The work we do here at Equine Advocates

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Susan Wagner founded Equine Advocates in 1996. A horse lover from a very young  age, Wagner began her career with horses by working with Thoroughbreds on the  New York and Maryland racing circuits.  

Wagner left the racing industry for a variety of reasons, not the least of which  was the dark side to it that did not coincide with her love for horses. She decided  to pursue a writing career and also worked as a Wild Animal Keeper for a zoological  institution. During that time, she rescued her first horse from slaughter, Gandalf,  who she calls, “the co-founder of Equine Advocates.” He had been a horse-for-hire  at a stable on Long Island when he was purchased by the zoo in 1992. He soon  became “inconvenient” due to his temperamental personality. It was at that point  that Wagner first heard the term “horse slaughter.” With two friends, Wagner  purchased Gandalf and sent him to a farm in Maryland.

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