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Things Got Ya Down?
Well Then, Consider These . . .
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In a hospital's Intensive Care Unit, patients always died
in the same bed, on Sunday morning, at about 11:00 a.m. ,
regardless of their medical condition.

This puzzled the doctors and some even thought it had
something to do with the supernatural. No one could solve
the mystery as to why the deaths occurred around 11:00 a.m
Sunday, so a worldwide team of experts was assembled to
investigate the cause of the incidents.

The next Sunday morning, a few minutes before 11:00 am.,
all of the doctors and nurses nervously waited outside
the ward to see for themselves what the terrible phenomenon
was all about. Some were holding wooden crosses, prayer
books, and other holy objects to ward off the evil spirits.

Just when the clock struck 11:00 , Pookie Johnson, the part-
time Sunday sweeper, entered the ward and unplugged the life
support system so he could use the vacuum cleaner.

Still Having a Bad Day????
The average cost of rehabilitating a seal after the
Exxon Valdez Oil spill in Alaska was $80,000.00.
At a special ceremony, two of the most expensively
saved animals were being released back into the wild
amid cheers and applause from onlookers.

A minute later, in full view, a killer whale ate them both.

Still think you are having a Bad Day????

A woman came home to find her husband in the kitchen
shaking frantically, almost in a dancing frenzy,
with some kind of wire running from his waist towards
the electric kettle. Intending to jolt him away from
the deadly current, she whacked him with a handy< BR>plank of wood, breaking his arm in two places.

Up to that moment, he had been happily listening
to his Walkman.

Are Ya OK Now? - No?

Two animal rights defenders were protesting
the cruelty of sending pigs to a slaughterhouse
in Bonn , Germany . Suddenly, all two thousand pigs
broke loose and escaped through a broken fence,
stampeding madly.

The two helpless protesters were trampled to death.
What?!? STILL having a Bad Day????
Iraqi terrorist Khay Rahnajet didn't pay enough postage
on a letter bomb.. It came back with 'Return to Sender'
stamped on it.

Forgetting it was the bomb, he opened it and was
blown to bits.

There now, Feeling Better

As I write, I am parked on an embankment watching the late evening sun splash fingers of gold and silver across the San Luis Reservoir just west of Los Banos Ca. Almost completely surrounded by rolling hills and small lush mountains, this is just one of the many pieces of paradise we have shared together.

Memories spiral seemingly out of control as I pick out some of the many places we have visited, both together, and the ones you have only seen through my eyes as I evoke their beauty in conservation.

From the snow covered Evergreens in Ellensburg Washington to the Chesapeake Bay Tunnel that disappears under the Atlantic Ocean in Virginia Beach. The day we watched the new Stealth Bomber fighter jet coming straight towards us while driving east along highway 380 outside of Roswell New Mexico, to the small, out of the way motel in Trois Rivieres, Quebec Canada, where our picture still hangs on the wall after all these years, it was you who shared in my memories.

I can easily recall the small cabin nestled high up in the Smokey Mountains, the first time we went horseback riding together, and the drive up to Washington DC just for the fun of it.  The weekend at the beach in Jacksonville Florida, flying you out to Las Vegas Nevada to meet me just because I missed seeing you, and the long drive through Texas along the Mexico border.

From the first house we rented together, to the home we now own. From the first time we met in a little place called the Music Box in Gaylesville Alabama, to our kids joining us as we began a new family in that small chapel in Nashville Tennessee. It was you who kept us together. It was you who made us what we are.

Looking out through the windshield, I realize I am not parked along an embankment, but instead I am sitting alongside other trucks  waiting their turn to back into the docks for their next load.  My memories are strong enough to carry me back in time, and I can feel you here with me as visit just a few of them.

July 3^rd will be 13 years since you took my name.  Again I cannot be home to be with you on our Anniversary, but I want you to know you are in my Thoughts, my Dreams, and my Prayers.

Soon we will be able to share our time, and I look forward to many years by your side.

I love you.

 

Concrete_

A young cowboy from Wyoming goes off to college, but half way through the semester, he has foolishly squandered all his money.
He calls home. 'Dad,' he says, 'You won't believe what modern education is developing! They actually have a program here in Laramie that will teach our dog, Ol' Blue how to talk!'
'That's amazing,' his Dad says. 'How do I get Ol' Blue in that program?'
'Just send him down here with $1,000' the young cowboy says. 'I'll get him in the course.' So, his father sends the dog and $1,000.
About two-thirds through the semester, the money again runs out. The boy calls home.
'So how's Ol' Blue doing son,' his father asks.
'Awesome, Dad, he's talking up a storm,' he says, 'but you just won't believe this - they've had such good results they have started to teach the animals how to read!'
'Read!' says his father, 'No kidding! How do we get Blue in that program?'
Just send $2,500, I'll get him in the class.' The money promptly arrives. But our hero has a problem. At the end of the year, his father will find out the dog can neither talk, nor read. So he shoots the dog.
When he arrives home at the end of the year, his father is all excited. 'Where's Ol' Blue? I just can't wait to see him read something and talk!'
'Dad,' the boy says, 'I have some grim news. Yesterday morning, just before we left to drive home, Ol' Blue was in the living room, kicked back in the recliner, reading the Wall Street Journal, like he usually does. Then he turned to me and asked, 'So, is your daddy still messing' around with that little redhead who lives in town?'
The father exclaimed, 'I hope you shot that son of a ***** before he talks to your Mother!'
I sure did, Dad!'
'That's my boy!'
The kid went on to be a successful lawyer ....... And then he went on to become a Congressman

I am really excited to announce we have also partnered with equicizer.com! Notice their banner at the top of the page? It will rotate with Your Equine Source, and Rolling Horse Studios.

I had a brief talk with Frank Lovato Jr., who is a retired Jockey, and the inventer of the Equicizer. They will be placing a link back to us from their website.

So Guys and Gals, if you would be so kind, click on the Equicizer banner, and have a look at this really cool piece of equipment!

As always, thanks for supporting us!

Tags: Equicizer Training

This article involves two subjects that receive a lot of attention and controversy but are very important in many aspects of equine health care.
The relationship between massage and saddle fit.

Both of these are usually administered to the horse after he has become sore or has developed a problem. Being a massage therapist, I know first-hand how important alleviating pain can be and more recently I have developed the same passion in preventing it.

What do we need to look for in the horse to tell if his back is sore due to an improper saddle fit, or whether there are secondary hock issues, and possibly a training issue? The last two could take columns of their own and in future articles I will share my findings on those subjects as well.

When a therapist is called to look at a horse, the first question should be, "Has the veterinarian seen the horse for any conditions related to this issue?" If the answer is yes, we need to get a full history. If the answer is no, we need the history but also need to see the horse move in order to evaluate if the horse would be better off seeing the veterinarian first.

Back issues in a horse can be very acute and easily recognized or, in the case of a horse that is stoic, may be hidden in a number of ways. As mentioned earlier, a telltale sign that the horse may be uncomfortable in his movement. Does he suddenly go with his head in the air, not want to go in a frame? Is he trying to get away from you or bracing when you come at him with the saddle? Or does he act ‘girthy’? There are in fact conditions that will make the horse girthy but in many cases, I have found that the pressure of the ill-fitting saddle when being tightened on the horse's back is enough to make him act in such a manner. Many times we tighten the girth too tight and pinch the Serratus Thoracis. This muscle is located deep on the horse’s trunk behind the elbow region. Horses have shown shoulder ‘lameness’ from this. The horse can’t properly extend the foreleg and this will result in a stilted or choppy gait. Ideally, the girth should be a couple finger widths behind the elbow and started out in the ride just snug. As you warm up and he starts getting into his rhythm and breathing pattern, take a minute to check the girth and tighten it at this time. I would say that in 80% or more cases when a client says his horse is girthy, I find the saddle not fitting the way it should.

The C-Stroke

After seeing the horse move, it is time to do a brief palpation of the horses back. DON'T go by the first reaction you get to these tests. The horse will almost always flinch on the first pass. Just as we do, the horse has reaction points, which are easy to locate

I prefer to start by running my fingers down the horse’s spine with moderate pressure. It is normal for them to dip just a bit. If on the second or subsequent passes, the horse ducks away or becomes agitated, it could be indicative of a back problem. Some touchy, thin-skinned horses will react this way and show no other signs of discomfort. This is why it is imperative to know your horse and the way he reacts to touch.

Next, look at the saddle on the horse. If you lift the skirt you will see the stirrup bars where you hook your leathers on. Check under this exact area by first running your hand over it lightly and then giving a slow but deliberate squeeze to the same spot on both sides simultaneously. If the horse raises his head sharply and inverts his back, the saddle may be pinching his Trapezius. This muscle raises the shoulder and moves it forward and back. The other muscle that is superficial that would be pinched is the Latissimus Dorsi. This muscle flexes the shoulder and draws the foreleg back. As we go deeper still, the Spinalis and Longissimus Dorsi can be affected. They extend the back and neck.

If the saddle is too wide, it may also be evident that it is resting on the horses wither. This can be indicated visually by looking and the way the saddle fits (without padding). If you are riding and you are posting, take a finger and put it under the pommel on the downward. If your finger gets pinched tight, imagine what the horse is feeling. You may also see a patch of white hair on the wither that wasn’t there before. This could be from the saddle creating pressure to the area, from not lifting the pads up into the pommel or from a blanket that rubs. All these must be looked at.

Now, let’s look at the center of the saddle. Feel between the horse's back and the panels. Is there a big gap causing bridging of the saddle? Is it very snug to the horses back? Or is there just the slightest hint of a bridge so that the horse's back can meet the spring of the saddle tree the way it is intended to?

Step back for a moment and look at how the saddle is resting on the horse. Is the lowest part of the seat parallel to the ground? Does the rear of the panels seem compressed or too high? These are the visual signs to check for. Remember, the way many saddles are designed, the cantle or back of the saddle is higher than the front or pommel. The area in which your seat bones come into contact with the saddle should be level with the ground and there should be no rocking motion when you apply alternating pressure to the pommel and cantle.

At this point I’d like to mention and thank a gentleman from Connecticut named Gary Severson a.k.a. Saddle Doctor. Working with Gary over the years has taught us both the benefits of each other's work. We have had a fortunate chain of events that have allowed us to work together and with other equine professionals in clinic settings, which have proven the benefits of all adjunctive therapies, and how well they work with conventional medicine. It is Gary’s work that has inspired me to apprentice with him and learn to adjust the saddles I come into contact with, on a daily basis, that make the horse uncomfortable.

Treating the areas

For the most part massage can make the sore back much more comfortable. Before we look at a couple of simple applications to the back (that are to be performed on both sides of the horse) I would like to reiterate the importance of properly fitted tack. A common trap that the owner can fall into is to have the horse treated time and time again without ever getting to the cause of the problem. This is both costly and frustrating. We as owners and therapists should want to try to break the cycle of events that lead to repetitive soreness.

Effleurage… is a full flat-handed stroke that is delivered in a long gliding motion along the muscles. It is used for warming the area up and to let the horse get used to your touch.

First, we would want to effleurage the horse’s neck, shoulder, wither area and back all the way to the gluteals.

Skin Rolling… is a technique that focuses on the fascia or connective tissue. We want to administer this application slowly and within the horse’s tolerance.

Skin rolling

Once the horse has accepted the initial touch of effleurage, you can gradually start to lift the skin off the shoulder. This is applied in a manner that does not pinch the horse. Between your thumb and first two fingers of each hand, lift the skin and the tissue under the skin. The horse may act a little startled at first but be patient - every horse I have treated with this technique eventually gives in and enjoys it. After you have the skin and connective tissue in your fingers, gradually start to roll it as if you are rolling a thick pencil between your thumbs and fingers. This can be applied to the length and width of the shoulder.

Now that you are getting comfortable with this technique: working on the left side of the horse, place your right hand, fingers up and flat, on the horse's back near the wither. Next, take your right thumb pad and put it on the horse’s skin.

Place your left hand flat on the side of the horse's wither, to the left of your right thumb. Position your left hand so that it forms a ‘C’.

The C stroke

Apply pressure to the horse with your right thumb, move your left hand slowly toward your right hand. You should start to see the skin under your thumb start to follow the direction you are going. Without breaking contact with the horse, you should be able to press and release and find a comfortable rhythm in this application. You should be able to apply this along the back and wither area until you get to the area of the Spinalis Dorsi and Longissimus. The tissue will usually get too dense from here back to continue on.

These last two applications are a nice lead-in to the deeper work to follow. Make contact with the area of the horse that corresponds to the stirrup bars. Hold your left forefinger there. Now, take your right forefinger and locate the Tuber Coxae (this is the bony prominence of the hip that is incorrectly commonly referred to as the point of the hip).

In that space between these two landmarks, imagine a line from point to point, or it might help you to trace your finger against the way the hair grows. This should leave a line for you to follow. This line should also correspond to the borders of the Longissimus and Iliocostalis (the two long muscles of the back).

Slowly, take your fingertips and run them across the side of the horse over his ribs. You should feel each rib and, more importantly, the spaces between. Try to visualize where the saddle sits from front to back and concentrate on this area. Starting where the ribs end near the abdomen (obliques) trace up between each set of ribs and stop when you get to that line you drew. These are where you will locate the (approximately 8) points to treat.

Direct Pressure… is applied SLOWLY and with moderate to deep pressure. It can be applied with the fingers, thumbs or elbow. In this case, we will hold the points from 30-60 seconds or until we feel the muscle release. It is very common to see and feel the horse’s back spasm to this pressure. If this occurs, back off with the pressure and slowly go back to just the point where the spasm occurred. This is the depth that we will want to hold for the 30-60 seconds.

Start at the front and work your way back. As you get toward the end of where the saddle would rest, you might feel a hard ‘knot’. This is not uncommon. (In cadavers, I have seen tissue that almost looks like a callus from where trauma has been induced to the horses back).

If your horse gets uncomfortable at any point with your touch, don’t worry. Your inexperience will soon turn to something that they will grow to enjoy and look for.

I have to say that many of the clients I have worked with and taught this little sequence to have noticed much improvement.

Take your time and listen to your horse.

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By: Mike Scott, Courtesy of Natural Horse Magazine

Tags: Massage Saddle Fitting

Most everyone here knows that I am an over-the-road Trucker. But lets go WAY back for a moment.

In 1984, I decided going to school was a waste of my time. I had more important things to do. Like sleep till noon, and stay up till the wee hours of the morning. Riding my GS750 in excess of 100 mph down I-295 in Fl. And just being a lazy good for nothing teenager.

A couple months of this was all I needed, and all I could stand.

I moved, (by myself, not the family) to a small town in Central Fl., and enrolled in a private school. In 1986, I graduated with a 3.0 GPA, and joined the Army N.G.

Soon after training, I got a job as a diesel mechanic, working on tour busses. Exactly 20 days after I turned 21, I walked into a local trucking company, and asked for a job. No experience! The owner asked me why I would expect them to hire me. I proudly explained that my Mother, Father, and Uncles all drove a truck for a living, and the next day he set me up on a road test. The rest is history.

That was April, 1989. Today, 19 years later, It is time for something new.

I have made arrangements, set a goal, got Federal and Private funding, and next month, in June of 2008, I start going to College!

For over 10 years, I have dabbled in websites, html, php, css, etc. Just goofing off. Some of my family and friends said I should go to work doing stuff like this. I blew them off, as usual, and forgot about even thinking about it. (re-read that again, it is not a typo).

Anyway, I am enrolled in Kaplan University. This is a FULL accredited college, but I get to take my classes online, so I can keep my driving job. The field I will be studing is Web Developement. 180 credit hours! Thats 3.75 years of SCHOOL!

Today is Saturday,May 10, 2008. We are heading over to my Mothers house to have a surprise cookout for Mothers day, as me and my little brother will be leaving later to go back to California. We always do stuff like this, so I am sure it will not be too much of a surprise to my Mom.

EXCEPT I DO HAVE A SURPRISE FOR HER!

I will be the first Gatlin to attend college! I mean a real accredited college. I am hoping she will be as excited for me as I am nervous.

And yes, yesterday when I got the news that I got the funding, and was accepted, I actually had butterflys in my tummy! Even now I am thinking, "Can I do this?"

The answer is YES! I CAN do this, and I MUST do this!

So, in 3.75 years, after 180 Credit hours, I will be a College Grad! I hope everyone will still be here to see the pics.

***I wonder if they have a cap and gown in MY size?***

Personally, I like to go to, and watch Horse Racing. I enjoy laying a few bucks down, and trying for the Trifecta, Daily Double, Win, Place Show, etc.

When Barbaro had his accident, I read an article I thought was very informative on the subject of Track conditions, The age of the Horse, and everything being talked about today from Tackwagon.com, to Fox News.

I am gonna share that article with you.

Horse racing has grim underside Saturday, June 10, 2006 By Bill Toland, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette It happened again a week or so ago, like some hideous clockwork. A thoroughbred leaves the gate at Penn National, a picture of muscle and speed, and soon he stumbles, rupturing the tendons that support his right front leg.

The jockey pulls up, trying to slow the animal's instinctive sprint and preserve his leg -- and his life -- but it's too late. This horse will be dead by night's end.

The requisite somber huddle follows the injury. A track vet, the horse's trainer and the owner conclude that this animal must be put down. The thoroughbred is carted from the track, and later a vet administers a lethal dose of barbiturates and heart-stopping drugs, similar to the cocktail that's delivered to death row convicts. A half-ton carcass eventually is sent to Harrisburg for drug and tissue testing, and life at the track races on.

The sight of Barbaro's fractured leg twisting above the Preakness track is already fading into the collective memory of racing fans, relieved that the stallion seems to be doing well. But while his story may have a happy ending, most will not. In Pennsylvania alone, hundreds of racing thoroughbreds have been destroyed in the last 10 years -- at least 500, and maybe many more.

This is the sad, unavoidable side of horse racing. It is well known to jockeys and trainers, but seldom witnessed by the sport's fans and bettors, who will gather today to watch New York's Belmont Stakes, the third leg of racing's Triple Crown.

"On any track, on any given day, you'll see a catastrophic breakdown," said Jerry Pack, track veterinarian at Penn National Race Course near Harrisburg. He would know -- he's worked at Penn National in East Hanover, Dauphin County, for 10 years, and he's seen at least 262 deadly "breakdowns," as the injuries are called in racing circles.

A breakdown, by industry definition, is followed by euthanasia within 24 hours. Thoroughbreds euthanized several days after an injury also are casualties of the sport, but they don't show up on racetrack breakdown reports.

Let it be said that most races go off without a hitch. For every 1,000 times that horses start a race, maybe two will break down and be euthanized.

The national range for tracks is between 1.6 and 2.2 breakdowns for every 1,000 starters (one race, with 15 horses, equals 15 starters). At Penn National, the average is 1.8. At Philadelphia Park, the state's other thoroughbred track, the breakdown rate is 1.7 per 1,000.

But over hundreds of races and thousands of starts, the breakdowns add up, as do the injuries that cause them -- primarily broken ankle bones, but sometimes ruptured tendons, splintered forelegs and even fractured skulls, necks or shoulders.

At Penn National, there are, on average, 26 breakdowns each racing season, enough so that, if you went to the track every day for two weeks, you'd likely witness a leg injury so devastating that the horse would have to be destroyed.

At Philadelphia Park, there are about 25 breakdowns each year, about 255 over the last decade.

Many injuries occur when a horse is pushing through a turn, its weight distributed unevenly among its legs. Beyond that, little is predictable.

"I've seen horses that break down on their first start, horses that break down on the 165th start," said Dr. Pack. "It happens to 2-year-olds and 13-year-olds."

It happens to also-rans, it happens to top horses -- Pennsylvania's racehorse of the year from 2000, named Dha Pog, was put down after its right leg was fractured.

Weather and track conditions are as much a factor as a horse's age and experience. At Philadelphia Park Racetrack in Bensalem, a rash of breakdowns in the first two months of 2004 was blamed on the winter weather and track problems caused by thawing frost. In that short stretch of time, 12 horses were euthanized following races, and another one was destroyed after sustaining a training injury.

"A couple of degrees either way can change the entire complexion of the racing surface," said Sal Sinatra, director of racing at Philadelphia Park. Racing at Philadelphia Park begins at 12:30 p.m., so Mr. Sinatra and others must decide in the morning whether the track is satisfactory and races can be held that day.

He walks a fine line -- looking out for the well-being of the horses, as well as the jockeys, who don't get paid if they don't race. "The jockeys are here to make a living," he said. "But they aren't there to hurt their horses."

Also contributing to the injury rate: Thoroughbreds are trained, and raced, differently today than they were 30 years ago. Today, most regional racetracks favor short, one-turn sprints over long-course endurance tests.

"With the shorter race, we try to get a lot more speed out of the horse," Mr. Sinatra said. "That puts more stress on the horses."

Like health care for humans, health care for horses is improving each year, and it's possible to save horses today that two decades ago would have been euthanized on the spot. Surgery techniques and critical care procedures have been improved, and more therapies are available -- shock wave therapy, for example, can accelerate bone and tissue healing.

Bones can be fused and foot fractures are easier to fix today than they were years ago. New anesthetics are being developed. Some horses, for a price, can be outfitted with an artificial limb, though it's still a rare practice. Special external leg braces, developed by veterinary surgeons at the University of Pennsylvania's New Bolton Center, have been saving racehorses for the last decade.

But often, the decision to save a horse comes down to cost. Barbaro is worth saving because his owners have the money and his stud fees will be high. But when the horse is racing for small jackpots, or if it's a gelding -- a horse with no mating prospects -- it's not worth spending $50,000 or more for surgery and weeks of hospitalization and therapy.

"It's like totalling a car," Mr. Sinatra said. "You decide to have it totaled because it's not worth the repair."

In mid-May, the staff at Philadelphia Park had to make just such a decision -- a thoroughbred named Arlington Hall was able to finish a race, but a post-race exam revealed bone breaks. The horse was destroyed.

Even with improved surgery techniques, some horses are injured beyond repair. When one leg is broken, the other three have a difficult time supporting the extra weight. Keeping a horse immobilized and drugged might keep it alive, but it isn't terribly humane -- horses are built for constant motion.

So trainers and track mangers focus on preventive maintenance. Some racetracks are experimenting with synthetic track surfaces, a combination of rubber and sand, that is less susceptible to freezing and other imperfections common to dirt tracks.

On the medical side, track vets can use ultrasound to determine whether a horse's tendons are in good shape, said Dr. Corinne Sweeney, a vet at the New Bolton Center. Worn tendons can precede a fracture -- noticing wear and tear ahead of time can save a horse's life.

There's a "heightened attitude toward prevention," she said. "Any injury is one too many."

And yet injuries will persist, despite advances in track care and training, as long as men and women pit thoroughbreds against each other.

Groups like People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals favor a ban on horse racing, but as that seems unlikely, horses will continue to run, in races big and small, at the 90 or so thoroughbred racetracks in North America. And each year, between 700 and 800 racehorses will suffer broken legs, and then be killed.

"They're a fragile animal," Mr. Sinatra said.

I have added the Classifieds section. Anyone needing to Buy / Sell items can put them here. :)
If you want too. I dont wanna force you to sell your stuff.
Ok, Ok. SELL YOUR STUFF!!!

The life of a horse is told in the classic story, Black Beauty by Anna Sewell. For people unfamiliar with the story of Black Beauty here is a brief synopsis.

Black Beauty is well bred and well cared for on a lovely estate. But due to a family illness he must be sold. His owner finds a buyer whom he believes will provide a good home for Beauty. The overall management is good. Beauty is well fed, his stall is clean, and he is well groomed. The new owner’s use of certain equipment would be unacceptable to the previous owner, but all things considered, Beauty is in a good home.

Beauty does well there until he is injured. Now he must be sold again. But this time he has an unsoundness. So Beauty takes a step down in value. Beauty goes through a series of owners, some good, some not so good. Beauty is sometimes starved and beaten, and sometimes he is loved and well cared for. His owners have different reasons for needing to sell Beauty. A death in the family; family illness; Beauty is no longer able to do the work expected; a novice owner who is not prepared for horse ownership, etc.

But every time he is sold, he keeps taking a step down. Beauty keeps getting older. Beauty's usefulness keeps diminishing. Beauty's breeding and accomplishments, including saving more than one owner's life are not important to his current owners who have no use for him any longer. The only people who have a use for him, who can profit from him, are the meat men. The last time he is offered for sale a man who knew Beauty in his prime recognizes Beauty and saves him from the knackers. A happy ending for Black Beauty.

But every week at horse sales all around the United States and around the world, the story of Black Beauty is played out. Only for several million horses, including Excellor and Ferdinand, there was no Joe Greene to bring them home. Instead they were forced with electric cattle prods and bullwhips into overcrowded double deck cattle trailers for their last ride to a horse slaughterhouse to be slaughtered for human consumption.

Money won, championships earned, numbers of stakes winners and/or champions produced or sired, or years of faithful service entertaining children did not earn those horses a peaceful end.

Only a horse's owner can insure that their horse is well treated and does not fall into bad hands or end up at a horse slaughterhouse. Accomplishments mean nothing when a horse is no longer useful to the current owner.

Until a horse's owner is at the end of the lead shank when the horse hits the ground for the last time, horse owners are not going to face the reality of what we, as an industry, are doing that is creating horses that are fodder for the slaughter industry at the average age of 7- 11 years old.

Keep Horses in the Stable, and off the Table Look for and join an Anti-HorseSlaughter organization in your state.

Tags: End Slaughter

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