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The USA Today has repeatedly published
pro-slaughter
articles without regard for the truth.
"If you can't trust the
USA Today on this issue, can you trust them on any issue?"
A boycott is
in order until they start printing factual information!
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I own and operate a small horse
boarding stable and love my job. Still
after all
the years I've been doing this, I enjoy walking in my barn every
morning and listening to the horses
talking to me
while waiting for their breakfast. Then listening to
the rustling
of hay as they push it around, getting the small pieces of timothy and other
succulent
morsels that they like best. I am the
"Barn Mom" and take this responsibility
seriously.
It's up to me to keep them as safe as possible (
without bubble
wrap) fed, watered and turned out for
exercise.
I check them every day to be sure of no
injuries and watch their behavior throughout
the day for
any changes. They all get a friendly neck
scratch and a
kind word whenever I am with them .
Many are not
mine but I treat them the way I would
want someone to treat my horses if they
cared for
them when I can't be there. That's why I'm the Barn Mom
With my own horses and the
horses that are
boarded here, there are usually
fifteen horses
or more to care for. I also help horse
rescues with
troubled horses or foster a horse when I can.
I am not a "trainer" but I do
what I can to
help them. The horses I work with have
specific
issues of physical abuse, poor training
problems,
mental abuse, spoiled/ill mannered or bad habits
to overcome.
Occasionally I work with horses
just needing
a little tune-up work but are
not rescues. I use a lot of natural
horsemanship. My approach when work with horses
is cooperation rather then intimidation. Every horse is different, what
works well
on one horse may not on another so it's
important to read
the horse and not be afraid to change
a program
to something that will ! I believe there are no bad horses but bad/poor and inexperienced
handlers.
Kritters
Korner
