Horse Abuse

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In a message dated 9/16/99 2:09:52 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
wind@visionsofthewind.com writes:

<< Vic (ex-show horse turned endurance horse) >>

Lucky Vic!!  I bet he's waaaaay happier (even if his poor little tail wasn't 
being gingered).  This type of thing is sickening.  I boarded my Paint horse 
years ago at a Saddlebred barn in MN and the stuff they did to those poor 
horses is still stuck in my mind.  I wish to God I'd turned them in.  I did 
complain to the barn owner (who didn't have a clue what was going on) and 
some of the really awful stuff stopped.  Can a "protest" be filed directly 
with IAHA? (rather than going through an individual show manager)  I have had 
numerous dealings with IAHA staff people and they are all very, very 
accessible (helpful), I would feel comfortable calling directly for advice if 
I suspected somebody was  abusing their horse.  Aren't you glad you're out of 
the show world????

Sylvia, Harca, Star & Chance (what's a horse show?)
  & Copy, retired Paint (horse shows suck)


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