If we are supposed to make lemonade, then, honey, we have enough of a supply to last us well through Labor Day.
The horses are fine, the girls are fine. The husband is still alive and living in the same house. Barely.
Personal crisis up the wa-zoo.
THE one good note - set your clocks forward at 2 am. :) Spring is going to spring on us one of these days. Of course, our weather forecast is for rain, snow, sleet. But mostly rain at our elevation.
Horses, horses and more horses are in the market place and on the list for auctions. If you were thinking of buying or getting a horse, it's your time. People are having a most difficult time GIVING trained, sane, safe horses away.
Due to the economy, the lack of work, the foreclosures, the animals are on the first line of 'disposable' things in people's lives. If you have the means, support your local rescues or humane societys. If you can foster, donate, socialize, educate or volunteer, now is the time that we have the most need.
Hang in there. I don't think we've hit bottom yet, but hope that we are close enough to call it. Things will get better. They always do.
Be greatful and appreciate all you do have. There are so many out there that don't even have the basics.
So, while I am whining that it's not spring yet and the snow is still coming, those might be pennies from heaven for those that plow. Ignore me and my belly-aching. I truly have it good. And I do most humbly appreciate it.
IF you need help with your horses, go to www.newenglandequinerescues.com and find the help page. DO NOT let your animals suffer. There is someone who will help.
:)
Saturday, March 7, 2009
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
What Happened to Spring?
It's 9:17 pm. It's 12 degrees outside. What in the world happened to spring being right around the corner?
I'm freezing my butt off. It's too cold outside. I had to get hay earlier today. Then I came home and put the horses in. No time to schmooze... no time to snuggle.
My wonderful husband keeps telling me that spring is right around the corner. Yeah, right. Just like the light in the tunnel is not the oncoming train. Just wait for the wreck.
So, for those of you who are still in the frozen north, hang in there. Do what I did. I went online and found a bunch of pictures of people riding their horses on green grass and started to cry.
That's ok, though. I'm inside by the wood stove and at least the tears aren't freezing on my face.
Sigh. Ohy, vey.
I'm freezing my butt off. It's too cold outside. I had to get hay earlier today. Then I came home and put the horses in. No time to schmooze... no time to snuggle.
My wonderful husband keeps telling me that spring is right around the corner. Yeah, right. Just like the light in the tunnel is not the oncoming train. Just wait for the wreck.
So, for those of you who are still in the frozen north, hang in there. Do what I did. I went online and found a bunch of pictures of people riding their horses on green grass and started to cry.
That's ok, though. I'm inside by the wood stove and at least the tears aren't freezing on my face.
Sigh. Ohy, vey.
Sunday, March 1, 2009
Man's Guide to the Female Equestrian in his Life...
EASY TO LOCATE: She's either off on the horse or out in the barn
UPHOLDS THE DOUBLE STANDARD: Smooches with the most bewhiskered beast, but quickly recoils when you need to shave.
OWNS ONE VACUUM CLEANER: And operates it exclusively in the barn.
A SOCIAL BUTTERFLY: Providing the party is given by another horsey wife.
ECONOMY MINDED: Won't waste your money on permanents, facials, or manicures.
A CULINARY PERFECTIONIST: Checks every section of hay for mold but doesn't blink when she chars your dinner a little.
OCCASIONALLY AMOROUS: But never leaves lipstick on your collar, at worst, slight trace of chap stick.
EASY TO OUTFIT: No need for embarrassing visits to uncomfortable little boutiques. You can find all she wears at your local tack store.
FEATURES A SELECTIVE SENSE OF SMELL: Bitterly complains about your sticky-sweet cigar smoke while remaining totally oblivious to the almost visible aroma of her boots drying next to the heater.
UNMISTAKABLE IN A BATHING SUIT: She's the one whose tan starts at the nose, ends at the neck, and picks up again at the wrists.
A DEDICATED CLUB WOMAN: As long as the words "horse" or "riding" appear in its name.
HAS YOUR LEISURE AT HEART: Eliminates grass cutting by turning every square inch of lawn into pasture.
A MASTER AT MULTIPLICATION: She starts with one horse, adds a companion, and the next time you look there are five.
KEEPS AN EAGLE EYE ON THE BUDGET: Easily justifies spending six hundred dollars on tack or feed but croaks when you blow ten on bowling.
AN ENGAGING CONVERSATIONALIST: Can rattle on endlessly about pedigrees, training or breeding.
SOCIALLY AWARE: Knows that formal occasions calls for clean boots.
A MOVING FORCE IN THE FAMILY: House by house, she'll get you to move closer to horse country (and farther away from your job).
EASY TO PLEASE: A new wheelbarrow, custom boots, or even a folding hoof pick will win her heart forever.
SENTIMENTAL FOOL: Displays a minimum of six 8x10 color photos of the horse in the house and carries a crumpled snapshot of you (taken before you were married) somewhere in the bottom of her purse.
SHOWS HER AFFECTION IN UNUSUAL WAYS: If she pats you on the neck and says "you're a good boy", believe it or not, she loves you!
MOTHER HEN: If you say you feel bad , she says she is sorry, take some meds and go to bed, you're essentially on your own. Let the horse(s) get sick or injured you may not see her for days as she has temporarily moved into the barn.
Things every man should realize before marrying a horsewoman.
1. The horse(s) will always come first, understand this going in.
2. A clean house is a sign of an ignored horse, this is unacceptable.
3. You can be King of the castle; that makes it your responsibility.
4. I'm Queen of the barn. Invasion of your things will be considered an act of war.
5. Grass is sacred. However, the horse is allowed to tear up the sod with his hoofs. If you do the same with your 4-wheeler, you're dead.
6. I fed the horses, you're allowed in the kitchen; so feed yourself.
7. Horses can't use pitchforks, but you CAN use the vacuum.
8. If you must write in the dust, please don't date it.
9. Manure is a wonderful aroma and useful by-product. Make the best of it, plant me some roses.
10. If I helped you 'mess' the bed, don't expect me to 'make' it too.
11. Kitchen closed on all beautiful days.
12. A little horse hair in the washer won't kill you, it's clean.
13. Whenever you think you are a 'real stud' go take a closer look at the fellows in the barn. They are gelded.
14. Ring bell for maid service. If no one answers, do it yourself.
15. The house was clean once this season. What more do you want?
16. If you don't like my standards of cooking and cleaning, then lower your standards.
17. A clean barn makes a happy horse; A happy horse makes me happy. A happy me is much easier to live with.
18. PMS is nothing compared to a woman kept from her horse.
19. A messy kitchen is a happy kitchen, and my kitchen is delirious.
20. YOU can help keep the kitchen clean. Take me out to dinner.
21. If you want dinner on the table when you get home, bring the pizza with you.
22. A dozen leafy green bales in the barn means more and smells sweeter to me than a dozen roses in a bouquet.
23. The hell with a real fur coat, (my horse already has one)... give me real fence instead.
24. You want to know where you rate with me? Just count the horses and add one.
25. So this isn't home sweet home... adjust!
(some minor alterations were done by Lynn :)
Jennifer A. D. Madden, D.V.M.
Few Horse Farm
97 Mountain View Lane
Elma, WA 98541
UPHOLDS THE DOUBLE STANDARD: Smooches with the most bewhiskered beast, but quickly recoils when you need to shave.
OWNS ONE VACUUM CLEANER: And operates it exclusively in the barn.
A SOCIAL BUTTERFLY: Providing the party is given by another horsey wife.
ECONOMY MINDED: Won't waste your money on permanents, facials, or manicures.
A CULINARY PERFECTIONIST: Checks every section of hay for mold but doesn't blink when she chars your dinner a little.
OCCASIONALLY AMOROUS: But never leaves lipstick on your collar, at worst, slight trace of chap stick.
EASY TO OUTFIT: No need for embarrassing visits to uncomfortable little boutiques. You can find all she wears at your local tack store.
FEATURES A SELECTIVE SENSE OF SMELL: Bitterly complains about your sticky-sweet cigar smoke while remaining totally oblivious to the almost visible aroma of her boots drying next to the heater.
UNMISTAKABLE IN A BATHING SUIT: She's the one whose tan starts at the nose, ends at the neck, and picks up again at the wrists.
A DEDICATED CLUB WOMAN: As long as the words "horse" or "riding" appear in its name.
HAS YOUR LEISURE AT HEART: Eliminates grass cutting by turning every square inch of lawn into pasture.
A MASTER AT MULTIPLICATION: She starts with one horse, adds a companion, and the next time you look there are five.
KEEPS AN EAGLE EYE ON THE BUDGET: Easily justifies spending six hundred dollars on tack or feed but croaks when you blow ten on bowling.
AN ENGAGING CONVERSATIONALIST: Can rattle on endlessly about pedigrees, training or breeding.
SOCIALLY AWARE: Knows that formal occasions calls for clean boots.
A MOVING FORCE IN THE FAMILY: House by house, she'll get you to move closer to horse country (and farther away from your job).
EASY TO PLEASE: A new wheelbarrow, custom boots, or even a folding hoof pick will win her heart forever.
SENTIMENTAL FOOL: Displays a minimum of six 8x10 color photos of the horse in the house and carries a crumpled snapshot of you (taken before you were married) somewhere in the bottom of her purse.
SHOWS HER AFFECTION IN UNUSUAL WAYS: If she pats you on the neck and says "you're a good boy", believe it or not, she loves you!
MOTHER HEN: If you say you feel bad , she says she is sorry, take some meds and go to bed, you're essentially on your own. Let the horse(s) get sick or injured you may not see her for days as she has temporarily moved into the barn.
Things every man should realize before marrying a horsewoman.
1. The horse(s) will always come first, understand this going in.
2. A clean house is a sign of an ignored horse, this is unacceptable.
3. You can be King of the castle; that makes it your responsibility.
4. I'm Queen of the barn. Invasion of your things will be considered an act of war.
5. Grass is sacred. However, the horse is allowed to tear up the sod with his hoofs. If you do the same with your 4-wheeler, you're dead.
6. I fed the horses, you're allowed in the kitchen; so feed yourself.
7. Horses can't use pitchforks, but you CAN use the vacuum.
8. If you must write in the dust, please don't date it.
9. Manure is a wonderful aroma and useful by-product. Make the best of it, plant me some roses.
10. If I helped you 'mess' the bed, don't expect me to 'make' it too.
11. Kitchen closed on all beautiful days.
12. A little horse hair in the washer won't kill you, it's clean.
13. Whenever you think you are a 'real stud' go take a closer look at the fellows in the barn. They are gelded.
14. Ring bell for maid service. If no one answers, do it yourself.
15. The house was clean once this season. What more do you want?
16. If you don't like my standards of cooking and cleaning, then lower your standards.
17. A clean barn makes a happy horse; A happy horse makes me happy. A happy me is much easier to live with.
18. PMS is nothing compared to a woman kept from her horse.
19. A messy kitchen is a happy kitchen, and my kitchen is delirious.
20. YOU can help keep the kitchen clean. Take me out to dinner.
21. If you want dinner on the table when you get home, bring the pizza with you.
22. A dozen leafy green bales in the barn means more and smells sweeter to me than a dozen roses in a bouquet.
23. The hell with a real fur coat, (my horse already has one)... give me real fence instead.
24. You want to know where you rate with me? Just count the horses and add one.
25. So this isn't home sweet home... adjust!
(some minor alterations were done by Lynn :)
Jennifer A. D. Madden, D.V.M.
Few Horse Farm
97 Mountain View Lane
Elma, WA 98541
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Help a Rescue, with something you Throw Away
A new way to help a rescue - with something you throw away!
Help New England Equine Rescue help horses! http://www.newenglandequinerescues.com/
Write ~ RE: NEER TAGS ~ on the envelope, on the bottom left corner....
Nutrena / Triple Crown / Lucerne Farms ~ Dengi / Agway / Poulin
Thank you to the gals who went the extra mile and volunteered to do this for the horses!!!
It would be greatly appreciated and helpful to horses in need if you could please collect the following tags and / or UPC's for New England Equine Rescue & EMERGENCY FUND (to help people who are struggling to keep their horses fed in this economy so there are NO MORE starved horses!)....
Even if you do not buy these products - take the initiative and ask stables, horse owners, barns, farmers, in your area to collect for you to pick up every couple weeks; talk to your feed stores and see if you can leave a collection box etc..
Thank you!
Tags / UPC 's can also be held and dropped off to us at various fundraiser throughout the year...
Thank you in advance for helping to promote these programs
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Nutrena feed tags products include:
life design,
vitality,
legacy,
safe choice,
XTn, energx -
.35 cents each tag
empower =
50 cents.
triumph,
horse kwik ,
NW stretch hay extender,
10 cents each.
naturewise,
cargill milk plus,
dairy way and
dairy focus feeds,
20 cents each
loyall pet food,
river run dog food,
40 cents each,
all other nutrena grain products ( including chicken feed etc..)
10 cents each.
send to:
Cheryl Byam
7 Byam Rd
New Boston, NH 03070
OR
Mary Martin
3 Uptack Rd
Groveland, MA 01834
or there is a collection can at the register and on the BB at the
Essex County Co-op in Topsfield, Ma
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TRIPLE CROWN PARTNER'S PROGRAM INFO
(TC) STANDS FOR TRIPLE CROWN
.35 CENTS credit for each original proof of purchase for the products listed below.
TC 10 &14,
PERFORMANCE ETC LITE,
TC SENIOR,
TC GROWTH,
TC COMPLETE,
TC HERBAL,
TC 12 & 30 SUPPLEMENTS FORAGE PRODUCTS
.25 CENTS credit for each original proof of purchase.
TC GRASS FORAGE,
TC ALFALFA FORAGE
TC CONDITIONING CHAFF
On the Forage bags there should be a UPC bar code and to the left of that will be "Triple Crown Nutrition, Inc,"
mail Upc' s to
Amanda Raymond
74 Mountain Road
Burlington, MA 01803
or
Cindy Mickle
177 Red Fawn Rd
Brewster, MA 02631
(Cindy also takes Agway grain proofs - see below)
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AGWAY FOOD LABELS.
35 CENTS credit for each original proof of purchase for the products listed below
AGWAY SUPERIOR EXTRA LITE: PELLETED
AGWAY SUPERIOR GOLD PERFORMANCE: 10-10-10:TEXTURED
AGWAY SUPERIOR EMERALD 10-10-10
AGWAY SUPERIOR SENIOR: TEXTURED
AGWAY SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE: 10%, 12%, 14% TEXTURED & PELLETED
AGWAY MARE & FOAL RESPOND
.25 CENTS credit for each original proof of purchase for:
AGWAY EQUI-GEM 10% & 12% TEXTURED & PELLETED
AGWAY EQUI-GEM HIGH FIBER
AGWAY ALFALFA
AGWAY ALFALFA TIMOTHY CUBES
-----------------------------------------------
Help New England Equine Rescue help horses! http://www.newenglandequinerescues.com/
Write ~ RE: NEER TAGS ~ on the envelope, on the bottom left corner....
Nutrena / Triple Crown / Lucerne Farms ~ Dengi / Agway / Poulin
Thank you to the gals who went the extra mile and volunteered to do this for the horses!!!
It would be greatly appreciated and helpful to horses in need if you could please collect the following tags and / or UPC's for New England Equine Rescue & EMERGENCY FUND (to help people who are struggling to keep their horses fed in this economy so there are NO MORE starved horses!)....
Even if you do not buy these products - take the initiative and ask stables, horse owners, barns, farmers, in your area to collect for you to pick up every couple weeks; talk to your feed stores and see if you can leave a collection box etc..
Thank you!
Tags / UPC 's can also be held and dropped off to us at various fundraiser throughout the year...
Thank you in advance for helping to promote these programs
---------------------------------------------------
Nutrena feed tags products include:
life design,
vitality,
legacy,
safe choice,
XTn, energx -
.35 cents each tag
empower =
50 cents.
triumph,
horse kwik ,
NW stretch hay extender,
10 cents each.
naturewise,
cargill milk plus,
dairy way and
dairy focus feeds,
20 cents each
loyall pet food,
river run dog food,
40 cents each,
all other nutrena grain products ( including chicken feed etc..)
10 cents each.
send to:
Cheryl Byam
7 Byam Rd
New Boston, NH 03070
OR
Mary Martin
3 Uptack Rd
Groveland, MA 01834
or there is a collection can at the register and on the BB at the
Essex County Co-op in Topsfield, Ma
-------------------------------------------------------
TRIPLE CROWN PARTNER'S PROGRAM INFO
(TC) STANDS FOR TRIPLE CROWN
.35 CENTS credit for each original proof of purchase for the products listed below.
TC 10 &14,
PERFORMANCE ETC LITE,
TC SENIOR,
TC GROWTH,
TC COMPLETE,
TC HERBAL,
TC 12 & 30 SUPPLEMENTS FORAGE PRODUCTS
.25 CENTS credit for each original proof of purchase.
TC GRASS FORAGE,
TC ALFALFA FORAGE
TC CONDITIONING CHAFF
On the Forage bags there should be a UPC bar code and to the left of that will be "Triple Crown Nutrition, Inc,"
mail Upc' s to
Amanda Raymond
74 Mountain Road
Burlington, MA 01803
or
Cindy Mickle
177 Red Fawn Rd
Brewster, MA 02631
(Cindy also takes Agway grain proofs - see below)
---------------------------------------------------
AGWAY FOOD LABELS.
35 CENTS credit for each original proof of purchase for the products listed below
AGWAY SUPERIOR EXTRA LITE: PELLETED
AGWAY SUPERIOR GOLD PERFORMANCE: 10-10-10:TEXTURED
AGWAY SUPERIOR EMERALD 10-10-10
AGWAY SUPERIOR SENIOR: TEXTURED
AGWAY SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE: 10%, 12%, 14% TEXTURED & PELLETED
AGWAY MARE & FOAL RESPOND
.25 CENTS credit for each original proof of purchase for:
AGWAY EQUI-GEM 10% & 12% TEXTURED & PELLETED
AGWAY EQUI-GEM HIGH FIBER
AGWAY ALFALFA
AGWAY ALFALFA TIMOTHY CUBES
-----------------------------------------------
Lucerne Farms rewards program (aka Dengi) worth 20 cents each:
need proof of purchase seal found on the back of Lucerne Farms forage feeds:
"totally Timothy,
hi-fibre,
alfa supreme, and
timothy plus alfalfa"
send to :
Amanda Raymond
74 Mountain Road
Burlington, MA 01803
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**POULIN:**
They give groups like us a 'Card Kit', I send those who use POULIN a card, when you buy grain it is punched, every punch is worth 25 cents. When the card is full (or a couple of cards), send it back to me...
NEER
1487 Boston Neck Rd
Saunderstown RI 02874
fatoldfarmwife@verizon.net
In the mean time, you can send all Poulin tags to:
Linda Davis
490 Moody Rd
Pike NH 03780
http://www.newenglandequinerescues.com/
need proof of purchase seal found on the back of Lucerne Farms forage feeds:
"totally Timothy,
hi-fibre,
alfa supreme, and
timothy plus alfalfa"
send to :
Amanda Raymond
74 Mountain Road
Burlington, MA 01803
------------------------------------------------------
**POULIN:**
They give groups like us a 'Card Kit', I send those who use POULIN a card, when you buy grain it is punched, every punch is worth 25 cents. When the card is full (or a couple of cards), send it back to me...
NEER
1487 Boston Neck Rd
Saunderstown RI 02874
fatoldfarmwife@verizon.net
In the mean time, you can send all Poulin tags to:
Linda Davis
490 Moody Rd
Pike NH 03780
http://www.newenglandequinerescues.com/
Monday, February 23, 2009
Just another day in Hell, Vermont :(
I truly wish there was a new topic to write about. Like riding my horse in the sun and green grass for hours. Like the lawn needs mowing. Like the flowers are blooming and a warm breeze is gently blowing through the house. Instead, I have gusty, cold winds rattling the windows. Sending snow drifts all over the places we just shoveled. Having to use snow shoes to put out the hay in the fields. Like my poor little pug having asthma/esophageal swelling/irritation.
I just got done checking my emails. More and more bad news. Don't want to believe me? Sign up on a web site called pet-abuse.com for email updates on current, pending and closed cases in your area. My inbox has something daily from them. The world at it's worse. Then sign up for the rescue newsletters. Google horse neglect and see the thousands of hits.
No, I'm not all doom and gloom. It's a bad time of year for everyone. The weather is bad. The economy sucks. The hay prices are up, the supply is down, and the end to winter is not in sight. My truck is dead at the garage - the only good part about that is it made it home from South Carolina before it decided to die.
The good news is that my husband has a good job and jobs lined up through Christmas. We have a cord of wood downstairs, both the stoves are running at maximum capacity. We do have two trucks that are working. I have a new boss at work, so my schedule will slowly start returning to normal. My horses and other animals (besides poor Maggie) are all doing well. I pay the last $100.00 on my vet bill when I get paid this week. My girls are all well. My husband and I took our oldest up this morning to Randolph Tech Center, where she has been accepted for starting in the Fall. I do truly feel blessed. I just wish all families and all animals have what mine do.
So, the horses are in for the night, the farrier is due in the morning and it's predicted to be 44 degrees on Wednesday afternoon. I certainly hope so. It's 17 degrees right now with a brisk wind blowing. My ears are frozen! In to snuggle with Maggie beside the wood stove and warm up before I go to bed.
I just got done checking my emails. More and more bad news. Don't want to believe me? Sign up on a web site called pet-abuse.com for email updates on current, pending and closed cases in your area. My inbox has something daily from them. The world at it's worse. Then sign up for the rescue newsletters. Google horse neglect and see the thousands of hits.
No, I'm not all doom and gloom. It's a bad time of year for everyone. The weather is bad. The economy sucks. The hay prices are up, the supply is down, and the end to winter is not in sight. My truck is dead at the garage - the only good part about that is it made it home from South Carolina before it decided to die.
The good news is that my husband has a good job and jobs lined up through Christmas. We have a cord of wood downstairs, both the stoves are running at maximum capacity. We do have two trucks that are working. I have a new boss at work, so my schedule will slowly start returning to normal. My horses and other animals (besides poor Maggie) are all doing well. I pay the last $100.00 on my vet bill when I get paid this week. My girls are all well. My husband and I took our oldest up this morning to Randolph Tech Center, where she has been accepted for starting in the Fall. I do truly feel blessed. I just wish all families and all animals have what mine do.
So, the horses are in for the night, the farrier is due in the morning and it's predicted to be 44 degrees on Wednesday afternoon. I certainly hope so. It's 17 degrees right now with a brisk wind blowing. My ears are frozen! In to snuggle with Maggie beside the wood stove and warm up before I go to bed.
Sunday, February 22, 2009
This is Insane! >:(
This is not only insane, it's absolutely heart-breaking. I'm absolutely beside myself.
There is a rescue group I get emails from on a regular basis. There is one I got the other day that made me sick to my stomach. I'm still a bit shocked by it all. I've been doing this rescue thing for a long time. Just when I think I have heard it all and nothing more will shock me, along comes something that just takes my breath away.
Ok, people. Get a clue. Do you really know how long it takes to STARVE A HORSE TO DEATH??? MONTHS! Not a few days. Not a few weeks. MONTHS AND MONTHS! Are people just so clueless or are they truly full of evil?
I feel guilty if I am at work and the boys are out and it starts snowing. I was feeling bad last night because I forgot to go to the grain store yesterday. So my horses got hay stretcher and carrots in place of their grain last night. (They also got their usual ration of hay.) Then I got up early and went to the grain store and bought grain and feed them 1/2 their nightly feed this morning. A bag of grain is not that much - I paid less than $18 bucks for a bag of grain. It will last me about 4 days. (Remember that I am graining 2 horses quite a bit, a couple of cups for the other three).
How do you cook and feed yourself when you know that you aren't even providing the minimum feeding for an animal in your care?
Owning a horse is not mandatory. It's not even a requirement. Having your license, driving a car, getting a job. Those things, for most of us, are necessities. Having a horse is NOT! If you can't provide for yourself, don't take on the responsibility of caring for another beating heart. Get a plant. That only needs water.
For those of you that know me, I'm rarely at a loss for words. This one has me speechless. Astounded. Heart-broken. Furious.
Yes, I know that all the rescues are over-flowing. Yes, I know the economy is taking a hit. Yes, I know that people are loosing their jobs. Yes, I know that life just sucks sometimes.
Do you not know someone, anyone, who, when you truly are desperate and don't have a thing to feed your horses, you can call and ask for help for them? Please tell me that they didn't put out a last ditch effort to save these horses? AND that someone turned down a plea for help for these horses?
Now, one thing I do know for certain. There IS a rescue just up the road from where this tragedy happened. I KNOW BEYOND A SHADOW OF A DOUBT that if this rescue were called, regardless of whether there was room in the inn, money in the budget, that these horses would have been welcomed with open arms.
Is it pure EVIL? Ignorance? Neglect? Lack of some social or moral fiber? Lack of knowledge? Intelligence? A BRAIN????
Had NO ONE witnessed these poor animals? Did NO ONE have the courage to step up and report this? Obviously not. These poor, poor horses. May they now be resting in peace. May there be a special place reserved in HELL for those that starve, mutilate, injure, maim, neglect or abuse animals.
The other thought that has been haunting me since I heard about this. How many more animals are there out there, in the same situation, waiting to be discovered?
PLEASE! If you know of ANY animal that needs help, contact your local vet, law enforcement, rescue, shelter, whomever. Don't worry about pissing off your neighbor. Don't worry about someone calling you names. DO WHAT IS RIGHT FOR THE ANIMAL. They have no voice of their own. BE THEIR VOICE! And don't give up.
If you need help, please contact me. I will do everything I can to get help for that animal. I don't care if it's a horse, a rabbit, an emu, or a turtle. Every beating heart deserves to be given the basic requirements of food, water, shelter and vetting.
There is no excuse on this earth as to why ANY animal (or human) needs to starve to death in this day and age. We are beyond caveman days. NO ANIMAL OR HUMAN should have to tolerate abuse, neglect, violence, torture, starvation, for ANY reason at all.
Stand up for the animals. Be the voice that they do not have. Don't give up.
Ok. I'm done (for now). But, I truly and desperately hope, at the end of the day, when those poor excuses of human beings lie down in their bed, put their heads on their pillows, that they have never-ending, horrendous nightmares for the rest of their lives for what they did to those horses. And, even then, I will always believe that they got off too easy for what they did. Regardless of what legal and financial punishment they may or may not face. May they ROT IN HELL. FOREVER.
There is a rescue group I get emails from on a regular basis. There is one I got the other day that made me sick to my stomach. I'm still a bit shocked by it all. I've been doing this rescue thing for a long time. Just when I think I have heard it all and nothing more will shock me, along comes something that just takes my breath away.
Horses starved to death,owners charged (WPRI.com)
Vet blames animal cruelty on tough economyUpdated: Thursday, 05 Feb 2009, 7:42 PM EST
Published : Thursday, 05 Feb 2009, 5:47 PM EST
Melissa Sardelli
Reported by: Sean Daly
WEST GREENWICH, R.I. (WPRI) -
Three horses are dead and now three Rhode Islanders are charged with animal cruelty.
In West Greenwich two horses were starved so severely that one of the
horses died, and the other one had to be euthanized. The horses lived on Backache Farm in West Greenwich.In Lincoln, a man is accused of neglecting his horse's injury for so long that that horse had to be put down. The horse named Sadly, had a puncture wound to her foot.
In West Greenwich, a female foal named Shadow died of starvation, and
another horse Cody, was so malnourished that she had to be put to sleep.
"This horse was not sick in any way shape or form. This horse was a victim of starvation, malnutrition said," Dr. E.J. Finocchio.
"What is that like to see?" says Eyewitness News Reporter Sean Daly.
"It is horrendous to see a horse down on the ground, struggling to try
and get up," says Dr. Finocchio.
The vet at the Rhode Island Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals believes the tough economy is to blame.
Ok, people. Get a clue. Do you really know how long it takes to STARVE A HORSE TO DEATH??? MONTHS! Not a few days. Not a few weeks. MONTHS AND MONTHS! Are people just so clueless or are they truly full of evil?
I feel guilty if I am at work and the boys are out and it starts snowing. I was feeling bad last night because I forgot to go to the grain store yesterday. So my horses got hay stretcher and carrots in place of their grain last night. (They also got their usual ration of hay.) Then I got up early and went to the grain store and bought grain and feed them 1/2 their nightly feed this morning. A bag of grain is not that much - I paid less than $18 bucks for a bag of grain. It will last me about 4 days. (Remember that I am graining 2 horses quite a bit, a couple of cups for the other three).
How do you cook and feed yourself when you know that you aren't even providing the minimum feeding for an animal in your care?
Owning a horse is not mandatory. It's not even a requirement. Having your license, driving a car, getting a job. Those things, for most of us, are necessities. Having a horse is NOT! If you can't provide for yourself, don't take on the responsibility of caring for another beating heart. Get a plant. That only needs water.
For those of you that know me, I'm rarely at a loss for words. This one has me speechless. Astounded. Heart-broken. Furious.
Yes, I know that all the rescues are over-flowing. Yes, I know the economy is taking a hit. Yes, I know that people are loosing their jobs. Yes, I know that life just sucks sometimes.
Do you not know someone, anyone, who, when you truly are desperate and don't have a thing to feed your horses, you can call and ask for help for them? Please tell me that they didn't put out a last ditch effort to save these horses? AND that someone turned down a plea for help for these horses?
Now, one thing I do know for certain. There IS a rescue just up the road from where this tragedy happened. I KNOW BEYOND A SHADOW OF A DOUBT that if this rescue were called, regardless of whether there was room in the inn, money in the budget, that these horses would have been welcomed with open arms.
Is it pure EVIL? Ignorance? Neglect? Lack of some social or moral fiber? Lack of knowledge? Intelligence? A BRAIN????
Had NO ONE witnessed these poor animals? Did NO ONE have the courage to step up and report this? Obviously not. These poor, poor horses. May they now be resting in peace. May there be a special place reserved in HELL for those that starve, mutilate, injure, maim, neglect or abuse animals.
The other thought that has been haunting me since I heard about this. How many more animals are there out there, in the same situation, waiting to be discovered?
PLEASE! If you know of ANY animal that needs help, contact your local vet, law enforcement, rescue, shelter, whomever. Don't worry about pissing off your neighbor. Don't worry about someone calling you names. DO WHAT IS RIGHT FOR THE ANIMAL. They have no voice of their own. BE THEIR VOICE! And don't give up.
If you need help, please contact me. I will do everything I can to get help for that animal. I don't care if it's a horse, a rabbit, an emu, or a turtle. Every beating heart deserves to be given the basic requirements of food, water, shelter and vetting.
There is no excuse on this earth as to why ANY animal (or human) needs to starve to death in this day and age. We are beyond caveman days. NO ANIMAL OR HUMAN should have to tolerate abuse, neglect, violence, torture, starvation, for ANY reason at all.
Stand up for the animals. Be the voice that they do not have. Don't give up.
Ok. I'm done (for now). But, I truly and desperately hope, at the end of the day, when those poor excuses of human beings lie down in their bed, put their heads on their pillows, that they have never-ending, horrendous nightmares for the rest of their lives for what they did to those horses. And, even then, I will always believe that they got off too easy for what they did. Regardless of what legal and financial punishment they may or may not face. May they ROT IN HELL. FOREVER.
Saturday, February 21, 2009
My Little Helper
One of my nephews called the other day. "Aunt Lynn, I want to earn some money. Do you have any jobs I can do?" He's 9, and quite the little worker. So, of course, I said yes. Not only do I have some help in getting some chores done around the barn, but I also get to spend time with him and visit with him.
I picked him up around 9:30. We got home and started in. We brought hay out to the field, spread it around, let the horses out. Then we cleaned up the back room. The tags from the grain bags are going to be turned in to New England Equine Rescues. We pulled all the tags off the grain bags that had been piling up all winter. We cleaned the stalls. We brought in hay for tonight. We made sure the roosters had food and water. We used a couple of old wire coat hangers to firm up the muffler and pipe on the old Ford truck.
We got in the house around 11:15, and he had earned enough money for the game he wanted to buy. We had hot chocolate and dried his outside gear by the wood stove until his Mom came to pick him up and take him to his sliding party. I had a great time and got to spend some time catching up on his life and the things happening with him.
It's a beautiful, sunny day. The temperature is only 33.1 but the eaves are dripping.
My new boss is at work, so NO MORE SATURDAY'S!!! Yeah!
My youngest daughter, Emma, has a basketball game tonight. Barn chores are mostly done, so tonight will be a quick run through the barn. Oops - forgot to go to the grain store. Guess I will have to do that in the morning. Good thing there are carrots in the fridge and a small amount of grain left for tonight.
Every day is one closer to spring.... keep thinking warm...........
I picked him up around 9:30. We got home and started in. We brought hay out to the field, spread it around, let the horses out. Then we cleaned up the back room. The tags from the grain bags are going to be turned in to New England Equine Rescues. We pulled all the tags off the grain bags that had been piling up all winter. We cleaned the stalls. We brought in hay for tonight. We made sure the roosters had food and water. We used a couple of old wire coat hangers to firm up the muffler and pipe on the old Ford truck.
We got in the house around 11:15, and he had earned enough money for the game he wanted to buy. We had hot chocolate and dried his outside gear by the wood stove until his Mom came to pick him up and take him to his sliding party. I had a great time and got to spend some time catching up on his life and the things happening with him.
It's a beautiful, sunny day. The temperature is only 33.1 but the eaves are dripping.
My new boss is at work, so NO MORE SATURDAY'S!!! Yeah!
My youngest daughter, Emma, has a basketball game tonight. Barn chores are mostly done, so tonight will be a quick run through the barn. Oops - forgot to go to the grain store. Guess I will have to do that in the morning. Good thing there are carrots in the fridge and a small amount of grain left for tonight.
Every day is one closer to spring.... keep thinking warm...........
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