meat market

[Oldmanindeepsnow]

What do you guys think the meat market will do to the price of horses

[sheimer]

Sure ain't gonna lower it....

Scott

[poser]

Help get rid of some of the worthless ones that are around..... pretty bad when you have people calling you up begging you to take their horses.

[broncobilly]

I think it will keep a lot of horses from starving to death, but it will raise the price of horses some, at least on the bottom end.

Bill

[nmplott]

it could even help save some jobs and who knows maybe create a few.

[super white hunter]

There is way too many people willing to do anything to save a worthless horse, The meat market probably will not attracted these people but we can only hope.

[Cowboyvon]

Its a good thing.. at least we know what price to start with... What are they bringing?

[pegleg]

My hope is it helps lower feed prices in some areas. I don't think it is going to help get rid of worthless horses. I can't count the number of people who spend every dime they have on feeding a herd of old worn out horses or young unworked animals. I know a dozen that are feeding over fifty head. Maybe some day it won't be the "in thing" but til then they'll stay right where they are eating away.

[fairchildfarms]

I definately can't hurt it. It's amazing how since they closed the slaughter houses the price of horses has dropped. It was a bad time with the economy and all. Now all congress needs to do is get the inspectors in order and paid so we can get the ball rolling. I'm all for it.

[Mike Leonard]

Has there been some sweeping change in the slaughter market recently?

[fairchildfarms]

On Nov. 18th Obama signed a bill alllowing the slaughter of horses for human consumption. But, congress has to set aside the funds for the Inspectors. So it is one step in the right direction but still many steps needed.

[jcfranklin]

I dont think they can export the meat. So I dont think its going to help much. but its a step in the in the right direction.

[bob baldwin jr]

I had a Buddy of mine tell me that in Kentucky ,a Slaughter horse brings about $100 to the owner

[akbruce66]

I work at a sale barn that has a horse sale once a month, they are trucked to Canada for slaughter. Pet food I think.
Price is low but there is a lot of grazing range here,panhandle of NE.
I think there is a slaughter facility in Texas or Oklahoma trying to open.
I don't go to horse sales, I have seen some I would like to take home, huge friendly draft animals. i have also seen very poor treatment by the principle buyer trying to beat too many animals onto a truck, no food or water for days. There is also a lot of apparent drug use to be able to ride an animal and fraud on what the animal has done. A friend has punched out the buyer for selling him a horse that lay down when mounted.