Rescue Rant: Dear On the Fence, soon to become a Irresponsible Horse Owner, Think long and hard before you email a rescue when you see your horse is going blind and ask us to accept him. Think hard when your horse is now a Senior and unable to work as hard and you are tired of caring for him. Reconsider when your horse is suddenly lame and unable to perform before you want to get rid of him. That is hardly what a loving owner does. You do not dump your horse like an overused rag. If the horse has known you, carried you, loved you and trusted you - you are there until the end. That is that. Rescues are running over with the starving cast offs of the world. Those that were dumped or seized or auctioned. Do you really want to be ranked among that class? It is YOUR horse youre asking us to take in and it is the donors youre asking to now carry your horses cost because now there is too much work, too much money, too much inconvenience involved for you. You want something new or only wanted a horse while he could offer to carry you wherever you wanted to go. I know things happen. Space and money is limited. So if the time comes, be responsible. Love your horse until the end. If that means making a hard call and offering only a peaceful end with the people he knows when his health fails and you cannot afford continued care, do not risk him falling into bad hands, do not ask an overburdened rescue that needs space for horses that TRULY have NO WHERE else to turn. . .Do not call us to guilt us into wanting to Save your horse from his owner who will put him down otherwise. Really?! Is that the best you can do? But you know, this just proves too much to ask of too many horse folks.
Posted on: Thu, 10 Jul 2014 05:41:46 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015