If you looked around the world, you would see an excessive population of horses, this has been a recurring problem for a couple of years now. There are many reasons why people may no longer want a horse; he could be old, injured or even crazy. There are many ways to solve this problem throughout the equine world, there are their breeders, horse dealers, trainers and more who want to solve this problem. The recent collapse of the economy has meant that horse owners no longer want their horses. The cost of maintaining a horse has increased significantly; horses are not able to survive just by eating grass in a field. Horses need vitamins from grain and hay. Depending on the type of horse you have depends on the additional supplement they need. Depending on where you live, you may need to board your horse, which ranges in price from $350 to $800 depending on the level of care your horse may need. Because owning a horse can be extremely expensive, many people can no longer afford to keep it. Selling a horse is not the easiest thing to do, check out Craigslist, the number of horses there is unreal; people simply give away horses for free. Breeding has become popular in recent years, depending on the breeding, breeders can raise horses from five to fifty or more foals per year, a breeding mare can be bred per week after giving birth to her foal. This process is called “Foal Heat”. The American Quarter Horse Association is one of the largest horse registries in the world, nearly two hundred foals are registered every year. There are approximately three hundred horse registries in the United States alone. Think about the number of foals that go unregistered each year, then... halfway through the paper... solve his problem. The reopening of slaughterhouses will bring more money to the United States and will also bring jobs to out-of-work people. The United States alone exported more than forty-two million dollars in horse meat. Yes, horse slaughter can be cruel, but it can also solve the problem for unwanted horses across the United States, thus reducing the number of horses that starve and are left to die on pasture. Until the world sees that one less horse per year can impact the future, this world will still have hungry horses. Works Cited Enquirer, The Cincinnati. “Farm owner denies cruelty after 49 dead horses found.” United States today. Gannett, April 9, 2014. Web. April 10, 2014. The Horse Forum. Np, nd Web. April 10, 2014 "Transport to the Slaughterhouse: The Humane Society of the United States." RSS. Np, nd Web. April 10. 2014