Helping Horse Trainer Ron Kohlhoff
Well, that last ride did me in I think. I’ve been sick all weekend. Ugh! Since I’m too focused on searching for my reserve Kleenex boxes and soup cans to ponder the mysteries of horse training, this might be a good time to share a story I found. I came across it while doing one of my routine searches for reining information on the Internet (I’m in the very scientifically named learning stage called, “sponge mode,” right now)
Here is the story. I’ve found it on several sites, but the primary posts are from the Ohio Valley Reining Horse Association and the Central Ohio Reining Horse Association web sites.
Ron Kohlhoff, a lifelong horse trainer located in Wakeman, Ohio has been diagnosed and is undergoing treatment for Multple Myleoma, a type of Leukemia. Ron has a long history as a reining, dressage and cutting horse trainer and competitor. He and his wife, Sylvia, also a horse trainer, are both self employed as owners and operators of Kolhoff Performance Horses. The portion of expenses for chemotherapy and prescriptions not covered by insurance are creating a financial burden for the family. One drug alone is costing $5000/month of which he has to pay $3000! Anything you can do, no matter how small, will be greatly appreciated. Continue Reading »
