today = (fourdigits(now.getYear())); She arrived to GAIT, Inc. in December 2021 after her owner entered hospice. Knoxville Horse Auction, TN 12/13/14: 185 : The Case of Don Gatz, Patterson, CA 12/01/14: 186 : Santa Teresa Export Pens, NM 10/23/14 : 187 : Aldi Switzerland Stops Selling Horse Meat Due to Animals' Angels Campaign: 188 : Placitas Wild Horses, NM 10/17/14 : 189 : Knoxville Horse Auction, TN 10/11/14: 190 She is a horse that does it all, and does it all beautifully! Equine kill pen bail-outs are deceitful operations that buy and sell horses, placing profit over the horses well-being. Sound, no stall vices, and broke to ride. Sid's person is going to love trail riding, he doesn't have to be worked every day, so as long as he's kept in good physical condition, just pull him out of the field and go. Payment of this bail price provides significant profit for the kill buyer, which further funds their slaughter-brokerage business. Update - 6/28 - Taylor is temporarily on hold. Know the limit youre willing to bid on a horse; have cash in hand as some auction houses only accept cash. This is a kill pen. She has quite a bit of trail experience including some CTR/Endurance experience about 10 years ago. She is a great little mare that has potential to go almost any direction you want her to go and with her floating movement, sweet, curious, follow you around, puppy dog type attitude, shes a horse youre sure to love! He rode out with an intermediate rider and two other horses and he was a gem! He and Flare recently stole the show at the Maryland State Fair as they represented GAIT, Inc. at the booth at Horseland. People who want to save money on buying a rescue donkey or rescue mule will often go to these kill pens because these animals can be found at a lower price point than if they were from an actual breeder. Oakley still has some mileage and experience to gain before we are going to feel comfortable allowing her to be adopted, but she's almost ready. He's a snuggle bug that enjoys attention. These horses may have more challenging health problems or more difficult behavior problems that make them suitable for experienced riders only. Kill pens do not offer new horse owners support or safety-net services for the horse. We have reintroduced her to ground work and find she does very well with routine and patient handling. Iggy is located in Frederick, MD, Status: Under Long Term Foster, not available. Oakely needs to pass a few more trail tests and she will be ready for adoption soon. She is UTD on vaccines, coggins and dental. These horses are in the GAIT, Inc program and will be available for adoption. Status: Rescue Transfer to Gentle Giants Draft Horse Rescue, Shadow is a 2004 model (est) TN Walking Horse. Harry is arriving on July 12th and will need to be thoroughly evaluated maybe with a bit of refresher since he's not been ridden much in the past year. Lilly is a 2013 (est) gray Tennessee Walking Horse mare and arrived in late November. The lady is shady and never answered our questions. Your email address will not be published. Savannah is a lovely mare. Tory is by a pretty well-known Morgan stallion in the Statesman lines. She is gorgeous and sweet and such a very good girl. He is extremely sweet and gentle. Extremely sweet and gentle. Once ready, Harry's adoption fee will be $1300. Extremely sweet and friendly. She has been one of our main horses used for children'sbirthday party's, , she love the attention and kids. Extremely sweet and gentle. 15yo Walking Horse gelding. Loves attention and to be loved on. She asked GAIT, Inc. for help and thanks to a very generous supporter, Sue Fanelli of EQ Knowledge in Culpeper VA, who offered him a temporary foster home while we get his Cushings treated, he is now safe with us. George Baker Stables Click Here to View Videos of Our Horses Buyers please be aware of the scammers! Some of the horses that go to Mexico are slaughtered in an EU inspected plant, but many others to local abattoirs. ADOPTED - Penelope "Penny" joined GAIT, Inc. at the end of January. Text STOP to opt-out, HELP for more info. Midnight is currently in Frederick, MD, Status: Not avaialble, in long term foster, Adopted- Pepper is a beautiful 16yo tobiano Foxtrotter mare. He is trained at a walk/trot/canter, but is a fast mover who would need someone confident enough to keep him under rein. Horse meat, or chevaline, as its supporters have rebranded it, looks like beef, but darker, with coarser grain and yellow fat. 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. var now = new Date(); She has had bloodwork done and her ACTH (Cushings indicators) are normal as are her insulin and glucose levels. organ does have cushings, but does very well on daily pergolide. Please read on to learn why. Portia will be available for adoption in early spring and her adoption fee is $1300, Adoptioned - Prince is 13yo TN Walking Horse gelding that stands around 15h. Romeo is a GORGEOUS Paso Fino Gelding who stands 14.2 hands tall. FoxyB had little to no handling for quite some time before coming to us, and his ground manners were quite bad. She has a beautiful natural saddle gait and self carriage, is being ridden by novice and beginner youth riders right now. Here are some videos while he was at Skyhawke Farm, ADOPTED - Harry is a KY Mountain Horse gelding that is 12yo (est), 15.2h beauty. It is common for horses purchased from bail-out situations to arrive at their new locations sick, injured, stressed, capable of spreading disease and/or in need of veterinary attention and isolation. There are currently six horse slaughter plants now operating in Canada. But the average cost is around $400. Care sponsorship is $150 per month for non-riding horses and $500 per month for those that are in training. Julie Gray arabian gelding. Graceful mover and curtsies for treats. Thats right: Horse meat. 18 - 20 years old, 14.3 hh. She is doing well under saddle but is a sensitive soul who need an experienced rider who is soft and consistent with their aids and patient with her on the ground. Tory is a very uniquely bred and registered 2007 Appaloosa/Morgan cross that displays a beautiful Indian Shuffle gait. She enjoys attention. US horse meat wholesale price Once available, Oakley's adoption fee will be $2200. We have started to buy horses out of kill pens, horses at auctions, horses headed to slaughter and horses needing homes. Loves attention and to be loved on. Giving kill pen horses a second chance! This sweet boy is shy at first but loves attention and grooming. Stands perfect for everything. She's well started but was green on arrival. To truly help horses in need, we encourage you to utilize the resources shared by the ASPCA, adopt from our partner organizations, advocate to end slaughter, and support intervention long before horses are in the hands of kill buyers. She came to GAIT, Inc. along with two senior horses (Bubba and Mattie Girl) when her owner went into hospice care. 9 yrs old. She's trail experienced but has "buttons", so will be best enjoyed by an intermediate rider. Her cresty neck was a warning sign of possible metabolic disease, however, the bloodwork shows that with proper diet, she is normal. He is currently located in Frederick, MD. We have her the best life we could for as long as we could and just put her down. Most kill pens are located in areas where there are enough horses to fill the slaughter trucks regularly and, in the killing business, this means multiple truckloads per week. Join the Animals' Angels family with your monthly donation! You can watch her. There is nothing more difficult than scrolling through your timeline Register as a bidder and get a bidding number. Sid joined GAIT, Inc. as an owner surrender in July of this year. She had already been tagged with a UDSA slaughter tag and was going to be run through the Knoxville Livestock Auction with 7 other horses as "loose lot". This guy is as sweet as they come and has had years of trail miles. While a handful of horses are purposely sold into slaughter by irresponsible owners, most arrive at the slaughterhouse via livestock auctions, where unsuspecting owners sell the animals to slaughterhouse middlemen known as killer buyers. Despite the fact that the US plants are no longer in operation, killer buyers . Our minis tend to be adopted quickly, so please check back regularly . Glue has been produced from animals for thousands of years, not just from horses but from pigs and cattle as well. But she is still very green and has not had a saddle on her yet. But life circumstances have changed and Faith's adopter will no longer be riding. What is this? The animals searched the ground for food, but there wasn't a scrap. He can be a bit sticky with his trailer loading and we'll be working with him on that, but he's a rockstar under saddle for the confident rider. She came to us as a result of a rescue seizure from her previous home. He is a hard keeper but now that we have nearly completed his treatments, he is making progress on his weight. number + 1900 : number;} This mare had previously been feed a high starch, high sugar diet that caused her to become very overweight. Extremely well broke to ride. We actually have a fair amount of history on this girl since it was her original breeder that asked us for help placing her. By participating in these malicious bail-outs, well-intentioned buyers inadvertently provide kill buyers with much higher profits, which they then can use to send more horses to slaughter. He has taught hundreds of kids to breakaway rope in his lifetime. Before you buy at one, its a good idea to attend a few and get use to the environment. Has a ranch brand on his shoulder. Once ready, Shadow's adoption fee will be set at $800. 14.2 hh. Check out the resources ASPCApro has developed for equine shelters and rescues. 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. This is why horse kill pens are often filled with horses who were once used for riding or breeding. He was gelded as a 3 yr old and still tends to be an alpha in the field, but he is respectful to people. We accepted. Even despite one of the other horses in the group terribly misbehaving during the ride, he trucked right along like it was his job. She did need to be body clipped this year and wears a muzzle when out on grass (very good about wearing it). Status: In long-term foster, not available. He's a 9yo TN Walking Horse who has been working as a field trial horse. He is currently on medication and will begin chiropractic after a 30 day rest. Quiet calm and super easy to handle. He was purchased from a Field Trial dealer by a first-time horse owner and he arrived in very poor condition. They maximize their profit by misleading the public, so its important to carefully assess any new rescue group with which you interact.Kill buyers that participate in bail-outs may or may not be registered as non-profits, so corporate structure alone is not a reliable indicator. The nearly-dry water troughs looked like they hadn't been cleaned in weeks. AN INHUMANE DEATH We lead with this story because Taylor is a great horse! They've racked up approximately $40,000 in fines for numerous violations of the Commercial Transport of Equines to Slaughter Regulations: Shipping completely blind horses; horses carrying infectious diseases; and horses unable to bear weight on all four limbs. She is currently turned out with mares and has been very nice. "This is not pretty what we have to see and fix," Shawn Greer said. He's good in his stall and is very happy out in the field as long as his dietary needs are being met, he cannot maintain his weight on pasture and hay alone. Bay. You'll be hard pressed to find a better trail mare for the smaller rider anywhere! After almost 6 months of training, he has made little progress as a riding horse and we feel it will be in his best interest to place him as a companion horse in a quiet environment. Iggy is the kind that will feed off of nervous energy of his rider, but if you believe you can do it, so will he. She has trail experience, but hadn't been ridden in several years when she arrived. We do not know when FoxyB left his breeder because no transfer of ownership was ever filed with TWHBEA. She is currently barefoot. Calm quiet and super easy to handle. Jacob Thompson and Tara Sanders. A sticker with the horses order of sale is placed on the horses hip, corresponding to the catalog number. Her adopter loved her and she took good care of her adopter over the past few years. This means that they are no longer paying meat prices at the auction, as was disclosed in a conversation with a kill pen administrator. Please consider joining the Crusade for Horses! Loves attention and very well behaved. Our adopter returned Faith to us, and we are happy to bring her back as we try to sort out her lameness. GOING HOME! var date = ((now.getDate()<10) ? Auctions can be incredibly risky, but they also present the opportunity to view many horses in one place. He has been trained as a hunter/jumper and was shown prior to coming to us. Again, if these horses had access to the lush fields, why would they be scavenging through the woods and the underbrush? He has trail miles and comes to GAIT, Inc. as an owner surrender. On 5/26/18, Animals Angels investigators visited their newest kill pen in Cleveland, TN. What is the fastest way to germinate tomato seeds? She has completed her rehab, and we have been working with her to help her regain her confidence. They may be connected to legitimate livestock/equine auctions, or may be standalone operations masquerading as livestock auctions. Lorie is a 9 yr old Buckskin Molly Mule that stands 12.2 hands tall. Rider Appropriate: Confident Intermediate, Suitability: Trail, camping, pleasure riding, SAR experienced, Limitations: Does not do well ridden alone, Adoption fee: Pending, not currently riding sound. He would be ideal for an intermediate rider who is looking for an experienced hunter/jumper horse for showing or simple pleasure. Stolen Horse International provides news and other resources for free on this website. He was rescued from a kill pen in Shippensburg PA and was barely halter broke and terrified. Please consider donating to help fund the organization or purchasing a NetPosse ID for your horse, dog or cat to help protect your beloved animals! Seth's momma is a "helicopter" mom. Sound, sensible, and broke to ride! Her ground manners are wonderful, she ties, cross ties, stands for farrier, clips, bathes, trailers. Right now he is showing positive signs of recovery, but he will need a less stressful life, his field trial days are over! She stood quietly tied during grooming, clipping, vaccination and tacking. Belle will need regular hoof careto keep her feet shod and balanced, as she does wing inward with her front feet which places extra stress on her lower limbs and an old ligament. When he's uncertain about something, he stops and stands. In addition to her professional start under saddle, Estrella has been getting mileage under an intermediate amateur rider who just loves this mare (but can't afford to keep two horses). The vast majority of horses who become victims of this industry could be sold, donated or otherwise rehomed. By adopting a horse from one of these organizations, you are not only saving that horse, you are making room at the shelter for another horse to be saved. She joined GAIT, Inc. on March 1, 2020 as a rescue to rescue transfer from Omega Horse Rescue. He is a very easy horse to ride in a small polite group, and a joy to be around on the ground. 21 were here. This is the Crusade - the advancement of a sustainable horse rescue based on the conscientious decision of responsible horse enthusiasts to act in favor of the cause. The pen is operated by Terry Clark, who also videotapes/shows all the horses for the broker program. We should focus our collective resources toward groups that dont inadvertently fund the slaughter pipeline, and instead obtain their horses from pre-pipeline sources. (Its telling that these bail prices can be markedly higher than what that horse would cost were his sale handled ethically.) COOKEVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) Nearly two dozen horses and donkeys are getting second chance at life after they were rescued in a horse auction in Cookeville Tuesday night. We are taking these horses down to, Copyright 2023, 2012 - 2022 All rights reserved |. It holds a taboo in American culture very similar to the one found in the United Kingdom. Stands great for everything, Leslie is a 14 yr old Tennessee Walking Horse Mare who stands 15.2 hands tall. Much like her name implies this is one GEM of a mare! He is sound and fit and can enjoy hours of trail riding. They have a long history of illegal activities that have cost countless horses their lives. Ringo's adoption process was halted after her was found high positive with Lyme. Tx55 Elroy is a 2 yr Miniature John Donkey who stands 31 inches tall. She comes to us via one of our trainers, Ashley Lauer, after the owner asked to surrender her. He has no show record so it's safe to say he's a low-mileage trail model. Then taken outdoors and ridden around the farm, there was one spook shown in the outdoor video, that was a response to a pen that had a mini-donkey and two goats that she'd never seen before - she walked on willingly after having a moment to think about it. 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