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Award Winning Paint Barrel Horse Stolen in Illinois |
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by Debi Metcalfe |
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Maximum Reflections, better know as Max, a 12-year-old American Paint Horse Association (APHA) gelding was taken from his pasture in Flat Rock, Illinois, August 23, 2008. His 13-year-old owner Kaitlynn Blilskie needs your help finding her prized barrel horse.
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Keith Caughren, Kaitlynn's stepfather reported to the sheriff's office that a place in the fence had been freshly cut along the roadway of Highway 1150 East. The horse is 15 to 15.2 hands high with a white with a brown medicine cap on its head. Max does have other brown spots but is mostly white and has blue eyes, and a white mane and tail. He was shod all the way around with pads on the front shoes.
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Kaitlynn's mother, Susan, says, "The horse did not have a halter on it, however, a halter was removed from the other horse that was in the same shed and evidently put on Max." A royal blue leadrope is also missing.
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The Caughren have dogs that will bark if anyone pulls in the driveway whether they know them or not, and this is why they suspect someone cut the fence where they did. Despite searching for Max over three hours when he was first noticed missing, Keith did not find the cut fence until later that day. The area was hidden from immediate view.
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Kaitlynn is asking everyone in the area to be on the lookout for Max, a much-loved member of the family. Since Max's theft, the Caughren's have been contacting people in the community, and friends and distant family members have been helping spread the word via the Internet. Many they spoke with directed them to contact Stolen Horse International so Max could be posted on the nonprofit organization's website:
www.NetPosse.com. |
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Once the report was processed, volunteers began distributing Max's personal webpage and flyer in mass by the thousands through their online contacts and list groups. Word is spreading quickly as any missing horse could be transported across state lines and even across the border in only a few hours. |
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"Our family is just stunned," says Keith Caughren. "Kaitlynn barreled raced and ran poles on Max in competition and did well. Kaitlynn is just heartbroken. We cannot believe he is gone." |
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Anyone with information please call the Caughren's at 618-584-3178, Stolen Horse International 704-484-2165 or the Crawford County Sheriff's Department 618-546-1515, case number 08080689. |
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Copyright © 2008 All rights reserved. The above article is the property of the Author and may not be duplicated or redistributed in any way without permission. |
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Reader comments for this article |
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Name: Wendy Time: 2008-09-11 10:09:45
Comment: It sickens me to hear about this and knowing it could happen to any of us. I pray Max will be found quickly and returned to this loving home where he belongs. Thank god for this site and netnposse.com to get the word out.
Name: sue price Time: 2008-09-03 21:09:11
Comment: Thank you for using your space and resources to get the word out about this horse. I am thrilled that you are helping. I am busy here in Illinois going to auctions, scanning ads in newspapers and craigslist and taking flyers to horse related stores and events. I email at least 100 people or organizations every night. It is my greatest hope that he will be recovered and you can write that story. Thanks again! Sue
Name: Connie Time: 2008-09-03 16:09:15
Comment: I sure hope you find your horse. This is one of my worst fears as a horse owner. I will pray for his safe return. God Bless Connie
Name: Jesse Time: 2008-09-03 14:09:01
Comment: The person or persons that stole this horse should be shot like they did back in the "Old West" You can be assured that the person is going to be caught.
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