Post by Logan on May 11, 2016 4:55:26 GMT -6
Rescued horses need new situations and new owners, but it’s not an easy price to pay to own one of the animals.
Shelters take in a variety of horses. Some have been abused, some are sick or injured and some are left simply because their owners can’t take care of them anymore.
That’s because people often get into horse ownership without fully understanding the commitment they are making.
“Your first thing is you don’t want to approach it in haste,” said Donna Tyler Campbell, who manages Tyler Farms in east Mesa. “It’s a fitting process. You want to make sure the horse fits the owner so that neither one of them ends up with the bad end of the deal.”
Read more: www.eastvalleytribune.com/arizona/article_8d3b9026-1632-11e6-b805-4f85315b7900.html
Owning any animal is a major investment of time, financial and emotional resources. It is sad that any animal has to be abandoned because the owner is unaware of what is involved to care for that animal.
Shelters take in a variety of horses. Some have been abused, some are sick or injured and some are left simply because their owners can’t take care of them anymore.
That’s because people often get into horse ownership without fully understanding the commitment they are making.
“Your first thing is you don’t want to approach it in haste,” said Donna Tyler Campbell, who manages Tyler Farms in east Mesa. “It’s a fitting process. You want to make sure the horse fits the owner so that neither one of them ends up with the bad end of the deal.”
Read more: www.eastvalleytribune.com/arizona/article_8d3b9026-1632-11e6-b805-4f85315b7900.html
Owning any animal is a major investment of time, financial and emotional resources. It is sad that any animal has to be abandoned because the owner is unaware of what is involved to care for that animal.