Horse crisis in Kentucky

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by freddymo

Look I completely understand that the price has doubled but annual expense is 1000 more per animal. The costs even for pet can be double that figure. How a race horse owner can be involved with a horse that he or she is not feeding correctly is mind boggling. I can't imagine someone saying " dont buy hay and feed it to the horse because the price is 25 instead of 12"

Danzig maybe Pletchers hay is 27 a bale and that is why his stock wins so much? lol

yeah, maybe


it's just that not every owner really cares. which makes me wonder why they're an owner to begin with. how often do you pick up a paper, or read online about horses who are neglected/starving and had to be rescued. there's no excuse for it, but sadly it happens. and fairly often it happens to horses who are owned by people who can afford to feed them, and just don't bother.