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What was the reason given for the mare not rising. I received a phone call from a person who told me a sore (d) horse would NOT lie down and be looking at its flank.
They wondered if there was another reason such as the start of colic or could the horse have received a mild sedative?
These are questions to which I have no response. Does anyone on COTH have first hand information?
It is a long weekend so my professor of veterinary medicine is not available for a call from me until Tuesday[/QUOTE]
The reason horses lay in their stalls is directly due to their feet hurting. I have gone to several TWH, and Racking horse shows, and you would be AMAZED at how many horses are laying flat out in their stalls, backs to their stall doors. 2 years ago, I went to the Racking Horse Celebration in Sommerville, AL. One aisle of the barn had maybe 10 stalls, and 6 of those horses were laying flat like pan cakes in their stalls. Several of the barns had horses laying flat. I have been to the BL barns, and I found this also there. SO SAD. Also they work those horses very hard. RARELY if ever in an outside “ring”. They keep their work in the barn aisle’s. And they are hard packed or concrete or asphalt. Seen it. They do not call the out door riding areas arenas, they are rings. Like a little track, small actually.
I have been to many many horse shows over the years. 3 day eventing, dressage, endurance riding (competed lots), jumping, cutting, arab shows, etc. I recall rarely if ever seeing horses laying down, maybe only at night they were laying down. If so the horse was definitely snoozing and napping. The horses laying down in these shows were very infrequent if so not at all. TWH and Racking horse shows, lots and LOTS were pan cake flat. I saw many panting also. Some had blankets some not sometimes it was hot and some times it was not. This was in broad day light, lots of activity going on around the barns, and these gaited horses were laying in their stalls like pan cakes.
I read this yesterday on Champagne Watchout’s facebook page. Yes he has his own facebook page.So that was a mare they had down in the stall. No clue if she was the one they were beating in the cross ties.
“The horse, the sweet mare being beat in the stall is named “Sweet n Loco” has been removed and placed with someone who is diligently working to make her whole again…”
I signed the online petition. I am in the 210 range.
I would LOVE to go demonstrate. I live fairly close.
I have discontinued my catalog’s (didn’t ask for them in the first place) from National Bridle. They sell like Bedford Tack all the TWH torture trainer goodies. If you have NEVER held one of those shoes in your hands, you are truly missing out. They weigh many many pounds some of the big ones. It is very shocking and sad. Bedford Tack sells them and many other heavy heavy shoes if you are in denial, go and lift one or two of them. On the front of the last cover of National Bridle it was odd because there was not TWH padded of course on the front cover. It is a picture of a little girl standing near a warmblood type horse, both are looking out ward, so you see them from behind. It is ONE FANCY barn. I actually looked to see who/where it was. No mention. Hmm. I got the catalog I think last Monday. Looked through it, still saw the same torture stuff. I called they were closed, so emailed my intent to be removed.
Dover, Smart Pak, and many other do not sell this stuff. I do ride gaited on a Rocky Mt, but I ride in all dressage type tack. It is the most comfortable to me and for my horse. So we do. I have always ridden english/dressage.
If you haven’t already watched Champagne Watchout’s 2 show videos, and read the press release page detailing what happened, you really should have a read. Also you need to READ about how they get around the soring, by drilling screws into their frogs, that way no stuff on their legs.
I voted with my dollars on a different gaited horse. I bought her in late 07. I am riding all gaited now. I never have liked what I saw and witnessed with the padding, and chose to spend my money elsewhere. Great breed.
