The American Association of Equine Practitioners defines the term "unwanted
horse" as, "Horses which are no longer wanted by their current owner because
they are old, injured, sick, unmanageable, fail to meet their owner's
expectations, or the owner can no longer afford or is incapable of caring for
them." This definition, according to Lenz, is a starting point to discover
what's causing the problem and what can be done to correct
it.
"Regardless of how horses reached this state, every owner-and the
equine industry at large-has a responsibility to ensure that everything possible
is done to guarantee the humane care and treatment of unwanted horses," Lenz
said. "Our message now is to please go to http://survey.ictgroup.com/uhcsurvey/, and provide us with
feedback. Answers will be confidential. More important, this feedback will be
invaluable in developing a strategy to solve the problem."
