BS: 52 horses in Ohio need homes

Subject: BS: 52 horses in Ohio need homes
From: VirginiaTam
Date: 02 Feb 11 - 05:30 PM

Below is from a friend of my daughters who works with horses. She asked friends to put in facebook status. I am taking it one step further.


52 thoroughbred horses need homes. Will go to Sugarcreek this Saturday for slaughter. Gentleman died and his son wants nothing to do with them. Most broodmares are broke and some are in foal, weaning, yearlings, 2 yrs and 3 yrs old.. most are gelded. FREE and papered. Friend of the deceased is trying to find homes 440-463-4288 or 440-463-4288 Barnesville, OH. Please copy and paste this on your status!


So if you know anyone who rescues horses, has some farmland, is willing to take on one or more animals, please ring the numbers shone above.

Subject: RE: BS: 52 horses in Ohio need homes
From: gnu
Date: 02 Feb 11 - 06:36 PM

I hope thay all get taken in. Quite sad.

Subject: RE: BS: 52 horses in Ohio need homes
From: artbrooks
Date: 02 Feb 11 - 07:01 PM

Various discussion boards indicate that they have all found new homes.

Subject: RE: BS: 52 horses in Ohio need homes
From: Ebbie
Date: 02 Feb 11 - 10:52 PM

Personally I would check with the Amish. There are lots of Amish in Ohio. (Never mind the puppy mills- that is an obscenity. They do take good care of their horses.)

Subject: RE: BS: 52 horses in Ohio need homes
From: ChanteyLass
Date: 03 Feb 11 - 12:18 AM

I first found out about this on Facebook. Subsequent postings there concur with information here. The horses have all been adopted.

Subject: RE: BS: 52 horses in Ohio need homes
From: VirginiaTam
Date: 03 Feb 11 - 02:27 AM

Oh good... I will inform the daughters' friend.

Subject: RE: BS: 52 horses in Ohio need homes
From: GUEST,Guest UK
Date: 03 Feb 11 - 07:06 AM

Sad, but this is what happens when people take on animals with the best of intentions but make no provision for their future, should something happen to them.

Its in my Will that my horses, three of them, will be taken care of by my husband should I die before him. Would love to see his face when my Will is read - he's totally non-horsie !! but he does love them.

Subject: RE: BS: 52 horses in Ohio need homes
From: Bobert
Date: 03 Feb 11 - 04:02 PM

Whew... I was kinda feeling sorry fir 'um and I have space fir a couple... But since they are gone??? Works fir me... They are a pain in the butt to care for...

B~

Subject: RE: BS: 52 horses in Ohio need homes
From: ragdall
Date: 03 Feb 11 - 06:48 PM

I'm glad that they all got homes. I'm sure their owner wouldn't have wanted them to be slaughtered.

Here's the entry on Snopes.com (where I usually check before forwarding messages that seem too good to be true):
http://www.snopes.com/critters/crusader/horses.asp

rags

Subject: RE: BS: 52 horses in Ohio need homes
From: LadyJean
Date: 03 Feb 11 - 11:36 PM

I got it from a friend of mine, and cheerfully forwarded it to my sister's partner, who wants a horse. Alas she will not be driving up to PA with a horse trailer. On the plus side, my sister will still be speaking to me.