$25 New Holland stallion granted new life
Melissa Rudershausen’s hand shot up through the stale, fetid air, as the smell of frightened livestock hit her like a blast of bad wind. Tearing up from the stench that clung to her clothes, the smart, young rider raised her hand at the New Holland Auction last Thanksgiving, and with the small gesture offered a moment of mercy to a Thoroughbred who would be saved that day from the possibility of slaughter that awaited the hogs, goats, and other livestock. Just $25 bought the depressed-looking Thoroughbred stallion, whose price had dropped like the Stock Market on a bad day. “I […]
