A Tale of Two Alydar Descendants, Part One: The $25 Stallion Rescued from New Holland

All right, I'm back on my AC4h/AC$h soapbox today, this time about two different OTTBs, one that was bought directly from the notorious New Holland auction, and the other that was bailed from Brian Moore's broker lot by The Exceller Fund.

I just came across an article this weekend that resoundingly bolsters my contention (and that of many of my friends who are in the know) that the best way to rescue a horse in danger of going to slaughter is by going to the auction and bidding against the kill buyers instead of lining Christy Sheidy's pockets with your hard-earned $$$.

Tomtomjim, a ten-year-old OTTB stallion, was rescued by a lady at  New Holland last Thanksgiving for just $25. YES, you read that right! TWENTY-FIVE dollars for an off-track TB stallion, and one that turned out to be a great horse under saddle right from the get-go. This grandson of Mr. Prospector also has the great Seattle Slew as his maternal great grandsire, while Alydar is his great-great grandsire, also on the maternal side. Here is the full story on this beautiful horse:  

http://offtrackthoroughbreds.com/2013/07/19/25-new-holland-stallion-granted-new-life/

Just think how many horses you could save with just, say, $100-250 in your pocket directly from New Holland or any other horse auction (Sugar Creek and Shipshewana, for example). That is a lot of horses that could be given a new lease on life, and more often than not, they're in far better shape than the sorry-looking animals passing through Christy Sheidy's filthy clutches.

Remember, she does NOT spend any of that money on even the most basic care for the broker horses--no vet care, no hay or feed. She claimed $27,000 in expenses for vet care on her 2010 IRS return, yet people got horses that were deathly ill, lame and severely emaciated--animals they ransomed for several hundred dollars. Many of those had to be euthanized because they were too far gone to save upon arrival.

That's mucho moolah down the drain--money that will NEVER be recovered, since it is virtually unheard of for Christy to issue refunds if something goes awry with the adoption. You've already lost the infamous $80 "vetting fee" from the get-go. The vast majority of people never get the health certificate and Coggins they paid for, so why would it be any different if you bailed a horse through Another Chance 4 Hucksterism yourself?

That $80 alone could have saved at least ONE horse directly, and maybe two, from New Holland. Think about that! More food for thought about that vetting fee: the actual cost of a health certificate and Coggins, respectively, is just $20 through NH. Soo, what is the extra $40 for, and where does it go? I would bet you the money is an "administrative fee" that goes straight into Christy's very deep pockets.

All right. I'm stepping down from my soapbox for the time being, but there's more to come. I ain't done yet! 

Stay tuned for Part 2 about Double Platinum, the 18-year-old OTTB gelding that was ransomed from AC4h by The Exceller Fund, with assistance from the ASPCA........