While driving around today I noticed a properly white-trashed property with a foreclosure sign out front. Keeping company with about 10 dead and rusting vehicles were these four hungry and neglected souls. These poor horses are confined to a narrow strip of barb-wired land that might measure 1.5 acres of shitty wash. That's not enough grazing land for one horse let alone four! And clearly these animals aren't getting any feed. Not only are all four malnourished, but their overall condition appears very poor. They are cropping weeds and eating the low hanging branches of oak trees. Somebody please get out there and help these guys out.
The horses can be found on the first property on Tepusquet Rd on Hwy 166 coming out of Santa Maria. Drive up Tepusquet Rd about 300 yards and they'll be there. They got nowhere else to go.
http://www.millersecs.org/Sanctuary.htm
ReplyDeleteI passed along your report to a horse friendly person in that area with some clout. Hope it gets resolved soon.
ReplyDeleteA thousand thank yous friend. I'm not a rabid animal rights nut, and I don't spend as much time with horses as I used to (my old Tony Llamas are cleaner than ever), but I won't just let this type of stuff go by. I very much appreciate your suggestion and making that call. That makes me feel better.
ReplyDeleteSincerely, DS
I live on Tepusquet and was also shocked and disgusted when I first saw these horses in January. There is a horse sanctuary/rescue a few miles from me and I sent an anonymous email to them at that time. I hope that action has been taken to help these poor guys. Thank you for your post, it i very important to raise awareness! Watching a horse waste away is truly horrific. As a child, my parents took many neglected horses on to our property so that they could get healthy. I know there are many others who would do the same. Not very many people pass through the far end of this road, so these emaciated beauties don't get much visibility! So, Thank You!!
ReplyDeleteThanks to everybody who has commented here, and efforts they have made to help these kids out. I haven't been able to follow up as that area is well outside my home range. I'm hoping somebody stepped in and rescued them. It's the best I could do. -DS
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