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03-11-2018, 05:30 PM
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Standardbreds?
Does anybody know if this occurs with Standardbreds that race at harness tracks???
I'd REALLY LIKE TO KNOW.
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03-11-2018, 05:33 PM
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#92
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Originally Posted by Denny
Does anybody know if this occurs with Standardbreds that race at harness tracks???
I'd REALLY LIKE TO KNOW.
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The answer is yes. Scroll down the icareihelp Twitter page and you'll see one recently rescued.
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03-11-2018, 05:53 PM
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Thankfully Delta Downs racing is over.
That means no more horses will be slaughtered.
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03-11-2018, 06:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Lemon Drop Husker
Thankfully Delta Downs racing is over.
That means no more horses will be slaughtered.
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LDH, I had the same thought.
Then it occurred to me that BECAUSE the meet is over, Thompson's Kill Lot will be filling up with Delta horses in the next few weeks. The fall meet doesn't start until October 17. For certain owners, if you've got an unproductive horse it's better to get three or four hundred dollars from Jacob Thompson (a convicted felon who spent a little jail time here in East Texas for livestock theft) now, than to provide hay and oats for the next seven months.
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03-11-2018, 06:21 PM
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03-11-2018, 06:39 PM
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God Almighty.
Let me be blunt. Jacob Thompson is criminal scum. A special place in Hell awaits him. And I have worse things I could say about his live-in girlfriend, Tara Sanders.
THIS is why I appealed in my OP for folks to contact their congressional reps in support of the SAFE act: it will effectively put the kill lot people like Jacob Thompson out of the horse business. I would like to reiterate that plea.
Thask, regarding the current Delta 24, Thompson is not allowing potential buyers to examine the lip tattoos prior to purchase.
Mule
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03-11-2018, 09:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Denny
Does anybody know if this occurs with Standardbreds that race at harness tracks???
I'd REALLY LIKE TO KNOW.
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The answer is yes but not like with thoroughbreds. The horses at kill lots that are standardbreds are mostly very old or have major physical issues. Because of the major rise in population of Amish communities, standardbred demand is at an all time high. Some tracks have had to raise the bottom claiming prices because people would just claim them and put them right on the road. Ten years ago an average trotter that was too slow but sound could be sold for 1500 or so as a road horse. Because of lower breeding numbers and higher demand those same horses sell regularly now for 5 to 10k right off the track.Recently had a friend turn down 15k for a 4 year old maiden gelding. He was large and handsome but slow. So, there are killer type horses but the economics today have really changed the market.
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03-12-2018, 05:55 AM
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Final update on the Delta 24
The remaining funds were raised last night to rescue the 24 Delta horses from Thompson's Kill Pen. They will now be transported to the horse farm of Hal Parker in Farmerville, La. Veterinary services will be provided by a local vet at greatly discounted rates.
Once these horses clear the 30-day quarantine, they will be available for adoption at no cost to parties that can pass the background check and that have a suitable place to keep a horse.
Thank you to any Pace Advantage members who donated to this effort!
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03-12-2018, 10:21 AM
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Originally Posted by Mulerider
The remaining funds were raised last night to rescue the 24 Delta horses from Thompson's Kill Pen...
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Good for everyone involved. Thanks.
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03-12-2018, 10:37 AM
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Originally Posted by thaskalos
...and the tracks don't give a damn even as they sit on the casino profits that these unfortunate horses help them collect...while pretending that they have "anti-slaughter" rules in effect on their premises.
Utterly despicable...IMO.
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Yes, the very fact that Delta Downs is owned and operated by BOYD GAMING (a publicly traded company...and publicly traded companies don't like bad publicity) is the real kicker here. The casino rakes in the money and can't come up with any extra $$$ to see these unwanted horses meet a better end to their racing careers....yeah...right...they just don't give two shits.
People should put the heat on BOYD GAMING ($35.28/share at the moment) if they ever hope to see any sort of action when it comes to DED horses being sent to slaughter...
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03-12-2018, 12:13 PM
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Thank you Mulerider and baconswitchfarm for responding to my inquiry on Standardbreds. Never would have thought of the Amish.
Good news for lovers of the sport and horses.
It's already much better being a harness fan and not seeing fatal breakdowns like you do at the runners, and this is as good a reason as most, actually better, to follow harness racing instead.
Denny
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03-12-2018, 06:17 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mulerider
The remaining funds were raised last night to rescue the 24 Delta horses from Thompson's Kill Pen. They will now be transported to the horse farm of Hal Parker in Farmerville, La. Veterinary services will be provided by a local vet at greatly discounted rates.
Once these horses clear the 30-day quarantine, they will be available for adoption at no cost to parties that can pass the background check and that have a suitable place to keep a horse.
Thank you to any Pace Advantage members who donated to this effort!
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It really is sad. At some point, and probably sooner rather than later, people are going to run out of money they can donate for horse rescue. We can't let people like Dina keeping doing the heavy lifting. The owners have to be held responsible.
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03-12-2018, 07:12 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by PaceAdvantage
People should put the heat on BOYD GAMING ($35.28/share at the moment) if they ever hope to see any sort of action when it comes to DED horses being sent to slaughter...
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And let's not forget that BOYD GAMING also owns Evangeline Downs, which opens on April 4, and whose Director of Racing carries the same title at Delta.
An interesting coincidence: Delta Downs and Evangeline are about 120 miles apart. Thompson's Kill Lot, in Pitkin, La., is strategically located 65 miles from Delta Downs, and 78 miles from Evangeline.
Mule
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03-12-2018, 09:31 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cj
It really is sad. At some point, and probably sooner rather than later, people are going to run out of money they can donate for horse rescue. We can't let people like Dina keeping doing the heavy lifting. The owners have to be held responsible.
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Not only owners cj, how about those earning a comfortable living off of horses.
Jockeys, trainers, racetrack executives, breeders, sales companies.....
Some of these people have gotten very rich on horses.
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03-12-2018, 11:57 PM
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@TimeformUSfigs
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Denny
Not only owners cj, how about those earning a comfortable living off of horses.
Jockeys, trainers, racetrack executives, breeders, sales companies.....
Some of these people have gotten very rich on horses.
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Yes, agreed.
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