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Heidi,  Exactly my thoughts!!!!   In Maine we see so
many people who have horses that either don't know how
to take care of them or are in a position where they
cannot take care of them but instead of finding homes
for them (and feeding their children and paying rent)
they keep the horses and try to feed them believing
that other people have the money that they "deserve"
for their horses.  Most cannot buy horses on the spur
of the moment BUT might take one to care for to save
its life.

In the past I have taken up several horses that were
in that same situation ( except the people were
grateful to see their horses cared for), I could not
buy them but would take them, feed and care for them,
train them if nessesary and then find good homes for
them (for free as well)  I am not in a situation now
that I could do that.   I have two horses and one on
the way and that is enough to feed and care for
properly right now.

If I were in that situation I would find my horses
homes BEFORE they BEGAN to be skinny and suffer and
not after they were in such need of care.   A dead
horse is worth nothing.  Doesn't matter if it is well
bred or not.   I have had Warmbloods, Quarter Horses,
Arabs, Spanish Mustangs, POAs, Shetlands,
Standardbreds,  All had what people said were dynomite
breeding but they were free to me because the people I
got them from were in this same situation.   One
Warmblood came from France and cost around $15,000. 
Good breeding ?? Yes but needing a home so free to me
and free to the person I gave it to a couple of years
later. Saved its life, kept her beautiful, lived the
rest of her life happy.  Could have been bad.  

My heart goes out to this lady but..........it goes
out more to the unsuspecting horses that are suffering
for a humans mistakes.   Our horses deserve better
than that.  Giving them away would at least leave her
more $$$ to take care of her children and give her a
place to live, and avoid more shame on the horse
owners of our day than just let them die instead of
giving them away.   Only my opinion.


> > I'm sorry you perceived my post as picking this
> lady apart.  I had hoped I
> > had made it clear that it was to some degree a
> general commentary on how
> > people get into this situation and how to avoid
> it.  I also thought I made
> > it clear that even though she may "deserve" to get
> money for these horses
> > (and she likely does) that the urgency of her
> circumstances (and those of
> > others who have their lives turned upside down for
> whatever reason) SHOULD
> > make a free home that gets them off the feed bill
> as attractive as a paid
> > home for an insignificant amount that takes time
> to materialize.
> > It is the very fact that eleven horses are getting
> skinnier that prompted
> > my post.  This is not the time for a debate about
> how much they are
> > monetarily worth, or whether there deserves to be
> money change hands--this
> > is the time that people need to consider ALL
> options for placement, for
> > the sake of the horses.  And this is not aimed
> specifically at this poor
> > woman--it is a commentary on her all-too-common
> situation in general.
> > I would also hope that perhaps my comments MIGHT
> be taken to heart by
> > those who have small breeding operations--the old
> > "there-but-for-the-grace-of-God" bit--and that
> they might consider whether
> > they have contingencies for such circumstances,
> should they ever find
> > themselves in similar dire straits.
> >
> > Heidi
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