Beyond The Roses Equine Rescue

@MargaretDammit @Hinesite Unfortunately she was sold and had another owner since January. This info isn't online. Then she ended up there.

@Hinesite We know who. And I agree completely but nobody has the intestinal fortitude to do it.

Rant alert…

This is Ginger Brew as a racehorse and this is Ginger Brew standing in a Texas kill pen this week. 

Ginger Brew is a Sovereign Award winner, multiple stakes winner and graded stakes-placed, second in the Queen’s Plate, Canada’s most prestigious race. Gulfstream Park even named a stakes after her. In retirement she had a bunch of babies by the best stallions in the game at first — Medaglia d’Oro, Giant’s Causeway, Awesome Again, Bernardini, Ghostzapper. When she failed to reproduce a foal to do much on the track, she was bred to some more “average” sires and then sold off by her billionaire owner/breeder at age 16 for a measly $90,000, about ten times less than what she earned for them. Considering it all, it’s fair to call it a dump job.

This is a classic example proving that any class of broodmare — from blue bloods to the more “average” pedigree — can be dumped into the slaughter pipeline. And are.

As egregious as Ginger Brew’s situation was, that’s not the kicker. See, Ginger Brew was never in danger of actually being shipped. 

The people who normally turn away from the plight of the broodmares in the pipeline had their crosshairs focused squarely on saving this mare because, well, she has some high-profile connections (money?) and a big name with a bigger race record. It mattered not that she probably won’t have a third career, the people who value only second career types were more focused on her big name than their stance on this topic.

(And I am not at all knocking the org who will give her safety for the rest of her life. They have and do step up for the slaughter pipeline mares when they can and I know lost one they pulled recently when she couldn’t overcome the neglect she suffered while on earth.) But for some reason I cannot comprehend why Ginger Brew’s life mattered more than the dozens we in the @ThoroughbredRA find and network for every week, many of which we cannot save due to lack of funding and resources who disappear into the abyss and/or across the border to a Mexican slaughterhouse.

I don’t know all of the details about this “save” but I do know enough to say I’m absolutely disgusted. For some twisted and arrogant reasons, to those in charge of aftercare (and I *know* their hands are all up in this deal) this mare’s life mattered more than the others and it’s appalling. 

This is why “aftercare” needs a complete overhaul. Anyone who thinks this is ok should be ashamed of themselves.

I am very grateful Ginger Brew is safe tonight but am very worried about the ones who weren’t so lucky and were left behind. Their lives matter, too.

@MargaretDammit @KimValerio1 We save one at a time when we have the room and the funds.

@MargaretDammit @KimValerio1 I am only posting this and will not respond to any more. How dare you say that we don't help mares in the slaughter pipeline. We have a pasture full of broodmares that came from KPs. I saw her on the post 45 minutes after they posted and bailed her without talking to anyone.

@jstewartrr @KentuckyDerby @resracingky Thank you @jstewartrr for all you do for the horses

Congrats to all our winners at this years Poker for Ponies @KentuckyDerby. Checks are being mailed out this week. We targeted raising $500k and only raised $130k so @resracingky made up the diffference so these great organization could get the full funding they deserve. People that think I am crazy, or reckless, don’t understand me. When I make a commitment to something I follow through. No matter what the cost is personally. I believe that you don’t make promises that you can’t back up. It is something that I live by. If you do make a commitment, you follow through. Aftercare is a solvable problem when we all work together and support the work.

@jstewartrr @resracingky @BreedersCup Thank you SO much from Beyond The Roses Equine Rescue BTRE.

The @resracingky 2nd Annual poker for ponies reached our goal of $500k. Thanks to everyone who donated. Maybe we will try this again at the @BreedersCup. We will post a complete list of winners. Each of the 50 charities will receive $5k and then the top 15 places will receive the rest based on the finish position of the player that played for the charity.

@AmyMcGrathKY Totally disrespectful!!!

To all my fellow American raised and practicing Catholics, are you cool with this? Is this just funny stuff that everyone is laughing at? I follow a lot of Catholic priests in this platform. I wonder if there will be any response at all to this.

Please help to get Emmett's Dream home from Puerto Rico. facebook.com/donate/8672609…

Today is #givingtuesday2022 . Please donate to help the horses in our program this winter. BTRE has helped over 300 horses so far and would like to help any new ones that may come our way in the future. Our PayPal is main@beyondtherosesequine.org

@____B_S____ Nice extended trot..lol

@TeresaFasolino1 @ElizBanicki Beyond the roses equine bailed her.

@ElizBanicki Good news, her past connections stepped forward to help and another caring person has given her a loving home . Thank you for the update

@ElizBanicki @BklynBckstretch @TeresaFasolino1 She is not being euthanized..

@ElizBanicki She was bailed by Beyond The Roses Equine. She is in rough shape but safe.

BTRE could use some help with Hope This Helps... m.facebook.com/story.php?stor…

BTRE Annual Stallion Halter Auction facebook.com/32725977065115…

@maggimoss Merry Chritmas Maggi and Sami. ❤️

Peace- joy - and happiness to all this holiday season

@maggimoss Info back in April. One of the worst offenders in the US not seen... Vizcarrondo El Du-Ra-Ko Racing

DO not know who Mindy is or if this list is accurate but if so, That’s quite a sad list of horses and trainers- Mindy’s list if u do click on top , no 2 does list horses that went to Puerto Rico w trainer that claimed them

@maggimoss Instead of "one more race" when a horse starts dropping and doing poorly let's install in their heads "one less race" to give them a chance after racing.

@maggimoss Ghost Hunter was off since mid 2019 and brought back. Needs to be retired now!

Another multiple stakes winner- age 11- running on the bottom- zero comprehension of why not give this amazing horse a “ dignified” retirement ? When is enough- enough? Yep- I know “ they are happy- love to run”just like the connections said about Chublicious on 7/11