The unloading of elderly broodmares!
SHAME on "a" big breeder for doing this!
In my book if a mare has been productive for you, you OWE her something, maybe taking extra care in placing her in a retirement home or better yet keeping her until she passes.
I can tell you, those breeders that practice the unloading, I WILL NEVER buy from. They are no better than "Mini Mills".
Edited to add:
There are ways to insure a good home even for big breeders, auctioning them off to ANYONE is NOT a way, not to mention the hours in a hot trailer, the tremendous noise and confusion of an auction, the possiblity of sickness etc, etc, etc.
Just one way is to "lease" the mare to a farm of their choosing, thus the horse could not be sold with papers without their consent.
I'm not saying the mare should not be bred if she is physically able, but to open the door for an over 18 yr old mare to be "passed around" is UNCONSCIONABLE!
SHAME on "a" big breeder for doing this!
In my book if a mare has been productive for you, you OWE her something, maybe taking extra care in placing her in a retirement home or better yet keeping her until she passes.
I can tell you, those breeders that practice the unloading, I WILL NEVER buy from. They are no better than "Mini Mills".
Edited to add:
There are ways to insure a good home even for big breeders, auctioning them off to ANYONE is NOT a way, not to mention the hours in a hot trailer, the tremendous noise and confusion of an auction, the possiblity of sickness etc, etc, etc.
Just one way is to "lease" the mare to a farm of their choosing, thus the horse could not be sold with papers without their consent.
I'm not saying the mare should not be bred if she is physically able, but to open the door for an over 18 yr old mare to be "passed around" is UNCONSCIONABLE!
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