I'm Torn on This One...

http://medford.craigslist.org/grd/1071969090.html

If you can possibly help these horses, please do so.

On one hand, my heart goes out to the horses and the owner but on the other hand, I'm angry.

What in the hell that NOW it's a hardship?? No one saw this coming?? I realize that you can't go in and just take horses away (or can you legally?) on the spur of the moment but this was a long time in the making.

A note to all who are thinking of getting in the horse breeding biz. Have a business plan in place and stick to it. Don't overbreed. If your colts aren't selling, don't breed for a new batch the next year. If you breed, make sure you register ALL the colts. If they can't be registered, they shouldn't have been born. Breed for quality. Know what a good horse is built like for your breed of choice and breed for that, not willy-nilly.

I'm not going to rag on the whomever posted this. That would be counter-productive and not help a bit. I am going to say that when someone lets their breeding program get out of control, like this one did, you can pretty well bet the kill buyer is somewhere pretty close by. There isn't anywhere else for the horses to go!! Think of it this way, unregistered, not trained and a boatload of them in today's market. What do you think the result will be?? Not when you can buy a nicely built, registered, trained horse for $500-$1000! Just check CL for some great buys!

So, I'll say it again, if you can take one of these poor horses, please do so but it's not that hopeful in my book. I'm truly sad about these horses. It is what it is.