On the second attempt to get Ozhyra Al Azhar in foal, we had success. Unfortunately, on the second ultrasound on day 15, it showed her losing the foal. Ute knew how much this dream meant to me, so she extended an extraordinary offer. That offer was for the August 2004 foal of Asra Jamal by GR Amaretto. The foals are named with the beginning of their name and the mares name the same letter. It was also a filly. It was just alot of things that came together perfectly.

Our Company

Absolute Farms has been years in the making. It took alot of trial and error, learning the hard way in some instances. One of those hard lessons was that when it comes to the financial aspect of the horse business, don't assume the person you are dealing with is a friend. The people that Susan and I have met went to extraordinary lengths to make money or to get what they wanted. I am not saying that all people you will or have met are like that, just that they are out there. I cherish the people like Ute, and Linda. They are out there as well. We were naiive to the ruthlessness and cruelty that some people use as business methods. In one of my cases, a severe injury to the forearm occured to my mare. Alot of stories were told as to how the injury could possibly have occurred. The facts of that case were that it didn't happen in the time frame that was given, according to the vet report that I received, and the injury had obviously not been cared for as stated. The injury itself looked hideous and pitiful, compounded by the excessive swelling that extended from well into her shoulder area to her hoof.This horse was in this persons possession for 3 weeks after the injury.The man who did the trucking for me felt so sorry for us and at the condition of my horse, he refused to charge me any shipping fee. He knew I would need it for the vet bills for my horse's care. Within two weeks of getting my horse back, the injury had healed down to the size of a quarter.The most horrifying aspect was that the injury was 8 1/2 inches from front to back, and about 13 inches or so top to bottom,involving the entire forearm muscle. The same shape and measurement as a spade shovel. I was sued for the "care" and a contract I had never seen before was used against me. Sadly, I was unprepared to counter something that dishonest and unforseen, and lost my case to this individual. I did try to obtain a copy of the forged document, but it was not provided to the court, and I did have an attorney request it from this person, to no avail.Legally, without it I could do nothing. 

It became our focus and goal to be as forthright and honest as we wanted people to be to us.