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Three horses die in dramatic attempt to escape and get help for the rest!
That’s how I read this story, anyway. Watch the whole video to see the sad pictures of her matted, thin and wormy looking herd that did not die on the highway this morning.
Three horses die on Oregon highway
So, Portland, Oregon area people – who is this Marge Smith? Has the situation always been this bad?
BTW, since we’re talking Arabians again, look at the Scapa post’s comments for an update post from his owner – who admits the horse did have a bad experience with another trainer – again NOT Matthew Gales, who has a good reputation and was the victim. I want to make it clear that no one here thought he was at fault, and also that I am very impressed at the owner’s post and believe it to be 100% truthful and that the horse’s owners did not knowingly allow him to be abused. Since I assume all of you in the Arab breed show world know exactly where this horse was last fall, now you can avoid that trainer and avoid having your horse similarly brain-fried. I feel that we did get the whole story here, and in light of that, I commend his owners for finding a more humane trainer and for that trainer’s efforts to overcome the horse’s (justified) fears.
Really, folks, I’m not the enemy some of you think I am. I just want the truth to get out in situations like these so that other horses aren’t tortured by the bad trainers – and if I don’t scream and shout, these things tend to stay under wraps and then innocent people (like poor Nicole Marr) take their horse to the Big Name Trainer without a clue of what is about to happen to it. And sometimes those horses suffer damage that can never be fixed.
Megan’s Law – but for horses!
I can’t begin to imagine how many animals this would help! I think this is a great idea. Of course, any registry is only useful if people use it, but I do think people use the sex offender registry when checking out possible child care providers and other household employees, not to mention teachers, coaches and neighbors.
What are your thoughts on how to make this database, if it comes to pass, as efficient and useful as possible?
The President of Freaks R Us
http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?court=wi&vol=app%5C94-1746&invol=2
http://www.pet-abuse.com/cases/860/WI/US/
http://www.fox11online.com/dpp/news/Rachwal-sent-back-to-mental-institution
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?v=wall&ref=search&id=1625623660
http://mhwf.websitetoolbox.com/post?id=4359214
If you like a smaller horse and want to lead the way on the trail, consider Harmony, a Quarab mare who is up for adoption at Shiloh Horse Rescue in Nevada. What a cutie! She was narrowly rescued from being a sandwich and is sound, rehabbed and ready to go.
Funny how all you asshats wind up being found guilty, isn’t it?
Curtis and Craig Haydon, come here…
OK, Someone out there knows these sad excuses for human beings. It’s your job. I want them publicly humiliated in every way known to man. Go to their church? Great, tell everybody what they did. Print off the web page! Live in their neighborhood? Awesome! Make sure all the neighbors know the whole story!
Craig Heyden lives in Roswell, Georgia. Curtis Heyden lives in Woodstock, Georgia.
On a happy note – for those of you looking for a show prospect, check out Angel Acres’ Tango! I love this guy. He just has a nice, kind, “I’m going to be a great amateur horse” way about him.
I think she might be one of the happiest little mares in the world now!
Back in July of 2008, I blogged about the amazing recovery of a little mare named Naysa from an attack so violent that I think the critter that did it should have just been shot immediately – and I don’t care if he walks on two legs.
This might be the toughest little mare in the world
The good news: Naysa is fine! Naysa is great, actually. The pic at left is from last week!
Naysa today at her wonderful home in Florida.
I don’t know which I love more, the pics of her cuddling with people or the pic of her with her own sleazy hood and blankie! You know she never lived that well in her life before this. I am happy just looking at those pictures! You can totally see that her faith in humans has been restored. Every kudo on earth to you, Jolee!
You guys know how often I talk about how everybody is right up there wanting to help a horse when the rescue is “fresh” and you get to be in the spotlight for doing it. But the real rescuers are the ones who are still just as committed to taking care of the horse a year, two years, ten years down the road. And that’s why I’m so delighted to be able to show you all of these new pics of Naysa — because this is a case where it was all done right. Habitat For Horses did it right in rescuing her and rehabbing her, then carefully selecting just the right home for her. Jolee has done it right in giving her a loving home from the day she brought her home, where she could learn to trust again and finally feel forever safe.
Now this is about as cute as it gets! And look at the size of that field that little miss Naysa has to play in!
I read something really stupid this week about how you should try to be nicer and more compassionate to avoid “rescuer burnout.” Screw THAT. I just need to look at things like this very happy ending to avoid feeling burned out and hopeless! Feeling hatred toward people like the asshat who did this helps keep me fired up and motivated and that’s a good thing!
So that brings me to the fly in the ointment, the one thing that keeps this from being a perfect rescue story:
The man who did this, Tony Meyers, aka evil incarnate, perpetrator of what is arguably one of the cruelest incidents of abuse toward a horse reported in recent years, has not been tried yet! Yes, I know. Our legal system at work. This bottom-feeding, knuckle-dragging waste of oxygen gets postponement after postponement. It is ridiculous, ludicrous, unacceptable and needs to stop.
So today, please take 15 minutes to write or call the prosecutor and demand that Tony Meyers be brought to justice. If you appreciate my blog at all, please do this one thing. I can’t deal with this maggot going unpunished one more year.
Assistant District Attorney Chester Cedars: ccedars@16jda.com or phone number: 337-394-2222
The Case No. to reference is 07-00009229 (important – no one will know what you are talking about without it)
As always, be POLITE and RESPECTFUL. You are calling to ask when he will be going to trial, and want to share your opinion that he should receive the maximum penalty allowable by law. It is never okay to use profanity or get angry. You don’t want to sound crazier than the crazy person you are trying to have put away. Be calm, clear and have the facts ready to discuss. Please let me know what you are told in response. Thanks!
Another day, another hundred starving horses in Oregon…
If you’re reading this blog, you probably already agree that one of the most important things we need to do to solve the unwanted horse problem in this country is breed more intelligently — as in, fewer numbers and higher quality — rather than arguing about how to solve the problem AFTER the fact, as in the great slaughter debate.
Some of you may have come to that conclusion using your own common sense and logical reasoning skills, some because someone educated you politely, and some because someone educated you not-so-politely. ;) But despite all of us out there trying to get the simple concept of supply and demand through some horsepeoples’ thick skulls, we are still having incidents like this one.
Today’s moron is named Tania Herring. Tania seems to have a pretty nice facility, from the pics — a facility many of us would take a hell of a lot better care of, if we were fortunate enough to own it. But not Tania. She has stuffed it full of horses. Big horses, small horses, spotted horses, solid horses, all of them skinny and sick and if it has a uterus, it’s probably pregnant, too. Oh, and just for good measure — several have strangles.
Whoooo did Tania ever take her Myspace down fast! Sorry, Sunshine, there’s such a thing as the Google cache and I can still get into it no problem. Glad you had time to walk on the beach while your animals were starving! Tania lists her income on Myspace as $45,000 – $60,000. How the fuck did you think that was going to pay for 117 horses, you ignorant cow? I am so tired of people who cannot do anything approaching simple math. She also lists her profession as “horse trainer.” Again, can anyone point to a single horse she’s trained? Yeah, right. Another poser.
Oops, she didn’t seem to get her web site down though. Here ya go! OF COURSE she thinks she is a RESCUE, too. OF COURSE. Not that the link goes to anything. Hey, I bet she was going to start listing the horses SHE starved on her site as “rescues!” I bet that happens a LOT.
http://www.itsmysite.com/cross-tieranch/
Better check it out quick and see if any of your ex-horses are there!
A zillion stallions…of course. People like this are so predictable! How much do you want to bet she doesn’t know which one the mares are in foal to?
http://www.itsmysite.com/cgi-bin/itsmy/go.exe?page=4&domain=1&webdir=cross-tieranch
Oh, and she was apparently breeding “Quarter Ponies.” You know, you don’t need to breed Quarter Ponies. You just go to the auction or a regular AQHA breeding farm and buy the ones that stayed pony size. I have gotten some really fancy ones under $1000 — you can, too — no need to specifically breed for them! That said, she did have some cute ones and if you’re looking for a rescue pony, this is definitely going to be a bunch of rescues to check out for something potentially show quality.
Linn County Animal Rescue, a good group that is overwhelmed dealing with Linn County’s idiots, could really use your support if you have a few dollars to send. (Example of said idiots: ”Hello, my name is Colt. I am a Morgan gelding. When I was about a year old, someone bought me from the auction and took me home. All they had was a small yard where they tied me up like a dog”) Here is their website and there’s a paypal link on there — just scroll down. Of course, if you have the space, money and knowledge to foster or adopt a pregnant mare to your family this spring, I’m sure they’d really love to meet you! And I’m guessing they’d also be grateful for anyone who has good stallion facilities as some of the studs may not be in good enough condition to geld immediately. Just give LCAR a shout if you can help — you can reach them at 541-258-3422 or linncountyanimalrescue@yahoo.com. Oh, and there are other animals too – just read the news stories.
I’m disturbed at the comments that Herring will probably get a wrist-slap. How is this so different from Jason Meduna? Well,they weren’t out in the middle of nowhere so it was discovered before there were 80 deaths. Sounds like the law in Linn County won’t support the charges she deserves, but I’d like to know what we can do to push for the maximum — I’ll post when I know more!
