[BurningAmber520]

I'm going with a bunch of people (Barn owner, friends, Head of the rescue I volunteer for, and a bunch of volunteers) to a local horse auction tomorrow in Unadilla NY. This auction runs once a month in the winter and usually 70 - 100 horses run through it. Horses at this auction have sold for as little as $5 in the past! It's a notorious slaughter auction, and while a few nice horses run through it, the majority of horses are skin and bones, very ill, or old and untrained.

My barn owner is letting me and 2 friends each pick out a horse to save if we help with vet bills and such! Very fair! I'm on the lookout for a pregnant mare, save 2 lives for the price of one! I will let everyone know what we come home with!

 

[speedy da fish]

i couldnt do it i would want to save all of them

 

[luvmyperch]

OMG! Good luck! Keep us updated and get some pics of whoever you decide to rescue! Bless you guys for taking on a challenge!

 

[PaintedHooves]

The place where I ride has quite a few horses that have come from the Unadilla auction. Of course a few of them have their quirks but more have been used in lessons. Update us on what you find!

 

[Carleen]

Aw, you obviously have a wonderful BO! I wish I could be given an opportunity like that!

 

[kevinshorses]

When you choose a horse choose one that will be cost effective to get ready to sell. A young gelding would be much easier to get trained and resold toa good home.

 

[sillybunny11486]

The only problem I see: You dont get to vet these horses before they come home. You could be looking at thousands in vet bills.

 

[paintluver]

That is so exciting! You are very lucky to get to buy a horse that way!

 

[jiblethead]

That is so great that your doing that! We have an auction similar to that around here, I'm looking into it. Hope you do find a pregnant mare, and good luck with them!

 

[NyHorseGal]

Wow... lucky you. I hope you find a great horse to bring home. if you see any paints let me know. i wish i could help out...

 

[BurningAmber520]

Today is the day!! Wish us luck! We won't be getting home till really really late so I will update tomorrow! I'm really nervous! It's going to be so hard seeing horses in this situation and not being able to help them all!

 

[luvmyperch]

Good luck! I know it's hard, but try to remember to think with your head AND your heart. We can't save them all

 

[CecilliaB]

My BO when I was a kid used to rescue a few horses every couple months from slaughter...my old jumper was an OTTB from an auction she rescued and then cold to me for the purchase price + food she'd put into him for a few months.

Good luck. Take pics and let us know how it all turns out!!

 

[BurningAmber520]

Ok guys here's the update! Thankfully not a lot of horses went through the sale last night, maybe around 40 which isn't bad since they were expecting over 70. There were 4 gorgeous drafts that went to good home and a ton of adorable mini's, including 2 pregnant mini mares and two 10 month old mini colts. Im pretty sure all the mini's went to good homes.

I personally did not get anything. The rescue I volunteer at bought 5 horses. A pregnant palamino paint with a nasty injury on her hind pastern, a papered and tattooed mustang mare, an emaciated mini stud, a yearling paint colt, and a pregnant black/white tobiano mare.

Unfortunately around 8-10 horses went to the meat buyer. Including this ridiculously gorgeous but completely untouched paint draft 3 year old stud. He was HUGE and dangerous! But it broke my heart anyway

I was sitting next to a man who had his 2 bay quarter horses in the auction, both of them (gorgeous horses) sold for meat, and the guy goes "Good, I got a decent amount of money for them!" Made me sick

 

[jiblethead]

Ok guys here's the update! Thankfully not a lot of horses went through the sale last night, maybe around 40 which isn't bad since they were expecting over 70. There were 4 gorgeous drafts that went to good home and a ton of adorable mini's, including 2 pregnant mini mares and two 10 month old mini colts. Im pretty sure all the mini's went to good homes.

I personally did not get anything. The rescue I volunteer at bought 5 horses. A pregnant palamino paint with a nasty injury on her hind pastern, a papered and tattooed mustang mare, an emaciated mini stud, a yearling paint colt, and a pregnant black/white tobiano mare.

Unfortunately around 8-10 horses went to the meat buyer. Including this ridiculously gorgeous but completely untouched paint draft 3 year old stud. He was HUGE and dangerous! But it broke my heart anyway

I was sitting next to a man who had his 2 bay quarter horses in the auction, both of them (gorgeous horses) sold for meat, and the guy goes "Good, I got a decent amount of money for them!" Made me sick

People like that disgust me.

 

[PaintsPwn]

Buy some of this for the paint mare.
https://www.underwoodhorsemedicine.com/index.htm

It is really economical, and it works SO well. I won't use anything but this anymore.

 

[Phantomcolt18]

i couldnt do it i would want to save all of them

same here every time i go to an auction i fall in love with at least one of the horses...once it was a beautiful black mare she was SOOOO sweet and the reason she was at the auction.....she had a birth defect that left her one front leg crooked she wasnt ridable but id still take her. i always wonder what happened to her...they were selling her as a brood mare(not a good idea the poor girl)

 

[NyHorseGal]

Will there be pictures of these horses on the rescue website? I would love to see the palamino paint! Those are my favorite kind of horses.

 

[BurningAmber520]

Im sure there will be pictures of them eventually! Kristina at H&R i believe is going to be fostering her, so you can always ask her for some pics on facebook

 

[TheVet]

Ok guys here's the update! Thankfully not a lot of horses went through the sale last night, maybe around 40 which isn't bad since they were expecting over 70. There were 4 gorgeous drafts that went to good home and a ton of adorable mini's, including 2 pregnant mini mares and two 10 month old mini colts. Im pretty sure all the mini's went to good homes.

I personally did not get anything. The rescue I volunteer at bought 5 horses. A pregnant palamino paint with a nasty injury on her hind pastern, a papered and tattooed mustang mare, an emaciated mini stud, a yearling paint colt, and a pregnant black/white tobiano mare.

Unfortunately around 8-10 horses went to the meat buyer. Including this ridiculously gorgeous but completely untouched paint draft 3 year old stud. He was HUGE and dangerous! But it broke my heart anyway

I was sitting next to a man who had his 2 bay quarter horses in the auction, both of them (gorgeous horses) sold for meat, and the guy goes "Good, I got a decent amount of money for them!" Made me sick

People like that I think should suffer like those horses did. I would have to have a come jesus meeting with him.