Help for Abandoned Egyptian Horses

The chestnut horse that Mrs Sartain is holding is a wreck. But the political crisis has only been going on for 3 weeks or so. For a horse to get into this condition so quickloy would suggest that it was geting absolutely nothing to eat, not even nibbling at rubbish. What do others think?
 
Rose Folly said:
The chestnut horse that Mrs Sartain is holding is a wreck. But the political crisis has only been going on for 3 weeks or so. For a horse to get into this condition so quickloy would suggest that it was geting absolutely nothing to eat, not even nibbling at rubbish. What do others think?
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I think you've obviously never seen equines in the 3rd world. They don't "start" off as well padded lumps like our horses. If I saw a horse in that state here, yes I'd think it had been neglected longer than 3 weeks.

However in Egypt etc, they start off close to skeletons and all it takes is a few missed "meals" to end up dead.

I'd be pretty certain they are getting absolutely nothing to eat, Egypt isn't exactly known for its lush pastures and if I was starving myself, I'm not going to waste my food on a horse which is no longer bringing in an income for me...
 
I've just rung the Brooke - they are doing a special e-appeal for Egypt which is going out to those on their email list this afternoon, I think she said it might also appear on their website. However they will also take donations for the Egypt appeal over the phone :)
 
Tinkerbee said:
However in Egypt etc, they start off close to skeletons and all it takes is a few missed "meals" to end up dead.
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So true. I was shocked (even though I prepared for it) when I saw the horses on my holiday in Egypt. Tiny foals tethered down side streets with a small pile of weeds to eat (if they were lucky), so even as foals they do start off very skinny and continue that way. It really is very sad to see, I wanted to save every single one when I was there, Im glad someone is helping even a lucky few.

At the end of the day, its the tourists who fund this cruelty. If the tourists didnt go on the horse / carriage rides then there wouldn't be horses! I know it helps feed their families, but no horse should go through that. They'd soon find some other way to get money out of the tourists.
 
MagicMelon said:
So true. I was shocked (even though I prepared for it) when I saw the horses on my holiday in Egypt. Tiny foals tethered down side streets with a small pile of weeds to eat (if they were lucky), so even as foals they do start off very skinny and continue that way. It really is very sad to see, I wanted to save every single one when I was there, Im glad someone is helping even a lucky few.

At the end of the day, its the tourists who fund this cruelty. If the tourists didnt go on the horse / carriage rides then there wouldn't be horses! I know it helps feed their families, but no horse should go through that. They'd soon find some other way to get money out of the tourists.
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I agree the tourists are terrible for funding the cruelty - they shouldn't go near those horses. But, the horses aren't just used for tourists - their equines are often their only source of income - the pictures on the Brooke website are terrible of them carrying loads around all day. And there is still barely enough money to feed themselves, even though the horses etc work all day. So there would still be horses, even without tourists.
 
Well, I have been one of those 'tourists' and whilst the horse I rode would not be placed in a British showing class without some serious feeding :rolleyes: it was a far cry from the rescue cases on the website - fat horses (and fat people) do not fare well in heat. The guy I went riding with had nice stables, and we ate breakfast with him as his family in the yard. The guide from our hostel who I booked it through had assured me me they would be well fed after I voiced my concerns when we were booking. They were not well fed to western eyes, but certainly didn't have xylophone ribs.

I saw the brooke's drinking/shade stations whilst in Cairo and Luxor, they do a fantastic job out there. In fact, I'm doing a triathlon in April in aid of them - so I'll be hounding all of HHO for donations soon ;)
 
Rose Folly said:
Re Tinkerbee, no, I don't have any knowlege of Egyptian horses. But equines in The Gambia, overall, are not in the condition of the pictured horse. Lots are lean and scrawny but not skeletal.
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So surely then you can see that in 3 weeks they could easily get to that state if the money/food is completely gone?

In Sri Lanka they didn't look like those photos either, but I'm pretty sure a few weeks of no feeding would do it.
 
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