Davy Jones’ horses doing fine a year after his death
The 14 horses that Monkees heart-throb Davy Jones was determined to look after for the rest of their days have crossed the United States to stay in the care of the Jones family.
The family of the Monkees lead singer, who died of a heart attack on February 29 last year at the age of 66, are determined to fulfil his wish to provide the animals with the best of care.
Many are rescue animals or retired racehorses.
The Davy Jones Equine Memorial Foundation has been set up by his children, Talia, Sarah, Jessica and Annabel, in collaboration with former Monkees Micky Dolenz and Peter Tork, to ensure a good life for the horses Jones loved so much.
In the future, it is hoped the horses will undertake work with underprivileged children.
The fund website says: “We honor his dedication and are ‘taking the reins’ to provide for his herd as they live out their lives.
“Dad learned to ride at age 14 when he became a stable lad in Newmarket, England, and he remained a committed and hands-on horseman. Whenever he was not performing or on the road doing concerts, he was up at 5am and in the stables feeding, grooming, riding and caring for his horses.
“After he suddenly passed away on February 29, 2012, we established the Davy Jones Equine Memorial Foundation in his memory to continue providing for his herd of beloved horses.
“Many of them are rescues that were faced with an uncertain future while others are retired racehorses – he was committed to keeping the herd together and supporting them for the rest of their lives.”
With great effort and generous donations, the family was able to transport the herd to California to be nearer to them.
“We are now able to personally care for them, which gives us all great comfort and a special connection to our dad.
“As the care and feeding of horses is a costly endeavor, financial assistance is greatly needed. Only with your support of the fund will we be able to maintain our dad’s legacy.”
In the years before his death, most of the money Jones earned performing went to care for the 14 horses at his Indiantown ranch, in Florida.
There is no money in the estate to pay for the herd’s upkeep.
The family looked for suitable equine accommodation in Florida, but in the end shipped the horses to a ranch in Santa Barbara, California.
The monthly cost for their upkeep is $US8,000 to $US10,000.
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No money in Davy Jones estate to care for the herd? We all find that hard to believe….another mismanagement of funds? :/
There it is again, 14 horses but when I go to the Davy Jones Equine Memorial Fund website I count 15 horses. Why does everyone say that there are only 14? There are 15 horses.
http://www.djemf.com/#!meet-the-herd/c1zxl
14 is the number of horses that the fund launched with:
https://www.facebook.com/TheDavyJonesEquineMemorialFoundation/info
DJ left 14 but Talia already had one so altogether they have to care for 15.
He continued to work as much as he did to care for the horses. The estate is tied up and much of it anyway is in property. They also no longer have his income to count on so they’ve established the foundation. It also helps children via equine therapy.
So many lives, animal and human, now benefit.
i am so sorry for the loss of your dad he was a good guy and he loves his fans and his horses he will be missed here in tulsa ok i am daina norman i love him so much i wish i could of meet him but i was not born yet i am from frankfurt germany on march 15th 1972 he was in his 20 before i was born but i still love him so much hes is sooooooo fine looking and very sweet to people .
love daina norman
Please don’t speak for me when commenting about David Jones. How do you have any idea of the money he was making in the years before his death? Or the amount of expenses he had? Go look down your nose at someone else.
Amen no one has the right to judge anyone about anything that is personal. So whoever it is being stupid just shut up and leave Davy Jones and his personal items alone. Joyce