OMFG! Are you people seriously convinced that this person has any business keeping these animals? Animals who look like that are NOT being cared for properly. If you cannot afford to upkeep them PROPERLY, you should not have them- period. Sufficient feed (which can vary in type and amount based on the needs of the individual horse), clean water, medical care (INCLUDING dental care), vaccinations, regular farrier care, adequate shelter- all these things are REQUIRED. If you cannot afford to provide these thing for ALL of your animals, you have have too many animals. This man is not doing these animals any favors by starving them and neglecting their needs. I saw the pictures- I am not blind and I am not stupid. Old horses do not have to have ribs, hipbones, and tailheads protruding under their skin. If they are in such poor health that no amount of care will put weight on them then they have NO BUSINESS BEING RIDDEN AT ALL. In fact, they may be better off being euthanized if they have a medical condition that causes them to starve to death- and make no mistake, those horses WERE being starved to death.
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