More Questions Answered on Bo

After Saturday's horse auction, I met up with an individual who knew a little bit about the herd Bo was with at the Mitchell Horse Sale last month. I was always a little stunned to realize that Bo went for $110. Bo is the thinnest horse we've ever had come through Borderlands. I couldn't figure out why I would end up paying that much for a horse that would normally go for about $10 at any other sale, or would be marked as No Value.

Apparently the so called "owner" of Bo and his herd was lurking outside the auction walls. He never went in (I'm guessing by court order maybe but that's just a guess). But the slimeball somehow managed to get enough money rounded up to think that he could buy some of them back. I'm betting he would have bounced the check anyway.

So the slimeball had family members and friends go in and bid on the horses. Or at least that's my understanding. But the killbuyers knew what was going on and that's why they were bidding on the horses.

I don't condone horse slaughter, nor do I really like the killbuyers, but in this case (and this case alone) the killbuyers banned together to ensure that this slimeball didn't get his horses back. Even the ickiest killbuyer knows what a terrible person this slimeball is.

The killbuyers jacked the prices up to ensure that the family/friends wouldn't be able to get the horses for the slimeball. I don't like the fate they were handed but it is better than returning to the hell they lived in...twice.

I'm guessing the slimeball will buy more horses. The cycle will never be broken with this slimeball until he walks through the gates of Hell.

If I find out any more information, I'll be sure to post. I figure the more information I have out there, the more the story will come out. I haven't quite figured out the entire story as not all the pieces are available yet or I haven't done enough digging.

The only thing that matters is that Bo is safe and gaining weight daily. If someone were to see him now and not know the story, they would think he looked terrible. But in my eyes he looks abso-fricking-lutely awesome! The hip bones and ribs are still prominant but they are slowly diminishing. I am excited to see what he looks like once he's at the correct weight. Drop dead gorgeous is my opinion.

I did miss one small thing with Bo. He somehow picked up mites. I thought at first losing the hair was a ramification of being so emaciated. But he's still itching and I think now he has mites. So I dusted with him luster. I'm going to give him another dose of panacure tonight too to see if that helps any. I'll be 100 honest and say I'm just winging it on these emaciated horses. Each one is so different and there are so many opinions on how to bring them back to health. But whatever we're doing seems to appeal to Bo. My dear sister came out yesterday and took some pictures before we gave him his luster bath. I'll see if I can't grab those pics and post so everyone can see his progress.

I can't believe we've had Bo now for six full weeks. I had meant to take weekly pictures but all hell broke loose a few weeks ago and I'm just now getting back into the swing of things. So instead, I'll hopefully post a six week progress report soon.