Texas Prison Horses May be on One Way Trip to the Mexican Border « Straight from the Horse's Heart

Texas Prison Horses May be on One Way Trip to the Mexican Border « Straight from the Horse's Heart

HUNTSVILLE, (Horseback) – One of the most genetically perfect herds of horses in North America was hit hard by the selloff of 61 animals at a public auction, their most likely destination, a Mexican slaughterhouse notorious for unspeakable cruelty. The herd of Texas prison horses that were sold had been part of a contingent of animals so remarkable, and even historic, they were subject of a February 2004 cover story in Horseback Magazine’s predecessor publication, Texas Horse Talk.