July 31st...

With the up coming full enactment of the EU’s drug requirement in horses intended for food I am wondering, possibly predicting, a few things.... Remember we have all been given this information more than 6 months ago.

(1) I have already read some articles by vets on this, the US will very likely research and begin putting withdrawal times on drugs for horses like they do for cattle and other “intended for food livestock”.

(2) Will the price per pound on qualifying horses go up? We are told so few will pass the requirements meaning lower supply for the same demand. Heck demand may even go up since people will feel horse meat is now safe to eat.

Lately I’ve been seeing a lot of free weanlings and yearlings. I think it won’t be long (maybe is already happening) before people start picking them up for the feed lot. The better ones may be picked out of the herd for riders etc... and the others go on the big truck with all papers in order. If the per pound price is up and a person has the farm resources, keeping a weanling for 2 to 3 yrs would still be lucrative. We do it with our naturally raised beef steers, why not naturally raised equine? Remember there will be a list of qualified drugs and there is already a list of 6 month withdrawal drugs.

With all of the bred broodmares for sale cheap or free I don’t suppose it would be at all hard to have a herd for next to nothing and let them breed. I do believe there will be horses bred strictly for meat. I do believe culls will still go to the plant, they’ll just spend more time on the feed lot. Keeping records is all it will require.

I have a 14 yr old gelding whom I’ve owned his entire life. He would meet the requirements and he has not been neglected in any way. In fact I would venture to say he is healthier than those who have been over de-wormed and given drugs that some people feel are necessary for all horses and feel it is abusive to not pump poisons and toxins into them.

(3) Some horses will go to the unregulated plants in Mexico. We know they already are but will that number increase? Will the unqualified horse be even cheaper and more obtainable for that market now? Will the NAHSC be able to help them? I certainly don’t believe they will but they will be patting themselves on the back and taking credit for the EU regulating food safety for their citizens. Do they not know that’s all it is about? It is not for the welfare of horses. Why on earth do they think they have had any hand in what other Countries allow their people to eat or not?

John, Vicki, Alex, and the rest of you knot heads, Stop taking credit where it is not yours to take. You already get credit for the suffering of many horses, isn’t that enough for you?

What’s next, you ego maniacal morons? Gonna jump on the HSUS band wagon and fight for no animal ownership just guardianship? Make it possible for Rover to sue their guardian in a court of law over a dog food dispute, or over the humiliation of having your nose rubbed in it when you had an accident on the carpet...

Better be careful I know several horses who would start a class action suite against you for much of their suffering.

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Really, How hard is this? I keep these records for the entire time I own a horse just for my own personal use, it wouldn't be a big deal for 6 months.

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E.2 Equine Information Document

EQUINE INFORMATION DOCUMENT

This document represents and provides for the minimum requirements of written and pictorial identification as well as a record of medical history and declaration for equine (horses, donkeys, zebras and their crosses) presented for slaughter in Canada. Alternatives to filling out the written description and picture identification below are given at the end of Part 1.

Part 1 Identification

Written Identification

Name of the animal (write N/A if the animal has no name)
Primary location of the animal
(Land location or legal address or Premise Identification Number)
Primary use(s) of the animal. Circle one or more of the following: recreation/companion animal/ pleasure riding, breeding, ranch/farm work, public work, private industry work, performance/sport/show, racing, rodeo, urine production, food production, if other please specify
Sex - Mare/Filly, Gelding, Stud/Colt (Circle one) month and year of birth .(if known)
Country of Birth (if known) Height in hands (1 hand = 4 inches)
Refer to Section E.3 for terms to be used for the following equine colour and marking identification section
Body Color
Markings: Head
Body
Limbs: Right Front Right Hind
Left Front Left Hind

The following seven items must be completed or marked N/A if not applicable
Pedigree registry and registration number
Microchip number and location
Passport ID number
Unique Equine Life Number
Or other unique identifier
In the case of an Equine Information Document completed by the previous owner; name of previous owner:
List visible acquired marks (brands, tattoos, scars, etc.) and location
/

Picture Identification

Attach, by stapling to this document, a single page containing the name (if applicable) of the equine and clear printed colour pictures of the animal showing each of the views in the diagram below. The pictures should be large enough to see the detail required. The views shall be printed on a standard 8.5 X 11" page. Ensure that at least 90% of the picture contains the side or portion of the animal shown in the part of the diagram below to be depicted. Take close ups of any visible acquired marks such as brands and attach.Owners, please ensure that the written description and pictures attached agree and then sign and date the picture page.

Diagram

Click on image for larger view

Alternatives to Written and Picture Identification

The picture and written description identification in the above sections will not be required to be fully completed if the identification information listed above is contained in either of the following four alternative options. Any information required above but not contained in the options below must be completed in the applicable section above.

1. The written description information and as a substitute for pictures, the silhouette above, is completed by a licensed Veterinarian or an authorized person*. Lines are to be drawn on the diagrams above representing white areas on the animal where applicable. Mark whorls with an "X". Mark the location of scars with an arrow ->. Draw in acquired marks e.g. brands.

   Name and signature of Veterinarian/authorized person
   License/authorization number
   * Authorized persons would include those authorized by an Animal Pedigree Actrecognized pedigree registry, or recognized by Equine Canada to issue identification passports or brand inspectors employed provincially.

2. For pedigree registered animals that have official registration papers with picture and written description identification, a legible colour copy of the registration papers may be attached to this document.
3. For non pedigree registered equines with an official passport, the passport may be attached.
4. When a complete Equine Information Document (EID) (including part 1) has been provided by a previous owner(s), provided that the EID from the previous owner(s) is attached to this document.

Part 2 History

I, (name of owner) of ////-- (state your full contact address, (street number or post office box number/city/province or state/ postal code or zip code, phone number) am the owner** of the animal identified on this document and have had uninterrupted possession, care or control of the animal identified below from (indicate date care or control started) to (indicate end date).

1. Have any drugs or vaccines been administered to or consumed by the animal during the shorter of the following 3 periods: since January 31, 2010, in the last 180 days, or during the time you owned the animal? Circle Yes or No. If yes, write the name the drug(s) or vaccine(s), last date of use, withdrawal period(s) *** and for drugs, the amount used (dose) per treatment if the label does not indicate a dose or if drug is used at a dosage different than the label indicates
   
   
   
   
   (use back of page if more space is needed).
2. Has the animal identified on this document to your knowledge been diagnosed with an illness during the shorter of the following 3 periods: since January 31, 2010, in the last 180 days, or during the time you owned the animal? Circle Yes or No. If yes, provide details with dates of diagnosis and recovery
   
   
   
   
3. Has the animal identified on this document to your knowledge been treated with a substance listed under the table named substances not permitted for use in food producing equine found in section E.4 during the shorter of the following 3 periods: since January 31, 2010, in the last 180 days, or during the time you owned the animal, Circle Yes or No.

Notes

** An owner is a person who owns or has the possession, care or control of an animal.
*** For information on withdrawal periods for drugs safe for use in food producing animals but without a withdrawal period for equine listed on the label, please consult sections E.5 and E.6 or contact your veterinarian. Indicate the withdrawal period (number of days/hours before the animal can be slaughtered) for vaccines found on the label.

Part 3 Declaration

OWNER DECLARATION

As the owner of the animal identified on this document I hereby certify that the information stated in this Equine Information Document is accurate and complete.

I understand that, effective July 31, 2010, at least six continuous months of documented acceptable history is required for an equine presented for processing in an establishment inspected by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. As such, I have the option of attaching to this document, completed Equine Information Document(s) from previous owner(s) in order to cover the required six continuous months of documented history.

(Signature of owner)

// (Date DD/MM/YY)

http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/fssa/meavia/man/ch17/annexee.shtml#e1

Comment - #3 under Part 2 History. (see type that I have changed to blue and red) If they ask the question in that manner I assume many horses that have been given drugs on the prohibited list will pass without the owner ever having to lie. hmmmm?

By RM

Yet another apology...

I have to tell all 3 of my loyal readers that I am truly sorry for my slacking. lol

Aside from the usual, summer is always busier than winter, dilemma for all us horse/Ag folks I have had other issues. There have been two deaths in the family. One my cousin ( only 50 yrs old) will be missed greatly and the other my computer. Hopefully I will get back on track now that the computer has been restored and resurrected. I posted two today by RH2 that are a little old but still read worthy. I know the ranch hands here have been extra busy this summer as well, maybe the heat and humidity will drive them inside to their key boards to entertain and educate the rest of us. I know they've been missed.

I hope everyone if fairing well and the weather is treating you fairly.

RM

Recyling at it's best...

http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=279281452&blogId=535906108 Another great idea from Jim Gath of Tierra Madre-money must be REALLY tight. The little mini Jim owns is ouchy. Jim can't afford a bag or two of shavings-and yes, now would be the time for all Jim's thong fans to chime in and tell me that can't be true. Well, I'm going to take Jim's word on this one, and he says he can't afford them. SOOOOOO- Jim has come up with the wonderful idea of bedding the little guy down in-old, dried up horse manure. Yep, that's the plan, and Jim says that once that shit (literally, shit) dries up, it's just nice, soft grass, anyhow, so why not use it for bedding? That Jim-he's quite the problem solver, isn't he? Perhaps he should write a book on money saving ideas. I guess that would make more sense than reducing the excess number of horses he has packed into his Sanctuary. We'll have to wait and see how the little Mini likes being bed down in horse manure. If this works, Jim just may have found himself a real money maker. Good, Jim.

By RH2

How's This Workin' For You?

(WARNING, GRAPHIC)

Graphic pics in the link below.

http://forums.prospero.com/alexbrown/messages?msg=47156.1

Just when I think I've seen it all,.... well, I never think that. If you want to get an idea of the extremist personalities we're dealing with, here's a little snapshot for you. I truly believe this is what needs to be sent to all State Reps who are supporting the Anti Agenda. With great minds like these at work, no wonder we can't arrive at a common sense solution.

BY RH2

I Didn’t See You There……

It seems almost every day I read about another horse rescue in need of money. This one is a personal friend of Kim Zito. Kim is the wike of trainer Nick Zito. You can enjoy the whole article at http://www.nj.com/sports/njsports/index.ssf/2010/04/izenberg_horse_rescuer_kelly_y.html . Kelly, (Kelly Young, not Kelly Zito) needs $350,000 to buy a horse farm and fund her operating budget for next year by July 1. Come to think of it, I do too.
Jerry Izenberg, a real writer like R.T., has some heartwarming pictures of one of the 60 head of horses recently acquired by Kelly Young’s Lost and Found Rescue. Lost and Found Rescue takes its name from the line in the hymn Amazing Grace ‘I once was lost but now I’m found’. This particular poster child for the rescue cause is a horse/donkey mix mare. I could be wrong but last I knew the layman’s term for this animal was jenny mule. Something else that confuses me, the rescue is home to 26 head but they recently acquired 60? Remember the comments about the Sue Wallis speech given at Las Vegas? I think we ran the blog as Yes, Jane It Is a Must Read. We had the esteemed John Holland making several references to the incorrect information in the speech. Sue mistakenly assumed everyone understood the role of open range, the U.S. Army Remount program, and the ranchers in the early days of the mustangs. Mr. Holland evidently missed a few chapters since he felt Sue was speaking incorrectly. I intend to hold Mr. Izenberg and his proof reading staff to the same high standards of accuracy. Is it a jenny mule or a horse/donkey mix mare? Is the rescue home to 26 horses or have they recently acquired said mule and 59 others?
Kelly and other rescue people are very special. Kelly even more so than most because Kelly has made inside contacts that allow her to purchase two horses every time she goes to the auction for a mere $50 over what the middle man paid for them. Remember my last blog and the $15.00? This special gift is really only a matter of showing up and asking. Accuracy would not be as impressive but please stop implying only the chosen can buy horses from the ‘middleman’. It’s just not true.
This particular article describes a memory of the first time Kelly saw an auction as 300 horses roped together fighting and screaming in terror while men hit them with cattle prods. Must have been one hell of a rope and I don’t know how you folks in Pennsylvania operate but I have never seen 300 hundred horses roped together anywhere ever. Another problem with accuracy?
There is of course mention of Mexico. The *NAHSC press does not wish to take credit for the collateral damage of stopping the inspection of horse meat or the passing of state by state laws against horse slaughter. All concerned were warned this export would take place and any control over the method of processing would be lost. I would like to give credit where credit is due.
I usually make 5 to 10 sales a year. At every one of these I see end product examples of people who should not own horses. No, I am not talking about the killer buyers, the traders, or those like me trying to market a saddle horse or buy a prospect. It doesn’t matter if it’s a nationally advertised sale or one of the many local auctions around the country. I have seen things that have made me nearly physically ill over the years. Mostly I see things that make me want to beat the crap out of someone. The one thing all have in common? The 5 year old not broke to lead selling on a breeder’s application? The thin one eyed yearling? The run out thoroughbred? Crippled, aged, and barren broodmare? The really good looking registered 6 year old, dirty and unclipped, throwing his head and riding like an idiot? The loose horse with the club foot and matted mane and tail? The conformational misfit? The psychotic/neurotic/and spoiled? Yes, sir, all owner induced or produced. Not one of these animals was put in their life position by the auction, the auction staff, or the packer order buyers. The accurate statement is the auction is an agent only.
Kelly Young made her living buying and retraining show ponies until one day she went to the sale a saw a crippled donkey. One crippled donkey changed her life. I am one hard hearted bitch, since as many of these things as I have seen, I am still the same person I was when I started into this deal almost 30 years ago now. I still buy only what I can retrain and hopefully turn a profit with. I still buy only what I can afford to care for. Operating with my own money has had that affect on me. However after careful thought I have decided I am being unreasonable about insisting on doing that. I was told several years ago when I started into to this battle with NAHSC the times are changing. I think it is high time I changed with them. I am a reasonable person. I only have 15 head. I live in the Midwest so my overhead is less than someone operating in the east. I will be content to raise $175,000 by fall to purchase a horse farm and operate through the winter.
All rescue articles have “one horse” stories of the saved. This one is no exception. It is the fad these days. I am trying to change with the times, so here’s another one horse story from the Anything For A Buck Rescue. I introduced Tim in my last blog. Tim is gaining weight and doing fine. Tim came with a partner. A cute little brown 4 year old mare, I called Honey for the short time she was here. She also cost $30. This is the story of Honey, Tim’s littermate, stable mate, or in this case, fellow captive in the local Deliverance movie sequel. Think I’m jokin’? You come talk to this fellow and his truck driving’ son and see if you don’t start hearing Dueling Banjos music. The livestock trucking, the beer drinking, and paying bills on the barter system do play a role in this story. I am fairly certain it is how the paperwork on these two obviously well bred horses was lost. Honey is going to help me illustrate several points not mentioned in the rescue articles that are common in the real world.
I don’t need Kelly Young, Fugly, John, Vicki, or the rest of the NAHSC crew to help me make an educated guess if a horse was bred by someone with a little understanding of genetics or not. On the other hand all the pedigree in the world doesn’t make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear. Point? Yes, there is. If you are going to be in horses take time to study form to function conformation. Use this to select your stock for any purpose, not color, or points/money earned by a distant or not so distant relative. I am sure they are all special in God’s eyes but not on my dime and not on the dime of anyone I will represent them to. On with the story……These two horses did have a classy look.
I have been mad about the situation since I was first called to look at them last fall. The information about the past handling of the horses is sketchy and poorly told so I considered them unhandled until proven otherwise. They were supposed to be Hollywood Dun It bred but the papers are not around. I told the owner I would bid if he could get the papers. Doesn’t happen, winter comes and goes, and spring’s finally here. Still no papers, but he wanted the horses gone. I can have them for whatever I will give. I am even madder at the man by now. I can always sell a buckskin gelding, grade or not, but a brown mare? In a misguided effort to make him feel bad I told him I would have to sell the mare on the loose so I would only give $60 for the pair. I said misguided because making him feel any remorse didn’t work. I loaded the horses. NAHSC…..I didn’t see you there.
Not sure what I was going to do with her and feeling worse about her fate than her previous owner, I put the mare on a horse forum as a rescue for $75.00 NAHSC……. I didn’t see or hear from you there.
I started working with her. The more I worked the more she tried. One of the local spring sales came up about ten days after I bought the little mare. She wasn’t really ready riding wise but I thought it was close and if she didn’t sell for over scale I could bring her home. As I said earlier I make several sales a year so it wasn’t imperative she be sold at this one. Another point? Yes, there is. Riding and training on a horse will make them more saleable/valuable to someone else. Panhandling for donations and lobbying to change the laws does not have the same effect on the horse.
I rode Honey for the time we had. We both made our best effort. She went to the sale clipped, hooves trimmed, bathed and combed. She was a pretty little mare and I don’t believe she ever had a mean or dishonest thought in her life. NAHSC…… I didn’t speak to any of you while I was riding my mare at the sale trying to sell her to someone who would keep riding her so she could make herself useful in the future. I didn’t see you there looking at any of the other horses either.
I sold Honey to a man I’ve known since childhood. He bought her for his grandson who was ready to move up to a younger horse. The boy’s father is also a horseman. She will get the continuing education she needs from all of them. She will work cattle, run games, and be a young boy’s mount. She sold in the top ten of the sale. She sold herself by being a classy looking little lady of a horse. I helped her sell by cleaning her up, riding, and in general treating her like she was something to value not pity. The buyers were horsemen enough to look at what was right about her and picture that she could work for them. Twist of fate? I have been hearing that phrase a lot lately but in the interest of accuracy, the rescues don’t have the market cornered on doling out good fortune for the horses.
Someday I will explain how I name my horses and still in the interest of accuracy, it’s not nearly as romantic as Kelly Young’s naming system I am sure. Don’t misunderstand me……save all you can but stop the veiled innuendos against the horse industry while you do it.

By RH1

Fiction Brings A Better Profit Than Truth

http://forums.prospero.com/alexbrown/messages?msg=47876.1
VERY interesting thread here. It seems an author had an image of a horse in her head. She wanted to write a book about a horse saved from Slaughter that looked like the horse in her head (NO, I do not make this stuff up). A horse was found at an Auction horse that looked like the horse in her head, so a "Rescue" began fund raising efforts to purchase this horse. Here's the problem-or problems, actually. #1- The horse in question had a price tag of $900 on him. #2- The "Rescue" LIED during the fund raising process-the horse was not a horse in danger of going to Slaughter. #3 The funds raised were done so in order to purchase the horse because the author of the book claimed that while she had the money for the horse, she was not in possession of a debit or credit card to pay for him (huh?). #4 The purchase of this horse was in direct violation of the mission statement of this "rescue". There is now concern that horses who WERE in danger of going to Slaughter were passed by so this horse could be purchased for this author. The Anti people are more amazing every day, aren't they? There are lots of other interesting points brought up in the thread. A few highlights- Post #62-one of my all time faves on ABR states that one of her 6 "Rescue" horses is in training-this one just happens to be a 3 year old STB she feels is gonna make her some money. She has convinced herself her motives are pure though. She has stated in past posts she "owes" it to this horse to put her back in training because her sire is a money earner, and she was never given a chance because she was put into training too young, and other excuses. Greed is a word that pops into my head, but of course, our Kathy would NEVER stoop to making money off of a beloved horse- That is after all, what the nasty PRO HORSE people do. She goes on to tell us she has two other STB's she's "just never bothered" to train, or put in training. (They must not have any money making potential-ooops, I mean, she mustn't "owe" them anything:)
Post #73 states that the Auction House should offer a Euthanasia service for a fee. I suppose the fact that people are trying to sell their horses is lost here. I like post #92. It states that with the going rate of prices for Slaughter bound horses, the $900 for the Author's horse could have saved 9 that were really in need. Good call poster #92! Post #111 discusses the EU records, and the wording concerning the records. It seems that there is something in there stating something about records "as can best be determined" The poster is concerned that in some cases, NO records will be required. Gee, ya think????? Another good post-no surprise to us, but perhaps a newsflash to the ABR's- #114 lets them know that not all horses that go to loose pens end up at the Slaughter Plant. This is always news, it seems. Post #158 is good, a description of how business is run at the Auction House in question. Big surprise. The guy seems pretty decent, and is trying to get horses homed, while making a profit. Welcome to the world of business, folks. There's lots of other good stuff to read. The fact that a "Rescue" would purchase a horse so an author can write a book that is basically a lie is worth the read alone. There's bound to be a rainy day soon-this is definitely one to save for that!

#27 - Appy gelding, 3 yrs old, registered, walk/trot thru ring, flashy, sweet in stall $900
The "lady from Ohio" (**********) said she'd take him, but not paid for yet. So, if anyone wants him, Call. If he's purchased by a private party, it will save room for D**** M/Voice For Horses to pull another next week or from the PA broker lot.

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Hi 63Magnum,This Appy at Camelot is the spitting image of Hayseed with the zig-zag blaze and colorful spotted blanket! I have been drawing Hayseed for nearly thirty years now, since 1981. My publisher 'discovered' him in a blog I had up about him last September, and the rest is history with him as the star of my very first-ever children's book, "Hayseed's First Race"! S***** S****** of The Second Race horse rescue and I have been keeping our eyes peeled for that real-life Hayseed to promote my book, .......
http://forums.delphiforums.com/alexbrown/messages?msg=47843.12

BY RH2

The Wheel in the Sky…

or my April auction face of the saved one year later


There is an old rock (Journey) song called Wheel in The Sky. The sun is the “wheel” and the future hidden in tomorrow. “The wheel in the sky keeps on turning. Don’t know where I’ll be tomorrow.” It’s true to a certain extent. The outcome of even the best laid plan often comes down to a turn of fate. The message of the NAHSC is all horse dealers, breeders, trainers, and owners are supposed to be accountable for every twist of fate any horse we own/breed will ever encounter in their lifetime. Really??!
Last summer I wrote a Saturday Satire blog about a little bay horse I bought a year ago this April. I think it was called The Anything for a Buck Rescue.



Note: he did not look like this at the sale!!!!!!
Known to the AQHA as GA Smokey’s Jet, he had a respectable pedigree. Not out of this world but respectable enough to work to his advantage at least once.
“10 year old bay gelding, registered, thin, rode green bit seemed quiet, $175.00, to kb.” That’s how he would have been listed in one of the many “auction reports” so often read in the Fugly blog or any forum site designed to keep everyone informed on the plight of the auction horse.
Due to the irresponsible heartless nature of his owner/breeder this little bay horse was at the auction where Jimmy the horse dealer bought him and I bought him for $15 over what the greedy ass hat paid for him in the sale ring. He cost me a total of $198.00 with the yardage and vet inspection. I noticed him because of his breeding. The next two owners would say “you don’t ride the papers”. No, but you are riding my training and that would never have happened had he not been bred the way he is, so in a way you are all ready riding the papers.
The ability his papers said he should have was virtually nonexistent. Pedigree wise, cow over speed is usually a pretty good combination. Where all the AAA speed of his ancestors went is anybody’s guess. What he lacked in talent he made up for in honesty so we did the home work, put the buttons in place, and he learned what a good horse should know. His work ethic and personable demeanor earned him his first home after mine. Her grandkids lost interest or really had no interest in the first place. I suspect he was a confidence builder for a past middle age rider coming back from a bad horse wreck. The grandkids made a good excuse. Anyway, early this spring he was sold again to another family. The new little girl thinks he’s Doc Bar crossed with my friend Flicka.
No, this story is not new. It’s not original in content. Those of us who work in horses have been doing it for years on various levels. I thought the horse deserved a chance and I could make a buck. It worked out for both of us. I made a decent profit. The horse got a good home. Everybody’s happy. It’s been going on long before the NAHSC gave us the politically correct terms of rehome, rescue, upgrade, and adopt.
An all important detail that the anti-slaughter/anti-auction one horse wonder tales publicized by the NAHSC always leave out, had the owner euthanized the horse at home as is their “proper” solution for the unwanted horse problem, the animal would not have been alive to come to the auction for them to save. The favorite phrase used by the NAHSC to “justify” neglect is “a horse starving in a field has a chance a horse at a slaughterhouse does not”. Using that same logic, “a horse taken to an auction has a chance but a horse euthanized at home does not”. Euthanized is a $25 word meaning killed. Let me repeat that since it seems the NAHSC has lost touch with the meaning of euthanized. A euthanized horse is still a dead horse.
I didn’t make a fortune on him, not enough to make an economical difference to anyone but me. He did pay a month’s rent and buy some hay and groceries. He added to my adjusted gross income for the year so in a miniscule way he contributed to not only the federal tax revenue but my state coffers. Remember how I feel about 501C? This is why.
He didn’t require any charity of any sort. He certainly didn’t require any taxpayer funding. No one was asked to change any laws. No personal or professional insults made or implied. No larger agenda or drama involved. Had he been “saved” by the rescue pipeline would he have been trained and placed or still taking up space getting older and less marketable by the year? Who can answer that truthfully? I know I have my suspicions but I could be wrong.
The 2010 poster child of the Anything for a Buck Rescue was laid in at an even cheaper price. He cost $30, has a darn breedy looking little head, the good buckskin color, and a very correct frame. I know his frame is very correct since I can see all of it.

If we could ask him I think Tim would be pretty pleased with his turn of fate so far. All he knows is things have been looking up for him the last couple of days. He’s not a rescue. He’s a prospect and he will pay me back when he can. What have I got to lose besides $30 and some feed?
I don’t use my personal operation as an example of anything for the greater good because these are just two horses. I will handle, buy, and sell several others through the course of the same year. The impact they have on anyone but me is pretty small. My stories/their stories are nothing on which to base legislation that will affect an entire industry. I don’t expect a pat on the back or big a high fives from the “community” for doing right by my stock, something I enjoy anyway.
One last thing…. when the rescues aren’t retraining and remarketing horses… when all the many other small dealers/trainers like me are gone... when all the money is taken out of the equation … when only donations and pure thoughts are left… when no one can “dump” horses… will there be anymore Blairs for the next little girl? How many of the anti-slaughter fanatics that you’ve “met” here sound like anyone you would want to buy a horse for your child from? Matter of fact, how many sound like someone you would want to do business with period?

BY RH1