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There is tension between the broker owned programs and the local equine rescues in this country. Local rescues feel that the broker owned programs are putting money in the pockets of killbuyers and re-circulating unsound, unhealthy and unruly horses in the horse community. I thought it might be helpful to post our thoughts on this tension (ERN tries to stay neutral)....The real source of the tension is there are too many unwanted horses for either the broker programs or local rescues to manage. It is frustrating and disheartening that we can’t save them all. Local rescues serve a valuable community purpose, but they can’t possibly manage the overwhelming number of horses that need their care. The combined number of stalls available at rescues farms in the USA is 15,000. The average cost to care for ONE horse in a rescue per year is roughly $3,600 (Holcumb and Stulls,2010). The number of unwanted horses is 160,000 and there is a finite number of dollars to help these horses. The broker programs that we see on Facebook save an additional 40-80 horses per week (I am guessing here, I do not have an exact number). The problem is that the killbuyers set the prices and do gain a profit from each horse. I have experienced this first hand at New Holland. A killbuyer bought a nice big mare for $325, I approached him only minutes after the gavel dropped, and he insisted I pay $460 for the same horse. Knowing I would be haunted by the memory of the mare forever, I reluctantly pulled out my check book, but the ruthless, greedy little man refused my check claiming he only takes cash. UGH. Jumped in the car, off the ATM and returned with the $460 in cash. Now I have the memory of that greedy little man in my head, but the mare was rehomed and is living large. My point? The rescues would not be overwhelmed with horses, and broker programs would not exist if all owners took more responsibility for their horses, and all breeders were held accountable for the foals they produce. There is no easy answer to the systemic problem of unwanted horses. The SAFE Act is pending in legislation. Until there is an answer, I am thankful of the work that EVERYONE does to help at risk horses…

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