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In 2015 my rare Appaloosa went missing after I sent it to a trainer for 10 days. The trainer sent me 1 video of her there and then ghosted me and refused to answer his phone or text me back. At first I wasn't really worried because he said he was moving from Medina OH to N. Canton OH and I knew he might be busy with moving. But after the 10 days we're up I began to get a very sick feeling that something wasn't right. I searched this profile and found a pic of him and his girlfriend in Buffalo NY at a Horse Sale. And the post read " All the horses are tucked in for the night". My heart sank as he still would not answer me or my text. If I would of known now what he was up to I would of driven all the way to NY that night. But he had left one of his horses with me so he had more time to spend with mine so I had a little hope that he would bring her back after he was done at the sale. Days later still nothing from him. Do I posted on his FB site asking where my horse was. Asked him why he didn't return my Halter mare like he said. I had paid him to bring her back to me before the sale and pick up his horse he left me with. His response was. " This is so stupid, I told you to come down and look at other horses and bring Franky back and you never did so YOU LOSE, GOODBYE". My heart was broke, I could think or concentrate. All I could do was cry. I have cryed for going on 8 yrs now.
Although I checked with other horse people no one had anything really bad to say about this trainer. That's when I put the word out that my horse OUT LAST NIGHT AKA Sadie was missing after going to him for training. That's when messages started pouring in from people saying he was not to be trusted and what he had done to there life after buying a horse from him or going to see his sell horses. My heart was broken. I went to sheriff's dept and reported her stolen. They laughed and said "lady people don't steal horses". One officer said he would get her back and he would be in contact with me. But then nothing for so long and i was so devastated I asked another person I knew at the courts why he had not gotten back to me and I was told the sheriff in question had been in a terrible car accident and was not doing good. I felt helpless. I turned to International stolen horse, Net posse for help and they got the word put and so many people were keeping their eyes out for Sadie. Suddenly 1 yt turned into 2 and 2 into 3 and I was going nuts searching every post and every Auction. Every pasture, Barn. Everywhere I went was to find her. Nothing, she was No where. So I filed a small claims court and took him to court. He never showed up but his lawyer did. I had so many people who wanted to tell their story to the Judge but covid hit and my witnesses were not allowed to come to court.
Even the Media was going to come but case was delayed by him and covid just got worse so I had lost all my evidence except for my letters from former and recent people who had been swindled by him. The judge refused to even look at it. Said I had 3 minutes to tell him what happened. To No avail the judge ruled in his favor saying my time to file ran out. Which it did not. I checked with the clerk of courts and she said indeed my time did not run out and now I would have to get the
( With prejudice) overturned and take him back to court once again.
I asked her how this could have happened and she said he was taken off the bench due to his age which was about 90yrs and failing health. So there I was in a puddle of tears. But netposse didn't give up on us and lots of people are still looking for her today. Them and my friend Maria was my only rock to lean on at one of the worst times in my life.
I was a mess, I couldn't stop crying or searching. I search for every missing or stolen horse out there to this day. I watch all auctions and report back what I have seen. To this day I have 160,000 searches under my belt. But I haven't found my beautiful Sadie. I have so much guilt for trusting this man. She was out of Dreamfinder/ Always Dignified and they could be using her to breed because when they get a male horses and geld it they can sell it with no papers and then just (hardship) through the Appaloosa club and then they can show that rare baby just as if they had legal ownship to it. The filly's would not be so lucky. To hardship a appy they have to not be able to breed once their hardshiped. 8 yrs and I still cry with sadness because I trusted him
But what he did to me he has done to so many others. I am sad for all of us. These horses are our babies and part of our family and he took that from me along with my sanity. I am trying so hard to forgive him but I don't know if she is in a good home a bad home or he sent her to slaughter to hid the evidence.
I still cry about her. I cryed this morning. He won't tell anyone where she is. I wonder how people can be so evil.???
I can not describe the pain I have on my heart. I trusted the wrong person and now she is paying for it. Thank God I have netpodse and Meia to fall back on because they will never stop looking for her and either will I. I have bought horses from Canada, all over the 🇺🇸 and never had a problem. Till I did. Please microchip your horses. Put up Camera's, keep your animals close to you and never trust someone with something you love if you wouldn't trust them with your own life. Because one day something you love and have will become something you had. Please contact stolen horse International as soon as your animal goes missing. Don't wait. We have 1000's of people looking and searching
As soon as I heard about them I called them. I just wish it would have been sooner than later. The only clues I have is she may have went through SS in Sugarcreek auction in Jan of 2020. They had her in one door and out the other in seconds. Also she may have had a colt that looked just like Dreamfinder and his name may contain the word [Cherokee]. But I know I will never give up my search. And I am disabled and he used that fact to act so helpful and I know if you do harm to a disabled person the crime they commit is much more severe and the punishment is greater.
But remember never give up and never give up hope. She was a Reserve Grand Champion in NY in Halter before I bought her out of NC. She was huge and so beautiful
God Bless you all for taking the time to read This. Thank you. 🐎