praying for spring, so horses stop starving in the bluegrass

paisjpq · #1 03-16-2008, 08:26 AM

http://www.kentucky.com/454/story/348256.html
last year's drought still having a mjor impact in the bluegrass and beyond. And all the rain that we have had in the last 2 months--while good for replenishing the soil--just creates more mud that tears up fields with animals on them....it's going to take along time for them to recover unless people can let the land rest. Which most can't.

Rileyoriley · #2 03-16-2008, 08:23 PM

Are there any organizations set up to accept funds to help out?

paisjpq · #3 03-17-2008, 07:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Rileyoriley

Are there any organizations set up to accept funds to help out?

closest thing that I know of..
http://www.kentuckyhorse.org/SOHO_describe.shtml

Riot · #4 03-26-2008, 10:09 PM

Jessamine County Humane Society (just south of Lexington) found 70 starving horses on a farm. The horses have been moved to decent pasture and are now being cared for. You can see the story at www.wkyt.com There is also contact info if you would like contribute a few bucks to help pay for their care.

The grass is finally greening up here in Lexington (cut the lawn for the first time yesterday), about a good 2 weeks later than normal. But pastures are thin and hard-used from a mean winter. I'm sure more horses will be found in trouble over the next month or so.

paisjpq · #5 03-27-2008, 08:20 AM

http://www.kentucky.com/454/story/358361.html

http://www.kentucky.com/211/story/354021.html

most pasture won't recover any time soon, if at all, unless people are able to get horses off of them and let them rest. And first cut hay here will be just as expensive as anything available right now since so many farms are desperate, we are paying up to 11 dollars a bale for timothy mix where my horses are and it's harder and harder to get.

LARHAGE · #6 03-27-2008, 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by paisjpq

http://www.kentucky.com/454/story/358361.html

http://www.kentucky.com/211/story/354021.html

most pasture won't recover any time soon, if at all, unless people are able to get horses off of them and let them rest. And first cut hay here will be just as expensive as anything available right now since so many farms are desperate, we are paying up to 11 dollars a bale for timothy mix where my horses are and it's harder and harder to get.

11.00 a bale is a bargain here, Timothy hay is 19.00 a bale here, Alfalfa is 15.00 - 20.00 depending on weight, and plain Oat hay is 15.00 a bale, everyone , everywhere is feeling the pinch with their horses.