Let me explain…

No, there is too much. Let me sum up.

It may seem confusing to some of you that I am a horse person that supports horse slaughter. However, I have not held this belief my whole life.

I started taking horseback riding lessons when I was about 11 years old, back in the summer of 2006. Before this, I rode as many pony rides and carousels as possible and always loved horses. After about a year of taking lessons, I became more aware of issues about horses and horse slaughter that I saw in the news.

Most of the stories detailed the issue of horse slaughter in the United States. Before the closure of plants in 2007, there were many campaigns being run in magazines, newspapers, and on television that aimed to gain support for the closures. I received many pieces of mail asking me to go online and sign petitions or to vote for the closure of horse slaughter plants.

These advertisements and pleas for help all highlighted the fact that horse slaughter was unethical and inhumane. And, being about 12 years old, I believed them. I could not believe that people would kill innocent horses and then ship them somewhere else to be eaten! Naturally, after seeing these things I was against horse slaughter and thought it to be evil, but I never did my own research on it.

Until now. During the past few months, my interest in the details of the horse slaughter industry have been rekindled and I have been doing research on the topic. I have focused on investigating reasons why the plants were closed and what is going on in the horse slaughter industry now. I have also studied arguments and reasoning from pro-slaughter and anti-slaughter viewpoints. After doing this detailed research, I believe that horse slaughter plants should be reopened in the United States. There are three main reasons for my beliefs, and they will be detailed in the posts on this blog.

My horse and I, photography by my mom

My horse and I, photography by my mom

This is Onyx, my 14 y/o Arabian- Paint gelding. I rescued him from an owner who neglected him and how he is living with me in Colorado. Photo taken by my mom

This is Onyx, my 14 y/o Arabian- Paint gelding. I rescued him from an owner who neglected him and how he is living with me in Colorado. Photo taken by my mom

 

This horse is the best part of my life and I don't know what I would do without him

This horse is the best part of my life and I don’t know what I would do without him

2 thoughts on “Let me explain…

  1. About page, posts, images, choice of theme, and design of customizable elements of your theme, all contribute to great ethos. Great appeals in your About page, especially! The photos are, of course, great pathos appeals because you and your horse are so photogenic. But in conjunction with the thoughtful explanation you give about your history with horses and your history with the your issue, the images of you and your horse make a great ethos appeal, too.

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