SHELBY, N.C. -- Never Underestimate the power of one small nonprofit organization!

SHELBY, N.C. -- Never Underestimate the power of one small nonprofit organization!

A pony reported missing from his home in Shelby by Stolen Horse International was found Saturday about a half mile from home. Sammie's owner, Marianne Miller, was especially worried because of the heat and the pony's advanced age – he's 37 years old.

NetPosse.com's Debi Metcalfe, husband, family, friends and volunteers searched for Sammie in the Zion Community by foot, car and canoe. It is rare opportunity that allows the Metcalfe's to help a neighbor the way they did Marianne Miller and Sammie.

The woman who first spotted Sammie walking out of the woods says she nearly hit him. She thought that it was the pony in the Stolen Horse International flyer at the community store, Kebos. She also recognized him from the first news article in the Shelby Star.

Stolen Horse International is responsible for the flyer in the store, thousands of NetPosse.com Alerts posted on the Internet and is the organization that alerted the Shelby Star about Sammie's disappearance, working with the Star reporter on the news article.

Debi Metcalfe, founder of Stolen Horse International would like to thank everyone who helped in any way to bring Sammie home.

"We are so glad to be a crucial part of bringing Sammie home. We are so thankful that Cathy Brissie took the time to stop when she saw Sammie," says Metcalfe

PETA offered a $1000 dollar reward for Sammie after hearing about him through the Shelby Star

8:30 a.m. - Sammie is home!!! He jumped out of the woods about a half of mile from his home. He is really skinny and he is dehydrated. The lady that found him was driving a dark blue pick up truck and was on her way to work when Sammie jumped out. A neighbor in the community, Lynn Allen was passing by when she saw Sammie and the lady and stopped. She walked Sammie home to Marianne. Her husband woke her up to tell her to go outside. When she walked out and there was Sammie! I will have more details and pictures later! MIRACLES DO HAPPEN!!

9:25: I thin I know who the good samariatan is! Calling now!

10:00: I have found the good Samariatan. It is Kathy Brissie.

10:15 We have contacted all of the news media outlest that covered this story as a result of our orginal alert sent out for Sammie.

NEVER UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF ONE NETPOSSE.COM ALERT!:

Read soem of the highlights that happened to help find Sammie as a result of work of NetPosse.com.

1. This Shelby Star article was on the front page of the Saturday paper

Family searches for missing horse: Sammie, 37, last seen Wednesday

Go to http://www.shelbystar.com and search archives for title

2. Ground and river search is lauched by NetPoss.com

3. As a result of that article intimated which as inspired by NetPosse.com the following happened.

PETA offers $1000 reward to find Sammie: Organization lends help for missing Shelby horse read more here

4. WBTV News 3 Charlotte, NC covers the story.

5. NetPoss.com is called about recovery and arranges all news coverage for Marianne Miller.

 Postnote: Cathy Brissie donated half of her reward money to Stolen Horse International. It was applied to the cost of this website development. It is because of her donation and other like it that we are able to bring you this website today.

Postnote: 2012 Sammie is still alive and doing well with his owner Marianne Miller.

Cathy Brissie has become a forever friend and admirerer of the work that Stolen Horse International does for people around the world.

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Newspaper. "Because of our NtePose.com Alerts and news releases that brought everything together in the search for this pony and Cathy's kind heart Sammie is home.

"Without the flyer posted in Kebo's (a community store) I would not have known about Sammie," says Brissie.

We are excited that PETA offered reward and so very happy that Cathy donated half of the reward to Stolen Horse International.

The funds will be applied toward the developement of our new website that is costing us thousands of dollars to create. It could not have come at a better time for this nonprofit organization."