Kid Rock helps local horses

The quote below...is what I saw in Bob Ritchie years ago, beyond the Kid Rock "American Bad Ass" persona...a soul as real as it gets, and he does 'get it'. It is this side of Kid Rock, that I admire & respect most...the human side, which is rarely recognized by the judgemental self righteous hypocrites and bias media. Oh, I know he can be an ass at times too, but we all can be at times...an imperfect human being. :)

What will he be giving thanks for on Thanksgiving this year?

Everything, he said. Just everything even winter. To be alive and breathing during a Michigan winter with friends, family and my son around; what else is there, really?

His plans for Thanksgiving arent so different from average persons, as hell be spending time with family.

Well cook a turkey and say a prayer, he said.

i rescued 2 ferrets ....does that count? lol

Good Job Bob. You inspire me everyday. lol

That was a really nice thing to read. Thank you for posting!

Not horsing around: Kid Rock gives help

Published: Thursday, November 26, 2009

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Julie Lanivich of Clinton Township with her mare, Blaithin. Lanivich was chosen by Kid Rock to receive one years worth of financial support for boarding expenses.

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Brook Coleman is shown with her miniature horse, Tina, at Twillingate Farm in Brandon Township. She is one of two women helped out by Kid Rock, as he helped pay for boarding their horses for a year. The Oakland Press/DOUG BAUMAN

Animals may not have any concept of human holidays but, if they did, some local animals might find themselves giving thanks to Kid Rock today.

Ive always tried to help out where I can locally. I do a lot of things nationally and worldwide, too, but if I cant start out by helping in my hometown, then why bother? said Robert Ritchie, the Clarkston-area celebrity musician best known as Kid Rock.

After reading an Oakland Press article on Oct. 4 about the faltering economy impacting peoples ability to care for their horses, Ritchie contacted The Oakland Press and said he wanted to help.

I really would just like to find a nice family in the area who needs some help right now, Ritchie said.

Ritchie offered to house the horses for free at the barn on his homes property in the Clarkston area while their owners try to get back on their feet.

The Oakland Press ran another article soliciting entries from horse owners facing hardships, and now four horses and their owners are getting help from the countys bad boy musician.

Not so simple

I wanted to open my home to strangers, and when you think about somebody like me, that might be something where you say, Wow. That person is going to open their home? Ritchie said.

What he wanted to do and what he was