Robert Painter Barb Horses

12/04/2022

Yay! Our panels from Lucky Acres are on the way, thanks to some wonderful volunteers who are helping. We also received donations for hay and have been shuttling it from the farm. We are getting ready for a snow storm, feeding heavy and getting straw for the babies to hunker down. We still need your help for hay, senior feed, etc.

Now that we have the panels we will begin to sort the horses so that horses adopted to new families in Idaho can get their brand inspection and leave the property. This will also help us with our vet clinic on 4/21/22.

We are working diligently on our online auction and have some amazing things donated for that so keep watching for updates.

09/04/2022

Rescue Coordinator here, I wanted to do one more post before I turn the updates over to Luke Camper and Tim Morgan. First, I want to thank each and every one of you for all your words of encouragement, your sharing of our information and the plight of these horses, your immense patience at our original engagement in helping us to understand, your monetary donations and those of you who had the courage to reach out and share so many personal stories.

At the onset I only knew we had 67 horses in trouble. 67 souls whose lives were in the balance. This was all I knew. I reached out to all my contacts, started the page to get the word out, set up the GoFundMe to be able to feed these horses and talked to as many people as possible to understand the situation. In my lifetime I may have only seen one Barb type horse. How rare a horse is this. I had heard the rumors and stories of the legendary horse whose influence is found in quarter horses and thoroughbreds familiar to me. Since then, I have found they influenced more than 90% of the breeds we know today. As I scrambled to know more about the situation and the horse, I was fortunate enough to engage with Luke Camper and Tim Morgan, Barbara Rasmussen and others.

I had a prepared post to explain why we who are left behind are not responsible for continuing a man’s dream, passion and life work. But as a scientist, I reached out to an individual who had more expertise than I. I invited a team to listen in on the call as Dr. Sponenberg explained the importance of this herd. This left no question that we had to pivot to genetic rescue. We had to change the mission to in fact, continue the man’s dream, passion and life work. At one point it felt like everyone on the outside of our team wanted to kill these horses. Constantly I have been told, “you can not do this”.

But as I learned more, as Luke Camper engaged with the horses and relayed information on the high intelligence, extremely sensitive nature and incredible beauty, I thought not only of the immediate situation but of Luke’s small child he has left to be the docent and caretaker of this herd along with my soon to be born first grandchild. What of them? Will they only see the Barb in pictures and photos? Will this be yet another breed to perish from earth? With only approximately 400 in North American and 3000 in the world, critically rare, we faced a certain demise. It was then I knew that the call was not to save 67 lives, but something much, much more.

The path that has led us here is fascinating and should be told at some point. I can only say that there are no coincidences, a higher power must have had a hand in how this has played out. Each one of us is meant to be in this time and place and this includes you who are reading this post.

We need your help to continue their care while we network them to the best possible home. They need your help.

Checks made payable to:
Spanish Barbs Who Need Homes
1615 North Cane
Idaho, ID 83645

Venmo

PayPal: [email protected]

https://gofund.me/0ad2c3db

08/04/2022

WE HAVE TO HAVE YOUR HELP!!!

We are trying to provide for this herd while we network them to the perfect homes.

NUTS AND BOLTS
1. We need hay, hay, hay! We need good quality alfalfa ($17.50) and grass.

2. We need buckets for water.

3. We have empty food grade drums for pickup to use for water in Denver, CO and Tumwater, WA but we need help getting them to us. Even a relay could work for this.

4. We need mare/foal feed, senior feed, mineral blocks, psyllium, feed through wormer and electrolytes.

5. Most of all we need to pay our dedicated and loyal cowboys who are taking care of this herd 24/7 and are committed until the last horse leaves. Without their help these horses were headed to auction.

6. Hay delivery - we have sourced a farm in Marsing Idaho and we have to have help getting it to us here in Midvale.

7. If you can sponsor a Cowboy, a horse, sponsor a bag of feed, bale of hay or any of the items above. We would greatly appreciate it.

Checks made payable to:
Spanish Barbs Who Need Homes
1615 N Crane Rd
Midvale, ID 83645

Venmo

PayPal: [email protected]

https://gofund.me/0ad2c3db

08/04/2022

A beautiful photo by Kaye Guerin Marks. These horses were studied and photographed by many people and we still need to buy hay to continue to care for them until they go to their new homes. We are still working on our original timeline for all of them to leave the ranch. But in the meantime we want to be sure they are recovering and comfortable.

We are going to do an online auction to help raise money for their care. If you have something you can offer, maybe a talent you have, tickets to something, paintings, professional photographs, tack, anything like that please comment below.

We need to pickup hay today and we are still running our go fund me, we have a Venmo set up, we can take checks and cash.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/spanish-barb-horses-need-urgent-help?qid=60e89947c60d487a5d816548e14d2a1a

Venmo:

PayPal [email protected]

If you are local to us, Council Feed and Farm Supply will collect cash and checks at their store.







Council Feed and Farm Supply LLC
Luke Castro
Barbara Joe Rasmussen
By His Grace Equine Rescue

07/04/2022

Everyone, I’m sorry there are so many changes and change is hard, believe me. Just to reiterate, our initial engagement was to rescue horses and now we have transitioned to genetic rescue.

Why? This breed of horse is one of the rarest of the horses. Once we engaged in this project we, unfortunately, engaged in social media to 1. Get the word out that we needed help (and we still do) and 2. To learn more about this breed and this herd (mistake #1)

Many of you will see a commenter discuss Dr Sponenberg and his qualifications - please share that again here in the comments. The bottom line is if you do not know who he is, you might be on the wrong page. This man is extremely busy, as we all are, and we could not meet with him until yesterday. In the meantime we were going through pages to understand this horse and social media is great about getting the word out to a lot of people quickly, but it is also riddled with people with agendas, false information and malicious intent. So we were told these were dangerous and difficult. In fact as we have worked more with the herd, they are sweet, kind, highly intelligent and very sensitive. Every horse is different of course, just like people are different.

We are working on a number of things right now.

1. We will be adopting ALL the horses out to the appropriate home.
2. We are still working on a screening process and/or application. For now send a pm expressing your desire and intent.
3. We are looking at the possibility of a futurity to promote the talents and abilities of this breed. These are not a novelty breed these are utility horses - the foundation to the quarter horse and thoroughbred. These horses were used in battle, dressage, ranch work and many disciplines.

Every single horse is registered and many are microchipped. These are not average horses and we want to ensure the genetic continuity.

Here is a painting that a professional artist, Kaye Guiren Marks, did on the herd. I want to add this herd has been studied extensively and many have come to the ranch to learn about them and photograph them. I deeply regret the initial misunderstanding of this herd and information we may have inadvertently conveyed without fully knowing. So now we know each horse is special.

I also want to remind everyone that on a personal level we are working with someone who has not only lost her life partner, but his dream, vision and life’s work is in the balance. Please have compassion and respect on this page.

07/04/2022

I’m sure everyone is wondering how our call with Dr Sponenberg went this morning. First I would like to apologize to Mr Painter’s memory, his followers, friends, family, legacy and registry members. When we first responded to a call for help we were in horse rescue mode. We were just trying to get help for these horses. But these are not average horses. At the urging of Dr Sponenberg we will now transition to Genetic Rescue and Protection.

“Bob Painter had one of the best eye’s for horses if not the best. Old line horses that have the most purity in the North American Barb breed. The records are accurate. He was impeccable. He was honest. This registry has been validated the most extreme for purity”.

Secondly I want to thank his followers and friends who diligently and patiently tried to educate us as we struggled to understand what we had here. Who would ever have thought that 67 of the most pure, rare and original breed horses were tucked away on a ranch in Midvale Idaho. There are only 3000 Barbs in the world. I would like to thank the neighbor who checked on a neighbor, the friend who helped a friend and especially the agency who gave me a chance to try to save this herd. The American Livestock Breeds Conservancy and The Equus Survival Trust have listed this breed as critically rare.

There are no government programs to save these horses, only individuals, organizations and registries dedicated to their survival for future generations. Initially I felt that we were not here to preserve the integrity of this breed. We were there to save 67 souls and get them safe. However, in light of what we learned today we will be making every effort to ensure his vision and legacy is continued as best we can.

05/04/2022

I know a lot of you did not think this was real. We had neighbors reach out for help and several rescues came together to give us a framework, set up fundraising and show us how it’s done.

Yesterday Idaho kicked in big time! Now we can move forward to a smooth transition to an Idaho run group of neighbors. We can begin allowing people to come view horses. It was not possible before we had this framework. We will be changing the application process as it was intense. We will be taking a deposit to secure your selection.

We still have a clinic set up for April 21, 2022 with Dr Coleman to work on coggins and health certificates for the out of state homes. We will still be gelding several horses and getting the horses with the most overgrown feet handled. We have been working to secure resources and without this outside group we could never have made this happen. The plan is for this framework to be developed into a resource for future use.

Watch for more details on how to make your appointment to come see the horses. No application necessary. We are Idaho we take pride in helping our neighbors.

We still need water buckets.

04/04/2022

Luke and Tim from the Ranch here! Today we were doing maintenance on the equipment around the property to better serve the horses. We are rearranging the panels to allow the stallions a turn out into the round pen. I asked Tim to modify my pickup to better accommodate the horses with easier accessibility to feed and water. This was no easy task for the both of us with limited tools and supplies. Tomorrow we will be working on continued ranch cleanup and start bringing in all the colts and fillies from the mare pen to be weaned.

We are still in need of panels to facilitate many of the next steps to make sure we have a safe environment for veterinary care. If you are local to the Midvale Idaho area and can help with loaning panels for the process of rehoming horses from the property, we would be very appreciative.

How to donate
Venmo- (not tax deductible)
Go fund me- https://gofund.me/0ad2c3db

Instagram:

Barbara Joe Rasmussen
Luke Castro

03/04/2022

As we have assessed the horses and their condition it has become apparent their safe removal from the property will take longer than initially anticipated. A good portion of the mares and a couple stallions need to gain a large amount of weight and some of the stallion’s hooves would make a long trailer ride very uncomfortable. Also, the horse professionals caring for the herd have stated that the horses have been exhibiting signs of stress and need more time to become accustomed to the changes in their lives. We are taking our cues from the horses and have decided to proceed with adoptions at a much slower rate. We have also been going 24/7 and are going to also take a few moments and try to rest up. Please check the updated pinned post at the top of the page for more details as to the updated adoption process. We have been working diligently to schedule the veterinarian, who is very busy and booked out at as it is calving season. We were able to schedule a date near the end of April for the vet to come out for the necessary testing/paperwork. We also need to borrow or have donated the equipment we will need to safely handle these horses for Coggins/health certificates, geldings, pregnancy tests (just in case), farrier care and many other things.

Our most urgent need is still panels to be able to sort and properly house the horses, especially the studs. The horses are now getting consistent food and breeding season has started, so the stallions have the energy and a reason to become aggressive with each other. We are starting to see fights between the studs and we need to get them moved in and sorted out into their own pens. Please let us know if you can donate or let us borrow some panels.

How to donate
Venmo- (not tax deductible)
Go fund me- https://gofund.me/0ad2c3db

If you want to donate physical items here is the link to our wish list on amazon
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/genericItemsPage/31CBTDM63L1OR?type=wishlist&filter=all&sort=priority&viewType=list

The video is stallion #1 Covert being moved from his old pen to a new pen.

31/03/2022

Our cowboys Luke & Tim were working hard all day today cleaning up the ranch and moving heavy panels, so that the stallions could be out of the deep mud and manure. Tomorrow, they’re going to pick up panels from their ranch 90 miles away.

If you can help with their fuel expenses, and maybe buy these boys a burger, we know they will appreciate it! Luke Camper’s Venmo is (screenshot in comments).

30/03/2022

We need panels, heavy duty, mustang grade, preferably 6 foot if possible local to the Midvale area. If anyone can hook us up with a sponsor we could really use it. Keep in mind these panels may get damaged. We need them either donated or borrowed.

We are also in need of clean food grade barrels or troughs for water. We need them either donated or borrowed.

30/03/2022

Please keep sharing the post.

Robert Painter, preservation breeder, recently passed away. His elderly widow needs… Connie Moore needs your support for Spanish Barb Horses Need Urgent Help

30/03/2022

For all of the volunteers working together to help, especially our rescue partners, this is an excellent write up you can share to your pages. Here is just a few of the rescues and businesses pulling together to make this happen. We are literally working around the clock.

One Day Moore Animal Rescue
Urban Cowgirl Ranch
Leilani Mae Horse Rescue and Sanctuary
Council Feed and Farm Supply LLC
Idaho Horse Rescue

30/03/2022

Purchases on 3/29/22

29/03/2022

Hey everyone, Rescue Coordinator here I want to put a call out for mineral blocks, halters and wormers. We are going to try and see if our cowboys can work with some of the more gentle ones. So if you can help we will try to coordinate a drop off or feed store that can help begin collecting some of those types of things. Average horse, cobb, yearling and weanling.

If you want to help but are unable to donate these items directly (especially as we are still in urgent need of hay funds!), please visit our GoFundMe fundraiser: https://gofund.me/0ad2c3db

Please share the posts and keep following. Thank you so much to everyone.

29/03/2022

28/03/2022

Hey everyone!

We are working hard on getting pictures and ID’s of all the horses. I’ve been currently working on getting all the stallions documented.

We will be working on getting the mares documented this afternoon and tomorrow. They are very wild, it’s been difficult to get close enough to document everything. We are working hard on getting a pen set up to bring the mares in.

I will do my best to get everything sorted and documented in the next couple days.

Thank you!

28/03/2022

We got cowboys!

28/03/2022

Hey everyone. Just so you know I am the Rescue Coordinator and point of contact for the family, the agencies and all the many volunteers looking to help. I want to say thank you so much to all of you who are helping and sharing to get the word out. I know this seems unbelievable but it is true, people die without having a plan in place.

I urge you to get applications in even you haven’t selected a horse. This will go more smoothly if you are pre-approved and then select your horse. It looks like we are still getting the inventory, photos and identifying. We were having problems with logistics and how to gather the herd and manage the vet and brand inspection. As a result of sharing this post we were able to loop in Luke Camper to be on site and feed the horses, provide field health care, assess priorities and the logistics of loading out as well as gather them up. I’m posting a receipt paying him to drive to the ranch. Tomorrow he will be picking up hay (we will post receipt) and we are hoping to go Live from the ranch. For those of you who do not know Luke Camper - he is an experienced mustang trainer.

Email [email protected]