Re: [RC] WHAT TO DO WITH " OL LAD" - Barbara McCrary
We sold one older horse, healthy and sound
(except at endurance) to a lovely lady who needed a horse in her life. She came
with excellent references and she gave him a great home. She went on to greater
(jumping) heights than our old horse could handle, so now he has a home with an
adoring teenager. Another older, not too sound, horse we sold to a camp
for a lesson horse. We sold the first one for $1, and the second one for $750. I
also sold a mare that was too jarring for me to ride and who
had hill-climbing problems to a nice lady who just wanted to hack along
easy trails, for $5. All horses now have good, productive homes. It's just
that they didn't fit our needs any more.
HE IS
A WONDERFULL OLD GUY!..NEEDS AN OLD PRO..LIKE HIM HA..I WOULD TAKE HIM
BACK..AND PUT HIM DOWN IF HE JUST CAN NOT DO IT ANYMORE.. I JUST WANT HIM TO
HAVE A ONE LAST CHANCE..?
Why can't he just live out his life in a pasture? I guess I don't
understand that part. Granted 24 isn't really all that old (depending on
the horse) but I'd rather keep my 24 year old (God willing I had one) and take
good care of him, give him the retirement he deserves. If I couldn't do
that and get a younger horse, I'd go with taking care of the old guy...
he earned it.
24 and healthy is too young to "put down" because you've lost interest
and time, that just is not fair to the horse. However, if you're unable
to take care of him properly then putting him down would be a mercy
killing.
