Shedrow Secrets Killean Cut Kid by Joy Aten Killean Cut Kid, a 12-year-old Standardbred, was just acquired from the Bastrop, Louisiana, kill pen last Wednesday, August 30. According to the “Save Our Standardbreds from Slaughter” FB page, the gelding was…
Shedrow Secrets Redneck Margarita by Joy Aten “Anyone looking for a horse?” was the April 28 Facebook post’s opening line. But who could read on when distracted by that photo – a tall chestnut, very thin with a dull, poor…
On July 31 of this year, 7-year-old Whistle Included was a cheap “claimer” toiling at seedy tracks for bottom-feeder “connections.” In other words, exactly the kind of horse who would simply disappear when Racing was done with him. That day,…
As a follow-up to yesterday’s Anita post, I share these pictures from Mary Johnson. Anita, approximately two weeks after arriving in Ohio… The vet at Cleveland Equine said these are the worst ankles she’s ever seen… ankles, by the way,…
Shedrow Secrets Anita Vacation by Joy Aten On July 15, I noticed a photo of a chestnut Thoroughbred mare posted on the “End Of The Line Horse Placement” FB page. Her splayed stance and troubled eye betrayed her pain –…
On June 15, racing apologist Jen Roytz wrote an article in which takes umbrage over the way a recent rescue effort was handled. Unsurprisingly, the story was biased and skewed, with but one side – the industry’s, shockingly – presented.…
Shedrow Secrets Financial Mogul by Joy Aten Just two days ago, another trashed racehorse was recovered from a kill buyer. Thanks to a person who makes weekly visits to the notorious New Holland auction, a 5-year-old gelding named Financial Mogul…
The following is our latest installment of “Shedrow Secrets” – first-hand accounts from the heroes who work tirelessly to save Racing’s broken bodies. Shedrow Secrets Storming by Joy Aten I often read apologists’ claims that racehorses are treated like kings…
The following is our latest installment of “Shedrow Secrets” – first-hand accounts from the heroes who work tirelessly to save Racing’s broken bodies. Shedrow Secrets You Got the Silver by Joy Aten Three-year-old You Got the Silver reportedly had pleuropneumonia…
Last October, I posted this story about 11-year-old Fighting City Hall and his 97 “career” races. Although he would go under the whip six more times – yes, that makes 103, dating all the way back to the Bush administration…
The following is our latest installment of “Shedrow Secrets” – first-hand accounts from the heroes who work tirelessly to save Racing’s broken bodies. Shedrow Secrets Darned Worthy by Joy Aten Over the course of his racing career, the stunning grey…
Horses have been a major part of Joy Aten’s life for 25 years. Shortly after the creation of CANTER in 1997, she became a volunteer and eventually an executive board member. Her responsibilities as chair of the rescue’s Track Committee…
