Some of them... yes. :-) All some of them need is a little marketing and a chance.
Others need more help, and some undoubtedly need to be humanely put down. That’s what I plan to do. Help with them. All of them. That’s what I’ve been doing. I belong to 3-4 different private groups and networks that help horses in my area. Work with those who need new homes, work with those who need humane treatment, work with those who are taken by law enforcement for neglect. There are groups all over the country who do that. If they are overworked in this economy, then maybe consider helping them! :-)
Tammy, you seem to want me to come up with a solution that means there will be no more irresponsible people in the world. I’m afraid I can’t guarantee that... but I do know this horse slaughter idea doesn’t solve them either.
Sale of horses to slaughter in this country is evil for the sake of convenience for a small percentage of them and I don’t have to endorse that. Most people actually do right by their animals and won’t miss this option. We’ll deal with the rest. It would help if we could fix this economy!
I live very remote so hard for me to join any type of group, but over the years we have rescued more horses than you can imagine. We have several right now in fact. I do help out others by donating money for feed or helping them find homes for horses. Your experience may be different but I have found individuals that care do more actual horse rescue than many groups. Some groups are shady and their interest is not always the horse.
I am glad you are going to be involved in helping horses; many sign petitions, voice how terrible things are but never actually do anything to help the horses.
You are right that there is no real answer for bad owners, but wanted you to see the reality of the situation, large numbers of horses are unwanted just as large numbers of dogs and cats are unwanted. Many dogs and cats are euthanized because people breed them without reason or just too lazy to keep them from breeding- same with horses.
Rescue is great when possible, but there really are not homes for all the unwanted horses. Count your blessings each time you are able to save and find a good home for a horse.