RoperAB said:
Katrina its people like yourself that has me disgusted with the horse business. The thoughts of one of my horses being resold to somebody like you depresses the heck out of me.
TeamRoper
Think or say whatever you want. Was only giving you my perspective from my area. Example just a few days ago a member from this forum that we all know who lives in your country contacted me through private message about buying a horse from me.
RoperAB, Katrina is a fine gal. I sold her a horse a couple years ago, and know it went to a very good home. She will feed it, ride it, and take care of any veterinary procedures that need to be done. She will care for the horse until she no longer needs it, or until someone else needs it worse and pays her enough money to buy it. If she still owns the horse in its final days, she will either care for it until it dies, OR sell it to a packer buyer. The horse will have a humane haul to a packing plant, and be mercifully killed and processed into useful commodities. It is Katrina's prerogative on what to do with the horse, but I guarantee she will care for it to the best of her ability until she sells it to a responsible buyer.
In addition to Katrina's compassion for horses, she and her husband raise cattle and crops. They are salt of the earth people that go way above and beyond the call of duty as far as raising food for the world's hungry people. You sneeringly call these kind of people "dirt farmers". It is just not right for you to do this. If it weren't for people like Katrina, providing food for your table, you wouldn't have time to be the wonderful horseman that you think you are. You would instead be trying to eke out a living and trying to raise a garden so you could survive.
It takes all kinds of people to make the world go around. We should all admire and respect the hard workers that possitively impact our daily lives.