"To the volunteers at Camelot Horse Weekly: I'm writing to say thank you. Thank you for Bonnie. (see pic) Thank you for Elliott and Caleb - two other rescues we have pulled directly from a local slaughter auction here in TN. Thank you for using social media to educate, inform, enlighten humans, and to rescue and rehome horses. I was naively unaware of horse slaughter before last summer. I thought the only horses that went to slaughter were the aged, sick, or infirm. I was CLUELESS. And then, a Facebook friend posted the picture above and I saw it on Monday, August 20, 2012. Again, being oh-so-naive, I thought this little mare was the only horse being sold at a CATTLE AUCTION, so I quickly called my husband, told him I was going to rescue this girl, and then contacted Camelot and bought her.

Thank you for all the information you share here on this page regarding transport. I found an excellent shipper and she arrived in great shape. Thank you for all the information you and others post here about "what to expect" with a rescue horse. I was shocked to learn Bonnie was NOT just one horse at a cattle auction, but, rather, one of literally THOUSANDS of horses that are sold for meat each week. I had no idea. So, Camelot, I am writing to say, "thank you." Every one of you has helped educate me. My family thanks you for three lives saved because of your combined, dedicated efforts. Having visited the local auction twice - each time to pull one horse - I cannot imagine how difficult it must be to go week after week and do all those evaluations, photographs, and etc. Dark, cold, hot, wet, dusty - in all conditions, there y'all are - trying desperately to showcase another horse, save one more, share & crosspost just one more pic, so another horse can find its forever home.

Words seem so inadequate, yet that's all I have - to express the profound impact y'all have had on me, my equine family, my awareness of this issue, and the seismic shift that occurred in my value system. I no longer dream of some "well-bred" high-dollar dressage mount. Instead, I work with my rescues and celebrate each step forward in our partnership of trust as much as I ever would a Grand Prix championship ribbon. And I spend what dollars might have gone towards that well-bred dressage mount to support other rescue efforts. So, when y'all are thinking, "does anyone really care out there in social-media land?" or if you're feeling burned out or frustrated, please know that you are making a HUGE impact and a HUGE difference, in the lives of these horses that arrive at Camelot each week, as well as in the lives of humans and horses you will never meet. May God richly bless each of you in 2014 and beyond." - Esther

This represents a major turning point for HoofPrints owner Gina Keesling. This treasure trove of magazine back issues has been lovingly collected and hoarded for many, many years. It's getting to be a space problem, keeping them all stored AND due to the sheer volume of them, along with my busy schedule, they rarely get any attention. But even now, as I go through them to write sales descriptions, I am feeling sad at the prospect of letting go of this vast collection of pictures and articles about all the things I love - Horses, Dogs, Farriery and Blacksmithing, The West, Pretty Western Clothes and Jewelry, Awesome Country Homes, Recipes for Hearty Food, Healthy Living, Spirituality and more. I'll do my best to mention the content that stands out to me in the descriptions. Prices on these back issues reflect the fact that I am still very much in love with them, however they are at or below what the publishers are charging. The current sales list is small, but I'll be adding more as I am able; going through these is a slow process, as you can imagine, I get sidetracked frequently by all the fascinating content that lead me to hoard these in the first place.