I’m not sure which horse is haunting me the most. There was Jack. Big part draft gelding, 23 years old. Skinny as skinny, with large white saddle sore scars. Someone used him hard and threw him away.

Ginger was 26, from the same place as Jack. Friendly and gentle. She came to the fence to say hello.

The Percheron filly was a black beauty. After her trip to Alberta she might be one of the chosen ones to be shipped live from the Calgary airport. If she survives…

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Trinket's Story,  by Little Brook Farm

I have been rescuing horses for 43 years. There always have been – and always will be – ponies like Trinket neglected in…

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http://heatherclemenceau.wordpress.com/2013/01/10/trot-on-new-years-resolutions-for-horse-advocates/

I’m assuming that you,  dear reader,  have already made your New Year’s Resolutions.  Did you know that the average person breaks them after about one month? Yeah,…

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With the abandonment of the CanEquid program by Equine Canada,  Bill DesBarres has taken up the cause,   bombarding horse associations with pro-chip marketing diatribe,  attempting to lay the infrastructure to satisfy EU demands for horsemeat,  all under the guise of isolating disease.  He has partnered with Animal ID Systems,  which has been heavily promoted by Cargill Meat Solutions, Monsanto and Schering-Plough – Big Ag intensive production systems, and this initiative was partially…

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Original blog post here - http://heatherclemenceau.wordpress.com/2012/08/07/letter-writing-campaign-to-end-horse-slaughter-email-us-your-letters-now/…

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It seems every time I look in these days, I see things that make me sick and/or sad. 

Jockey stomps horse

Horse slaughter (which has to be discussed, but oy, there's no good solution)

Neglected horse

MORE neglected horses

Abused horses

Horses die in bee attack

Hendra virus

EHV-1

and other places:

Lost penguin in New Zealand

Owner hangs pit bull after it bites a kid

Tongues.... blue tongues, bleeding tongues,…

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Horse Slaughter; one of the worst things in the equine world. Innocent horses that did nothing wrong put through all the misery only to come to a cruel death. Yes, every horse lover wants it to end! I completely understand; But no matter how many videos they may make or pictures they post,…

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Canada-wide Anti Horse Slaughter Demonstration - October 4, 2010 -Toronto

11:30 - 1:00 Beer Bistro…

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Contact your MP to vote for this bill !!!!!

Reposted from CHDC…

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I came across this on The Enchanted Forest. My heart broke when I read David's letter. I would put up quite a battle if someone told me they were taking Stormy from me, which is bad enough, but to send these innocent horses to slaughter is unconscionable. Please share David's letter with everyone who loves horses, so we can stop any… Continue

Horse slaughter rules violated, video shows http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2010/05/17/f-horse-slaughter.html

Go to this website and take action with your MP and the Minister of Agriculture - this is CANADA - we have rights as citizens to demand the upholding of laws and the right to fight outright animal cruelty and abuse. Go to this website…

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Following up on the recent release of undercover videos of horse slaughter practices at Viande Richelieu in Quebec and Bouvry Exports in Alberta by the Canadian Horse Defence Coalition (CHDC), Barnmice reporter Katy Moran interviewed Coalition Executive Director Sinikka Crosland. Moran also attempted to contact…

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I am saddened once again, by the reports on the way our horses are being slaughtered in our Canadian plants. It brings me to tears to see these poor helpless animals being butchered and brutally killed. The only mistake that they have made in their lives is to be born, and not needed. Two plants have been shut and we must close the 4 remaining plants.

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I’m supposed to keep a focus in this blog about how equine body language, psychology and behaviour relate to training issues with horses. However, in all honesty, it’s been a whirlwind week at work and I am way behind schedule on my “to do” list and now I am soon needing to catch a plane from Calgary across the pond for a clinic this weekend in Ireland. So… I thought that since there is so much debate rearing up again about the issue of horse slaughter that I might take…

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