Comments for Vickery Eckhoff

Comment on Horse Slaughterhouse Investigation Sounds Food Safety and Cruelty Alarms by Elaine Nash

Elaine Nash — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 01:15:19 +0000

I just saw your post on Vickery’s blog, and have to note that I mentor two autistic adults and have provided them both with their own horses. No one could have more compassion for those horses than their autistic owners. It’s true that autistic people have a variety of social challenges when it comes to relating to humans, but at least in the two cases in which I am involved, their feelings for the horses and insight into the equine mind goes deeper than they are capable of having with another person.

One of the above is my adopted daughter. Without horses in her life, I’m not sure she’d ever have been able to live in the ‘normal’ world. Because of what horses have given her and her deep and insightful connection with them, she is employed at one of the most successful and respected horse training facilities in the country as a trainer and best use evaluator.

The other autistic woman I mentor is being written about in Horse and Rider Magazine in Jan 2013 because of the impact the horses I got her have had on her life.

Comment on Dear New York Times: Please Don’t Forget the 26,600 Slaughtered Thoroughbreds. Thank you. by Sally Eckhoff

Sally Eckhoff — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 05:16:32 +0000

So very sad, so very necessary. Thank you.

Off to Idaho for T’giving.

Have a good holiday. Kiss Maddie for me.

Sally Eckhoff, Large Animal Critic 2133 Spring Garden St. #4 Philadelphia, PA 19130 518-817-9171

http://www.sallyeckhoff.com

Comment on Dear New York Times: Please Don’t Forget the 26,600 Slaughtered Thoroughbreds. Thank you. by mpclark

mpclark — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 02:09:54 +0000

I admire your work and am hoping you can expose the breeders and show circuit in the AQHA, among others. PMU also uses the American Quarter Horse.
These wonderful horses could be kept here and be loyal companions and generate income as they always have if not for the continuing tragedy of horseslaughter.
Please keep covering horseslaughter.

Comment on Dear New York Times: Please Don’t Forget the 26,600 Slaughtered Thoroughbreds. Thank you. by Vickery Eckhoff

Vickery Eckhoff — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 16:51:39 +0000

Thanks so much for following, Hugo. The subject, unfortunately, provides many opportunities for fresh and outrageous material.

Comment on Dear New York Times: Please Don’t Forget the 26,600 Slaughtered Thoroughbreds. Thank you. by Payday Loan

Payday Loan — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 16:23:25 +0000

Appreciating the hard work you put into your site and in depth information you provide.
It’s great to come across a blog every once in a while that isn’t the same
out of date rehashed material. Great read! I’ve bookmarked your site and I’m including your RSS feeds to my Google account.

Comment on Miscellaneous Comments by Liz Biddick

Liz Biddick — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 21:10:43 +0000

I have been deeply disturbed by the horse slaughter supporters for several years now, and I’ve felt like I could do more to inform both horsepeople and non horse owners about this incredibly cruel practice. Your articles and insight are empowering, thank you. Tia’ s comment that sometimes an animal has to suffer a second time in order to have it’s suffering alleviated is sad and telling. Humane euthanasia would be the choice of an animal lover, not making a few hundred dollars off the suffering horse. It’s all about the money. I hope to stay focused and help to get the story out there. Thanks again for the well written information.

Comment on Miscellaneous Comments by Vickery Eckhoff

Vickery Eckhoff — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 22:24:08 +0000

Fixed! #10 is Cynthia Lummis. I added her in, and updated the photo gallery several weeks ago. It appears that this is not showing up in some instances, so I will have to check as to why.

Comment on Miscellaneous Comments by Suzanne Foster

Suzanne Foster — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 20:01:22 +0000

Dear Vickery,
I was looking at the Forbes list of 10 congressman who support horse slaughter, that you posted in “Who’s Who in Capitol Hill’s Power Posse” and Jack Kingston is listed as a D (Democrat), but he is an R (Republican). Are you able make that correction? For some reason, when I clicked on #10 on the list, I could not see who you listed. Who is #10? I read in the comments section of one of your articles, that you were going to post a complete list of horse slaughter supports in Congress. Do you have that yet?

Comment on On Memorial Day: A Reluctant Dragon, Still MIA by Vickery Eckhoff

Vickery Eckhoff — Mon, 28 May 2012 20:56:25 +0000

Thanks, Roberta, for the warm words about Ben. How wonderful to discover you—or that you discovered us after so many years. Look forward to more sharing.

Comment on On Memorial Day: A Reluctant Dragon, Still MIA by Roberta Barber Eggart

Roberta Barber Eggart — Mon, 28 May 2012 19:19:26 +0000

No one knows how. Lovely shot on the lake full of wistful yearning. I remember the photo of Bennett in his uniform on the table in Aggie’s house. I have not forgotten what a loss it had to have been for the family. Thank you for your writing.