horses being turned in for rescue

[Linny]

In the horseshow world TB's are a dime a dozen. They used to dominate but the Warmblood breeds own it now. Since horses coming off the track can be had cheap, they often end up in "backyard" barns with families looking to have a horse on the cheap. As such they get poor training and usually scare the crap out of their 14yo girl owner within 6 months. They then end up being given away to an even worse place. I know this because for years I rode just this kind of horse. He was lovely, well bred and messed up. He'd attack you if you weren't paying attention and was very erratic. He'd been abused by a "breaker" after going to a kid who's parents were not willing to spend $3k on a well broke quarter horse. They saved $2k and got Grey off the track.