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Re: What a day. [message #362073 is a reply to message #362038] Fri, 29 January 2021 10:54 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
Ken Burton is currently offline  Ken Burton   United States
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David,

Because you posted from Ontario, I will give you some additional information I have learned about horses. Guess where more of these horses are sent for slaughter? Quebec. Also a few go to Mexico.

Also in tracing this horse's background we found he came from an auction in Kalona, Iowa which is Amish territory and is known to be a real hell hole for horses.

http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs161/1101655399670/archive/1125897902716.html

He has never had shoes and his hooves were never trimmed flat. His left rear ankle was dislocated. Probably from stepping in a hole and it was never tended to at the time. He was sold at Kalona with a clean bill of health and transported to another auction in Madison, Wis. where he was put in a pen to be sold again with other horses for slaughter. There he picked up something call "strangles" a respiratory infection, which is common in these places. He is being treated for this now and is much better. He should complete the strangles treatment next week and be free of that then. He also has had his hoofs trimmed and they are flat now. He currently is isolated from other horses but has 6 less than one year old cow friends that won't leave people and the horse alone. When pronounced strangles free I will transport him to the University of Wisconsin where they will operate on his damaged ankle / hoof and put a pin it. After that I transport him back to Illinois and hopefully to a better life that he would have had as an Amish work horse. Another reason we think he is Amish is he will only eat hay. He did not even know what grain is and would not take treats like carrots. He is learning though.

I am thinking of taking the GMC and towing the trailer when I go to transport him Madison. The only problem is the road up to the farm where he is, is currently snow packed and up hill. This is one of the few occasions where I might need to put on chains on my GMC which I do not have. That distance is only about 1/4 mile.

Enough of all of this I originally posted to say be sure to check the condition of and date of your spare tire and do not expect to get a tire repaired anywhere in the evening or at night these days. Carry a known good spare or get stuck in the cold like I did.

Ken Burton - N9KB
76 Palm Beach
Hebron, Indiana

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