Horses need rescue

["SUE BARLAGE" <SUEBARLAGE@prodigy.net>]

Got this from a friend:

I was at a local horse and tack auction this weekend and ran into a terrible
situation I thought I would pass on to you to see if you could help...
There was a man there who had brought 6 purebred Arabs to sell... only 2
sold, and those for $300.00 for a 2 YO filly and a 4YO gelding. Seeing this
I went and talked to him to find out what was going on since the horses were
skinny and their ribs were sticking out.
Apparently this man breeds Arabs and has run into some trouble financially.
He brought these to sell so he could afford hay for the rest of his herd of
23 at home. They look to me to be sorely in need of food and attention,
their manes were LONG and shaggy with burrs and knots and they were very
underweight.
They are all bred out of 12 Arabs he brought out from California 10 years
ago and all can be registered except one whose dam died before getting
bloodtested. He says he has not registered them due to the cost, but all are
able to be registered if the buyer wishes, and he will help them if they
wish. All these horses are between 2-4 YO, fillies and geldings, they have
all been halter broken but NOT ridden or worked with to ride yet.
He is willing to sell any of them for between $400 - $500 I do believe.
These are located in Pilot, Virginia.
I am located close to this man and if needbe we could maybe go get pictures
of some of these horses if anyone is interested. I thought this might be a
chance for people on this side of the US to rescue an Arab or at least keep
them from worse malnutrition without having to pay for shipping from
California since a lot of people cannot afford so much in shipping costs.
I will be happy to help however I can. My email is sylke@blacksburg.net or I
can be contacted through my barn Travellers Haven at (540) 980-0663. If
anyone is interested please let me know and I will talk to the man selling
them and see what we can do to work something out to help these horses and
get them to loving, good homes.
Thanks,
Melissa Brown