The years 2010-2012

Many horses – most trotting horses – stand in a field without enough food and water, with untreated scratches and wounds and all too thin. There are both stallions, mares, geldings and foals. The horses are reported to the police several times by concerned citizens.

September 2012

Finally, the police respond by removing the horses. The horses are housed in a private house under police custody and finances. The horses are standing in the stable and do not come out. They are not treated for skin disorders or worms, and while they are in police custody, the horses do not put on weight.

November 2012

New Horselife contacts the police. Here we are told that the horses are for slaugther and we therefore offer to take over the horses at no cost other than the legal is met: passport and chip. The police say yes and will return and we have a good dialogue with the police. But suddenly the police change their mind and instead choose to send the horses to the butcher auction in Aars. That is, the weak horses have to go out for a few hours.

We decide to buy the horses at the auction and are told that the average price is DKK 2,000-3,000. We have a few days to get the money in and fortunately there are many who help. Unfortunately, a number of horse dealers show up to bid on the prices and we pay at least double that per horse. However, we end up buying all the horses and many people are ready to receive the sick and weak horses, either in emergency care or as a foster family.

2013

It’s a bigger job for our foster families, but everyone does a fantastic job – food and love go a long way – and all horses radiate after a few months. Two of the foster families get an extra surprise when foals are born in April. This is NH Athene and NH Maybe Lee.

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