Posted by jose bagge on March 09, 2008 at 05:32:34 from (12.161.55.2):
In Reply to: Horse farms posted by Spook on March 08, 2008 at 18:11:41:
There's several issues at work here- 1. hay and grain have gone up a pile- in VA feed is about 9 a bag and squares about 7-9 bucks (yikes!). They're expensive to keep...full care board is about $350 ( should be $450 if we wanted to make any money). Pastures all ragged because of poor weather last year, so even straight feild keep is not possible. 2. quality of feed and parasite control has gotten to the point where horses are living 30+ years. I have a horse that won at the ApHC world show at 32 years- still kicking at 35. So- they're not just dropping dead in the feilds anymore. 3. the slaughter house issue is legitimate- a LOT of horses (some near dead, some damn good ones) went to slaughter in years past.Now, their just like stray cats. 4. Horse OWNERS are getting old- and a lot of their kids have no interest. prefer skateboards, computers and guitars.
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