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DREAMS DO COME TRUE: GOODYEAR COUPLE WINS FREE HORSE!         

 (Goodyear, Arizona) - The latest winner of a HorseCity.com free horse is a Goodyear, Arizona, couple who never dreamed they would win! Dreams do come true for deserving horse lovers at HorseCity.com! 

Nancy Tannenbaum, a reservations agent with Southwest Airlines, sat down at her computer several nights in a row and entered the contest a few times.  She came home from a long day at work recently and her husband Joe, a computer specialist, solemnly instructed her to listen to the answering machine. She feared the worst, but instead, heard a message declaring her the winner of HorseCity.com’s 17th free horse, American Paint Horse Association #564539, named ‘Pocketfullakryptonite,’ a.k.a., ‘Sunni,’ a two-year-old mare.

Nancy’s only shocked comment: “I can’t believe it!” She rode as a child, then gave it up until age 52: she’s 59 now, and she plans to gentle, or break, the horse herself. “I’ve never had a horse buck or try anything. I used to compete in Western and English pleasure, and in barrels. I’m anxious to get going with this horse.

The Tannenbaums have two children, both of whom ride. Husband Joe doesn’t ride, in fact, never was on a horse until he met me. He likes being around them, reports Nancy. Maybe Joe will turn out to be an equestrian, after all!

The competition to win HorseCity’s free horse is stiff. Each month, 250,000 signed-up users of the site register more than one million times to win. The computer selects the winner, who is carefully screened by HorseCity management.

Ryan Dohrn, HorseCity.com general manager, affirmed that once again, a great horse has gone to a great home. Michael and his family now have something they’ve dreamed of, and we know this horse will bring much joy to everyone.

He noted that HorseCity’s screening procedures for awarding the animals are very stringent, in the best interest of the horses. “We can take the horse back at any time if any information has been falsified. A licensed veterinarian then determines that winner’s capacity to care for the horse appropriately. Our own horse courier delivers the horse and evaluates the prospective owner’s fitness.

Free Horse entry rules are easily accessed on the Web site. Site visitors may register as many times as possible for each month’s giveaway.

HorseCity.com offers free information on training, veterinary care, stable management, tack, competitions and events, plus its Horse TV allows riders to watch actual lessons from the top professionals in the industry. The site includes free resources for the general horse enthusiast, or for riders in the disciplines of hunter/jumper, endurance, dressage, eventing, roping, cutting, barrel racing, pleasure and more.     

HorseCity.com is a subsidiary of Morris Communications Group and a division of Morris Digital Works, and is headquartered in Augusta, Georgia.                               

 


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