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| LynnMarie |
Posted - Apr 26 2009 : 06:52:39 AM
There could be a reason for this man's behavior. Read my story and you will see what I mean.
I went to my ex's house yesterday to take the dog some scraps and pick up some of my things that were in a shed; my ex wasn't home. I saw the dog trying to get a drink out of a 5 gallon bucket with only 1/3 bucket of water. The water was old murky rain water. So I checked the two sheep, and yep, no water for them either again. So I got the dog's pan and took it in the house (the outside water faucets haven't worked in years) and filled it with water. I put it where the sheep and the chickens would see it too.
So gals, this is not a new problem. When I still lived there, he wouldn't put a proper cover over a well in the sheep pen (not our drinking water) so I lost three or was it four animals in it. He wouldn't fix the gates so one of my sheep got hit by a train (the house is right next to the train tracks); he has since lost one of his sheep that way too.
He didn't buy feed or hay all winter (I always bought that when I lived there). He thought the four sheep he had then could forage on dry grass in the yard. Yep, he still hasn't fixed the gates.
Last year he left three (or was it four?) small breed sheep in one of those metal calf holding things for a couple of months; it is about the size of a baby bed.
Now for the explanation: We think (his words too) that he has high functioning autism the same as our son. It is the type that effects their reasoning, they aren't able to verbalize their feelings etc. because they do not feel like most people do. They are highly intelligent people (let me tell you first hand high smart they are! Our son's IQ in second grade was 135) but they have NO common sense! I, on the other hand, am not intelligent but I have way to much common sense so it always balanced with us.
AND THEN ... our son hit puberty and his dad hit mid-life. The drop in testosterone and the increase in it was enough to make me go crazy!!!! LOL So last March, I moved myself and our son out. We are working on his issues but his dad does nothing to work on his.
So .............................. while I am saddened that the man let so many horses die, I can't help but wonder if he has this type of autism too. It doesn't make it right; hopefully he won't be judged but instead he will get help for whatever the problem might be.
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| Alee |
Posted - May 30 2009 : 05:34:12 AM
Thanks for the update Beth! Great to know a farmgirl is in on the rescue effort!
Alee
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| Annab |
Posted - May 30 2009 : 03:24:00 AM
I wonder if this holds true for all those "cat ladies" you hear about and whose homes are covered in filth and LAYERS of feeces on the floors.
Poor animals
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| Faransgirl |
Posted - May 29 2009 : 10:03:42 PM
The man had the horses because the original adopters were unable to train (handle) them properly. Yes there were lots of babies and there are still more on the way. We got three stallions at the ranch (I work for one of the rescues involved) and two mares. The stallions are so weak right now they can't even begin to think about doing any breeding. One of the mares that came to our ranch and went to a foster home has foaled. Mom and baby very skinny but gaining weight. The problem alot of times is that men think they can (live naturally as they would in the wild) but they don't know that some plants and grasses have no nutritional value for horses. So they can eat all day and it is like us trying to live on ice-burge lettuce. We see it over and over at the rescue. And yes you are right about it getting worse. Over the past 8 months we have gone from 50 some horses at the ranch to over 90. All but 5 of the horses taken in Nebraska have found either foster or adoptive homes. If anyone is ever looking for horses encourage them to look into rescued ones, they are great horses and really need homes. We have some that have never known anything but the rescue ranch. They are well fed and taken care of but they need families and homes, and work to do.
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| Huckelberrywine |
Posted - Apr 26 2009 : 6:41:01 PM
Just thinking of feeding that many horses...yipes! And what about offspring? I suppose they weren't all gelded, and so many BLM adoptable mares must be assumed to be exposed/expecting? I am a bit surprized that the BLM, or whoever let him adopt those horses, would allow him to accumulate numbers like that without proof of ability to feed them. The cheapest part of a horse is the purchase...it's the healthy upkeep that most people forget to calculate. How on earth are they going to find rescue shelters to take in that many animals in this economy? Most folks are practically giving away (many are abandoning them, adding to the "mustang" population, and unused to fending for themselves they are doomed) their horses right now anyway with feed prices up, income down, and times so unpredictable. So sad.
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| kristin sherrill |
Posted - Apr 26 2009 : 6:18:11 PM
I am sorry you and the animals had to go through all this. I am glad you got out. That is so sad.
And where did this guy keep 300 horses? Good grief. I could hardly keep the one horse I had.
Kris
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| mulegirl |
Posted - Apr 26 2009 : 5:24:06 PM
Don't get me started on men... But what about the guy's wife. She was there, supposedly working two jobs to feed the horses (300 total when they were all alive). But then unless you make a good income feeding and really caring for three hunderd horses isn't going to be covered by two double incomes!! What were they thinking. Why didn't she say something unless he was a controll freak, which it sounds like he was. It is just so so stupid and sad.
Lynn Marie, I'm glad you were strong and brave enough to move on. I know alot of men are alot less compassionate about animal care than most women, but safety issues should be considered, not just for animals. I just hope the animals get a second chance for good loving homes. Why can't we just let the wild mustangs run free where they belong...another discussion.
thanks for caring
Rosemary
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| Huckelberrywine |
Posted - Apr 26 2009 : 08:45:53 AM
Thanks for the insight. I just couldn't help but wonder if a person with really good intentions as this guy seemed to have must have had some interfering mental reason that led him to neglect his animals' needs like that. I am saddened that the horses (and your animals) died/suffered. I honestly hope he (both men) can get it together somehow.
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