Posted by Kristine Johnson --Previous Message--
on 12/15/2004, 1:55 pm, in reply to "Re: I need help with Fire Chief (*Bask++ + Imra) pictures!! "
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Very old thread - so don't know if anyone will read it - but it made me so angry that I just had to reply. I worked for the Holaseks, and for your info, Ward Holasek almost died trying to save FireChief !! Whoever made those comments are stupid, ignorant people, who must feel it is o.k to trash other people !
: I was lucky enough to see Fire Chief at
: his home (Rock Isle Arabians) in
: Waconia, Minnesota, a few years before
: the tragic fire. If you ever had the
: chance to meet Ward Holasek, his
: owner, I don't think you'd ever say
: anything derogatory about him. He was
: and is totally devoted to his horses.
: I never met anyone who worked harder.
: The loss of Fire Chief was absolutley
: devastating to him and his family.
: Fire Chief was the root and foundation
: to their success. It was an honor to
: see Fire Chief. He was a small, very
: typey horse with a family pet
: disposition. Mr. Holasek also showed
: off his then 2 year old colt Alada
: Baskin. It was amazing to see a
: legendary National Champion as a mere
: colt.
:
: I didn't find a lot of information
: about Fire Chief on the net, but here
: is a link to a photo I found:
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: http://public.fotki.com/hypoint/arabians/arabian_directory_f/fire_chief.html
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: Ditto, I can't stand where there are
: people like that who own horses, makes
: me mad too... alright, let's see what
: we can find out with Arabian Express,
: maybe they'll help us out.
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: Back in the 80's when the fire
: happened,
: the Arabian Express did a big article
: on it. Maybe check with them. We were
: just talking about it the other day. I
: guess because I remember reading how
: the owner saw there was a fire, didn't
: think it was to bad, so he pulled all
: his tractors out of the barn first.
: Then he realized it was worst than he
: thought so he started opening stall
: doors. Well, all the draft horses just
: ran out to their pasture like normal,
: but most of his Arabians, which did
: not
: have this routine, didn't make it out
: of the barn, including Fire Cheif.
: Talk about a sad story that makes me
: sick and mad at the guy.
: Roxy
: --Previous Message--
: Noooo.... not for the lack of trying.
: The
: only suggestion that I got from
: someone
: whom I asked about Fire Chief was,
: since he was killed in a fire, there
: may be some information through the
: insurance, but I have no clue where to
: start with that, and neither did he.
: Did you find anything?
: --Previous Message--
: DID YOU EVER FIND ANY PHOTOS?
: --Previous Message--
: I'm in the exact same postition as
: you!
: I
: believe that he is the sire of my
: mare,
: but I can't find ANYTHING on him! If
: you find anything, will you let me
: know, as I will do the same for you.
: Thanks, good luck!
: --Previous Message--
: hey, if anyone has pics of Fire Chief,
: id
: be x-treamly gratful! he is my
: horses sire!
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