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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 3241"><p>>This message is to all those confused folks out there who really don't understand how the "horse business really works. What we have is a system that has been in place since people had to ride or drive horses to get around. Yes, there is a lot of ignorance out there about horses, as there is about anything, but no one can change the cold hard facts. My business is buying the horses that no one thinks is good for anything anymore, not the old or crippled but the young (colts up to about 12 years) reconditioning and/or retraining them to make them useful again. What I want to know is do y'all want to do something for these salvageable animals or just sit and jaw about it. Politicking is well and good for politicians but since we shouldn't completely do away with the killers, they provide a useful service which if we make it illegal to slaughter horses in this country, the animals will be shipped across the border to be killed making them suffer even more. If anyone wants to help, E-mail me and instead of trying to change an unchangeable situation, let's get to work putting thse unwanted horses back into service. What we see a lot of is people who</p><p>> think a horse is like a dog or a</p><p>> cat and just have no place to keep</p><p>> one to begin with. Or they wa> do the baby thing and then find</p><p>> out they do not have the time or</p><p>> money. Agree an old horse that is</p><p>> sound and healthy that has had a</p><p>> useful life should be turned out</p><p>> to pasture, but what about the</p><p>> thousands that are out there that</p><p>> no one wants that die a slow and</p><p>> long death because of neglect and</p><p>> plain ingorence. My oldest son is</p><p>> a farrier and you would not</p><p>> believe some of the things he sees</p><p>> in the way horses are tended to or</p><p>> should I say not tended to. To</p><p>> many people breed because they</p><p>> want that cute little colt and</p><p>> forget that it turns into that</p><p>> 1000 pound horse that requires a</p><p>> certian amount of care,</p><p>> responsiblty, and expense. I guess</p><p>> being raised in the country on a</p><p>> farm gives me a different outlook</p><p>> than a person who was raised in a</p><p>> different setting. Just hate to</p><p>> see animals suffer be it a horse,</p><p>> dog, cow or whatever.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p> <a href="mailto:bethkingsridge@yahoo.com">bethkingsridge@yahoo.com</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 3241"] >This message is to all those confused folks out there who really don't understand how the "horse business really works. What we have is a system that has been in place since people had to ride or drive horses to get around. Yes, there is a lot of ignorance out there about horses, as there is about anything, but no one can change the cold hard facts. My business is buying the horses that no one thinks is good for anything anymore, not the old or crippled but the young (colts up to about 12 years) reconditioning and/or retraining them to make them useful again. What I want to know is do y'all want to do something for these salvageable animals or just sit and jaw about it. Politicking is well and good for politicians but since we shouldn't completely do away with the killers, they provide a useful service which if we make it illegal to slaughter horses in this country, the animals will be shipped across the border to be killed making them suffer even more. If anyone wants to help, E-mail me and instead of trying to change an unchangeable situation, let's get to work putting thse unwanted horses back into service. What we see a lot of is people who > think a horse is like a dog or a > cat and just have no place to keep > one to begin with. Or they wa> do the baby thing and then find > out they do not have the time or > money. Agree an old horse that is > sound and healthy that has had a > useful life should be turned out > to pasture, but what about the > thousands that are out there that > no one wants that die a slow and > long death because of neglect and > plain ingorence. My oldest son is > a farrier and you would not > believe some of the things he sees > in the way horses are tended to or > should I say not tended to. To > many people breed because they > want that cute little colt and > forget that it turns into that > 1000 pound horse that requires a > certian amount of care, > responsiblty, and expense. I guess > being raised in the country on a > farm gives me a different outlook > than a person who was raised in a > different setting. Just hate to > see animals suffer be it a horse, > dog, cow or whatever. [email=bethkingsridge@yahoo.com]bethkingsridge@yahoo.com[/email] [/QUOTE]
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