For the
Loveof Horses
Equine Advocacy of Louisiana
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Inside Northside
Mornings start early on the farm she shares with her husband, Robert, and their two teenage daughters in Amite. But you won’t hear her complain. For one thing, she gets to work alongside her daughter, Mia, an accomplished horsewoman herself who does most of the therapy and training of the rescue horses. For another, she can fall asleep each night knowing she’s making life better for the horses of Louisiana. Maloney was 16, like Mia is now, when she first became aware of how many horses leave racetracks in this country no longer able to race and are headed for kill pens in Mexico and Canada. There they’ll be butchered and sold to countries where horse meat is considered a delicacy. (It’s illegal to kill horses
photo: ALYSIA THOMAS-MALONEY
GROWING UP between Virginia and Louisiana, Alysia Thomas-Maloney can’t remember a time she wasn’t obsessed with horses. By age five, she was happier on horseback than anyplace else. Now, as founder and president of Equine Advocacy of Louisiana, she spends her days giving back to the glorious creatures who’ve given her so much love and enjoyment. On her website at EquineAdvocacyofLA.com, Maloney describes the mission of the non-profit as rescuing, rehabilitating and rehoming horses, as well as “bringing awareness and positive change to the equine industry in Louisiana by not only supporting the horses but all those that love and care for them.”
by Mimi Greenwood Knight
