March 2010 Stony Bridge Farm assisted in the rescue of a polo horse at the New Holland Auction in PA. She was called Tess. After a short rehab, she was adopted by a very nice family in VA. A groom saw Tess and recognized her as Pachita. Pachita had belonged to a high-goal polo pro. I guess she didn't turn fast enough, so he dumped her at the auction. Another perfectly good "unwanted horse" with a lazy, irresponsible owner. The Unwanted Horse Coalition, a division of the American Horse Council, describes an Unwanted Horse, as follows:
HORSES THAT FAIL TO MEET OWNERS EXPECTATION
>UNATTRACTIVE
>NOT ATHLETIC
>UNMARKETABLE
>WRONG COLOR
>BARREN/INFERTILE
>COST TOO MUCH TO CARE FOR
NORMAL, HEALTHY HORSES OF VARIOUS AGES
AND BREEDS
HORSES THAT ARE OLD
HORSES THAT ARE INCURABLY LAME
HORSES THAT HAVE BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS
HORSES THAT ARE DANGEROUS
UN-ADOPTABLE FERAL HORSES
I don't know about you, but the descriptions I hate the most are those under the heading "Fails to meet the owners expectations" Maybe not their expectaions, but an ugly, barren Paint mare with a lot of white is OK for me!!
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