What would you do?
What would you do if you saw this horse as you scurried about your busy day? Shake your head and drive on by? Say a silent prayer? Curse his owners under your breath? Break in and remove him? Throw him some food? We get contacted by citizens concerned about horses like this all the time. […]
Lipstick on the pig of horse slaughter
If I needed people to defend an indefensible position, I’d find a way to make it look morally acceptable. To help my soul wrestle with the cognitive dissonance, I’d slap a heap of lipstick on that pig. As a public relations professional who helps organizations restore their reputations, I know a little something about framing […]
China trade deal threatens American horses
Phase One of President Donald Trump’s trade deal with China threatens to open the gates of hell for America’s horses, with the reemergence of U.S. slaughterhouses.
Wait and See… Now your horse can’t see
A week ago, volunteer April Slater noticed Everest – our big, loveable gray quarter horse (half of the Ghosts) – squinting his right eye, which was weepy and obviously irritated. We’ve learned from experience, a “wait and see” approach to eye injuries can quickly lead to a blind horse. When it comes to the eyes […]
Kancia’s story will save lives
Hard knocks can be useful when we learn from them, and some lessons can only be learned through hard knocks. Half of Swingin’ D Horse Rescue’s mission is to save at-risk horses and place them in forever homes; the other half is to share those horses’ stories as teachable moments to promote responsible horse ownership. […]
Sounds evil when you put it that way
We get asked all the time, how on earth does a perfect horse like this get sent to slaughter?! Sometimes we can guess the excuses and justifications, but I often imagine how the decision must have evolved. Dream Sequence: Bob’s Going to Slaughter Owner we’ll call Christina: “Ol’ Bob’s laminitis is acting up again. […]
One horse, two very different futures
Kancia’s story begins the same as nearly all the horses Swingin’ D Horse Rescue takes in: We didn’t have the space or the money, so when Susan called looking for a place for an older mare she’d intercepted from going to auction, I had to turn her away. Looks are deceiving I told myself the […]
Would you help save this horse from slaughter?
This is where the rubber meets the road for horse lovers and rescuers. If you’ve ever donated to save a horse from slaughter, I urge you to consider Kancia’s story. After serving humans for 20 years, her owner was all set to take her to auction, where we all know kill buyers snatch up old, […]
When do you euthanize a beloved companion?
It’s time to admit it. I’m scared. I feel like I’m on a rollercoaster with the final destination of either heaven or hell; and every loop, rise and drop sends a rush of emotions through my gut. Such is life with a terminally ill horse and BFF. Just a week ago, I was sharing our […]
Open Letter to Congress
Open letter to Oklahoma’s Congressional Delegation: Dear Representative Kevin Hern, Congressman Markwayne Mullin, Frank Lucas, Congressman Tom Cole, Congresswoman Kendra Horn: First and foremost, I am writing to invite you to our horse rescue in Coweta, Oklahoma, so you can see first hand the urgency in supporting bipartisan legislation, H.R. 961, to permanently ban the […]
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