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| Is it just me, or have you guys noticed in your areas the increasing amount of ads for problem horses? All of a sudden recently, a bunch of ads have been popping up on Craigslist of horses for sale for 200-500 dollars that have been badly abused, neglected, or just not handled at all? Wonder why the spike in sale of these horses and the honesty all of a sudden. I have never seen so many ads before for horses that need experienced handlers and lots of work. Wonder why? I wish I had the time and money to take them all in, put some training on them and find loving homes!! We can dream =] Some of you may have read my last post, but my mare died a few weeks ago. I am actually going to look at a "problem horse" on Sunday =] She's a year and a half old filly, sold as grade, and she's as thin as a rail...supposedly she's halter broke, but we shall see! Hopefully I can help turn her life around, if things work out! |
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| Honestly I think it has to do with the banning of slaughter and shipping of horses in the US. Also the rescues due a **** good job at shaming anyone who even considers taking a canner to the sale. These horses that are flooding the market are the ones that used to run through your weekly livestock sale barns and head for the truck. When the slaughter line was still available, people could get upwards of $700-$900 for their nag, as long as it was fleshy. Now a good fat horse brings about $300, With the stigma attached, the fear of being harassed by Debbie Do-Goodder and the fall out of the market, they would rather leave those horses in the back yard and feed them just enough to get by, or not feed them at all than deal with the sale yard. The behavioral issues have the same story. The owners are over their heads, don't have the knowledge, the resources or the time they thought they did and just want out.
I have been seeing several of these types of horses as well and a lot of them, especially the outlaw type, usually are said to have been rescued from a "bad home" and the owner doesn't have the time to invest any more.
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Location: Wonderful Wyoming | I think a lot of it is with riding season coming (at least for us in the cold states) no one is wanting to deal wiht a problem this time of year. Sorry to hear you lost your horse, hope this one will work out for you. |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | I wont go to Craigslist to look at horses its a very depressing site and I have seen so many abused horses on there, just makes me sad. So wont go there. |
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| cyount2009 - 2017-03-09 10:54 AM
Honestly I think it has to do with the banning of slaughter and shipping of horses in the US. Also the rescues due a **** good job at shaming anyone who even considers taking a canner to the sale. These horses that are flooding the market are the ones that used to run through your weekly livestock sale barns and head for the truck. When the slaughter line was still available, people could get upwards of $700-$900 for their nag, as long as it was fleshy. Now a good fat horse brings about $300, With the stigma attached, the fear of being harassed by Debbie Do-Goodder and the fall out of the market, they would rather leave those horses in the back yard and feed them just enough to get by, or not feed them at all than deal with the sale yard. The behavioral issues have the same story. The owners are over their heads, don't have the knowledge, the resources or the time they thought they did and just want out.
I have been seeing several of these types of horses as well and a lot of them, especially the outlaw type, usually are said to have been rescued from a "bad home" and the owner doesn't have the time to invest any more.
Very intuitive! I know what you meant too about Craigslist being a sad place to look at horses...definitely not a heartwarming place to find one! |
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Location: In the Hills of Texas | Have you noticed how many out of control children there are? |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | Nevertooold - 2017-03-09 2:22 PM
Have you noticed how many out of control children there are?
Not just children young adults too.  |
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| Southtxponygirl - 2017-03-09 2:28 PM
Nevertooold - 2017-03-09 2:22 PM
Have you noticed how many out of control children there are?
Not just children young adults too.
Not to mention adults. My next door neighbors have turned into the people from Deliverance. Sad, they are about 45 and act like the are in middle school. Horrible. So upsetting I just really cannot post the details. |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | streakysox - 2017-03-09 2:34 PM Southtxponygirl - 2017-03-09 2:28 PM Nevertooold - 2017-03-09 2:22 PM Have you noticed how many out of control children there are? Not just children young adults too. Not to mention adults. My next door neighbors have turned into the people from Deliverance. Sad, they are about 45 and act like the are in middle school. Horrible. So upsetting I just really cannot post the details.
Just seems like everything has gotton pretty much outa control now adays, just no respect any more.. So sad..  |
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| Nevertooold - 2017-03-09 12:22 PM
Have you noticed how many out of control children there are?
Every day, I teach high school in southern CA.. BUT all my students are awesome, but I do see the ones who are not... |
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Location: In the Hills of Texas | Southtxponygirl - 2017-03-09 2:28 PM Nevertooold - 2017-03-09 2:22 PM Have you noticed how many out of control children there are? Not just children young adults too.
Obamacare has declared they are children until they are over 26 and is why they are allowed to stay on their parents tit..I mean insurance policy. |
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Location: In the Hills of Texas | FLITASTIC - 2017-03-09 2:53 PM Nevertooold - 2017-03-09 12:22 PM Have you noticed how many out of control children there are? Every day, I teach high school in southern CA.. BUT all my students are awesome, but I do see the ones who are not...
Key words...Southern California... |
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| FLITASTIC - 2017-03-09 2:53 PM
Nevertooold - 2017-03-09 12:22 PM
Have you noticed how many out of control children there are?
Every day, I teach high school in southern CA.. BUT all my students are awesome, but I do see the ones who are not...
I have the worst students in the Marshall High School and they have more respect for me than the people from Deliverance. My students love me because I treat them like adults and hold them accountable. Funny thing, the ones who appreciate me the most are the Hispanics. |
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| streakysox - 2017-03-09 1:07 PM
FLITASTIC - 2017-03-09 2:53 PM
Nevertooold - 2017-03-09 12:22 PM
Have you noticed how many out of control children there are?
Every day, I teach high school in southern CA.. BUT all my students are awesome, but I do see the ones who are not...
I have the worst students in the Marshall High School and they have more respect for me than the people from Deliverance. My students love me because I treat them like adults and hold them accountable. Funny thing, the ones who appreciate me the most are the Hispanics.
Same here, I agree! I am a bit spoiled cause I teach all AP classes but ours are open enrollment so they are not all goody tushus lol |
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