So true Mike. Its almost funny, owners would call this "amishing" their horses knowing full well they would go off to slaughter. Somehow that made their consciouses feel better.
What do you suggest be done with them?
They're not pets.
You can slaughter a horse in the U.S. but federal law prohibits inspection of horse slaughter facilities. And if you can't inspect the meat, you can't sell it. So there are no U.S. slaughter houses.
Something like 3,000-5,000 horses are foaled in NY State each year.
But it's illegal to ship the ones that have no serviceable use to slaughter?
Trash law.