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To Make the World a Better Place for Horses

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HorseCrazy

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2011-Mar-07 at 06:39AM

One of the things that I want to eventually like to get to do would be to rescue horses destined for the meat factory and give them a better life, expecially the younger ones that could have a long and prosperous like ahead of them,
any ideas on how to start or suggestions would be appreciated.
HorseCrazy

Gen (Queensland, Australia) 2011-Mar-08 at 12:25AM

Hi HorseCrazy
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My husband and I took on a rescue horse and we have found it to be a very rewarding experince so far. I can tell you that its an expensive commitment to make.
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When you first get them home, you have to have their teeth done (no use giving them good food if they can't chew and digest it); feet may also need doing, they need to be wormed and if they have been starved, there is a good chance that they have stomach ulcers. Treat potential stomach ulcers by feeding Gastrocoat in the feed or do whatever your Vet says (that's what ours told us). Also a good idea to have the alignment of their spine checked because you don't want to ride them and cause pain in the future.
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The other important thing to remember is that if they are particularly starved, you have to give them small amounts (ie. a hand full) of good quality dry hay (not green) say every 2 hours or so. If you give them large amounts of food straight up it can kill them. They have some kind of nutrient overload and they die. You have to slowly build up to giving them a good feed.
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In my opinion, its also important to commence doing ground work with them ASAP. The reason for this is to establish a relationship based on respect and to keep you safe. Rescue horses that have been starved can get very pushy when food is around which can become dangerous. Just 15 minutes or so a day is good until they get some strength. Then work up from there.
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With my Rescue Horse, we left him rest and recover for 1 week before I did Join Up and Follow Up a few times, then moved onto scary objects and loading on the horse float (trailer). I worked with the Dually Halter to get him to lead and back up - all that. I am not sure if you have heard of Stacy Westfall or not, but I also did some of her ground work exercises as well. When he was strong enough, I moved onto longlining and mouthing and eventually putting a saddle on him while he did his ground work. We have had him since October last year and he was almost dead when we got him home. The ride in the trailer was almost too much for him and he was on the verge of collapsing when we tried to get him off. It was a very sad and scary thing to see.
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I feed all my horses according to Pat Colby's Natural Horse Care book and have had great success with that. However, don't discount the value of good quality dry hay! It is the most important thing to feed a rehabilitating horse.
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I have started riding him within the last 2 weeks and he is going well.
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Rescuing a horse is a very rewarding thing to do. But it is expensive and can be dangerous depending on the horse's experience. I would definately do it again :-)
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See you later,
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Gen