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Post by horseguy on Mar 20, 2016 0:08:35 GMT
Horse hit with 130 paint balls in Lancaster County, $1,000 reward offered for information. Horse hit with 130 paint balls Thanks Jen, I saw your post on facebook. |
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Post by rideanotherday on Mar 20, 2016 12:14:15 GMT
Horse hit with 130 paint balls in Lancaster County, $1,000 reward offered for information. Horse hit with 130 paint balls Thanks Jen, I saw your post on facebook. People suck. |
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Post by horseguy on Mar 20, 2016 15:26:46 GMT
Some people do suck. This is the worst abuse of a horse I think I have ever encountered. I can't imagine.
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Post by rideanotherday on Mar 21, 2016 11:14:08 GMT
I hope they find whoever did this. I think they should also be hit with 130 paintballs. I'm a fan of punishments fitting the crime.
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Post by rideanotherday on Mar 31, 2016 14:26:40 GMT
UpdateHere's an update to the case. Of course there was an illegal horse dealer involved. Of course he's got a history of abuse.
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Post by horseguy on Mar 31, 2016 16:29:54 GMT
Of course there was an illegal horse dealer involved. Of course he's got a history of abuse Yes, same s**t different day. There is one thing that upsets me in this though. It's the part about "$10,000 reward is still available for tips". It's great that people want to get info on this extreme abuse, but why does it take such extreme incidents to get people involved on a practical level? $10,000 is a lot of money and it could be argued that there are so many other horses that could use part of that pile of cash, but their circumstance is lesser neglect and abuse. In totality, the horse community does not allocate and apply resources very reasonably when it comes to neglect and abuse. |
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Post by horseguy on May 21, 2016 21:37:12 GMT
Happy ending. You will never guess who adopted the horse Lily that was hit by over 100 paint balls. |
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Post by rideanotherday on May 23, 2016 12:58:36 GMT
Happy ending. You will never guess who adopted the horse Lily that was hit by over 100 paint balls. Jon Stewart is a great guy. Glad she found a soft place to land. |
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Post by horseguy on Jun 1, 2016 21:32:29 GMT
I just saw in the Pennsylvania equestrian that the guy who transported this horse went to trial and was fine over $3,000 and ordered to pay over $10,000 in vet bills for the horse. He is from Rode Island.
These "knacker" interstate shippers have been around as long as I can remember. Maybe this will help limit their abuse.
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Post by rideanotherday on Jun 2, 2016 10:37:43 GMT
I just saw in the Pennsylvania equestrian that the guy who transported this horse went to trial and was fine over $3,000 and ordered to pay over $10,000 in vet bills for the horse. He is from Rode Island. These "knacker" interstate shippers have been around as long as I can remember. Maybe this will help limit their abuse. How on earth did she rack up $10k in vet bills? (Don't get me wrong, I think the fines should have been higher) |
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Post by horseguy on Jun 2, 2016 13:51:27 GMT
The $10,000 vet bill is nuts but the per diem base cost at any of the vet hospitals is now $1,000 per day for a horse at places like New Bolton Center. That's why some vets are building their own "step down" facilities where the horse is inpatient but not at the university vet school facility level. Those kind of places are about 1/3 the cost of the big name places.
The sad fact is very few people can afford that kind of "top" vet care for their horse and not too many can afford the lesser "step down" cost either.
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Post by rideanotherday on Jun 2, 2016 14:31:34 GMT
The $10,000 vet bill is nuts but the per diem base cost at any of the vet hospitals is now $1,000 per day for a horse at places like New Bolton Center. That's why some vets are building their own "step down" facilities where the horse is inpatient but not at the university vet school facility level. Those kind of places are about 1/3 the cost of the big name places. The sad fact is very few people can afford that kind of "top" vet care for their horse and not too many can afford the lesser "step down" cost either. Yeah, horsekeeping is spendy. That's why I opted to go for "sponsoring" a rescue horse. It's working out to be 1/3rd the cost of a lease. I easily passed through their "tests". I suspect I will be asked to join the training team before too long. I wouldn't mind. At least I'm doing something useful. |
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Post by horseguy on Jun 2, 2016 14:49:55 GMT
If you get on the training team at the rescue and you think a crusty old guy who acts like a mechanic and is no good with people  could help, I do a safety clinic for people who have not had much time around horses that could hurt them. I'd donate it. |
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Post by rideanotherday on Jun 2, 2016 19:37:42 GMT
If you get on the training team at the rescue and you think a crusty old guy who acts like a mechanic and is no good with people could help, I do a safety clinic for people who have not had much time around horses that could hurt them. I'd donate it. I will certainly keep it in mind. I know they thrive on donations. |
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Post by rideanotherday on Jun 21, 2016 13:16:16 GMT
Articlesadly, the mare that was shot up with 130 paint balls has been humanely euthanized after suffering a fall that injured her neck. At least she was cared for.
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