All Horses | March 30, 2008
Honestly, how could anyone believe that 100,000 unwanted horses would just disappear? The issue remains that there are too many horses and not enough viable options for solving the crisis.
Too many horses, too few homes [link]
DARRYN BENNETT | March 29, 2008
NORTH COUNTY — Too old, too lame, too expensive to care for any more.
Those are [...]
All Horses | March 28, 2008
Time tested, properly installed and maintained wood plank fencing is superior to most types of fence available. The high cost, however, keeps many horse owners at bay.
You’ll see plenty of wood fenced pastures in the communities with big money horses, and for good reason: it is probably the safest fence available.
Strong and highly visible, works [...]
All Horses | March 24, 2008
With the cost of euthanasia and disposal in excess of $500 in many areas, of course many owners will put that last available money into hay, feed and care as they hope for a change in circumstances when the supplies run out.
When that doesn’t happen, they have a horse that still can’t be sold and [...]
All Horses | March 19, 2008
This looks like either a very lightweight electric rope fence, or a possibly coated high tensile wire.
Either way, while superior to plain wire, and FAR superior to barbed, the visibility is not as good as properly installed electric tape, thicker braid or other non-electric visual deterrents such as wood or synthetic plank.
Fencing like this should [...]
All Horses | March 18, 2008
What exactly IS keeping this horse in, anyway?
Even if this is a quality tape fence on the bottom and a good plastic/wire combo thin braid rope fence on top, with electricity, the fence is too low for the horse, inviting a jump if spooked or otherwise motivated. (Perhaps by the green grass on the other [...]
All Horses | March 12, 2008
Ban advocates: take note. Look what you have helped create. People can’t sell horses now. They can’t GIVE them away. Rescues are full and turning people away. Yet, many can’t afford to feed them.
Horses are still being slaughtered, but face unknown trauma outside of the U.S. now. In addition, they are being neglected here [...]
All Horses | March 8, 2008
Braided or “rope” fence infused with metal wires and charged with a good electric fencer is far superior to barbed or plain, uncoated wire.
Proper installation is essential; not too much space between posts, tensioners used to keep the fence taut, etc.
Visibility is superior to plain wire, but not as good as wood or synthetic rail.
