Castleton Ranch - CA - Legit?

[skydy]

@clanter

read their 990 form, interesting… so they claim to have 80 to 100 head under care at all times, farrier every six weeks with if needed all corrective farrier needs … for under $13,000 … not saying that is impossible but from my experience it is questionable

Including Lease payments, the director is pulling in nearly $300,000 of about 1.7M budget

They spend about $50k to pay an outside fund raising company

Not the type of rescue I’d support.

[seattle_slewru]

@skydy

Not the type of rescue I’d support.

Well bloody hell, then don’t support them, thats your choice. You are going on like a bunch of tossers about these people. When will you be quiet and leave it be? Where is the proof that they pull in $300,000 all you’ve really got is your arse.

[skydy]

@seattle slewru

Well bloody hell, then don’t support them, thats your choice. You are going on like a bunch of tossers about these people. When will you be quiet and leave it be? Where is the proof that they pull in $300,000 all you’ve really got is your arse.

Lovely first post. If you’d like your opinion to be taken seriously, try behaving (and writing) like an adult.

Many of us enjoy these forums because of the intelligence and maturity of our members. We don’t always agree, however we do make an effort to be civil.

When you become a member of a long standing community and join in on an ongoing conversation, it is best not to start off with hostility. Read, how to effectively communicate with others #101.

[clanter]

@seattle slewru

Well bloody hell, then don’t support them, thats your choice. You are going on like a bunch of tossers about these people. When will you be quiet and leave it be? Where is the proof that they pull in $300,000 all you’ve really got is your arse.

read their 990 form… nearly $100k as pay and $200,000 in lease payment are made to the CEO

[moonlitoaksranch]

Whoa! That sounds lucrative.

[clanter]

here is the 990 for another horse group who do not call themselves a Rescue but manage an equal number of horses, providing great care and they spent nothing on any Person…every cent went to support the horses …oh and did it on less than $70k

https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/display_990/465031216/02_2019_prefixes_46-47%2F465031216_201712_990EZ_2019020216058530

[avjudge]

@seattle slewru

. . . When will you be quiet and leave it be? . . .

Um, when newbies stop dredging it up from the archives by randomly posting on a years-old thread?

[oldernewbie]

Well damn! My Oncept discussion has over 20,000 views - if you all Castleton groupies keep reviving this one, which is not nearly as interesting - maybe we can pass that up!!! Does this make me an internet influencer???

:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

[HungarianHippo]

How much ya wanna bet that all these new accounts defending Castleton share the same IP address. Looks like some drunken houseguests may be on the loose in California!

[TheJenners]

Has anyone alerted the mods? It looks like the same user who keeps forgetting their login info… :lol:

[Altag]

@oldernewbie

Well damn! My Oncept discussion has over 20,000 views -:

What is that?

[oldernewbie]

@Altag

What is that?

Oncept? It’s an immunotherapy vaccine for melanoma. My horse is patient #1 at Ohio State. It’s our biggest claim to fame :lol:

https://www.chronofhorse.com/forum/forum/discussion-forums/horse-care/261149-melanoma-oncept-november-2019-update-post-173

[LaurieB]

This thread bounces back up more times than a yo-yo. :lol:

[Altag]

@oldernewbie

Oncept? It’s an immunotherapy vaccine for melanoma. My horse is patient #1 at Ohio State. It’s our biggest claim to fame :lol:

https://www.chronofhorse.com/forum/forum/discussion-forums/horse-care/261149-melanoma-oncept-november-2019-update-post-173

Okay, now I get it. The non-sequitur threw me off, I thought your comment related to Castleton or this thread, not an entirely different subject. Just a little slow on the uptake today.

[seattle_slewru]

@clanter

read their 990 form… nearly $100k as pay and $200,000 in lease payment are made to the CEO

Here you are going on about 990, and how they are raking in $300K from these horses. Well what are these blokes names and what are they doing with that money if what you are going on about has anything to do with reality? How are they avoiding trouble? Sounds like a bunch of fiction. Wheres the proof, where are the links?

[HungarianHippo]

Your attempt to sound british is entertaining, matey. Maybe throw in a blimey or two to complete the look…

[skydy]

@HungarianHippo

Your attempt to sound british is entertaining, matey. Maybe throw in a blimey or two to complete the look…

:lol:

[seattle_slewru]

@HungarianHippo

Your attempt to sound british is entertaining, matey. Maybe throw in a blimey or two to complete the look…

Attempting to sound British? I was born and raised in Newmarket, Suffolk and my father worked at one of the many stables there so I grew up with horses my whole life. I am now a proud American citizen, but I don’t forget my roots. Anyone who knows about horse racing knows about Newmarket. We don’t say “blimey” any more than an Australian would say “Crikey” , I am sorry you get your information from TV sitcom cliches, but if you ever been you would know better.

All I simply asked was where is the proof. Its obvious the bunch of you are going on about these blokes and how they are paying themselves $300,000 a year. Post some links and educate me about them. Lets see some facts. Until then its all fiction. What are their actual names? Just about anyone can run on about something, but where is the facts? I’m not trying to argue, i’m just trying to be clear about it.

[Angela_Freda]

@seattle slewru

Attempting to sound British? I was born and raised in Newmarket, Suffolk and my father worked at one of the many stables there so I grew up with horses my whole life. I am now a proud American citizen, but I don’t forget my roots. Anyone who knows about horse racing knows about Newmarket. We don’t say “blimey” any more than an Australian would say “Crikey” , I am sorry you get your information from TV sitcom cliches, but if you ever been you would know better.

All I simply asked was where is the proof. Its obvious the bunch of you are going on about these blokes and how they are paying themselves $300,000 a year. Post some links and educate me about them. Lets see some facts. Until then its all fiction. What are their actual names? Just about anyone can run on about something, but where is the facts? I’m not trying to argue, i’m just trying to be clear about it.

Google.
Guidestar or the IRS website will get you to the 990s where all that info is.
You are arguing, about something you aren’t even motivated enough to look into yourself.
That is a bit odd, to defend the org., but not first examine the information to be sure that those who are sharing concerns aren’t onto something.

I know nothing about this org., but I know the people suggesting they are hinky who say they have looked at their 990s and shared some of the highlights that make them come to the conclusions they have.
You suggesting they are not concerning, without even looking on the other hand… just, odd.

[Brown_Derby]

@Angela Freda

Google.
Guidestar or the IRS website will get you to the 990s where all that info is.
You are arguing, about something you aren’t even motivated enough to look into yourself.
That is a bit odd, to defend the org., but not first examine the information to be sure that those who are sharing concerns aren’t onto something.

As shown in post #3, page one of this thread. Blimey.