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I had the same feelings you had on the PMS farms. I have read quite a bit
of information on these farms in Canada, which has made me reconsider my
thoughts.
Alot of the foals are by warmblood, quarterhorse, arabian, and other
registered stallions. The foals are available for purchase. Most are not
used for the meat market as thought. I doubt the meat market would be
after foals.
There are rules that govern these PMS farms and their horses. They have to
have so many days of pasture after so many days of stall. They are in tie
stalls, but they have to be certain sizes. I wish I still had the articles
I have read to give you nore information.
Animal activists are out there in full force guys. They would have us not
riding a horse at all. They were at the local fairs a couple of years ago
harrassing the 4-H kids about riding horses. Come on.... What is going to
happen if they start to get their way? We will not see horses except in
Zoo's.
We see cruelty in all forms to horses. The worst in my book is the
uninformed person who is being cruel and doesn't even realize it. I have
seen lame horses run down the side of the roads with 2 big kids on their
backs, day after day. I have seen horses with their heads so far in the
air from having an unbalanced rider balancing on their mouths. And then
there are the trainers we have heard of who have bled their horses so they
would be calm in the show ring. Or tied up their heads to the ceilings of
the stall all night so they would go with their heads down rolling peanuts
in the pleasure ring. There are people out there that think endurance
riders are cruel to ride a horse so far and so hard. One can find all types
of thinking on this matter.
Calves especially for veal have gotten the same uninformed publicity. Have
you ever seen two calves on bottles or buckets? They will suck eachother
causing all sorts of other problems. Long story made short, they are
better off in small pens by themselves instead of together. A fact that
the media made sound so awful.
We tend to listen and believe everything we hear. Is there anyone out
there who has been in the barns? Better yet worked at these farms? If the
proof is in the pudding, I want proof with my pudding.
This could be an awful nice retirement life for those lame mares out there
that are currently going to the knackers (meat).
I personally have started looking into buying one of the foals. They are
available at reasonable prices. It is expensive to raise a foal. Alot of
the kids horses have already gone to the knackers. It is expensive to buy
any kind of horse anymore. These farms may help solve some of this problem.
The reason so many horses have gone to the knackers in the first place is
they are willing to pay a higher price than john q. public but that is a
whole different thought.
I know there are some of you that will not see this the way I do, and so be
it. We all have our opinions. I am just asking you to think about this
before you jump in.... Maybe not everything is bad about it.
Happy trails,
Bonnie
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