My Soapbox for Equestrian Writings
It’s a pretty good business model, if you think about it. People give you horses for free. Sometimes they give you money or food as a gesture of good will. In turn, you take the horses to the auctions and sell them directly to the kill buyer for about $300 each. Your expenses are limited […]
Read MoreIf you are a Massachusetts resident who opposes horse slaughter, now is the time to call in your support for a bill now on Beacon Hill that bans horse slaughter for human consumption and its associated bulk transport. The bill is seeking co-sponsors until February 4th. Read the bill text at http://www.animallawcoalition.com/horse-slaughter/article/1519 Find your state Rep […]
Read MoreIf you’re like me, you have plenty of old halters lying around. Now here’s a worthwhile cause that will not only take them off their hands but might actually save a horse’s life. Horses that come into the Unadilla auction without halters are run through in groups and bought by the kill buyers. If a […]
Read MoreFourteen year old Kaitlynn Bilskie always believed that she would find her beloved horse Maximum Reflections (Max), a paint gelding that was stolen more on August 23, 2008 from his paddock in Illinois. On October 4th of this year her dream came true: Max was found in Springfield, Mo. Kim Gully had just responded to […]
Read MoreEddie, a horse in Wyoming, survived a 3.3-mile swim through an irrigation tunnel after being sucked into the intake valve. Eddie was found — relatively unscathed — two days after disappearing under water. The 9-year old Arabian gelding was being ridden along the Shoshone river when he and his 16-year old rider, Joshua Black, and […]
Read MoreHorses were a big part of Elvis Presley’s life. Who knew? But I read recently that the stable of Graceland are now open to the public from Memorial Day to Labor Day. For Elvis, like for many of us, riding offered him peace and solace. Elvis’s favorite horse was a golden palomino he called Rising […]
Read MoreI got yet another email today from someone looking for a “forever” home for a 24 year old mare. It seems like I get at least one a week now. The good news is that people are trying to find homes for their horses. The bad news is that they are not really accepting responsibility […]
Read MoreMayflower, a small Shetland pony has become a minor celebrity in her hometown of Southhampton, Hants in the UK. Four times passersby have called emergency rescue services because they thought the pony was sinking into the mud by a river. Apparently Mayflower’s pasture mates are all taller than she and, since her legs are so […]
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