Mis-Fit Horse Farm

This is what I think about when everyone bashes Mis-Fit Horse Farm! Everyone is so dead against helping us or giving us any credit for what we do. Here is the truth to what is really going on with this farm. We are not a licensed rescue. Have we applied for the license????? YES!! Has anyone ever come out to inspect us??? No never. It is not going on over a year since we have applied for the license and applied for an equine rescue license. We have had many people trust us in their time of need and we have never let anyone down on finding a home for their loved animal. Several times we have had people mad at us because when they place their loved one with us, due to confidentiality we cannot give out information to anyone to who or where they go until there is a release from both parties. Then and only then will we connect the party's together. People often ask, “How can you place out so many horses and license rescues can only place out 10 horses a year?” To me that is a very good question..... Here is the reason, most rescues are 501-3,c non-profit. So therefore, the longer they hold onto the horse the more they get paid! Just an example, if you have 1 horse the state or government will pay you for each day you "board" the horse. So you take 1 horse at 10 dollars a day for 30 days that's that equals 300 dollars a month. So on a average most state licensed rescues have 20-30 horses so money wise that is 6-9 thousand dollars a month. At that average who the hell would want to place them out??? WE DO!

We are not in this for the money we are in this because the whole family enjoys being around all the animals. My children are very troubled kids. I, myself, will be the first to admit that I really messed up in the past and because of MY actions my kids have taken the blunt of it. Can I take that back? No, I can’t but I sure can make a better life for us now. I have found that the horses can be very therapeutic for all of us. Our goal is not to make big bucks on the horses that are in need, but to find homes for as many as we can. I, myself, have witnessed people take animals away from their homes an run them straight to the auction, or put them in a big field and then ship them to slaughter and make a bunch of money and give these certain people a kick back! That's not what we are all about. I buy these horses from these types of people all the time so the horses don’t get shipped to slaughter. When people say we ship our horses to the auction that is a lie! I do truck horses to the auction all the time but think about this.... If you hire me to truck a horse to the auction, its 2 dollars a loaded mile. Anywhere you go up here in Maine is at least a 100 miles! Hmm that’s 200 dollars. Then most horses cost as much as 500 at the auction. So out of pocket I would have 300 dollars into the horse, and then I bring them home. So looking at that in that aspect I saved 200 dollars that day! Yeah maybe that’s why I can place them out so inexpensively. Most of the horses we place out are under a thousand dollars. If you go to a rescue or the M.S.P.CA, it is anywhere from 400-4000 dollars to adopt plus you have to pay a fee to just fill out the application. Who in their right mind would do that?? Maybe if it wasn't all about the money more horses would have a home instead of saying that we are all full we can’t take in any more. We have never said that once! If we would turn down the horses they would end up in slaughter, or in a bad place. I was never into these horses like I am now, but I had a very special person open my eyes and show me just how unique these creatures are. I want to thank you so much for showing me something when my eyes were closed! Now you opened them and I am so grateful. If you listen to them they will listen to you to.

"JUST A HORSE..."

From time to time, people tell me, "lighten up, it's just a horse," or,"that's a lot of money

for just a horse".

They don't understand the distance traveled, the time spent, or the costs, both financial

and emotional, involved for "just a horse." Some of my proudest moments have come

about with "just a horse."

Many hours have passed and my only company was "just a horse," but I did not once feel slighted. Some of my saddest moments have been brought about by "just a horse," and in those days of darkness, the gentle touch of "just a horse" gave me comfort and reason to overcome the day.

If you, too, think it's "just a horse," then you will probably understand phrases like "just a friend," "just a sunrise," or "just a promise."

"Just a horse" brings into my life the very essence of friendship, trust, and pure unbridled joy. "Just a horse" brings out the compassion and patience that make me a better person. Because of "just a horse" I will rise early, take long walks and look longingly to the future.

So for me and folks like me, it's not "just a horse" but an embodiment of all the hopes and dreams of the future, the fond memories of the past, and the pure joy of the moment.

"Just a horse" brings out what's good in me and diverts my thoughts away from myself and the worries of the day.

I hope that someday they can understand that it's not "just a horse" but the thing that gives me humanity and keeps me from being "just a person."

~ Anonymous