We have received a message that there are three more babies at the feedlot. They are all unhandled babies from the Navajo Reservation. We don't know what will happen to them- whether they will be sold somewhere else, sent to slaughter, or sent to another auction. Their fate is uncertain. If you are interested in these horses, please contact Auction Horses Rescue- they are the ones who are facilitating their rescue. Black filly Chestnut filly Gruella colt … [Read more...]
Aftermath of the Kentucky Derby and the Fate of Thoroughbred Racehorses
The Kentucky Derby came and went this weekend, with the deaths of seven horses and the indefinite suspension of one trainer (Saffie Joseph, Jr.) at Churchill Downs in one week. How someone can claim to love horses and still participate in this blood sport is unfathomable. We are failing these horses on a number of different levels. Wayne Pacelle of Animal Wellness Action has written about how the racing industry has filed lawsuit after lawsuit to stop the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act … [Read more...]
Southern California: 22 y/o Thoroughbred Gelding Needs Home!
Southern California: We were contacted by a woman who has a 22 y/o Thoroughbred gelding who she can't afford to keep anymore. He was a show jumper, and came up with a slight lameness about a year and a half ago, so they put him out in a pasture to heal. He is moving out sound now, but hasn't been ridden at all during the last 18 months. The owner isn't looking to sell him, but is looking for a good home for him. He can still be ridden and even jumped over small jumps. She said he probably … [Read more...]
Rescued! Two Weanlings and a Mule!
We are so pleased to be able to have a happy ending to the post we put up on Monday about three babies who were at a feedlot on the border. The Backstory Hanaeleh's president Elizabeth happened to be scrolling through Facebook when she saw the post by Auction Horses Rescue. They were trying to network weanlings and yearling horses that had been rounded up from the Navajo reservation. Their mothers had immediately been shipped to slaughter, and the feedlot had been trying to sell off the foals, … [Read more...]
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