Unwanted/Cannot afford horses

[westmar]

Well, we are not even into Fall and I am already getting calls from folks who cannot afford to keep their horses. I have 12 head already.

The thing is this, people saved my advert from last year where I could take their unwanted and can't afford to feed horses, and have called me from that ad!

SO-I am now running a new ad for those type horses.

I did not think that many people still had horses they could not keep.

What I am learning is that some folks held out last year, in hopes that this year would be better for them. Now I am getting horses with feet that have not been trimmed for well over 15 months! I received 4 this week from different places. Good thing I can trim feet! They also have not been de-wormed.

Here is the thing: Last year I started taking these horses and mules in Late September. This is happening 2 weeks earlier. With no ads from me until last week.

Hay here is about $40.00 less per ton than last year----until mid winter that is.

Just a bit of a shock to me...I thought it was a bit better than that.

For people to save my ad from last winter and call me now----sad!

I am not in the phone book.

[4jpainthorses]

It is probably only going to get worse. Alot will depend on how bad of a winter that we end up with too.
The economy totally sucks around here, as I think it pretty much does everywhere.
Probably end up being more horses turned loose this year than last.

[joseph]

Lady from de vals bluff arkansas called me 9-11-09 to see if i knew of anyone wanting unwanted horses she has about 20 to give away.

[westmar]

That is so bad...It is already taking place. So sorry that others are seeing the same thing as I am....

[jlquarter]

Who is the person is AR wanting to give away some horses? I know a couple of people in oklahoma who are looking for some horses that are free. They want them for companion horses to an older one they have

[cinch]

I don't see this year being any better. Things have not improved from what I can see.
some of this years uncared for horses came from last years crop. When horses took a nose dive, people went out and bought thinking the price was sure to go back up and they would make a profit reselling. This did not happen and now these people can not or are not feeding what they bought.

A man near me did this. He was buying dirt cheap and letting his kids ride these poor underfed horses, thinking he would be reselling at a nice profit. Nope no one wanted the horses and he refused to put any more money into them by buying them feed. Finally someone turned him in and he was able to give them away to avoid fines.

[joseph]

her name is diane ladner 870-998-5011 .

[westmar]

I've taken 25 plus head and counting. Have 6 more head that will be coming in this week.

[mart]

Thats a lot to feed !!! Don`t know how you manage that many without going broke !!!

[westmar]

Some are good enough to adopt out. Depending on age, training, disposition of the horse, I can adopt out anywhere from $100.00 to $800.00.
The others that are too crippled, wild, inbred, untrainable go to the feedlot and end up in Canada.
They pay for themselves. I am upfront with the owners as to the possibilities of the animals fate. If they cannot accept it than they find other alternatives for their equine.
I can at least give these equine another chance.
I keep them a minimum of 60 days no matter what they may seem.