PMU Babies

Hey Everyone !!

Today I want to talk to you about a very serious topic that no one really wants to talk about. If you have not heard of a PMU baby then let me tell you a little about them. PMU babies are foals, baby horses, that have been born through a process to collect a drug called  Premarin. Premarin is a hormone replacement drug that is given to women.

The name Premarin stands for Pregnant Mare Urine.  Now your probably asking yourself why this drug is such a big deal. Yes its kind of disturbing that we are giving women horse urine as a hormone replacement but that's not the big issue at hand. The real reason I wanted to wright about this was to bring to attention the horrible condition these mares are kept in to collect their urine.

First of all the mares are inseminated and once pregnant they are kept in captivity for months. For the first six whole months of a mare being pregnant they are kept stationary in a tiny standing area. They are not allowed to walk, turn around, or lay down. This is done to ensue they don't disturb their bladders as well as making sure every drop of urine is captured.

They mares are allowed to be turned out only to deliver their foals and then are brought back to start the process over again. Now not only is this inhumane to the mares but you have to think about how many foals are produced from this process. Thousands of horses have now been born that no one wants. This is where the real problems lies. Many of these plants do care about where there foals go and have dedicated programs to ensure their findings of a safe home. Unfortunately many do not have the heart to do this. So they send all their foals to slaughter. This is a fast and easy money making process. They don't have to waste time and money on placement of the foals and they are ensured a fast check.

Obviously this is an unideal situation and breaks the hearts of many. There are ways to help though !!
You can visit www.premarin.org to get more information and find ways that will make it easy for you to help save these babies and their mommies !!

Thanks for reading !!!

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http://www.gentlegiantsdrafthorserescue.com/pmuindustry.html

Source of Inspiration Post!

Hello !

Todays post is going to be about something a little different. Throughout the duration of this blog I will post a total of five " Source of Inspiration " posts. The purpose of these post is to tell you all how I get my ideas for the design aspect of things. These could vary from fonts, colors, and overall designs.

So today I want to go over why I have chosen to make my background the color it is. When you go on my blog you will notice the background to represent the outdoors. Originally this was not my background. Until I was enjoying the outdoors at my barn with my horse one day. I realized that the one thing I think of when I think about my horse is being outside.

Of course I tried to pick a  background that would make me feel like I was spending that precious time with my horse. Of course I hope it brings every reader of mine to a place of  serenity. Many people don't realize how important an appropriate background is but if my readers don't feel a connection between that and the topic then I'm not doing a very good job.

I hope everyone enjoys that background I picked and understand why I chose that style. To me it represents so much about the barn so I hope I brought a little of that into my blog.


Have a fabulous day !
Thanks for reading!!