I have so much to share about the weekend, but wanted to put out a plea
for anyone who can help:
There are two horses going to slaughter in a few days if they are not
rescued. These horses are Amish horses, one is a black Standardbred with
white socks and a white blaze, very gentle and loving. The other is a half Saddlebrd/half Standardbred gelding - equally well
trained and gentle. A caring individual asked ASAP if we could locate a
foster home for them if she paid to spare their lives. I am going to do
everything possible to find a place for them to go - can any of you help? Interesting - I have just been sharing with others that we are going to
begin a new focus with ASAP in the direction of a title similar to
"Hope for Amish Horses", or HAH......we are seeing more and more buggy
horses that have no recourse except for kill buyers when the Amish no
longer wish to use them to pull their buggies. We are hearing that at
many of the local sales in our area, Amish are paying to have their
Standardbreds trucked to sales, only to have them "no sale" because prices
are next to nothing, and even kill buyers may stay away from the thin old
work horses such as Standardbreds. The Amish need more resources for who
to reach out to when they have a horse that would be a great lesson horse
or pleasure horse. I am speaking with them more and more to keep word
circulating that we are available to assist them if they need it. This is
just a another part of the mission of ASAP - not only to help the track
horses, but the track horses who cycled through the Amish life before
needing yet another place to go. If I can get pictures of the horses near Madison to you, I will! Susan
for anyone who can help:
There are two horses going to slaughter in a few days if they are not
rescued. These horses are Amish horses, one is a black Standardbred with
white socks and a white blaze, very gentle and loving. The other is a half Saddlebrd/half Standardbred gelding - equally well
trained and gentle. A caring individual asked ASAP if we could locate a
foster home for them if she paid to spare their lives. I am going to do
everything possible to find a place for them to go - can any of you help? Interesting - I have just been sharing with others that we are going to
begin a new focus with ASAP in the direction of a title similar to
"Hope for Amish Horses", or HAH......we are seeing more and more buggy
horses that have no recourse except for kill buyers when the Amish no
longer wish to use them to pull their buggies. We are hearing that at
many of the local sales in our area, Amish are paying to have their
Standardbreds trucked to sales, only to have them "no sale" because prices
are next to nothing, and even kill buyers may stay away from the thin old
work horses such as Standardbreds. The Amish need more resources for who
to reach out to when they have a horse that would be a great lesson horse
or pleasure horse. I am speaking with them more and more to keep word
circulating that we are available to assist them if they need it. This is
just a another part of the mission of ASAP - not only to help the track
horses, but the track horses who cycled through the Amish life before
needing yet another place to go. If I can get pictures of the horses near Madison to you, I will! Susan
