LOWVILLE â Being âput out to pastureâ is both symbolically, and for horses, literally, what happens when one is no longer âuseful.â
Thatâs if a horse is lucky. Many old or sick horses end up at auctions that lead to much less idyllic ends, unless a family like the Dietrichs of Rice Road in the town of Lowville have anything to do with it.
âI guess I think of us as more of a retirement home than a rescue,â said Mickey Dietrich of his familyâs small, 2.2-acre hobby farm, Hyder Rock Ranch.
For Mr. Dietrich, massive work horses have the most allure.
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