Assuming that RSF is the only farm that is purchasing a horse from GFF at this time is naive. If you look at her sale page, she has a bunch of nice youngsters. I wonder how many of them are still available. If she is offering a “fire sale”, that is the only way some people will ever be able to afford a horse of that caliber. To others, a deal too good to pass up. If the state has not frozen her assets, is she not free to do business as usual? Isn’t getting the horses out of a BAD situation the first priority here? I understand the frustration of those that have been duped by “her”, and are left hanging in the wind. Having her answer for her crimes will happen in time and I hope she has to answer for each and every one of them.
^ This with a nod to Long Spot’s squirrel nutcake.
Sometimes it’s worth taking a long hard look at how the real world works. And in the real world it is unlikely that MHS will seize all the horses and if by some chance they did, they would be in a world of hurt, financially. I’m sorry, but dollars to donuts, the horses that were seized - especially if it was only 4 out of potentially 30+ - are most likely injured and/or old. JB neither has the money or facilities to treat them or provide food/management that an elderly broodmare/stallion might need. I doubt this is a shock to anyone. But clearly she doesn’t have a dry lot full of walking skeletons since they are still in her possession after multiple visits and a high degree of attention.
There’s probably a couple options here:
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she maintains a number of horses (presumably less than today) and effects improvement of her facilities (or some other property) that meets the county requirements. And she probably stays on the county radar for some time, should she manage this.
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She actively reduces the entire herd.
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She doesn’t do the above in X time frame and MHS seizes all the horses, sells them … eventually and any money in excess of what they are owed for care and management is returned to Jill.
As much as it clearly pains some people to realize that JB might get money for some of these horses, you need to put on your big boy pants and realize that is just how the game will play out if we consider what is absolutely the best possible outcome for the horses. And MHS’ ability to serve abused, starved and neglected animals in their market who are potentially in far more dire circumstances, to be honest.
In the real wold, if she actively reduces her herd now, that money has a higher probability of going to those who have a judgment against her or directly to the horses as this whole process is under a regulatory microscope. If the horses are seized at some later point, it’s because their lives will be going considerably further downhill than they are now. Gee, who would vote for that option?
However, any way you cut it JB’s life in the world of breeding WBs for the hunter market is effectively over - the word isout, the house of cards is crumbling - she didn’t end up in the place she is because her business model was effective! So whether you want JB out of the business because of an excess of Internet Schaudenfraude or a genuine concern that her business practices cast a poor light over the entire breeding community, consider the war won. It’s just some minor skirmishes left to play out. Although a good chunk of the breeders (and their mini-minions and alters) posting on here wouldn’t know smart business PR if it bit them in the face as evidenced by the ongoing freak show they present to the world.
At the end of the day the horses will move on to new owners, either from old owners claiming their retired mares or the sale of that 2013 crop and sale of the mares/stallions/remaining young stock. The fact that some of these horses are already being sold should bother exactly NO SANE PERSON (unless they had another agenda). Because all that means is those horses are moving on to a better place. The MHS doesn’t want to rehab a bunch of starved horses 6 months down the road just for giggles, they want those horses to stay healthy and get a good home and they would probably prefer their limited funds be put to more catastrophic abuse/starvation cases and JB’s creditors do not want black blingy ponies, they want CASH.
Selling horses and reducing that herd makes sense to absolutely everyone who has sat back and watched this freak show unfold (both the JB and internet side). Big ol’ congrats to those that have entertained the onlookers over the weekend. Let your freak flag fly, I say!
I’m not accusing the purchaser of doing anything illegal but - no - I wouldn’t buy a horse from someone who is being investigated for ripping off people.