Hawser exits New Holland trailer for good life
Sonja Meadows reached carefully through the slats of the dingy, white horse van and gently grabbed the lip of the frightened-looking Thoroughbred. Working quickly, she flipped the chestnut’s lip, revealing the bright pink flesh underneath, and a tattoo identifying him as a racehorse. Snapping a picture of the partial serial number, 1-2-8-2, Meadows worked quickly from the parking lot of the New Holland Auction, a livestock facility where horses are routinely sold into the slaughter pipeline. The seconds ticked as she placed an urgent call to California-based Thoroughbred advocate Deborah Jones. Standing in the parking lot near the trailer that […]
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Rood & Riddle’s Dr. Carlson discusses Strangles
How often has a horse-show weekend dawned, and all the planning and excitement fizzles on the mere rumor that a case of Strangles has been detected at the show grounds? What is this dreaded contagion that can cause even the most diehard competitor to withdraw from a show, or send any barn to start serious cleanup efforts and quarantine restrictions? In this week’s Veterinary Answers Q&A, Dr. Kelly Carlson, DVM, DACVIM, of Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital talks about disease, and how it is spread. Q: What is Strangles? And, is there a time of year, or conditions, that make […]
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To a horse rejected by meat-buyers come riches
Gone is the look of terror, and so too, the tufted, matted coat that once hung on the skinny frame of a quarter-million-dollar winning racehorse who was mere steps away from slaughter. To look at him now, standing regally in his European-styled stall in Florida, Mascot looks more like a prized stallion than a charity case who, by chance, ran into his savior at the New Holland auction as time was running out. Saved on Aug. 6 by A-Circuit rider Melissa Rudershausen, who just happened to walk past the lame, frightened animal as he snapped his ties and bolted toward […]
