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Re: [RC] isn't there some middle ground here (WAS horse abuse/shelter) - A. Perez"Wait a minute....isn't there some middle ground here? Is it out 24/7 w/no shelter or windbreak or if not that then locked in a stall???? It's not always black or white but many shades in between. Where they are is only part of it. Feed or absence of adequate nutrition plays a huge part in the horse's ability to stay healthy....as well as a host of other issues. Pat" Of course there is - it is the extremes that are 'abusive' (no shelter/full-time confinement). While the IDEAL is 24/7 turn- out with free-choice access to shelter, this assumes adequate acreage to support full-time grazing AND some means of segregating horse for feeding, if necessary - a luxury few of us have. Necessity may dictate that we shut our horses in to rest pasture, for feeding, to keep them clean, un-faded and un- scathed for the show-ring, etc. However, somewhere along the way, people have begun to think that stabling (each horse in it's own stall) is necessary for the good of the horse In fact, it usually is simply for our own convenience - not a trivial consideration at all, I might add! In the winter, I have to spend an hour each morning sitting in my truck while my field-boarded horse, pulled from the field, finishes his grain and can be returned to the field. I'd MUCH rather have that extra time in bed, but the option of stalling him at night to eat and turning him back out in the morning does not exist for me. And should he ever need to be confined to recover from an illness or injury, I'll be up the proverbial creek! ________________________________________________ Get your own "800" number Voicemail, fax, email, and a lot more http://www.ureach.com/reg/tag =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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