On 6/14/07, Janice McDonald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I decided since its the anniversary of stali well, you know, his > passing, to write up a REAL test to give potential buyers. > > 1. Do you know that horses actually need food to eat? > > (the wealthy woman who owned Stali and Svertla didnt, she said someone > told her if you fed them they would get fat) > > 2. Do you know horses need fresh air and exercise daily? > > The man who owned Fox thought nothing wrong about keeping him in a > 10x10 stall with no turnout whatsoever for SIX YEARS. > > 3. Do you know even barefoot horses need their feet done every 6-8 > weeks by a farrier? > > The man who owned GB and Fox had never had their feet done by a > farrier, not ever. GB is elderly you know. think about it. Fox's > were ten inches long when i got him. Like clown shoes. > > 4. Do you know horses are social animals and need companionship of some kind? > > I rescued a paso fino that was 8 years old and had been born in a > round pen and once weaned, kept there alone his entire life. > > 5. Do you know horses are not toys or big dogs to hurt for fun? > > I asked if I could have our mini donkey curly ray because i couldnt > stand the way the owner allowed 200 pound teenagers to jump on him and > laugh and have a blast while he ran around terrified bucking and > kicking. > > 6. Do you know horses require vaccinations? > > My Stali would not have died if he had had a 14 dollar vaccination > > 7. Do you know horses require worming? > > when i got jaspar and wormed him he colicked and the next morning > pooped out a huge mound composed of red wiggly little worms and sand. > > 8. Do you know even well trained obedient world class expensive well > bred horses can kill you graveyard dead even if you are a great rider? > > Remind them of Christopher Reeves > > 9. Do you know horses are very expensive and you are lucky if all you > ever have to pay is money? > > 10. Did you know if a herd gets too big for its area and you dont > thin it it begins to thin itself thru death and disease and accidents > and injury?
I left all of this because it's so darn good and worth re-reading. Janice, you are something else. You goof around so much, then you come out w/ something so blatantly profound. I can't believe that you've seen all of this yourself--how sad that is. And THANK YOU for rescuing so many horses! Robyn
