Question from eBay Member -- Respond Now

Hey everyone -

The fair-well dinner for Guy and Charlotte will be in Austin - Amy was thinking 7:30 and we are looking into Robby's cousins place Rio-Grande restraunt - But we need a pretty firm count on who is attending - can you please respond to this email with your numbers?

Thanks - Kiki

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Kiki

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#1351

From: dean rumel <deanrumel@...>
Date: Tue Mar 3, 2009 5:26 pm
Subject: FW: [americanpolocrosseassociation] Lone Star Polocrosse Club's Breeding For Performance Program

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From: deanrumel@...
To: prissyr@...; derekpolox@...; trumelpx@...
Subject: RE: [americanpolocrosseassociation] Lone Star Polocrosse Club's Breeding For Performance Program
Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2009 17:10:02 +0000

I'd like to take the opportunity to claim some of the credit in the program. Unfortunately, my contributions to the Lone Star bloodline have been discontinued until further notice. I will, however entertain any offers for a "reversal" of my current seed production if there are any interested parties who might feel compelled to help pay for the cost of such an expensive, but medically possible "reversal". Of course, the possible recipients of the program would probably have to get pre-approval from the other half of my established/proven bloodline.

Honored and flattered,
Dean

From: prissyr@...
To: derekpolox@...; trumelpx@...; deanrumel@...
Subject: FW: [americanpolocrosseassociation] Lone Star Polocrosse Club's Breeding For Performance Program
Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2009 15:03:47 +0000

derek and tessa, take a look at this!!! it's great! mom

To: americanpolocrosseassociation@yahoogroups.com
From: pjpxmcd@...
Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2009 08:45:08 -0500
Subject: [americanpolocrosseassociation] Lone Star Polocrosse Club's Breeding For Performance Program

Lone Star Polocrosse Club's Breeding For Performance Program

In an attempt to keep improving the caliber of play, the Lone Star Polocrosse Club is trying to breed for actual polocrosse performance. When the members of our club started playing polocrosse, none of the people and none of the horses had any experience or background in polocrosse. As the club's team(s) got stronger, we attributed our successes to our horses; not because of their breeding, but because we had some pretty decent horses, and our style of play relied on our horses' abilities more than our players' abilities. Early on, we believed that if we bred specifically for polocrosse performance, we could strengthen our team's performance on the field. Prissy Rumel is the player who has been with the club the longest, and years ago she started a breeding for polocrosse performance program. Prissy was a strong female player in her own right when she started her breeding program, and she was the first to try to get offspring from proven polocrosse performers. Renee Thompson also started a breeding program at her farm using proven polocrosse performers.

Any breeding program takes years to see the results, but the first offspring of the breeding for polocrosse performance program showed up on the championship team at Nationals in 2007. Derek Rumel, at 15 years old, and 17hh, became the youngest polocrosse player to be on a championship team in the US. Prissy and Renee both have other up and coming players progressing their way up the ranks.

Realizing the success of the Rumel breeding program, as a club, we wanted to introduce some of the top-level bloodlines into the club. We wanted to introduce the Robby Shuttles bloodline into our club. He was a top performing polocrosse player and had the conformation and attitide that we wanted to get into our breeding program. We lured him to our club with our current member, Heather (then Poldrack), and they already have 2 offspring on the ground that are showing a lot of potential for polocrosse. We liked the Shuttles bloodline, and we were soon able to get Billy Shuttles, a full brother to Robby, into our club. Billy Shuttles and Stephanie (Martin) Shuttles already have a yearling that is also looking promising.

For further information about the Lone Star Polocrosse Club's Breeding For Performance Program, or if you think you might want to be a part of this program, contact any Lone Star Polocrosse club member.

Paul Johnson

Cell phone 512-698-6827

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#1350

From: Carla Everett <carla.everett@...>
Date: Thu Jan 22, 2009 6:28 pm
Subject: Food Items Recalled Due to Potential Salmonella

carla.everett@...

Good morning!
As you may have heard, a Salmonella investigation is underway, and a number of products containing peanut butter or peanut paste have been withdrawn, due to possible
contamination. You can find a complete list of the products under the FDA recall information link with this notice from the Texas Department of State Health Services.
Because six case of Salmonella illness have been reported in Texas, I thought it was important to forward this health department notice, so you can check your pantries
for potentially adulterated products. A link to Centers for Disease Control (CDC) also appears below, if you have questions regarding the incident.

Carla Everett
Public Info
Texas Animal Health Commission

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News Update: Salmonella Typhimurium

Texas Department of State Health Services

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other federal, state and local public health agencies continue to investigate a multistate outbreak of salmonellosis caused by a strain of Salmonella serotype Typhimurium.

There have been 486 cases of the bacterial illness reported from 43 states since early September, including six from Texas.

The six Texas cases are from Galveston, Harris, Tarrant (2), Travis and Willacy counties and occurred in October, November and December.

Check FDA link below for products that have been recalled as a result of this investigation and CDC link for national outbreak information and advice for consumers.

FDA Recall Information

CDC Outbreak Information

#1349

From: "Erika" <erika@...>
Date: Tue Jan 20, 2009 8:27 pm
Subject: Anyone getting this ??? Does it work?

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#1348

From: Carla Everett <carla.everett@...>
Date: Thu Jan 15, 2009 9:45 pm
Subject: CEM-Infected Stallion Confirmed in Texas

carla.everett@...

Alert
Texas Animal Health Commission
Box l2966 * Austin, Texas 78711 * (800) 550-8242 * FAX (512) 719-0719
Bob Hillman, DVM * Executive Director
For info, contact Carla Everett, information officer, at 1-800-550-8242, ext. 710, or ceverett@...

For immediate release:

CEM-Infected Stallion Confirmed in Texas

The Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) reports that laboratory tests have confirmed that a stallion in Texas is infected with contagious equine metritis (CEM), a highly contagious venereal disease of horses.

The Texas-born quarter horse had spent the 2008 breeding season in Kentucky, where CEM was detected in a stallion during routine testing in mid-December   As of January 15, a total of nine infected stallions have been detected: four in Kentucky, three in Indiana, and one each in Wisconsin and Texas. All of the infected stallions have epidemiological links to one or more CEM-infected equine during the 2007 or 2008 breeding season. State and federal authorities are continuing to seek the source of the infection.

At least 38 states are involved in a nationwide epidemiological investigation and testing of about 275 horses that may have been exposed to CEM through natural breeding or artificial insemination. The disease can be spread among stallions, if strict biosecurity measures are not maintained during the collection of semen.

CEM is not routinely spread through casual contact or shared boarding facilities, and horses can be treated with disinfectants and antibiotics to wipe out the infection. Potentially exposed and infected equine animals are being held under movement restrictions by state animal health authorities, until they test negative for the disease or they complete veterinary treatment and are certified as CEM-negative.

Currently, the TAHC is working with accredited private veterinary practitioners to test another stallion and 21 mares with potential exposure to CEM. In some cases, CEM may cause infected mares to abort.

CEM is not known to affect humans. The equine disease was first detected in the U.S. in 1978, then again in 1979. In both instances, the limited outbreaks were eradicated.

Additional national CEM information may be found on the USDA�s web site at: http://www.aphis.usda.gov/newsroom/hot_issues/cem/index.shtml

                                                          --30--

#1347

From: Carla Everett <carla.everett@...>
Date: Mon Jan 5, 2009 5:27 pm
Subject: Texas Among 27 States Testing Horses for Contagious Equine Metritis (CEM)

carla.everett@...

Alert
Texas Animal Health Commission
Box l2966 * Austin, Texas 78711 * (800) 550-8242 * FAX (512) 719-0719
Bob Hillman, DVM * Executive Director
For info, contact Carla Everett, information officer, at 1-800-550-8242, ext. 710, or ceverett@...

For immediately release:

Texas Among 27 States Testing Horses for Contagious Equine Metritis (CEM)

Texas is among 27 states tracing and testing horses that may have been exposed to contagious equine metritis (CEM), a highly contagious disease that can be transmitted during breeding or artificial insemination. CEM can cause temporary infertility of horses. The disease, not known to affect humans, was first detected in the U.S. in 1978, then again in l979. In both instances, the infection was eradicated.

In mid-December 2008, a CEM-infected quarter horse stallion was detected in Kentucky during routine testing for international semen shipment. The USDA and Kentucky animal health authorities quickly initiated an epidemiological investigation, leading to the testing of more horses. To date, seven infected stallions have been detected: four in Kentucky, and three in Indiana. The Indiana stallions had spent part of the 2008 breeding season on the Kentucky premises where the initial CEM case was detected.

As of January 2, 2009, 78 potentially exposed horses (nine stallions and 69 mares) in 27 states have been identified and located, and placed under hold order or quarantine by state animal health authorities, pending test results.

In Texas, veterinarians from the Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC), the state regulatory agency for livestock health, have contacted the owners of 14 mares and a stallion with epidemiological links to the infected horses. Testing of the 15 horses in Texas will begin the week of January 5. Currently, Texas has no known CEM infection.

As the epidemiological investigation widens, at least 250 additional horses are being traced in
more than 25 states.

Dr. Ellis, Texas� assistant state veterinarian, stressed that CEM is spread by infected equine animals during breeding, not by casual contact or shared boarding facilities. CEM is a venereal
disease transmitted by infected stallions either during natural service or through artificial insemination.

CEM-infected horses must be quarantined and treated with disinfectants and antibiotics over a period of several weeks. Following a course of successful treatment and re-evalution, the animals may be certified CEM-negative and released from quarantine.

                                                          --30--

Additional national CEM information may be obtained on the USDA's web site at http://www.aphis.usda.gov/newsroom/hot_issues/cem/index.shtml

                                                                        --30--

#1346

From: Carla Everett <carla.everett@...>
Date: Sat Oct 11, 2008 4:28 am
Subject: Two Texas Horses Test Positive for EEE; Vaccinate NOW

carla.everett@...

News Release
Texas Animal Health Commission
Box l2966 * Austin, Texas 78711 * (800) 550-8242 * FAX (512) 719-0719
Bob Hillman, DVM * Executive Director
For info, contact Carla Everett, information officer, at 1-800-550-8242, ext. 710, or ceverett@...

October 10, 2008

Two Texas Horses Test Positive for EEE;
Horses Need Protection Against Mosquito-Borne Diseases

Texas has joined at least five other states this year in reporting cases of Eastern Equine Encephalitis infection in horses. In Houston County, in the southeast corner of the state, a horse with clinical illness has tested positive for the disease, and in the north central Texas, in Denton County, a vaccinated horse also tested positive and exhibited clinical signs of disease. EEE, which can be transmitted to humans by infected mosquitoes, also has been reported this year in horses in Georgia, Florida, Maine, Tennessee, and New Hampshire�and in Ontario, Canada.

�Infected horses are a �sentinel� or warning that infected mosquitoes are in the area, and measures should be taken to protect humans against exposure to the dangerous pests,� said Dr. Andy Schwartz, state epidemiologist for the Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC), the state�s livestock and poultry health regulatory agency. �Protect yourself and your horses with a mosquito spray containing DEET, get rid of stagnant water, and avoid being outside at night, when mosquitoes are more active.�

�Horses with mosquito-borne encephalitic viruses, such as EEE, Western Equine Encephalitis (WEE) or West Nile Virus (WNV), may stagger, appear confused, and act erratically. Owners should contact their veterinarian immediately, if their equine animals exhibit clinical signs of these diseases. About half of infected animals may be saved, with the appropriate supportive care,� said Dr. Schwartz. Although EEE, WEE and WNV are not regulatory diseases, they are reportable to the TAHC and to the Texas Department of State Health Services, due to their potential to cause human disease.

�Vaccines are readily available to protect equine animals against mosquito-borne encephalitic diseases, but they must be given according to the manufacturer�s" directions, and it takes at least a week to 10 days after vaccination for protective antibodies to develop. Booster shots also must be given as needed. Heed your veterinarian�s advice,� he said. �As good as vaccines are at protecting against infection, there are rare times when a vaccinated animal will still contract disease. That is no reason to avoid vaccinating your animals.�

Dr. Schwartz noted that, in 2002, when West Nile Virus was first detected in Texas, 1,699 equine animals were stricken with infection. West Nile vaccine has helped cut those case numbers from 716 in 2003 to only two cases in 2008. �Vaccinating against mosquito-borne diseases has to be a part of routine equine health care,� he said. �Don�t stop, just because case numbers drop.�

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#1345

From: Carla Everett <carla.everett@...>
Date: Mon Oct 13, 2008 6:16 pm
Subject: Two Texas Horses Test Positive for EEE; Vaccinate NOW

carla.everett@...

News Release
Texas Animal Health Commission
Box l2966 * Austin, Texas 78711 * (800) 550-8242 * FAX (512) 719-0719
Bob Hillman, DVM * Executive Director
For info, contact Carla Everett, information officer, at 1-800-550-8242, ext. 710, or ceverett@...

October 11, 2008

Two Texas Horses Test Positive for EEE;
Horses Need Protection Against Mosquito-Borne Diseases

Texas has joined at least five other states this year in reporting cases of Eastern Equine Encephalitis infection in horses. In Houston County, in the southeast corner of the state, a horse with clinical illness has tested positive for the disease, and in the north central Texas, in Denton County, a vaccinated horse also tested positive and exhibited clinical signs of disease. EEE, which can be transmitted to humans by infected mosquitoes, also has been reported this year in horses in Georgia, Florida, Maine, Tennessee, and New Hampshire�and in Ontario, Canada.

�Infected horses are a �sentinel� or warning that infected mosquitoes are in the area, and measures should be taken to protect humans against exposure to the dangerous pests,� said Dr. Andy Schwartz, state epidemiologist for the Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC), the state�s livestock and poultry health regulatory agency. �Protect yourself and your horses with a mosquito spray containing DEET, get rid of stagnant water, and avoid being outside at night, when mosquitoes are more active.�

�Horses with mosquito-borne encephalitic viruses, such as EEE, Western Equine Encephalitis (WEE) or West Nile Virus (WNV), may stagger, appear confused, and act erratically. Owners should contact their veterinarian immediately, if their equine animals exhibit clinical signs of these diseases. About half of infected animals may be saved, with the appropriate supportive care,� said Dr. Schwartz. Although EEE, WEE and WNV are not regulatory diseases, they are reportable to the TAHC and to the Texas Department of State Health Services, due to their potential to cause human disease.

�Vaccines are readily available to protect equine animals against mosquito-borne encephalitic diseases, but they must be given according to the manufacturer�s" directions, and it takes at least a week to 10 days after vaccination for protective antibodies to develop. Booster shots also must be given as needed. Heed your veterinarian�s advice,� he said. �As good as vaccines are at protecting against infection, there are rare times when a vaccinated animal will still contract disease. That is no reason to avoid vaccinating your animals.�

Dr. Schwartz noted that, in 2002, when West Nile Virus was first detected in Texas, 1,699 equine animals were stricken with infection. West Nile vaccine has helped cut those case numbers from 716 in 2003 to only two cases in 2008. �Vaccinating against mosquito-borne diseases has to be a part of routine equine health care,� he said. �Don�t stop, just because case numbers drop.�

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#1344

From: Carla Everett <carla.everett@...>
Date: Sat Sep 20, 2008 5:02 am
Subject: Sept. 19: TAHC Hurricane Ike Update

carla.everett@...

ALERT
Texas Animal Health Commission
Box l2966 * Austin, Texas 78711 * (800) 550-8242 * FAX (512) 719-0719
Bob Hillman, DVM * Executive Director
For info, contact Carla Everett, information officer, at 1-800-550-8242, ext. 710, or ceverett@...

Hurricane Ike-- September 19, 2008

The TAHC�s Area Command continues operations in the TAHC headquarters in Austin, with on-site representatives from the USDA�s Veterinary Services, Animal Care, and National Resources Conservation Services; the Texas Department of Agriculture, and TXSART.    The TAHC also is represented at the State Operations Center and is in close contact with livestock industry representatives. The Area Command may be reached at 800-550-8242, ext 296.

A Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) assessment team has nearly completed the Galveston Island large animal assessment. Fresh water supplies are being supplied for rescued and stabled animals. The Texas Department of State Health Services has declared the island unsafe and has advised citizens to leave and avoid returning until basic resources and services are restored.

The TAHC�s livestock carcass assessments were conducted initially in neighborhoods and in municipalities, but were expanded to include the entire impact area. Reliable numbers of dead or stranded livestock are not yet available, as additional carcasses and animals are detected as the water recedes and roads are cleared in the hard-hit counties along the coast, allowing access to remote areas.
A team of TAHC and USDA Veterinary Service field staff continues to work in the Chambers, Jefferson and Orange counties area and has short-term, but greatly appreciated assistance from Florida�s State Animal Response Team, and a response team from New Mexico. In addition to working with the Texas Department of Agriculture, Texas Agrilife Extension Service and producer organizations to acquire and distribute hay, feed, water and essential equipment for livestock survival, the TAHC�s multi-state team continues livestock assessment by air boats, swamp buggies, by air and truck.   The team is serving as a liaison among producers and local and state emergency officials. The TAHC also is coordinating carcass disposal with the National Resources Conservation Services (USDA-NRCS) and other entities.

The NRCS offers financial assistance and proper disposal site identification to cattle owners who have the means to dispose of livestock carcasses on their own property. For other situations, NRCS contractors may assist with removal, transport, and disposal of the carcasses. For application forms and livestock disposal specifications, contact the NRCS office in Bryan at 979-846-0757, ext. 3 or visit the NRCS Texas Web site at www.tx.nrcs.usda.gov/ike_assist.html.

The USDA�s Farm Service Agency has a Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) available to compensate producers for lost livestock. To participate, producers may be asked for verifiable records or certifications. The USDA Farm Service Agency may be reached at 1-866-680-6069 for more information.

An informational sheet from the USDA�s Farm Service Agency is posted on the TAHC�s web site at http://www.tahc.state.tx.us along with information or links from the NCRS, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), and other agencies and associations.

The Texas Agrilife Extension Service continues to raise funds and is purchasing basic items to support surviving, displaced livestock, including hay, troughs and panels. To make a cash or credit card donation for �Operation No Fences: Hurricane Ike Horse and Cattle Relief� call 979-845-2604 or go to http://agrilifevents.tamu.edu and follow the prompts.

The Texas Department of Agriculture�s Hay Hotline at 1-877-429-1998 is coordinating the donations of hay, feed and equipment. The relief effort is moving into its second phase: relocating surviving livestock from the storm-ravaged area. Fenced pastureland and transportation is needed, and the TDA will match resources offered with livestock producers in need. More information may be obtained at www.tda.state.tx.us/hayhotline.

The TXSART, the Texas State Animal Resource Team, is working with a cadre of credentialed animal care agencies, associations and pet care companies serving in affected counties to assist local and county animal control officers and animal care associations. Their work has included capturing loose animals, providing emergency sheltering, feeding and veterinary support.

The Texas Veterinary Medical Foundation has developed a tax-deductible relief fund to support efforts to provide emergency animal shelters, treatment of animals injured by the hurricane; and the rescue, recovery and reuniting of lost animals with their owners.

Any excess funds will be used to provide additional support to organizations, such as the Texas State Animal Resource Team, which are currently providing assistance to animals due to this disaster or will be providing assistance to animals in need due to future disasters. A link to the Texas Veterinary Medical Association�s foundation fund is on the TAHC�s web site at http://www.tahc.state.tx.us, or it may be accessed directly on the Texas Veterinary Medical Association�s web site at http://www.tvma.org/ .

#1343

From: Carla Everett <carla.everett@...>
Date: Tue Sep 16, 2008 3:12 am
Subject: Hurricane IKE Update_Sept. 15, 2008

carla.everett@...

UPDATE
Texas Animal Health Commission
Box l2966 * Austin, Texas 78711 * (800) 550-8242 * FAX (512) 719-0719
Bob Hillman, DVM * Executive Director
For info, contact Carla Everett, information officer, at 1-800-550-8242, ext. 710, or ceverett@...

Hurricane Ike-- September 15, 2008

Animal response to Hurricane Ike continues to be a team effort, as the issues are much larger than the resources of any one agency or association. The TAHC statewide has worked with the livestock industry to establish sites for emergency shelters, and with local governments, agencies and associations to develop animal issues committees.

+ The Texas Animal Health Commission continues is supporting the disaster district committees in the affected area with persons who have animal and livestock expertise. The agency has established a small area command in the Austin headquarters, and is one 30+ agencies in the Governor�s Division of Emergency Management. The TAHC�s Area Command can be reached at 800-550-8242, ext 296.

+ At the request of the TAHC, members of a National Veterinary Response Team (NVRT) are now being deployed by the federal government to assist in Texas recovery operations. Animal response teams from both Florida and New Mexico have volunteered to provide assistance to Texas via the Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) system and are awaiting final authorization.

+ A joint TAHC and USDA Veterinary Services team is working in the Beaumont area, assessing large animal issues from the air and ground. The scope of livestock death loss is not yet known. Another team will be assessing the western side of the storm area, when re-entry is allowed.

+ The Texas State Animal Resource Team (TXSART), supported by the Texas Veterinary Medical Association, is working in the area with credentialed animal care groups. A TXSART hotline for Orange and Jefferson County has been set up at: 409-980-7280 and 409-838-2510.

+ In several storm-ravaged counties, large numbers of cattle and horses caught in the storm surge either died or fences are down, and animals are loose or stranded. The TAHC is coordinating carcass disposal with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) and the National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). Reports of dead livestock should be made to the TAHC�s Area Command Center at 800-550-8242, ext 296. Callers will be asked to provide the location, species of animal, approximate number, and if, possible, the GPS coordinates of the site.

+ The Texas Agrilife Extension, Texas Department of Agriculture and livestock industry groups which have established �Operation No Fences: Hurricane Ike Horse and Cattle Relief� to collect feed, hay and water troughs to provide the livestock with safe feed and water.
For more information or to make a donation, call the Texas 4H Foundation at 979-845-1213.

+ Producers who wish to donate hay or are in need of hay are encouraged to call the Texas Department of Agriculture�s Hay Hotline at 1-877-429-1998.
Visit www.tda.state.tx.us/hayhotline for more information.

+ Many of the emergency animal shelters for large and small animals remain operational, and livestock producers continue to generously volunteer their pastures and barns for evacuees.

Early information from shelters providing reports indicate that more 550 livestock and about 1,200 small animals were provided refuge. This does not include persons sheltering their pets in their temporary housing, or individuals providing sheltering space. The TAHC has sourced pet cages from Louisiana to augment the local sheltering capacity. Evacuees who need to locate sheltering space should call 2-1-1.

#1342

From: Carla Everett <carla.everett@...>
Date: Sun Sep 14, 2008 1:33 am
Subject: Hurricane Ike Update from Texas Animal Health Commission

carla.everett@...

Update
Texas Animal Health Commission
Box l2966 * Austin, Texas 78711 * (800) 550-8242 * FAX (512) 719-0719
Bob Hillman, DVM * Executive Director
For info, contact Carla Everett, information officer, at 1-800-550-8242, ext. 710, or ceverett@...

For immediate release--- TAHC Hurricane Ike Update 9-13-08

The Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) and the Texas State Animal Resource Team (TXSART) continue to address animal issues resulting from Hurricane Ike. An Area Command was established in the TAHC headquarters Thursday, and can be reached at 800-550-8242, ext. 296. The TAHC Area Command coordinates with the State Operations Center at the Governor�s Division of Emergency Management through agency personnel assigned to the SOC.

TAHC staff members in the path of Hurricane Ike have checked in, and are either continuing to work with their disaster district committees, or are prepared to deploy with the state�s incident management teams to assess damage and begin response. TAHC Area Command has pre-staged field personnel from unaffected parts of the state in safe areas and will deploy these personnel to areas where the need is most critical when the SOC authorizes entry for assessment and response.

Sheltering numbers are still being tallied, but as an example, in Brazos County, the large animal shelter has 161 horses, three cattle and four pigs; while the small animal shelter contains 173 dogs, 93 cats and 16 exotics. In addition to pre-designated shelters, the TAHC has received numerous offers of sheltering space from livestock owners with pasture or barn space and from the Cedar Valley College�s Veterinary Technology program. With their permission, this information has been forwarded to the 2-1-1 operators, who are providing evacuees with human and animal sheltering information.

Prior to the hurricane strike, the TAHC contacted industry representatives and the private practice veterinary clinics in 21 counties, to assess potential post-storm needs that might arise, and to alert the veterinarians of possible assistance that could be available through TAHC and TXSART. The TAHC has requested practitioners to report in when possible on conditions post-storm. The Texas Veterinary Medical Association (TVMA) has pre-staged a limited number of generators which can be deployed to veterinarians with critical needs.

The TXSART is working the U.S. Department of Agriculture�s (USDA) Animal Care representative is to acquire and coordinate the assistance of trained personnel from Florida and some animal care organizations to assist with both large and small animal issues. The TAHC also has sourced pet cages from Louisiana to augment local sheltering capacity.

Updates will be provided as new information becomes available and assessment teams are able to report damages and needs for assistance.

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#1341

From: Carla Everett <carla.everett@...>
Date: Thu Sep 11, 2008 2:14 pm
Subject: Alert: Evacuation for Hurricane Ike with Animals

carla.everett@...

Alert from the Texas Animal Health Commission

Heading for Higher Ground?
Livestock and Pet Evacuation

Persons evacuating for Hurricane Ike are advised to call 2-1-1 for the latest information on available facilities open for emergency animal sheltering for livestock and pets.

�The 2-1-1 operators assist evacuees with other information, and operational animal shelters are another important piece of information the operators can provide evacuees,� said Dr. Matt Cochran, emergency management veterinarian with the Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC), the state�s livestock and poultry health regulatory agency. The TAHC is one of more than 30 agencies on Texas� Emergency Management Council for the Governor�s Division of Emergency Management.

For several years, staff members from the Texas Animal Health Commission, the state�s livestock and poultry health regulatory agency, have worked with livestock facility owners and managers to determine which sale barns, expo centers and show grounds can be used to shelter livestock during emergencies.

As there is no state agency responsible for companion animals, the Texas State Animal Resource Team (TXSART) works with animal care organizations to assist local communities to provide emergency shelters for pets.

The TAHC and Texas Agrilife extension agents have teamed up in many counties with local emergency management coordinators, veterinarians, ranchers, feed stores and local animal care groups to develop volunteer animal issue committees and develop response plans for sheltering or evacuation. These committees can provide an invaluable service and ease the distress of persons being evacuated. It�s a way of neighbor helping neighbor. By planning ahead for �worst-case� scenarios, the committees are prepared for all aspects of animal care, including emergency shelter, triage and routine care, and carcass disposal.

#1340

From: "jak22ke" <julia@...>
Date: Fri Sep 5, 2008 5:10 am
Subject: anyone playing this weekend?

jak22ke

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i'm in Dallas, all fired up after Nationals. Are you playing?
Julie 214 517  4714

#1339

From: Kiki Pantaze <kpantaze@...>
Date: Tue Aug 12, 2008 10:29 pm
Subject: Weekend Practice

kpantaze

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How about Saturday evening?�

Regular time

Kiki

___________________

Kiki Pantaze

16109 Voelker Lane

Elgin, Texas 78621

512-924-7566

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#1338

From: "jak22ke" <julia@...>
Date: Sun Aug 10, 2008 5:07 am
Subject: Nationals - looking for team

jak22ke

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Despite having not played for several years, I couldn't resist the fact
that Nationals are in my home town. So I sent in an entry last week.

I'm looking for a C team to play with.  My horse and I are old, but we
did help our teammates win the Masters National Championship a few
years back.

Please contact me if you need a player.

Julie

(970) 581-6120

#1337

From: Kiki Pantaze <kpantaze@...>
Date: Thu Jul 31, 2008 6:24 pm
Subject: nationals

kpantaze

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Online registration

____________________

Kiki Pantaze

Communications Chair

512-924-7566

kpantaze@...

#1336

From: Kiki Pantaze <kpantaze@...>
Date: Thu Jul 24, 2008 5:11 pm
Subject: Weekend Practice

kpantaze

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Hi Everyone -

We are offering a practice Sunday night after the Bennett Clinic

SUNDAY Night
Get to LSPC around 7:00 - 7:30 pm
On Field - 8:00 pm

Kiki
924-7566

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#1335

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#1334

From: prissy rumel <prissyr@...>
Date: Sun May 25, 2008 8:20 pm
Subject: MN Extreme

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everyone, i think paul is still planning on hauling to the MN Extreme tournament first weekend in July SO.... if anyone needs a trailer space, please let him know. right now i have tessa, houston, dori and ? (maybe horse for sale, maybe one for me, maybe other player????) i'd LOVE to have another driver and if no one else is able to go, i might stick paul and one of his horses in the last spot and make him help us drive. so, please let me know if you want to go to that tournament and need your horse hauled so we can finalize plans. pris

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#1333

From: prissy rumel <prissyr@...>
Date: Wed May 21, 2008 11:59 am
Subject: MN extreme tourn

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i sent this yesterday and it came back undeliverable to the lspc address. anyone know what's up with that? thanks, p
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From: prissyr@...
To: lspcmembers@yahoogroups.com
Subject: MN extreme tourn
Date: Wed, 21 May 2008 02:28:47 +0000

guys and girls,

i am planning on hauling my trailer with tessa, houston and dori (so far) in it to the MN extreme tournament july 4th weekend stopping in Iowa on the way. i still have a space and i'd love to have one more driver. that could be a kid with horse and parent to drive OR another adult player to help drive. i can definitely fill the space with a horse to sell up there or a spare. also, kristi asked if anyone else was coming to play at the tournament. robby? she mentioned you said you were trying to come? just trying to get an idea who is going from here. i am not planning on playing but am the tournament umpire. if anyone else is planning on making the trip, let me know. i was trying to fill up paul's trailer also but that didn't work out as of now. there are evidently some players from iowa coming here in june to look at horses so if you have any for sale, you might get the word to me or just out there for all. thanks, p

i think frattalone's might be game for the trip and haul a horse for nick to fly in to play. p

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#1332

From: "jak22ke" <julia@...>
Date: Fri May 16, 2008 6:09 pm
Subject: See you Sunday

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I'm in town this weekend, so will hopefully come to the practice Sunday.
If anyone who is going to the Durango tournament, and has a horse for
sale that would make a better hunter than polocrosse horse, Marianne in
Colorado is looking for one. Bring it along Sunday. Seems a long way
for a horse, but you do seem to have a high caliber TB here in Tx then
we do in Co.  Julie (970) 581-6120

#1331

From: Tina Hutcherson <agelth@...>
Date: Tue May 13, 2008 1:30 pm
Subject: Re: RE: [lspcmembers] Irish visitor

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Prissy- Since I dont usually receive Lone Star group emails, I am assuming this was directed to me regarding Fletcher and his buddies since these are the brands of beer I saw them drinking. I have included his email so that you can fw. to him directly as I am not responsible for them.

I agree with you, EVERYONE should clean up aftre themselves, ESPECIALLY when you guys are so gracious to allow us at your practices.

Since they are a part of Pit Crew I will definately say something to them myself but they are not my children and they should be held accountable for themselves.

I think that having people pay a fee for Sunday is a great idea. Aside from helping with portapotty, i think that if someone gets lunch stuff it will encourage everyone to sit together at lunchtime and visit with the guest.

When you guys have evenng practices, I would not have a problem paying a fee then, too, to help with lights, lime,etc

T

prissy rumel <prissyr@...> wrote:

EVERYONE....

since we're having another guest this weekend, my comments are even more warranted!
At the end of practice on Wednesday, Kellee was driving off and ran over and broke a Corona beer bottle near the shelter. Then, when I went to club house before the tournament I noticed another empty Corona bottle AND an empty pack of cigarettes near the goal posts AND under the shelter scattered (besides the plastic cups and empty water bottles) were a Lone Star beer can and a Bud light. If you didn't have anything to do with any of these things, please tell your family and/or friends that did. It's one thing to have to pick up after kids but picking up alcoholic leftovers is NOT my cup of tea. Also, there was a 1/4 full Coors light left right inside MY trailer door (living area) that spilled on the way home.

on another note.... Do we need to provide some sort of lunch and have everyone pay $10 bucks to pay for the porta poty at least and maybe lunch stuff? I missed the announcement at the tournament so I don't know what the plans are.

Thanks, prissy

To: lspcmembers@yahoogroups.com
From: pjpxmcd@earthlink.net
Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 06:18:48 -0500
Subject: RE: [lspcmembers] Irish visitor

Can we get a portapotty for Sunday?

Paul Johnson

Cell phone 512-698-6827

Check out our horses at

http://www.home.earthlink.net/~pjpxmcd/

----- Original Message -----

From: prissy rumel

To: lspcmembers@yahoogroups.com

Sent: 5/12/2008 9:41:09 PM

Subject: RE: [lspcmembers] Irish visitor

paul, any more specifics we need to know about for sunday or anything specific you want me to do? i probably will try to go to church (but not positive about that). otherwise my family will be there. p

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From: pjpxmcd@earthlink.net
Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2008 12:18:32 -0500
Subject: [lspcmembers] Irish visitor

There is an Irish polocrosse player travelling to Austin in May for a wedding and he wants to get in some polocrosse while he's here, and meet some American polocrosse players. We have scheduled a club practice at the Lone Star polocrosse field in Coupland for Sunday, May 18th. We'll plan to start about 9:00 am and go all day, or as long as people want to play. Everyone is always invited to Lone Star Club practices, but I want to specially invite anyone that wants to come out, play a lot of polocrosse, and meet and visit with a foreign polocrosse player, to come to this practice. We'll probably take up a collection and send someone to town to pick up something for lunch. This is the weekend after the Mother's Day tournament at Hill Country.

Please let me know if you would like to come out and practice that day, and if there's going to be a lot of people, we'll probably try to get a port-a-potty out there for the day.

Paul Johnson

Cell phone 512-698-6827

Check out our horses at

http://www.home.earthlink.net/~pjpxmcd/

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#1330

From: prissy rumel <prissyr@...>
Date: Tue May 13, 2008 12:11 pm
Subject: RE: [lspcmembers] Irish visitor

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EVERYONE....

since we're having another guest this weekend, my comments are even more warranted!
At the end of practice on Wednesday, Kellee was driving off and ran over and broke a Corona beer bottle near the shelter. Then, when I went to club house before the tournament I noticed another empty Corona bottle AND an empty pack of cigarettes near the goal posts AND under the shelter scattered (besides the plastic cups and empty water bottles) were a Lone Star beer can and a Bud light. If you didn't have anything to do with any of these things, please tell your family and/or friends that did. It's one thing to have to pick up after kids but picking up alcoholic leftovers is NOT my cup of tea. Also, there was a 1/4 full Coors light left right inside MY trailer door (living area) that spilled on the way home.

on another note.... Do we need to provide some sort of lunch and have everyone pay $10 bucks to pay for the porta poty at least and maybe lunch stuff? I missed the announcement at the tournament so I don't know what the plans are.

Thanks, prissy

To: lspcmembers@yahoogroups.com
From: pjpxmcd@...
Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 06:18:48 -0500
Subject: RE: [lspcmembers] Irish visitor

Can we get a portapotty for Sunday?

Paul Johnson

Cell phone 512-698-6827

Check out our horses at

http://www.home.earthlink.net/~pjpxmcd/

----- Original Message -----

From: prissy rumel

To: lspcmembers@yahoogroups.com

Sent: 5/12/2008 9:41:09 PM

Subject: RE: [lspcmembers] Irish visitor

paul, any more specifics we need to know about for sunday or anything specific you want me to do? i probably will try to go to church (but not positive about that). otherwise my family will be there. p

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From: pjpxmcd@earthlink.net
Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2008 12:18:32 -0500
Subject: [lspcmembers] Irish visitor

There is an Irish polocrosse player travelling to Austin in May for a wedding and he wants to get in some polocrosse while he's here, and meet some American polocrosse players. We have scheduled a club practice at the Lone Star polocrosse field in Coupland for Sunday, May 18th. We'll plan to start about 9:00 am and go all day, or as long as people want to play. Everyone is always invited to Lone Star Club practices, but I want to specially invite anyone that wants to come out, play a lot of polocrosse, and meet and visit with a foreign polocrosse player, to come to this practice. We'll probably take up a collection and send someone to town to pick up something for lunch. This is the weekend after the Mother's Day tournament at Hill Country.

Please let me know if you would like to come out and practice that day, and if there's going to be a lot of people, we'll probably try to get a port-a-potty out there for the day.

Paul Johnson

Cell phone 512-698-6827

Check out our horses at

http://www.home.earthlink.net/~pjpxmcd/

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#1329

From: Kiki Pantaze <kpantaze@...>
Date: Tue Apr 1, 2008 1:35 pm
Subject: Waldemar Classic Evite

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#1328

From: "Audrey Schmidt" <aisriding@...>
Date: Mon Mar 31, 2008 4:49 am
Subject: (No subject)

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Lone Star Club, Thanks for another great tournament! I had a BLAST!!!!

Nick and Travis Rawls and Dean Rumel I can’t thank you all enough for the TLC you dished out on me after my close encounter with the field. J I owe my quick recovery to you all!!!!! I hope the three of you are around the next time I’m dumped!

On ice, Audrey

P.S. Nick, please forward this to Travis. Thanks

#1327

From: Carla Everett <ceverett@...>
Date: Thu Mar 20, 2008 11:35 pm
Subject: Progress Slow in Fight Against Fever Ticks

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News Release
Texas Animal Health Commission
Box l2966 * Austin, Texas 78711 * (800) 550-8242 * FAX (512) 719-0719
Bob Hillman, DVM * Executive Director
For info, contact Carla Everett, information officer, at 1-800-550-8242,
ext. 710, or ceverett@...

For immediate release---
                                  Progress Slow in Fight Against Fever Ticks

A few miles north of the Rio Grande, where spring temperatures climb past
100 degrees, helicopters work in concert with cowboys to gather cattle,
thorny bushes nick kneecaps, and dust and manure swirl up noses and down
collars, and cowboys inspecting, dipping or treating cattle are gritty and
soaked with sweat before noon.
For a small contingency of government �hands� and livestock producers on
the border, the very presence or absence of ticks on cow bellies or deer
flanks indicate defeat or victory in the fight against the fever tick, a
foreign-origin pest that threatens the health of U.S. cattle.

This is the scene that Mr. Bruce Knight, USDA�s undersecretary of
agriculture for marketing and regulatory programs, traveled to South Texas
to see in mid-March to gain a first-hand perspective of the fever tick
situation.  He visited a fever tick-infested premises, observed gathering
and treatment of cattle, and discussed fever tick issues with ranchers,
USDA and TAHC staff. Mr. Knight noted the time, work and expense endured by
cattlemen to round up cattle and present them for treatment. He also
experienced the difficulty in gathering cattle in the brush country of
South Texas, where a helicopter is as necessary as cowboys on horseback.

�We are fighting a border war against the fever tick,� said Dr. Bob
Hillman, Texas� state veterinarian and head of the Texas Animal Health
Commission, the state�s livestock and poultry health regulatory agency. �I
believe Mr. Knight�s visit to the fever tick quarantine area will result in
a commitment and dedication of resources necessary to successfully operate
the fever tick program.�

In 1943, the U.S. pushed the fever tick across the border and has
maintained a permanent quarantine zone along the Rio Grande from Del Rio to
Brownsville, Texas, since that time as a deterrent to re-infestation with
the fever tick. However, the tick was never eradicated from Mexico, which
serves as a continuous source for reintroduction into US cattle herds.

�Last summer the pest gained a foothold beyond the 852-square mile
permanent, USDA-patrolled fever tick quarantine zone,� said Dr. Hillman.
�As of mid-March 2008, we are making progress in fighting the outbreak,
having defined the outer limits of the tick�s spread. Now the TAHC, USDA
and livestock producers are working from the �outside in� to eradicate the
tick, a process that may take another 16 to 18 months, if no additional
infestations are discovered.�

�Due to fever tick infestations, more than 1,000 square miles of ranchland
have been temporarily quarantined since last summer. The quarantines are in
Starr, and Zapata counties, and in a contiguous area of Maverick, Dimmit
and Webb counties,� Dr. Hillman said. �From these areas, no domestic or
exotic livestock capable of hosting the fever tick can be moved without an
inspection, treatment and a permit. These temporary quarantines more than
doubled the geographic scope�to an area larger than Rhode Island and
Washington, D.C.--for which fever tick monitoring, inspection and treatment
must be provided.�

�The battle costs money, but fighting the battle against fever ticks has
been like putting a band aid on a lacerated artery,� said Dr. Hillman.
Beginning in August 2007, the TAHC worked with the U.S. Department of
Agriculture to develop a funding request, which if fulfilled, would be
sufficient to provide the personnel, equipment and supplies required to
contain, and then eradicate the fever tick outbreak from the temporarily
quarantined areas.

On March 19, 2008, USDA announced that $5.2 million, would be made
available to control the outbreaks of fever ticks occurring outside the
permanent quarantine zone between Texas and Mexico. �We are very
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this battle against a relentless foe.  However, this level of funding is
significantly less than the $13 million requested and will be enough to
address only the program�s most dire needs.�

�If we are to be ultimately successful in eliminating fever ticks from the
temporarily quarantined areas, and push the fever ticks past the permanent
quarantine zone and back into Mexico, we must have sustained funding over
many years.  The amount provided will be utilized efficiently, but it will
not be sufficient to complete the job,� said Dr. Hillman.

Besides the sheer size of the area under quarantine, nearly 100 premises
(up from 40 premises in 2007) in the permanent and temporarily quarantined
areas are known to have fever ticks. On these pastures, livestock must be
examined and treated every 14 to 28 days, depending on the acaracide
products used. As an alternative, the animals can be �tick-free� for two
consecutive treatments, then transferred under permit from the property,
leaving the pasture vacant for at least nine months, with the idea that the
ticks will starve. Because the fever tick has shown an ability to adapt to
wildlife hosts, pasture vacation may no longer be an effective option for
�clearing� a pasture of fever ticks.

Since October 1, 2007 (the start of federal fiscal year 2008) more than 52
fever tick infested premises have been detected in the permanent and
temporary quarantine areas.  During the 2007 hunting season, about 2,300
white tail deer and other wildlife hosts harvested in the quarantined areas
were examined for fever ticks by the USDA and TAHC.  Inspections disclosed
that, of the 52 newly detected fever tick-infested premises, 23 premises
had fever tick-infested wildlife. Fever ticks were detected on white-tail
deer, fallow deer, axis deer, and red deer. The pests also were found on
aoudad sheep, a species previously not thought to be a fever tick host.

   �This is disturbing, but not surprising,� said Dr. Hillman. �Wildlife
host populations are high in these areas. Scientists believe that the fever
tick prefers cattle as a host, but when tick populations are unchecked, or
cattle hosts are not available, the pest will infest wildlife hosts.�

Fever tick-infested wildlife complicates eradication. Treatment for
free-ranging wildlife is limited to feeding ivormectin-treated corn or
drawing animals to �four-poster� stations where they rub against
pyrethrin-treated posts, which transfers the chemical to the head, neck and
ears of animals and kills the ticks. However, some products require a
60-day withdrawal period, so they can�t be used just prior to or during the
hunting season.

One of the most time-consuming and frustrating tasks in the fever tick
fight has been tracing the more than 800 head of cattle moved from the area
since August 2006. TAHC staff spent several months looking for the animals,
due to a scarcity of records and animal identification. Most of the
shipments had moved within Texas, but some animals had been transported as
far away as Kansas, Colorado, Oklahoma and Wyoming. All the animals have
been inspected, and none were infested with the fever ticks.

�The very success of the fever tick program may be its biggest problem. The
USDA�s Fever Tick Force has run for years under-funded, understaffed, but
without a whimper. This small crew has held back the tick onslaught for
years,� said Dr. Hillman.

It is time to remember why this tiny, prolific pest is so deadly to cattle,
he noted. Fever ticks by themselves are a problem. Fever ticks that carry
the blood parasite, �babesia,� are deadly and can infect cattle with
�cattle tick fever,� causing them to suffer bloody urine, diarrhea, fever
and extreme anemia before death.

�We either address the fever tick in south Texas, or we could be addressing
fever ticks in Oklahoma, Missouri, Virginia, California, or a host of other
states where the tick would flourish,� said Dr. Hillman. �Fever ticks are
not just a �Texas� problem. Through extraordinary effort by cattlemen, and
state and federal animal health officials � beginning in 1906 and
culminating in 1943--these pests and babesiosis, the disease they carried,
were eradicated from the United States. These fever ticks are now
classified as foreign pests, and they are a U.S. problem.�

                                                                  --30--

#1326

From: "kellyerkdh" <asg1845ks@...>
Date: Tue Mar 11, 2008 6:32 pm
Subject: Next Event

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Hello, I live in Belton and I'm interested in playing polocrosse. When
will you be having your next practice/event? Do you have enough members
to play on a regular basis? I have a mare that I think would pick up
the sport quickly however we have never played. Thanks.

#1325

From: Kiki Pantaze <kpantaze@...>
Date: Fri Feb 29, 2008 7:43 pm
Subject: Weekend Practice

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I am sorry everyone - I thought I had sent this out -

Practice is set for Saturday at 3pm.

Kiki
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#1324

From: "Erika" <erika@...>
Date: Wed Feb 27, 2008 5:45 pm
Subject: Jon Weber Tournament

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Hey there club members!  I seem to have run into a problem...my truck
is in the shop for the next couple of weeks (3-4) to rebuild my
engine.  Brittany and Makena are really upset that I can't get them to
practice to get them ready for the tournament.  Is there anyone who can
come by on the way to practice and pick-up their horses?  Or have extra
truck I can borrow for the day of practices?  A lot to ask I know but
these girls don't want to be behind for the tournament. Anything you
and do or any ideas would be great! THANKS AHEAD OF TIME!

Erika :)
512.913.1952

#1323

From: Kiki Pantaze <kpantaze@...>
Date: Sun Feb 17, 2008 2:55 pm
Subject: No official practice today -

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pretty wet all around - maybe next time...

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