21 were here. Savannah is a lovely mare. This month's auction rescue is in TN, our Tennessee shelter is planning an auction rescue to save horses from being purchased by kill buyers and shipped to slaughter. They are often seriously injured or die before arrival. He is sound with no maintenance. She is a very well-broke mare, a confidence builder type. In the adjacent woods, investigators spotted several other groups of horses - many horribly thin and some with their auction tags still attached. When you buy from a kill buyer, you essentially fund the very practice you seek to eliminate and put additional horses in harms way. He is currently in Frederick, MD and being evaluated in the ring and on the trails for soundness and temperament. She is very big boned and clean legged and 100% sound in every way. Extremely sweet and gentle. These bail-out operations fuel the slaughter industry, lining the pockets of buyers who then purchase even more horses for slaughter. Status: In long-term foster, not available. Ideally, equines in need of a new home can go directly from the owner who can no longer keep the horse into the adoption facility that can rehome them. There is often a group of Loose Horses at horse auctions. Care sponsorship is $150 per month for non-riding horses and $500 per month for those that are in training. Onyx is a 13 yr old Tennessee Walking Horse Mare who stands 15.3 hands tall. She did need to be body clipped this year and wears a muzzle when out on grass (very good about wearing it). The initial purchase of the horse can also be cheaper at an auction. Second Chance Stables is in no way affiliated with the Asheboro Kill Pen. In return, Taylor is willing to go where you ask and do what you ask. There are many times even vaccinated horses will become sick from diseases that they are exposed to at an horse auction barn even the most elite horse auction services. He's been a fabulous riding partner, has incredible foundation training, tons of trail miles and we want to make sure his new adopter is his forever adopter. She's an easy keeper, and is a smart and willing mare. These horses may have any combination of the following: A healed injury that prevents the horse from being routinely ridden, The age range can very from 1-35 years old, Halter broke only or with minimal ground work done, Retired from daily riding but still able to be lightly ridden (1-2 hours 1-2 times per month), Belle is a well-built QH who would make a great companion horse or light arena riding or light trail riding horse. He comes to GAIT, Inc. from a private owner who was going through divorce and has been forced to sell her property. Kill pen buyers that participate in bail-outs are defined as those who acquire horses, then market them to the public as crisis cases, claiming they will be sent to slaughter by a specified date if they are not rescued through payment of a fee, commonly referred to as bail.. She comes to us via one of our trainers, Ashley Lauer, after the owner asked to surrender her. 9 yrs old. They realized that he was getting fat and decided it would be best if he come back to us. Phoebe is a 10 yr old Appaloosa Mare who stands 15.2 hands tall and built like a tank !!! He has been loved his entire life and has not been shuffled through the "system". Loves attention and to be loved on. Stands perfect for everything. He is freezebranded. Calm quiet and super easy to handle. Hip numberhorses usually sell in a predetermined order. She has been one of our main horses used for children'sbirthday party's, , she love the attention and kids. Tory is by a pretty well-known Morgan stallion in the Statesman lines. Loves attention and to be loved on. For the sake of the horses at the kill pen, Second Chance Stables evaluates a portion of incoming horses at the kill pen and list the findings, in hopes that the horses will be purchased and saved before being shipped to slaughter. He is sound and ready for your trail adventures. He is also intelligent, and with the proper training could be an all-around working or show horse. None of the injuries showed any signs of veterinary treatment. The name says it all! ADOPTED - Penelope "Penny" joined GAIT, Inc. at the end of January. She is ready for her new person and located in Frederick, MD. His perfect person is going to be a confident rider who wants to build a relationship with their horse. These horses would be sold, donated or otherwise rehomed; however, kill buyers outbid legitimate horse owners and rescues at auctions, robbing horses of ever having a second chance at life. Though nearly two years have passed since the last horse processing plant closed in the United States, horses continue being shipped from the United States to slaughterhouses in Mexico and Canada. This horses has a lot of trail miles, he's sound, he's sweet and he's ready for his adopter. So far she's been willing and happy to do anything we ask, she even attended Horse World Expo in March, greeting the public at the GAIT, Inc. booth. He is a very easy horse to ride in a small polite group, and a joy to be around on the ground. If youre an equine adoption group looking to sustainably help horses, we encourage you to find ways to help horses in your community before they ever end up in the hands of a kill buyer, and to direct your hard-earned financial resources to more ethical uses. He is currently located in Mt. We have evaluated her on the trail after several months of rehab, chiropractic, ground work and arena work and she was GREAT! Griffin proved to be a real solid citizen, while he's definitely green, he's very willing and very sensible on the ground and under saddle. He arrived to GAIT, Inc. in Aug 2021 and it's taken quite a bit of time to get his weight back up and his emotions and trust built back up. We have had Prince with us nearly a year, and he has reared one time and it was the reason he was initially surrendered to GAIT, Inc. Some horses end up traveling from one auction to another, changing hands numerous times, before they end up at the slaughter plant. We've nicknamed this good mare Bump, because of the bump on her face. Burt originally came to GAIT, Inc. in 2018 from a lot in PA. Editors Contribution. She joined GAIT, Inc. back in 2017 and was adopted almost immediately. Again, if these horses had access to the lush fields, why would they be scavenging through the woods and the underbrush? However, he needs a rider that has light and educated hands, he is very soft in the mouth. This mare had previously been feed a high starch, high sugar diet that caused her to become very overweight. (Its telling that these bail prices can be markedly higher than what that horse would cost were his sale handled ethically.) We bought a 10 year old "healthy" mare who turned out to be 18-20 and had cancer. At first interaction with Sally you would think she is a bit cold and aloof, it takes a bit for her to warm up to you, but deep down inside she wants to be loved. Faith will do well barefoot, however, she may need boots for rocky trails, she was slightly uncomfortable on the rocky drive when ridden. By providing my mobile number, I agree to receive 2-4 text messages per month from the ASPCA, which may include requests for charitable donations. Nestl discovered at least two of its products, Beef Ravioli and Beef Tortellini, contain get ready horse meat. Very well halterbroke and leads very well. He loves to be groomed and is very sweet to work around. He is likely going to be more of an intermediate rider type of horse. In addition to these federal violations, countless complaints for animal cruelty have been filed on a local level. Come prepared; bring a trailer, hay, and water to the auction in the event that you do purchase and leave with a horse. He goes with a no-rehome contract with a lifetime return policy, enforceable with a monetary breach of contract clause. Extremely well broke to ride. Faith is a beautiful grade Walking Horse mare. ADOPTED! var now = new Date(); Solid Walk/Trot and well started canter. This means that they are no longer paying meat prices at the auction, as was disclosed in a conversation with a kill pen administrator. She comes to GAIT, Inc. as a victim of divorce where the husband gave her away without the wife's permission, she was then sold to dealer Brian Moore as a broke horse. She enjoys attention. FoxyB is a 1997 model REGISTERED Walking Horse that stands a solid 15.2h. Extremely sweet and gentle. If you've seen the viral stories on social media about two men at the Stanley Brothers' Bastrop Kill Pen in Louisiana placing a pit bull on a horse, then slitting the gentle dog's throat and later beating a man who came to inquire about the dog you know a little about the Stanley Brothers. Know the limit youre willing to bid on a horse; have cash in hand as some auction houses only accept cash. Your email address will not be published. He's a 9yo TN Walking Horse who has been working as a field trial horse.