[ottbmare]

Um, been involved in TBs (racing, hunting, and dressage) for many years but never heard of Jungleland. You mean you sent a Grade I stakes-winning mare to slaughter?

[AKA Elena]

Well, thirty years ago, with limited "ground rights on the ranch" this was not as "Cruel" as you make it seem.

This was a Kentucky agent bought ... shipped in foal to Jungle Savage at time of purchase, 14 year old mare who, due to the stupid vet's error, had her entire uterus and its tiny growing foal ... totally and entirely prolapsed. It was horrid and unable to be cured in any fashion.

Yes, she went to be used at the Cat sanctuary ... as do most of the horses today, who have not had drugs used in their systems and need to be useful, rather than memorialized, in this very horsey area. They are treated very well there until they are euthanized (shot).

We did sell a beautiful 17 hand gelding to a ranch in Sedona, AZ to be trained as a hunter-jumper.

This mare would never have been in the older horses sale in KY, if there were expectations of further greatness in any faction of the industry from her, and sold at the price for which she sold.

Sometimes black type is a fluke or, as in her case, a one time thing.

It did not make an iota's difference, she better served the animal world in her life's end, than burial ever would have. Our biggest problem was her very tall unweaned colt which all of the other mares we had, hated.

Actually, none of that mare's babies ever were selected for the Del Mar Select either -- our old Tim Tam mare was our best producer and her babies always made it to the Select.

I am sure my husband and I, who had no ownership at all in this mare, would never have made any other decision than this one if it were our decision to make, which it was not.