UPDATE: Ernie Paragallo Rescues
 

Nice story

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/18/sp...?_r=4&emc=eta1

Nice read.

Shocked to find out you read the NY Times Bob. ;)

Some of you have met the Angelika interviewed in the article- she's my riding buddy and we usually go to Belmont together. She's a really, really good human being. I have all my fingers and toes crossed she and her fiancé can make this thing they're trying to do work.

She is obviously aptly named.
I wish all of these people all of the luck in the world. It is a wonderful thing they are doing.

Ernie deserves a second chance like this guy. Gems

http://drf.com/news/article/108252.html

"In 1982, David Jacobson, the son of longtime leading New York trainer Buddy Jacobson, was forced to surrender his trainer's license to the state after he was charged with "failing to provide adequate food and medical attention" to the horse Hugable Tom, who was euthanized on Sept. 28, 1981."

A few snippets from these articles would be nice. I just discovered you now have to register and log-in with equibase for charts!:eek: :mad: :mad:

I'm sorry... This is patently unfair.

I'd suggest anyone look into the Hugable Tom story more thoroughly before condemning Davey Jacobson. There is a lot more to it. Grening is being shockingly cruel and cavalier with that inclusion. In fact, it's disgusting that he would simply drop that in without the benefit of full disclosure of the Hugable Tom saga. Everyone should be informed that Hugable Tom's owner Michael Ricatto is the individual responsible for urging Jacobson to get back into racing.

(In a nutshell, Jacobson was trying to save the injured Hugable Tom after a knee fracture. Vets told him to put the horse down, but Jacobson disagreed and tried to press on. Laminitis set in and Hugable Tom had to be euthanized. It was then that the state used the opportunity to chase Jacobson, whose legendary father Buddy had been involved in the wild and notorious Melanie Cain love triangle murder case, off the racetrack. It was hardly a case of animal abuse.)

Thanks for giving a more complete picture of the situation. It's easy to get stirred up and manipulated by careless and/or malicious journalism.

Surprised Grening would be so sloppy. I will take your word for it Steve.

In this case, I would guess mean-spirited is more accurate than sloppy.

Some of the more recent stories about Jacobson, specifically the Tour of the Cat saga, is what is tarnishing his reputation now.

NT

Highlighted within the article is http://www.fingerlakestap.org/ ...

The Lakes Adoption operation does really great work. They're under-appreciated and under-publicized...

You can defend Jacobsen, but the Tour of the Cat tale, the recent drug violation in Md, and Jacobsen runnung a horse at Penn without the requisite days in jail is closer to the truth than any spin you're trying put on Jacobsen.
Actions speak louder than words.

Equine Rescue - Good Will Hunter
 

Weighed just 364 lbs as a yearling! (See photos) :eek:

He is doing much better and is up to almost 800 lbs now :)



http://www.equinerescueresource.com/good-will-hunter/

:tro:

what a beautiful name too...