I know, I know. I keep saying I’m working on the next post. I still am and, in fact, there are actually 2 posts in various stages in the queue aka when I get around to finishing them. It’s not that they are overly long or maybe even all that interesting but they are there and they will eventually be here. Some things just take a bit longer to marinate when you have the luxury of them not being `out there’ yet. For now though, I have another more time sensitive update which will be short and sweet. I’m kinda digging the short and sweet updates. They could almost be habit-forming if I wasn’t so burned out on this shit show.
I have posted this screenshot back on the post, Tick Tock. That was back in mid September when there was still the slightest chance that Manson would actually honor her eviction notice and get gone. It is clearly stated that they were expected to be down to 39 or fewer horses by October 10th which might be why Manson was refusing to allow the compliance officers on the property to do their most recently scheduled check. That brings us to today’s update. As per Manson’s demands, the compliance officer obtained a warrant and posted a notice on their fence last Monday. It was giving them 24 hours notice that county would be coming in with the Sheriff to do their head counts. This received no response so, on Halloween, the warrant was served by the sheriff and the check was done. The sheriff remained with Manson during the check and she was `not happy’, which is a direct quote. The number of horses was in excess of 40 which puts them out of compliance. No surprise there given their latest hay ask and the math attached to that. However, the loophole is that the `official’ number of horses excludes personally owned horses. We know that Manson claims ownership of at least a dozen horses all the time and up to 16 or more some of the time depending on circumstances. Wrinkles currently owns 2 and Cammy has adopted one as well. However, HiCaliber has so far not provided any documents proving who owns which horses and the county is prepared to issue a citation should they not do this. They have also copied their attorney, Mr. Fancy Socks, in on the demand letter. Should they not respond, things will continue to move fairly quickly. It appears that unlike the IRS, San Diego county means it when they issue a deadline. The only problem with all this is that, if you look on the top of the compliance schedule, the property owner is the one that is going to end up getting the fines as the permit goes to the property. I’ll give you three guesses as to how many fucks Manson gives about the property owner getting a citation or fine.
So, that is the current state of affairs at the feed lot as we enter the eighth month of their long and drawn out goodbye. It would seem Manson is in quite a pickle. In order to get code compliance off her ass, she needs to claim ownership of all but 3 horses. If she does that, she’s going to be in even more hot water for fundraising for her own personal hoard. I have to think this super private adoption event she’s planning on hosting next week plays into all this. It also appears from her latest ramblings that she’s going to try to make a comeback of sorts since none of her other grifts have worked out as well as of late. Clearly she is mistaking silence for complacency in some quarters and that is a huge mistake. Rest assured that boots remain on the ground and everything is still open. And that’s all I have to say about that…..for now.
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The word out there is that they can only have three horses on that property, period, no matter who owns them. You mention she must claim ownership of all but three to be in compliance. Can you please clarify?
It is exactly as I said. She can have any number of personally owned horses but only 3 `rescue’ horses. Remember this all goes back to their permit process and if they don’t want to spend the big money for the permit they were told to get, then they must not have any more than 3 horses that are not personally owned by the people that live on the property. This is directly from Code Compliance so it’s not conjecture. It is how it is. Period. I’m not sure how to put it any more plainly than that.
I said exactly what you’re saying now and a couple of people jumped on me and said no it’s only three horses o that property total. And I told them I used to live in San Diego and that’s not what the rule was and that’s not how it reads and they told me I was wrong, it’s three horses period. So I just said “fine, whatever” and gave up the argument…
Probably for the best not to argue is right. It’s frustrating to say the least. The information I have is direct from the source, so I’m confident that it is exactly as I wrote.
There are a whole lot of people on facebook that have no idea what they’re talking about and the less they know the more obnoxious they are.
Hahaha — ol’ Manson is in quite a fix there, isn’t she? I’m sure the authorities are following this chapter of the saga closely. She is going to have to tread quite a fine line. And al of those horses, no longer producing income for her but still needing to be taken care of, if there is any care being taken of them beyond throwing some hay and topping off filthy water buckets. Hope it all crashes in on her soon.
But she needs clipper blades and show sheen to do all the grooming she never has bothered to do before.
Truly Baffling.
she’s totally painted herself into a corner; she’s so arrogant on her latest ‘poor me’ post, putting her feelers out to how many idiots are still waiting w/ wallets in hand for her next lie
thank you Shed for this bit of good news…can’t believe Fancy Socks is still dealing w/ HC but he prob. just believes all her lies
Maybe, just maybe, had they continued to advertise the remaining horses on their page and maybe, just maybe, they had answered inquiries and let horses go to good homes they would have moved out a few more. Agree, they are her meal ticket and she is on a fishing expedition.
I found it interesting that Fancy Socks is still dealing with them. I wonder if he isn’t the recipient of at least part of these regular $1500 asks.
Good point. IF he is still working with them, I doubt he would be doing it Pro Bono or on a contingency basis. Everyone deserves representation but can’t see this being a feather in his cap.
His tie to them is somewhat perplexing. As near as I can figure, it dates back to their topless calendar when he was one of the `models’. I kinda feel a bit sorry for him because it’s hard to do your job as an attorney when your client lies constantly.
considering how deep HC has dug their own hole, I don’t think they’ll be able to afford Fancy Socks long term…they don’t like to pay bills
Maybe this is him doing his bit for charity.
This is interesting. If the sleigh full of donor money made a stop at Mr. Fancy Socks, that’s yet another item for the AG’s case.
If an up & coming young lawyer wanted a pro-bono case to burnish his resume, HiCaliber ain’t it, I wouldn’t think. Not locally, anyway. Something with children or puppies in the title would look much better.
Don’t forget that M talks a good game. Many of us used to support her on different levels or, at the very least, feel she was doing good rescue. If you only hear her version of events with her spin on things, you might be inclined to help too.
Thank You Shed for keeping us updated.
Wonder how they got M to come out of hiding to deal with that warrant?
Not sure, but maybe the sheriff being in attendance with a warrant in hand motivated her? I think the fact that the notice was posted on them 24 hrs in advance left her with no options. Given that the fines go to the property owner, I’m not even sure why she’s kicking up such a stink about any of this.
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Thanks Shed. What do you want for Christmas? 🙂
That I can actually get you, since I’m personally unable to stop M or anyone else from hoarding horses? 😉
I don’t think my wish can happen in time for Christmas but to see Manson in court answering for even a fraction of the atrocities she’s committed would be a great start.
I’m wondering if the AG might even be allowing this to roll out to a natural end, because the more time goes on, the more the irregularities pile higher and deeper. Clearly the county has now backed M / HCHR into a serious corner re the AG.
No doubt the AG would like the biggest possible case with the biggest possible outcome. Big media coverage (in southern Ca anyway), big recognition politically and within the bureaucracy that funds the AG. M does seem to just keep on building on what they already have, so … Dunno if anyone is thinking that, but there it is.
So maybe you’ll get your wish, Shed, and it will be a real show. 🙂
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Her reminiscent grift she last posted was just pitiful, yet, I’m thankful no animal was injured so she could put her hand out. She’s got way too many eyes on her for those type of games now. How badly it must hurt that her donations are nothing but a trickle, and there is no doubt that she longs for the days where money was pouring in like milk and honey.
Pettiness and pride got you in this situation, along with your narcissism, sneakiness, manipulation, lies and greed. Edginess, which you were just plain horrible at in the first place, has no place in rescue. Pride goes before a fall, m. How’s Telissa?
She posted a short and blurry clip of Telissa last week with a few pics in the comments.
Eeeeeh, yeah, I know, but I trust her version of events/proof/truth the way I trust shellfish that have been left out in the sun all day. I just refuse to take a bite, yanno?
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Those memes are hilarious as always and thank you for the update!!
Not forgetting Romney, I keep thinking that none of this might be happening if Romney hadn’t created the initial public presence and then helped sustain the “live” strategy that so took hold of internet donations. When the going gets tough, Romney bails. But what’s done is done.
Romney Faye for sure had a huge hand in this imploding. Many former volunteers pinpoint RFB’s influence as being where things started to go wrong.
That’s exactly what I was thinking. I took a FB break for a while after supporting HCHR nominally (maybe $50 total which I never got receipts for), then when I came back it had all changed and Romney seemed to be running the show with all the focus being on the quick buck from auction ‘saves’. I didn’t give a penny after that. It so reminded me of the total balls up of the Copiah County Horses and Arabian Horse Rescue fiasco.
That property owner must rue the day he ever heard of this rescue. It just keeps getting worse and worse for him.
Yup. It was all salvageable and could have gone right if Romney had been sent packing like many folks suggested to M.
I wouldn’t agree with that statement. Manson is as shady as they come.
She is but she was a small time hustler until Romney Faye came along.
Ok, I would agree with that! 😉
M was fraudulent before R came along. She just upped her fraud/scam game after R arrived. M would still be in a mess without R, just not as deep. R really got the crap show rolling full steam ahead and she deserves just as much of the Karma train as M and the ass barnacles that were all involved in the animal abuse, neglect, killing, lying etc. and they all benefitted from the donor dollars.
What AG said. Let’s not forget all the players involved.
agreed. Romney Faye’s salary was $21,887 in 2016…she began ‘CEO’ position July 2016 per their website…so she was raking in $3648/month in 2016…about $900/week to lie/cry on camera at auction once a week!
will be interesting to see what she got paid for Louisiana scam when they get around to filing their 2017’s….Manson said she’s been working on admin work for past 2 years and all, soo…conditions don’t seem so ambient
Don’t forget that prior to her official hiring at HiCaliber they were filtering her salary through mama’s bank accounts from the look of it. That is all on the financials that were sent in to the AG. I’m not sure what subsidy or assistance RFB is/was on but clearly she was not wanting to show an income until things became `official’. Still quite a lot of money for somebody that rarely ever went near the ranch
OMG you mean to tell me they’ve been drawing salaries? Who the hell in rescue gets a paycheck? I realize a reasonable paycheck is legal, but not so much moral. That money would still be feeding these horses. I want to puke.
Romney was paid as CEO for awhile. M claims to have never drawn a pay cheque but lives rent free as well as her 12 plus horses. I’m not sure she realizes that is considered income.
Here is where I hope that the AG acknowledges the horses themselves, that Romney was the guiding light with the limping-horses live cams. And the before and after as well – where those horses came from, and what happened once they were owned by HCHR.
My memory is that M’s interest in her own appearance ticked up hugely after Romney stepped back, after Lousiana, and M took over the live-cam mike. She did it badly at first, still the sort of grunge/goth/motorhead attitude & appearance. But after she prettied-up and was better at attracting funds, she adopted much more of the Romney-style role. But it would seem it took some coaching to get her there.
The AG has far more information on the Tuesday scams than has ever been spoken about in public.
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R was very successful putting Staarlight Sanctuary’s hat out there; with the suffering horses in the background – M saw she had the formula. There was nothing R had to do to convince M to “change” tactics. And the business model worked.
I’ve heard rumblings about the “excess” horses Clare is taking – I cringe to think we will find a year or years down the road that another hoarder with a glib smarmy public persona has gotten rich smoozing the public. It is getting very hard to read Clare’s posts now – with all the dripping emotion. Come off it, ladies – there are tons of rescues doing their work quietly and surely. You ain’t the cat’s pajamas – such as The Golden Carrot, who actually did suffer complete loss.
Clare and RFB are actually good friends. Run Clare through google and see what comes up. It should tell you all you need to know about that little situation
What has Romney Faye been up to lately? Other former board members like Kat Tarnowski? Curious as to where they are now.
Romney was in the background of one of the last live videos. Other than that, they have mostly slithered under their respective rocks leaving M out to twist int he wind.
Last I dared check, she is dipping her toe in politics, charity events (without access to a checkbook, I hope) and asking for parenting advice. Wonder why she didn’t give her BFF a call
for advice.
LOL!!! It is a wonder..,
Regardless of where they have slithered to, they are still liable for the mode of operation at HC while they were still part of the board. They better have submitted letters of resignation (and kept copies) to limit their liability to the time they were actually on the board. Verbal resignation doesn’t count with officials.
now they post Romney Faye has “lost 2 babies”…her son + HC
how inappropriate & twisted to compare a human death to the shutdown of a fraudulent wanna-be horse rescue
…also begging for someone to pay $150/mo so horse Tanner can keep hanging out at the feedlot that is being evicted…and begging for money for his crypt surgery they’ve already raised money for at least once…
Omg. They never run out of reasons to put the hand out. GTFO and close already leeches. I hope R thinks about her huge part in all of this every single day when she gets arrested. She’s nothing but a leech.
they’re sketchy who ‘owns’ him too, so he’s not adopted as they claim, but he’s also not.avail. to adopt…sure
she tied a cow to her golf-cart yesterday & claimed she was walking it, along w/ the other one who ran behind them…so she’s got what 2 cows, 43 horses, 5 dogs, cats, guinea hens, goats, an intact pig…awesome
They seem to be gathering momentum in their grifting.
Sick of scams, did you see the part at the end of the video where she nearly “walked” that cow into a light pole because she was more concerned with getting her face in the video rather than actually not doing the stupid thing she was doing?
Nemesis, yes saw that! Poor cow had no room.
Meanwhile, and on a much more important note. A Little Rescue in Thousand Oaks is being evacuated due to the fires. They need help. Go to their Facebook page for contact details and please spread the word. They have 25 horses to get out including some of those auction saves that M would have shot.
https://www.facebook.com/alittlerescue/
They have absolutely no conscience or shame! I hope prison gives them plenty of nightmares haunted by their victims, both equine and human. Also bovine and canine.
He’s been adopted forever, so begging sponsorship for him is not exactly kosher Perhaps his adoptive owner should be the one making the requests and not be using a 501c3
they claim someone was paying his way at HC for unemployed RFB, but that person is now ill & can’t afford it (?)
I thought this paragraph was interesting. This is in Arizona and referring to a possible scam. I have edited out the agency that is being used for the scam. Does this sound familiar.
are telling people they were cleared by because they have a valid LLC through the AZ Corporation Commission (ACC). We just had a phone meeting with the lead investigator from the ACC. He stated that just because someone is registered with the ACC does not mean that they are not perpetrating a fraud scheme. In short, having a valid LLC does not mean you are a valid company. The same is true with a 501c3 designation. Having one does not mean that the person or company is truly a non-profit. Many people around the country use a 501c3 designation and/or an LLC to give a gloss of legality to a fraudulent scheme.
“Nedless to say, when the horse Tanner was returned to us after his first adopter had a life change, there was a serendipitous coincidence that seemed far too surreal to be a fluke in timing.
Something about Tanner the horse being home, brings us all some comfort in a situation where there usually is none.
So for now, we’ve kept him, thanks to a generous person who has been helping to offset his care for Romney’s sake.
That person unfortunately has fallen gravely ill and can no longer afford to help. Over the next few days we will be sharing the stories of a few of our more “sanctuary” type horses. We are trying to figure out how to best serve them in our closing and maintain sustainably until the very end.
If anyone would like to sponsor his feed bill at $150/mo, or cover his trims for us each six weeks, please message us 😘 It would be a giant relief to everyone here who is already having a hard time with so much loss so fast.
Tanner is unfortunately a cryptorchid and will eventually need surgery to remove his runway testicle. If you win the lotto, think of us and his crawly bally!”
That’s what was posted about the colt, Tanner. He was adopted out, per HC. And adopted out without being gelded. Now he’s back and without his sponsor, whoever that was. No mention about ownership, but the way it’s worded it sounds like he’s considered the rescue’s horse, and I’m almost positive there was a post begging for $$$ for getting a couple horses gelded and Tanner was mentioned with the cost of crypt surgery.
If you remember they got him as a weanling with a few others. He was very sick and they fundraised for a tracheal wash among other things for him. He was adopted out shortly after that, but came back right after other Tanner passed away and has been at the ranch ever since. What is scary is that colt is at least 2 years old now and not gelded. He was often turned in with other young horses including fillies so there could be some foals on the way.
Time for a change. I saw that article this morning and immediately it resonated with me the same thought of how HC is fraudulent hiding behind the 501(c)3. The entire 501(c)3 system needs an overhaul as it’s being abused by so many making it increasingly harder for the legitimate non profits to fundraise.
Who isn’t surprised that post on Tanner the horse popped up? I thought he was at the ranch too. He went to an adopter ungelded? Wasn’t money raised for that surgery too?They want a monthly sponsor? Fur how long? Let RFB Pay the monthly. Whomever the hell owns/ owned him, should have been responsible for that surgery. Yes, another reason to beg for more money and pull at heart strings. All the tragedies going on with these fires and people need help. Just like during the TX flooding. While other rescues were rushing to help, HC was doing a fund raiser. Last year’s fire evacuation to Del Mar enabled HC to get more donations and donated supplies that other people,who lost so much, needed. Remember the pictures of all that stuff just thrown everywhere? They think of nobody but themselves. Keep donating! Donate to someine who needs help!
It is a sad situation for the other rescues that the non-profit status is being abused. We have seen people say they are leery of, or have stopped donating to rescues just because of this mess. It is not the haters but people like M, RFB and their little group that got greedy and found an easy meal ticket, that has put a cloud over rescue efforts. When they get shut down, perhaps people will Wake Up and help the honest rescues.
Thankfully, most other legit rescues have sustainable funding sources and people that actually work for a living running them.
OMG… when will the madness ever end? Please give up the remaining horses and GTFO. The bunch of them are just leeches that won’t quit. #goawayalready
Thank you for keeping us informed! I was wondering did you know, I had thought Tanner the horse was always at Hikill… now popping up and saying an adopter returned him, boo hoo, he brings back memories, dredging up the poor tragedy of Tanner the boy dying to do some grifting on.. and if the current photo of M holding Tanner she has no brace on, or she is standing normal, after the mcl tear I had an ACL tear and it was no fun, and went on a while..
He was an adoption return as a very young horse, but that was right after his namesake passed away and I was told they requested he come back. Not sure how valid that is though.
With all the devastation and loss from these fires, I hope people will consider helping those that “really” need the help. Just read one rescue lost everything.
So scary and sad.
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someone asked why Tanner still isn’t gelded if he’s over 2…
HC replies: “…The vet wasn’t comfortable with it early on & still isn’t really ready.” So now it’s the vets fault.
on their posts, Scout’s the crypt not Tanner…so Tanner just needed regular gelding, but now he’s a crypt. So then maybe his brand was from her made-up ‘glass branding’, or an early tag-sign from the Monster Nutria…
is Clare’s necropsy back yet?
I need a scorecard. Maybe they should donate Tanner to UC Davis for being the only 2 year old known to be `not ready’ to geld whateverthefuck that means.
My thoughts exactly. How does that even make any sense?
ha! And UC Davis is prob. still irritated HC lied & claimed they sent eyeballs to them….apparently Chrome isn’t ready either, Manson posted she adopted him so she could slowly work on his muscle tone…almost 1 year ago…she prob. never gelded him either
Chrome was a gelding. I’m sure she’s working on him like she was Paxton. Make no mistake, the dumbass snagged him for herself because she figured he was worth something. Just like Braveheart, Rizzo and Paxton. Funny how it’s always the horses that woudl be no problem placing that she grabs herself to `help’ place. I’m also not sure how she’s going to improve on the muscle tone of a race fit horse by standing him in a tiny pen and ignoring him.
The more idiotic the explanation the more the Village Idiots eat it up.
They need time to fund raise for that surgery. Better get on that.
Better leave his testicles for now. They may be able to fund raise for gelding him a few more times.
Manson will sure try.
It’s a shame that no one made sure the home Tanner went to ensured the home had the funds to correctly take care of him. The two stallions I bought off the track were gelded before they got on a trailer to come to the barn. Too many people emotionally buy horses without using a brain to make sure finances are there. And so he was adopted out intact, returned intact. Most of the HC horses were never truly saved, their lives were prolonged.
In many cases, the suffering was prolonged and intensified at HC.
Unless they suffered and died
What rescue adopts out intact animals? Completely irresponsible.
Just a thought, for whatever it is worth … From the beginning of the HCHR section of this blog, Shed has pointed out that this has been basically a hoarding situation. One that grew big dragon wings, as it were, thanks to some added sophistication on the fundraising end.
One of the core attributes of hoarding is not only that the hoarder is reluctant to let things go, but that if anything is pried loose, the hoarder is likely to try to get it back.
Tanner was called back. Aren’t Kory, Dotty and Telissa all returns? We don’t even know what other horses that were previously adopted are now back on the property.
It’s possible that, recently, every new adoption is offset by a return, more or less, and that’s why the total number hasn’t reduced in the last few weeks.
Perhaps returns are the new herd-building tactic (yeah, in spite of the situation, reality and common sense were never a thing at the ranch). Certainly returns are getting more attention in HC statements that the rescue must stay open for them. It’s just another chapter of the same story – it’s all about the numbers, still.
Will be interesting to see the results of the great come-and-get-em HiCaliber horse fair coming up soon. Loosing the rescue mob means loosing income as far as HCHR is concerned, and they can’t seem to completely let go of that herd.
They go above and beyond to brag about never adopting out to haters. So they adopted out to fans, and followers, and now there are returns. Proof again, on another level, HC/Michelle has no business running a rescue. I’m not sure where her bottom is, but she obviously hasn’t hit it yet.
Don’t worry. Haters have more than stepped up in ways she will never know 😉
To add to that, haters have taken in horses en masse from HC and immediately provided the nourishment, exercise and training (or just plain common sense care) and those ex-HC horses are now thriving, some already in good loving knowledgeable homes. HC is NOT a place for any animal to go to.
I should couch what I said that this is me speculating. I don’t know if the adoption/return ratio is one-to-one … it just seems that, if the numbers aren’t growing, they aren’t shrinking either, based on the warrant count.
Same old story … bottom line, always more horses than there should be, always hard to get the numbers down in spite of many efforts by others to help make that happen.
I wish there were stronger laws and stronger enforcement to recognize and act more pro-actively against the hoarding of any animal. Animal hoarding is a community problem, not just an individual problem.
good point, imagine at their secret horse-fair when Manson answers “nope, mine” when adopters ask about any of the 15-20 she claimed for herself out of the 43
maybe they get a free cat or guinea hen with their purchase
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Glad you posted this!! Yes, thus ends 12/5 and it is neck and neck. Please vote once a day!!!
Please post the links so people don’t have to hunt for them. I find they’ll vote more and more often that way.
Link to Mea Ola’s Place. https://www.facebook.com/OperationHorseRescue/
Link to Vote. https://eaglerarelife.com/stories/lalainia-ann-kline?fbclid=IwAR3D7W8H3w7fu9uB47X-Bq90yLH11RdYgDKVPAAj5DGHi1RAIipaiqhQamM
Hope that works.
Thanks, Shed!!
Vote once a day!!
Thanks. Keep posting it any time you feel like. Links get held for approval for some reason , but I let them through as soo as I see them.
Posts all over the Internet offering help to the victims of these horrible fires. Posts from private citizens. Posts from other rescues. Posts showing lost and found animals. Posts telling people what is needed and where to Donate for the victims in Northern and Southern Ca. It is heartwarming. Any hand extended to help from HC? Oh, there it is, Palm up.
Not if you don’t count Romney Faye Baker with her hand out. Cheech was doing it anyhow but as soon as RFB gets involved the begging starts and the shadiness ensues.
Just read yesterday about Dana stepping up to help evacuate all those horses and bless her for that! I had no idea RFB got involved. I see no problem asking for donations for gas and supplies. I would donate directly to Dana but not to anything RFB is associated with.
They seem to be doing fine for donations at this point, but yes, contact Dana directly would be my suggestion.
Kudos to Dana for her efforts and sacrifice to help the horses. It is not easy work, especially when horses are nervous and you have ashes falling on you and there’s so much uncertaintly and fear. It’s RFB that taints the whole thing.
RFB IS a taint.
RFB’s fb fundraiser has $5466 now, her original ask was $1K….then she upped it to $3K when it was doing well
it will only make it harder for Dana w/ RFB there, she’ll chase & shriek at the horses…and clearly not responsible w/ money
Dana posted asking if anyone had panels they could use…umm, HC has plenty, RFB should know that…she prob. knows Manson won’t lend them though
Manson has sold off a good number of them already.
now they’re exploiting a stallion from the fires to get cash….
Pretty sure it’s either Salvador or Bubba playing the role of `frantic woman’ for this grift.
hah 🙂
RFB just upped her fundraiser to $7500…and now Cristina Pagan’s trailer has a flat tire too….what are the chances both trailers got flat tires?
Hopefully Cristina has learned to be shavings down so she doesn’t fuck up any other horses she hauls . RFB needs to go to jail.
Seriously, as soon as the notorious RFB gets involved, it’s time to pay attention. My guess is she’s the one who contacted CBS for publicity for Dana and is, of course, raising funds. They have exceeded their goal, who knows where the money will go.
And yes, I am quietly helping horses and people. You don’t need fanfare to be a decent human being.
Very true, toservehorse. Even though we may not be out in the field, so to speak, I am sure many of us are doing what we can, from behind our keyboards, helping in any way we can whether it be monetary donations, clothes, food, etc and networking information. Like Dana, there are so many stories of heroic efforts being made by so many to help the people and animals that have fallen victims to these horrible fires.
Yes, but I’m having trouble understanding how this fire caused her to need a brake job. There are people that have lost EVERYTHING they own. Others have lost loved ones. Asking for anything over and above gas money seems a bit opportunistic to me.
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Fabricating a story and dipping into the gfm funds for themselves have got this couple into a mess. I can’t wait until M and her barnacles get charged with fraud of every flavor.
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/homeless-man-n-j-couple-concocted-story-gofundme-fundraiser-complaint-n936511
That is disgusting. This is yet another example of dishonest people scamming others for personal profit. No wonder people hesitate donating to these funds. Sorry day when it hurts the people that really need the help.
isn’t today extended deadline to turn in 2017’s? That’s IF they applied for 6mo. extension, since they were due in May.
surely Manson has been busy filling those out…2017’s would include the legendary Louisiana scams w/ Doughboy, lest we forget the mare/foals, minis-at-the-border, ‘bad-backyards’, Betterunites…
And not to forget the over $20K fundraiser for that pesky permit.
ah yes, all permit money poofed…along w/ $500 for ‘cancer mare’ they never got
now there’s a stallion from the fires they’re using for cash….OMG!?
Yes, and they plan to shoot him but they want money first? Hard to follow other than Manson is now adding `writer’ to her resume along with horse trainer and other falsehoods.
Ugh, so manson thinks she’s a writer? That offends me, as a real author.
It offends me as a person who reads.
Lmao! Shed you crack me up. Love your quick wit.
Many people are looking forward to those financials more so than they are the next season of GoT. I’m reasonably sure that we’ll be seeing GoT’s last season before we ever see those financials though
I have a feeling we’ll see The Winds of Winter in print before we see those financials.
Todays new grift…. a stallion from the fire. Send $$$$. I checked Guidestar, no filings for 2017. Time to let the AG know so they can shut down donations again. 🙂
her post makes no sense…woman bought stallion at auction & then her ranch burned down…but she thinks he needs to be shot, so she calls Manson who drives 3.5-4 hours each way (from VC to Malibu) to get this horse?
Yes, it makes no sense.
And in the comments someone said this guy is a sweetheart. I met him earlier this week. I was in the stall filling his water.
So she has had this horse for a bit. The whole post would be funny except that M has found another way to grift money through that of another fire.
Oh, you caught that too.
If you read the posts from one of the volunteers he’s been at the ranch awhile. interesting.
Can’t Rom do anything for anyone without posting all over fb? This is a sign that she’s not doing good for the right reasons. And of course, bring on the gfm. Once a con, always a con.
I think Manson’s pissed that RFB has raised almost $6K in 2 days…so she’s pulling out her Salvador Special & pretending that horse was in fires too…kinda like their dueling live-feeds for attn.during Louisiana scamathon
You’re probably right. I hate them both. Taking advantage of a horrific situation.
Never one to let a good crisis pass by without getting her share of the financial goodwill.
So when I first heard of Dana helping others, I thought to myself. Yay ! Good for her ! But now I’m confused as to why Dana is making money (over 5k) off “helping” others? Or should the gofundme acct be titled “Helping Myself to other people’s money.
I understand donating to help someone with gas, a tire, etc while they are “helping” others. But over $5,000??
they just upped it to $7500 & are saying a second trailer got a flat tire, hmmm….
$2500 per tire? They must buy them at the same place they get hay.
My thoughts exactly. It actually disgusts me that they are taking advantage of this situation.
When I hear Dana’s name – all that comes to mind is two trailers stuffed with sick horses making tthe trip from LA in jkust a two day span. She disappeared as soon as she got her payoff. There is nothing redeemable about Dana in my mind or heart. .
A Narcissist’s Prayer
That didn’t happen
And if it did, it wasn’t that bad
And if it was, that’s not a big deal
And if it is, that’s not my fault
And if it was, I didn’t mean it
And if I did
You deserved it.
Michelle seems to use the power of this prayer daily.
LOL!!!
Well, if you recall the Texas and Florida floods… Dana needed bearings done then too. Seems a lot of maintenance on the trailer arise when tragedy strikes. Let’s not forget she had scheduled transports that she ditched to go do this rescue in Malibu. She ditched her hired loads (read: responsibilities) for the Texas/Florida floods too.
If anyone suspects that someone (::cough cough:: Romney) is scamming people following the wildfires might I suggest reviewing the following article and making reports as warranted:
https://www.abc10.com/mobile/article/news/local/california/how-california-wildfire-survivors-can-report-scams/103-584957388
I was told she dropped her DOT# so kinda surprised she was doing hired loads still. Didn’t she get rid of the big trailer too?
One of the pics is a white trailer, Christine’s, the other is a gray stock. I notice the estimate for Christines trailer includes taillight replacement on her Tahoe. Hmm.
Because she’s a bad driver, fire donations should roll her way?
Oh my god, this is getting ridiculous. They just can’t help themselves, even when they maybe start off with the right intentions.
Donations for Dana are going direct to Romney for some reason. The $1000 she needed for gas has now become $7500. Considering she’s sleeping in her own bed at night, I’m not quite sure why she needs that much money. There are over 600 missing people and the death toll keeps rising. People have lost everything and these complete twats have their hands out. I need a new word for disgusted.
How about nauseating. Like ready to vomit!
Just watched the live video on the donation website posted by shyann swisher who is with the girls…… So a telephone pole hit the trailer causing damage to the wheel/fender. I don’t know how road hazard insurance works with those that haul for a living, anyone? Maybe Dana can just submit any receipts totalling above her deductible to get reimbursed from her insurance company?
Didn’t she need repairs or somethign when she charged off to Texas last year? This seems to be a pattern. I’m sorry but given the personalities involved I don’t believe anything they say.
Dana did in Florida last summer/fall, yes. She went from the Texas floods to the Florida hurricane… Where she needed repairs. Maintenance must be a b*tch on a dually.
I’m sure it is. Lucky for her we have natural disasters on a regular basis so she can keep up with those kind of things.
A telephone pole hit the trailer????
Did I read that right?
Yup, apparently just jumped right out and hit the trailer! LOL.
In all seriousness, I see this issue as far as Dana’s involvement is dividing people. Some are saying she didn’t directly ask for a new truck and they’re right. She didn’t. She did make a manipulative post and made it public where all her other posts are not. Aside from that, I just want to point out that many of these same people that are defending Dana are former HiCaliber supporters. I get that they know her in person, but they also knew M in person and used to defend her just as vehemently. At the very least Dana is complicit in this latest round of scamming. Funny how this isn’t her first rodeo with that. Dana’s DOT has been lapsed or inactive for awhile. Maybe she saw this latest disaster as a way to get back into thing. What I do know is she is cashing in far more than her expenses and for some reason, Dana always ends up on the news for these things when not many of the other rescuers do. Less than a week’s worth of hauling, no matter what the terrain, did not burn her brakes and make her need an oil change. I guess it’s not easy to realize your `friend’ isn’t quite what they seem.
That was one trailer…. And then, the same road, different trailer, a Boulder hit the trailer.
Yet not one pic to prove the telephone pole story They can post a receipt from last year, but not the telephone pole incident? You would think her insurance would like to have a pic of that. These are the same people that post everything. Why not the telephone pole?
There is ALSO a receipt on the RFB fundraiser page for “Tank of gas. One of MANY!” for $150.66. The invoice behind it made me wonder— so I googled “West Valley Horse Center” its a feed/tack store, no gasoline sold there.
Wow. I was all impressed with the receipts and it made me wonder why they refused to post the receipts for HiCaliber as they had been asked so many times.
I’m betting that M is bunched up in the undies trying to reinvent herself and continue her scamming lifestyle. One serious fire after another and Rom is back full speed ahead getting her grift on. It must infuriate M.
I’m sure it’s burning her shorties to see them raking in the dough. However, it’s a complete and utter shit show now and I’m all out of popcorn.
nice find!
saw FB post that Romney Faye & Dana don’t have owner’s permission to catch remaining horse Donovan or to be on his property…he checks on him daily & has plans in place to trailer him out…oh & he’s a retired cop
Wow. This reminds me of when Romney took it upon herself to try to `rescue’ the Ontario auction dog and was going to fundraise for that before she got told to knock it off. She really needs to go away, preferably in handcuffs.
that post is getting a little touchy (the one @ Donovan on RFB/Pagan’s pages)…..
Pagan: ” R is w/ me & she’s not stepping foot on the property, however she & the rest of my team have permission”
other lady who’s been speaking w/ owner directly says no they don’t…let the chest-bumping begin…
Here is a big red flag for me. This money they are raising (which went from a 1k ask to 7k in 3 days) is allegedly for gas and immediate needs yet they are using a FB fundraiser platform. Didn’t Romney Faye state one of the reasons that HiCaliber didn’t like people to donate using FB because the money wasn’t available to them for at least a week? Why aren’t they using GoFundMe if this was for their gas and rescue expenses? Why is the money going to RFB on behalf of Dana? This seems more like compensation rather than gas money which makes this kinda gross for me. A whole lot gross actually. What happens to the additional funds? Are they paying it forward?
RFB has this FB fundraiser set “personal”…so donations go to her personal acct, funds usually freed up within a week
HC’s FB fundraisers are set as “nonprofit”…. redirected from FB thru Network for Good…who then dumps donations approx. once/month to nonprofits
great question where RFB is putting the money….maybe she never even asked Dana…sketchy as hell it’s going into R’s acct
Can I get a link to that, SickofScams? Shed may have run out of popcorn, but I’ve got plenty and not much to do this weekend!
Nemesis….if u go to Romneys FB page, it’s top post….has pic of Donovan w/ news-link etitled “Donovan the tubborn horse”….it’s quite entertaining in the comments
Is it wrong to hope that RFB finally figures out she is not needed or wanted in the rescue community and certainly not the horse community? I mean, what’s it going to take for that witch to get back on her broom and go away for good?
ugh typo “Donovan the stubborn horse”
Is that even the horse’s name or is that the name they gave him?
Thanks, SoS!
as usual, they deleted bunch of comments @ them lying about having owners’ permission to b there
his real name is Donovan, per news articles too….but RFB calls him “Taco Tuesday”, perhaps one of the many reason he runs from her
Am I the only one that finds it disturbing they like to name animals after food?
I’m not sure why they bother deleting comments. This is a complete and utter shit show (as predicted) and people are quick with the screen shots. Dammit, I’m nearly out of popcorn again!
One receipt is dated 2017.
Seriously? LOL. I hope people are screen shotting and reporting this fraud. I especially hope they report it to the new stations that keep runnign the stories.
I have a screenshot of the receipt. But don’t know how to post it here.
Thanks. They are posted all over so maybe just post the link to them.
Looks like this Donovan is part of Spunkys Rescue Ranch in Malibu on Mulholland….. They lost everything. The owner is “Mary Dee S Rickards”
Yes, and they don’t want Romney trying to `rescue’ their horse. LOL
Here’s your daily reminder to vote for Ann and MOP:
https://eaglerarelife.com/stories/lalainia-ann-kline
Thanks, Shed!