Ashley Clements Update!

From Ashley's Mom!

"I have great news!! Ashley has been getting out of her chair and building up her muscles. The meds are working great and she has permission from her doctor to go back to a fairly normal life style. She of course can not get up and run marathons but she is slowing getting back to normal. Her main goal is to start riding again and I think with a little more strengthening she will be back in the saddle in no time J

She even talked to her coach at Massaponax High School and after a modified tryout she made it back on the cheerleading team (no real cheering for her yet though!).

Please let everyone know that it has meant a great deal to Ashley and her family to have the support of so many people. She really loves all of the cards, gifts and calls she has gotten. They have improved her spirits tremendously and we can not thank everyone enough for that!!!

We are very blessed to have such wonderful, caring people in our lives…..THANK YOU!!!"

(Note from Susan! I'd say that maybe two months ago, Ashley would throttle me for posting this photo, but given her journey, I think that an o/f photo with a big smile for the camera is perfect! What do you think, Ash???)

Free Horse to Good Home ONLY!!!!

From Cynthia at Stillwater Farms:

"A good friend of mine has a sweet and pretty 5yo, 15.2H APHA gelding that is FREE to good home. He is a gorgeous B&W paint with 50/50 markings. He is still green, been mostly a trail/ backyard type of horse but has alot of potential. The reason he is FREE, is because he has a sarcoid over his right eye. The vets say it can be surgically removed, or if the cosmetics don't bother you, just leave it. His owners don't have the time or money to mess with it. I attached a photo. If interested, please contact Mariam or Shane at
s.mortenson@us.army.mil or 703-407-5842."