Thank you, Ranelle!
We need to keep hammering at this topic in order to change the mindset
that has been ingrained for so long . . . Times have permanently
changed!
Just this weekend, a very knowledgable equestrian friend made the comment that a particular squealey, kicky mare we ride with should be bred, and that would take care of her behavior issues. In the old days, that may have been the simple solution. TIMES HAVE CHANGED, and this very experienced trainer/equestrian is still thinking the old way! Breeding, in my opinion needs to be strictly regulated and controlled from here on. I personally feel a license should be necessary to breed any
domestic (dogs, cats, horses) animals ~ with penalties for noncompliance.
Terry "May the Horse be with you"
I am glad you posted on this list. The animals on the site appear to be nice horses that would excel at endurance given the right home. I hope they get that chance. My only beef is to continue to breed more horses than you can provide for. Depending on someone else's land to support the herd, yet continuing to propagate just seems irresponsible.
I bred, showed, trained, and sold Akita pups for 20 years. I stopped when I no longer could expect the litters to be spoken for before being conceived. I could not even have imagined breeding a litter of pups with even the remote possibility that any of them would end up at a shelter.
I am sure your friend does care for his horses. They sure look well-fed, etc in the pictures. Maybe this is a wake up call for him, and one of his strategies will be to call the vet for some gelding appointments!
Don't get your panties in a wad here about the responses you have received. Most of us would hook up our trailers and drive to wherever these animals were to help if asked. We just want folks to breed what the market will bear, no more.
I once tried to buy a nice young Arab stallion from a "preservation breeder" who simply had too many horses. I wanted to geld him and turn him into an endurance horse that would enhance the reputation of her foundation sire, his dad. She wanted way more than what he was worth as a gelding, so kept him standing in mud up to his knees, with no shelter in a small corral.
Years later, I came across the horse in someone's backyard. It made me cringe. The horse had gone through an auction, and obviously had a tough life. I brought him home, re-habbed him, and sold him to a young girl who still loves him. He was headed to another round at an auction.
Guess I just read Black Beauty too many times..!
Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway. ~ John Wayne
This is my fault for placing this on Ride Camp-It was my
intent to have Endurance families learn of these potential horses.
Kim would not let the horses go for slaughter-he will bring
them home-Kim has spent horses rescuing horses from these barns over the years
and many of the horses that he now owns have come from these rescues. He
does not complain or beg anyone for help with feed or any of the
expenses. Just last spring he rescued several Spanish Mustang mares from
an auction barn that does sell the percentage of horses to slaughter. His main
focus of his life is” for the horses”-his and anyone else’s.
He does not live off these horses, he lives for them. He does not live
off the money he makes from the horses; he is a professional farrier and uses
this income to take care of the horses-his and others.
You misunderstood this person and my intent-so please if you
would like contact me direct and I will try to explain.
Again I am very sorry.
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