse.com,
www.netposse.com
Déjà Vu Describes First Horse Theft Reported to
NetPosse.com First Week of New Year
WINTERVILLE, GEORGIA – Jan. 10, 2007 – Only one phrase can possibly
describe the feeling surrounding the most recent theft report to hit
NetPosse.com – déjà vu. Monday, January 8, 2007, president and founder of
Stolen Horse International, Debi Metcalfe, received a frantic phone call
that instantly brought forth memories from January 6, 2006, of a similar
conversation.
One year almost to the day, Carol Lane Tresan had called anxious to find her
stolen bay paint horse, Scout. Immediately, Debi and volunteers began the
search, creating a webpage and flyer for Scout before issuing an Idaho Alert
(the horse community’s Amber Alert) via the Internet. Within a few hours,
Scout’s information and pictures were being distributed worldwide thanks to
thousands of volunteers involved in the NetPosse network. Two days later,
Debi received a joyous call from Carol. Scout was home!
Now, another bay paint horse has been stolen in Georgia. Registered with the
American Paint Horse Association as Empty Glass, the beautiful solid (known
as breeding stock) bay paint gelding is affectionately known as just “M”.
Again, the NetPosse network has jumped into action. Volunteers are working
around the clock to spread the word about M’s theft so that this story can
have the same happy ending as Scout’s.
Whether or not the thefts are related has yet to be seen, but it’s possible.
The locations of the horses are less than two hours apart, and M’s thieves
were no less brazen than those who stole Scout, taken in broad daylight
through a cut fence. As for M, sometime between 11 p.m. on January 7, and 8
a.m. the next morning, the fence wire was cut and he was led from his stall
to a waiting trailer before vanishing.
Understandably, his owner, Jackie Roberts, has had little sleep since his
theft was discovered. Her family has owned the six year old since he was
only six months. He was the only solid foal in a pasture full of colorful
paint horses.
Jackie’s love of M is apparent as she describes the first time she laid eyes
on him. “His dad was a black and white overo paint named Dancing on Glass,
so with his lack of color, his name is Empty Glass. From that day I knew he
was my dream horse.” Three hours later, M was heading home, and he quickly
became a family favorite.
After gelding him, complications developed so his training under saddles was
put on hold until he turned four. Fondly, Jackie recalls how M never offered
to resist or buck. She says he is very affectionate and loves attention. She
continues describing how M even won her husband, Chad, over despite his
aversion to horses. Jackie notes, “Under saddle, Chad could get him to
perform things that I never could.”
Describing how M’s theft has affected her family, Jackie continues, “We are
devastated and very worried that he is scared and cold and alone. He has
never known anyone but us and has only been away from home on a few
occasions. He does not deserve this. He has been nothing but caring and
affectionate to everyone he meets. We just want him home where he will be
safe and sound with his other horse buddies, tucked in his blanket.”
Like many before her, Jackie has discovered the truth about horse theft the
hard way. Local law enforcement was unprepared to deal with this type of
theft, but with the assistance of Debi Metcalfe and NetPosse, the wheels of
justice are underway, and everything possible is being done to quickly
locate M and bring him home where he belongs.
Now NetPosse is imploring the public to help in this theft case and the many
others listed on its Web site,
www.netposse.com. As Debi Metcalfe is fond of saying, “Never
underestimate the power of one!” It only takes one person to forward an
email, post a flyer or make a phone call. Let’s bring M home soon.
Visit his Web page at:
http://www.netposse.com/stolenmissing/EmptyGlassGAstolenJan07.htm
Pictures available upon request.
Angela Kirby – Stolen Horse International Public Relations
For more information on Stolen Horse International and its
programs, visit the website at
www.netposse.com. Stolen Horse
International is a Section 501(c)(3) organization under the Internal Revenue
Code. Contributions to it are tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
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