Mascot won $240K, sold for $60 at New Holland
By Susan Salk on August 9, 2012 as posted on Off-Track Thoroughbreds
Mascot, shortly after his rescue
Mascot didn’t even look good to the kill buyers.
Skinny, limping and filthy, he went for a mere $60 at Monday’s New Holland Auction in Pennsylvania.
In his career as a racehorse, he earned $241,901 for his owners, working right from the start with some of the sports’ most talented trainers. But those glorious moments in the winner’s circle were now far behind as he stood gingerly on his sore feet, trying to avoid the desperate kicks of other horses, tethered unnaturally close.
Finally, when instinct and adrenalin combined to provide the sheer strength to do it, he broke free. And where did he run? Well, straight into the arms of A-Circuit rider Melissa Rudershausen, his rescuer.
Rudershausen was visiting family in Pennsylvania when she decided to make a stop at the New Holland sale, where she had purchased horses in the past.
And just happened to walk near Mascot as he hit his limit with the kicking herd, and busted free.
“He ran right to me and I caught him,” Rudershausen says. “He was in horrific shape, but he had the most wonderful expression.”
I have to wonder why Andrea Pollack didn't know that he was in dire straits prior to ending up at New Holland?? Ideas? and/or Comments??
ReplyDeleteA horse gets sold. You lose track of it.
DeleteThese are the good stories that is nice to read about .. they are sooooooo many that do not end well like this.. so happy for both of you.. well done,
ReplyDeleteWhat a great story, thanks to people like Melissa,so many lives are saved! I wonder if the owners who made all the money of Mascot's racing knew where he ended up....
ReplyDeleteI hope that someone that worked with Mascot will know, its ashame how this wonderful horse that brought wealth to his owner has to go through this horrible stuff
DeleteGod bless you, Melissa Rudershausen...
ReplyDeleteThe owners who made all the money didn't care where he ended up or he wouldn't have been there in the first place!!
ReplyDeleteThis is great! I am so glad that this horse will have a loving home! Thank you Melissa, hopefully other people will go to the New Holland Horse auction for there next horse, I know I will!!
ReplyDeleteSo glad she could save him, no horse deserves to be treated like that and after all he had done for his owners, its just so sad.
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