How much is meat money these days?

JW, i do have a husband and a large farming family who have horses, and 2 grown up sons, i read your rubbish, of course i did, it doesnt need to be in any will what happens to our horses, so get off my case and chat to more friendly people who dont find anything offensive.
 
I completely understand your rational about putting things into perspective, I have also said things that I dont really mean to my horses. But would you walk past pen after pen of ponies, clearly going to the meat man and say,pony pie, pony pie. Would that be the phrase you would use, or would you think poor little *******s. I can understand how some people dont like a glib comment or phrase and are offended by it. Sales are not the nicest of places, I know that there is a need for the meat trade and it is a better ending to the poorly bred and managed ponies. Farm animals, beef, lambs etc. are reared and in good condition to be sold fat. These poor ponies are mostly in poor condition and have already had a hard life. I was a farmers wife, and even when we were sorting lambs out for market I felt a guilt. I suppose what I am trying to say is that it is easy to say and be glib on a forum, but I wonder how many of you would be quite so comfortable to call them Pony Pies when they were going through the ring.
 
One of my friends used to call her horse (and wanted to register his show name as) lapfonac.. Spell it back to front and you will get what I mean.. Hahaha he wasnt that bad really :)
 
OK OK!!

good god...it was just a terminology to differentiate the 2 prices at the abattoir.

for the record, no, i don't often walk around a market calling them pony pies...but now its been mentioned......;)

and TBH there are far more things to worry about in the horseworld in general than a throwaway remark on here.
 
nativeponies said:
OK OK!!

good god...it was just a terminology to differentiate the 2 prices at the abattoir.

for the record, no, i don't often walk around a market calling them pony pies...but now its been mentioned......;)

and TBH there are far more things to worry about in the horseworld in general than a throwaway remark on here.
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Oh, just breath NP, of course there is more to worry about, where do you start and where the hell do you end!
 
nativeponies said:
SIGH....thank you...

well, i reckon that would be a whole thread to itself...

i'll start one.
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NO DONT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! All hell will break loose, we will all fall out, infractions will be everywhere and we will be banned!!!!! As normal!! Just dont go there!!
 
i was just reading through this post and me peronally would never send a horse of for meat nor ever eat one (but thats just me)

i was just wondering if the horses sent of are perfectly good horses that could have potential or make someone a perfect horse or are they all not able to be used for one reason or another and cant be kept or sold???

im only curious as i would never understand someone sending a perfectly good horse to be killed just to get some money? (is there places to go to buy these types of horses? like cheap to bring on obviously if there is any good ones ever)

thanks
 
rosiefronfelen said:
JW, i do have a husband and a large farming family who have horses, and 2 grown up sons, i read your rubbish, of course i did, it doesnt need to be in any will what happens to our horses, so get off my case and chat to more friendly people who dont find anything offensive.
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Get off your case? :confused: You are the one who read my generalized comment about "A home for life" and took it personally. TBH I read it on here somewhere else earlier today as well and thought the same. I only quoted it in thise thread because it was in a way relevant. I also wanted to point out why it is not always a bad thing for a horse to be a commodity. .

I am thankful that you now appear to have the means to keep your horses for as long as they live. I truly hope that your circumstances remain this way indefinitely as that is a wonderful scenario. I obviously know this is not what "has" to happen to "your" horses. You do seem awfuly emotional and steamed up though. You may be letting the forum get to you a bit too much. I do not need you to suggest to me who to interact with on here but thank you :) I'll stay here and chat with anyone I like. Just as I will never suggest to you that you should avoid opening threads that will probobaly upset you

btw...

I also find it highly offensive that you think I speak rubbish :D I think I speak plenty of sense with a good dose of humor just to make life fun :)
 
Rosie I find it offensive that you would prefer to kill a healthy 6 year old horse rather than give it a chance of a future with someone else. You seem to have no respect for anyone whose opinion differs to yours.
 
Just curious - do the veggies on here go hunting (or used to)? Not wanting to open up a hunting debate btw - just curious.

The price of horse meat might be a useful thing to know if you're selling a cheap horse and don't want it to end up in an Italion sausage (or a pony pie for that matter).:p
 
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