The whole thing stinks. The unadoptable horses sitting in holding pens, the idea that wild horses are rounded up to make room for private cattle on public lands, the sale of any horse to slaughter makes me sad... All of it does. I really really can't think of one thing on the planet people have actually improved.
So there's a cheerful ping.
Judging by the 'Saddle Club' pic you have I'd guess you are a horse owner. I can't tell if you raise them or not, nor how long you've been the business of horses, but I do know one thing: The price on horses is about to go up again. I saw it dip in the past when there wasn't anyway to profit off of old worn out horses other than to bury them so they didn't take money away in feed costs. I think this will help horsemen and ranchers out a bit.
I understand how that can sound cold and unfeeling - I love horses and spent a great deal of my youth raising and training them. The fact is that there comes a time when your appaloosa, quarter horse, pinto etc.. has just ran out of gas and is no longer fit for anything more than eating feed. At those times you make a choice throw good money after bad on vet bills and feed, or send the oat burner on to the pasture in the sky. Now, you have a choice to sell it. You might be able to afford some new tack or a young mare from promising blood lines.
For those who raise them as a means of making a living, this is a good thing.