As many of you may already know, almost a year ago I nearly bankrupted myself rescuing a troubled horse from the meat wagon, with the intention of rehabilitating and selling him
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"I can't afford to keep a horse I can't ride..." And why not? You must have known that this was a possibility when you saved him. And in saving him you should have taken the responsibility of that action. Being able to ride him is the only way you can perceive him as useful? Does his life have no worth if his entirely human imposed purpose can not be fulfilled
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Actually, if you read my entire post, you would see that keeping this horse was never an option. What I did was give him a chance to make something of himself, so that I could find a good home for him. Unfortunately, he proved too emotionally and mentally fragile to be considered safe. No one should keep an unsafe horse. I would euthanize a dog that bit, and I would do the same for any animal that willfully, and repeatedly, injures someone without provocation. Yes, Augie could be very sweet, but he could also be violent without warning, and no amount of love and consistency seemed to change that
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