All Dreams Farm

13/03/2025

She was asked to give everything—on the racetrack, in the breeding shed, in the sales ring she was auctioned off three times before she was even two years old. She generated millions in economic impact. And yet, when she stood in America’s slaughter pipeline, desperate for help, not a single one of her past connections stepped up. Repeated, respectful asks for assistance and accountability were met with silence.

How do people live with themselves, knowing that organizations like Unbridled and other rescues are left to fundraise just to save the very horses they discarded? How do they justify breeding, racing, and profiting from these sentient beings while refusing to take responsibility for them for the whole of their natural lives?

What kind of people stand smiling in the Winner's Circle while the carnage left in their wake suffer in Kill Pens? And turn a blind eye to rescues and advocates who scramble to clean up the mess they created and fundraise to feed their forgotten, battered, and broken athletes and barren broodmares?

"A truly ethical industry would mandate lifelong responsibility for every horse bred, ensuring that none end up in kill pens. Until that happens, every breeder, owner, and trainer who refuses to take responsibility is complicit in the suffering of horses like Miss Libby. And until that happens, this isn’t sport. It’s exploitation." ~ Kayne Founder Unbridled Sanctuary

The irony is staggering. Michael McMahon, the head of Thoroughbred Charities of America, an organization supposedly dedicated to aftercare, was directly involved in bringing Miss Libby into the world—only for her to end up in the slaughter pipeline with no help from him.

How can someone who claims to support thoroughbred aftercare turn away when one of his own horses needed help? How can he advocate for charitable efforts while being part of the very system that creates the need for those charities in the first place? This isn’t just hypocrisy—it’s a clear example of how the industry protects its image while failing the very horses it claims to care about.

If Thoroughbred Charities of America truly stands for aftercare, then its leadership should lead by example. That means stepping up for every horse they breed, not just the ones it’s convenient to help. Otherwise, it’s not charity—it’s just damage control.



📷 MISS LIBBY foaled on March 8, 2009 at McMahon of Saratoga Thoroughbreds, LLC Breeder: McMahon of Saratoga Thoroughbreds, LLC & Spruce Lane Farm, a division of Michael McMahon's https://www.mcmahonandhill.com/Raced Miss Libby raced 40x at Belmont, Aqueduct, and Saratoga for Owners Eric Fein and John Fregara, and four Trainers. Earned $66,901. Produce four foals for McMahon of Saratoga Thoroughbreds, LLC, and Timothy M. Collins.

It’s never too late for Miss Libby’s past connections to step up—those willing to do the right thing can support her care through Unbridled’s Past Connections Project:
https://giving.unbridledsanctuary.org/page/Past-Connections-Project

27/02/2025

Loving the love!

27/02/2025

If you’re looking for a trainer that truly combines amazing skill, talent, equine insight and compassion.:…you just found her! Thank you Sarah Ferguson of Equine Arts Dressage for coming into our lives at All Dreams Farm!

16/01/2025

Winter moments at All Dreams

09/10/2024

03/10/2024

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23/09/2024

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05/08/2024

I so wish this would stop!

A while ago I shared a fantastic post from Evidence Based Horsemanship here on my FB page.

“Did you know that horses lack a large, developed frontal lobe? That’s the part of the brain responsible for making plans, forming strategies, and reasoning.
Knowing that, horses don’t have it in for us! They don't lie, plot, or laugh at our expense. They literally don't have the brain power to do those things.”

I shared it because this is one of those myths in the horse world that bring the most pain in horse-human relationships.

The belief that the horse is doing things “to” you, to “test you”, to “annoy you” is exactly what leads to a lot of harsh corrections and emotional outbreaks from riders.
It justifies abuse and violence against horses.

Because of this myth, so many horses are misunderstood. Are labeled as “bitch”, “sassy”, “dominant” or even dangerous.

It is this myth that brings people so often into dangerous and frustrating situations with their horses.

And you know what? Within 5 minutes of sharing this post, I had a nasty comment underneath it. I could almost not believe it but confirmed to me how deeply rooted this myth is still today in the horse world.

“Science may say this but I've seen horses calculate and purposefully do things. Seemingly out of spite. They say that a lot of animals lack this ability but yet if you take any length of time and watch their behaviors you start to see that some of them truly are just as****es and do things purposefully.”

This is exactly the attitude that has to stop! Once people start calling horses ***holes, this is where the fun really stops. I mean, come on!

There is a reason as of why the horse feels so triggered that it feels the need to behave like a so called “***hole”!

And it is usually the person on the end of the lead rope or in the saddle that triggered this behavior in the first place.

How about rethinking our own behavior and way of acting around the horse?
Because horses are just doing their best with the information they get from us and their surroundings.

Yes, horses can become resentful and aggressive towards people. But this is never without reason!

What about starting to ask questions in a way that the horse doesn’t feel aggressed, offended, or scared and that it can answer the questions we ask with YES instead of with a big fat NO?

By saying things like “the horse is doing this on purpose to test me” or “he is just trying to get out of work” etc, we are refusing to take responsibility for our own actions.

Facing the truth is humiliating and painful. So, people take the easy way out by blaming the horse.

Once we start to treat the horse according to its cognition, we can make great progress and enjoy a much more peaceful relationship.

Because we won’t take things personally anymore - now we know that the horse isn’t doing things “to” us in order to “test” or “annoy” us, but simply doing the best he can with the information he has.

Then we can set up situations in a way that the horse can say yes with confidence.
Then we can meet the horse with an open heart and with empathy.

But it also means that we have to learn, study, get better and consistently question our approach. And this seems to be uncomfortable for many.

Because we can’t refuse responsibility anymore.

If I had one wish to come true, it would be that every horse person on this planet would abandon dominance theory.

This would bring a huge change in the horse industry. Fewer accidents, less abuse, better horse welfare.