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Re: [RC] Sad and OT - Karen Sullivan----- Original Message ----- From: <DESERTRYDR1@xxxxxxx> He was trying to load the first mustang in the trailer, it kicked him square in the left nipple. Basically, he was kicked hard enough to send his heart into fibrillation...... hospital, but he was declared dead shortly after they got there.PLEASE be careful. And when you hear someone talking about wanting to get a horse for their kids, who don't know anything about horses, tell them that they need to look for a BROKE horse. What if one of the kids had been in the pen? Jeri, so sad, but really hit a nerve with me.....some years ago we had the BLM brings mustangs to our county and I saw quite a few adopted out to people who had never had a horse. A mom up on the next street was all hot to get one for her 10 year old girl, since she could not afford a "trained horse." Another neighbor and I tried hard to talk her out of it...whole list of reasons. She ended up adopting 3 yearlings, had inadequate size pen and no shelter and I complained several times to BLM as her fencing in no way even met requirements......I drove by too many times to see those three standing shivering together in one small pen, all with halters with ropes dragging, in the mud and rain....it was heartbreaking. First weekend she got them; the daugther was sleeping in the pen with them....these people had absolutely no clue about horse behavior or nature.... Daughter got kicked by one of them, broke her arm.... 2 years later, their feet are a mess, one is still very wild. I can't imagine them being able to be wormed, vaccinated or have feet trimmed.... I am NOT anti mustang or BLM program! I have a BLM mustang myself....and I will admit, she is and will be a terrific horse; but there are instincts that are stronger than any other horses I have had..I just think there need to be MUCH stricter adoptions requirements; and they should NOT go out to rookie horse owners, unless those owners go through one of the programs.... Karen Karen =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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