This message is from: "Arthur Rivoire" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hello from Carol Rivoire at Beaver Dam Farm in Nova Scotia -
Regarding these horses in Alberta that we sought to save by posting the situation on the Digest - I'm concerned at the tone the discussion has taken. Someone used the word "scam", which is very insulting. To set the record absolutely straight - I heard about these horses in Alberta destined for slaughter through a young woman (Alicia) from our village who is now working at a race stable in Alberta. A couple of days ago, she called her friend, Jaimie, who is our Stable Manager and told her the story. - She said it was a meat ranch, and she'd heard about 3 horses there and because of her past association with Fjords had gone to see them. She said she was surprised to find them there as they were decent looking, apparently well-cared for, and their manes were properly cut. Jaimie and I were both upset thinking of Fjords ending up as meat, and for that reason I posted the situation on the Digest. -- Not an hour afterwards, I got a call from Linda Bailey who said they were in their truck headed in that direction and maybe could rescue the horses. She asked about the price and I told her as far as I knew the racher wanted $1500 CN apiece. She said that was high for meat, and I said I had no idea, and that it would be up to her to negotiate with the man who owns them. I don't know a thing about this business of Alicia wanting any sale to go through her. I do know that she feels the man is a respectable rancher, even though he deals in horse meat rather than cattle meat. --- Alicia mentioned something to Jaimie about not wanting to cause problems for the meat rancher. I believe she went to school with his daughter at Oland College. In any case, her motives, like ours, were to save the lives of these Fjordhorses. NOTHING ELSE! And I really resent people bantering about words like "scam" in any context that concerns Beaver Dam Farm. - (It was someone other than Linda Bailey who mentioned "scam") - People really ought to be careful about what they say. When you've worked as long and hard as we have to develop a good reputation, you can't take such aspersions lying down. Carol Rivoire > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Fjords for Slaughter > > This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Hello, > > I just spoke with Alicia, and while I tried to get the information for the > farm itself, was unable to. She wants me to work through her, or any of us > to work through her versus contacting the farm itself. > > Apparently, there are 2 Fjords she is convinced are purebred, 1 that is > questionable. All were bought at an auction. They are now at something > called a horse meat ranch, apparently there are farms in Alberta that raise > horses solely for meat? > > Anyway, these three are not scheduled to go to slaughter for another 2-3 > months. She also says he wants $2000 a piece for them. I explained that I > doubted this would be considered a reasonable price without papers, history, > etc., and suggested offering prices more at a grade level. I also stated > that through a rescue group I am involved in, we have seen Belgians go to > slaughter at $160 a piece due to the poor economy. > > Hope this helps, > > Lynda > http://www.beaverdamfarm.com Beaver Dam Farm Fjords II R.R. 7 Pomquet, Nova Scotia B2G 2L4 Tel:(902) 386-2304 Fax:(902) 386-2149 Carole Rivoire, author of THE FJORDHORSE HANDBOOK, only book in English on the Fjord breed, available from Beaver Dam Farm, $36.95 US includes P&H http://www.beaverdamfarm.com/book.htm -----
