we quit breeding 4 years ago. I love geldings to drive, so most of the stud
colts stayed with me and the fillies were sold for breeding mares. I bred
mostly my imported mare, Nancy, and when she lost her last foal a month
before delivery, I stopped breeding. I had two younger mares that I leased
out for breeding, but the man breeding them will be keeping the babies.
I also ran a boarding facility and we had 3 Paint horses left here for lack
of board. Then my best friend passed on and left his Appaloosa mare to me
and lastly, we rescued a Quarter Horse stallion (crypt) and that rounds us
out at 15 horses here at the farm, not counting the two on lease. We have
had our own problems in this economy as well and, while our horses are
well taken care of, we could certainly use some relief in finding homes for at
least the Paints and the Quarter Horse. However, I am trying to find good
homes for them and trustworthy people are not easy to find. The Paints
are really sweet, a mom and a two year old filly and a two year old gelding.
Mom is broke to ride, kids are good on the ground. Quarter Horse is 10
years old and REALLY sweet. He needs surgery to find both testicles (one is
descended), but is broke to ride and very beautiful. Impressive
bloodlines, but double negative HYPP. I have original papers to transfer.
Any interest please email! Thanks to all who take the time to read this.
Barb King & Dan Speese
Golden Horse Farm
24345 Gore Orphanage Rd.
New London, OH 44851
_www.goldenhorsefarm.com_ (http://www.goldenhorsefarm.com/)
In a message dated 1/10/2010 9:34:38 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
cedarglyn@yahoo.com writes:
"kiolak" wrote:
>
> . . . There are too many unwanted horses out there because of
indiscriminant breeding.
>
> Today my daughters pony club is going to a horse rescue facility. At
Christmas, the kids decided that instead of giving each other gifts that we
would buy gifts for the rescue horses and also do a blanket drive. I am sure
I will be seeing plenty of grade horses and purebreds as well. If ONLY
people would be more responsible. Responsibility begins with the person who
breeds the horse.
__________________________________________________________
Hi Kiola, Hope the pony clubers had an enlightening visit at the rescue
facility--their hearts were certainly in the right place. It is not the
horse's fault he/she ends up in need of rescue. Wishful thinking or ignoring
their need is not the best solution, imho (but then I'm not an advocate of
euthanasia as long as quality of life can be sustained).
As the number of any breed increases, so will the probability of need for
rescue. Indiscriminant breeding has always existed and probably always
will. So what do we do about it--it's one thing to see the problem, quite
another to find the solution (?rescue?).
There will always be folks who want a "baby" horse... or to see what you
get when you cross x with y... or just something to sell for a few extra
dollars. The current economy is poor and even many well-intentioned folks may
be finding themselves in dire straits.
Equine rescues are loaded to the gills. I thought the drought-induced hay
shortage the past couple of years was bad, but it was nothing compared to
the over abundance of starving horses filling my local equine rescue
operation. Hoping no Haflingers are there...
In short, there can be many reasons (some legit, some not) any equine
needs rescue. Judy in NE TN (who's wondering what this wide-spread, extremely
frigid weather is doing to heating bills [and fruit crops]--and grateful my
chunky Haflingers have woolly coats and lots of hay to munch on for warmth)
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