O Brother (to Evening Attire), Where Art Thou?
 

There's nothing like a happy ending.

http://www.drf.com/news/half-brother...attire-rescued

Incredible amount of amnesia displayed by those around him .

Wow.. $75 bucks...

Unfortunately so many of the "horses that were going to be riding horses" end up there.. Very glad to hear Angela found him and Joe Grant will provide him a permanent home when the horse can travel.

I remember betting on that horse when he was racing at Belmont Park. I have no idea why I thought he could win.

I'm glad he is saved though.

That was a close call for him. He's going to need TLC.

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pi...d=213108790458

second this. every person in that story passed the buck.
I dont care how great a guy Joe Grant is or TJ Kelly is...they did not perform their due diligence and research the person they gave this horse to...and I'm sure both of them are very familiar w stable mail....it would take a matter of hours for a workout notice to find its way into an inbox and alert them that this horse was at a racetrack. there is such indifference once a horse has left the barn...i'm guilty of it too at times, its nice to see the pig who eats the most and contributes the least go to a new home...however, no horse ever deserves to see that sugarcreek auction. or new holland etc.
stepping up after the fact and paying for his rehab is a sad substitute for doing the right thing in the first place.
A cautionary tale for the DT stables people...you should insist that your horses go to a reputable and recognized recue organization, not just the first person in the shedrow who expresses an interest.

another article, a bit dramatic but provides additional details about his "journey"
http://www.examiner.com/x-37163-Equi...tain-slaughter

Beth, that's just it. No one wants to step up to the plate and say I sent the horse to auction. Pure cowardice. Every story I see on this says, "We have to get to the bottom of this." No one ever seems to know how they end up there. As if the horse slaughter fairy just picks them up in the middle of the night.

i got burned once, a horse I gave away as a companion ended up sold a week later. the new owners contacted me because i was listed on her health certificate, turns out the new home was probably better. And i learned a valuable lesson, that wont happen to me again.

I assume that person is no longer a friend?

they weren't friends...they were a friend of a friend of a friend...and the horse needed to go. everyone in the chain got duped, and knows better now.

I understand how that can happen....Truthfully I'm just as upset by the fact that horse was injured and skin and bones at the sale. There are humane ways to kill animals. This horse obviously was suffering before he went to the sale. He was rescued b/c his brother was somebody. That didn't save the horse behind him. Either way, there is no reason the horse should've been starving to death before the sale.

sadly I am sure there were horses in the pen who looked worse than he does. there have been documented cases of downers and horses w fractured legs etc at those sales. its disturbing when you can see the amish buggies hooked up outside and the horses headed to slaughter on the inside...call it whatever prejudice you will, I always get angry when i see the amish buying yearlings at the end of the september sale

I need to preface this because I'm scared it'll sound preachy so apologies in advance.

I can understand the anger here and it's really easy for me to have an opinion since I've never been an owner BUT but but but I want to balance this out and applaud Mr. Grant.

A sad subsitiute? Yeah okay I understand anger at the situation, that maybe it's not enough.

It's something though and I appreciate anyone who takes the time, energy, money, love, whatever to give that extra something.

In their heart of hearts there's no way they would have allowed this, giving the horse away, if they'd anticipated this kind of outcome.

Of course it's easy to judge and say what should have happened.

I'm not pontificating here... all I'm saying is the moment he was alerted Mr. Grant volunteered everything he possibly could to help.

There is nothing more humanly possible right now, at this moment, that he can do.

Good for him.

“We cannot all do great things, but we can do small things with great love.”
~ Mother Teresa

I applaud Mr. Grant for providing funds for his horse's care and rehab. But "above and beyond?" Let's slow down before we annoint him.
Above and beyond would have been to keep track of his horse, know the name of the person he gave the horse to, tell the JC he was sold wo papers. Above and beyond would be to send additional funds to support the rescue of another horse from that living hell Sugar Creek.
Make no mistake he has not gone above and beyond. He has done an honorable thing accepting responsibility for funding the care of an animal in desperate condition but he SHARES responsibility for how the horse got there. Notice I said resposibility not blame--theres a difference.
If you want to talk about people who go above and beyond how about the amazingly dedicated individuals who go to Sugar Creek every week and try to save horses like him. Or the woman in California who, without hesitation paid for his purchase?

That's the parts that gets to me. For each rescue that we hear about, how many don't get a second chance.

I picked up on some of the dialogue on this topic on a replay of ATR on XM this morning. I'm going to have to visit the archives and see what I missed.

I'm glad to see he's improving.

Check it out...:)

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?ai...d=213108790458

Thanks for the update!:) He looks great and now he has a little bit of a twinkle in his eyes. :{>:

God bless him.

That put a smile on my face first thing this morning. Thanks!