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    Putting a horse down for financial reasons

    Hi, after the helpful advice on here I plucked up the courage to talk to my vet, she offered to come out and give an honest 'quality of life' opinion on the old boy and echoed the sentiments of many on here that it is a privilege as a responsible owner to be able to choose quality of life over...
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    Putting a horse down for financial reasons

    Thank you for all of the advice and support given, Nudibranch I am sorry you are facing a similar situation. He definitely could not be loaned away from herd or ridden as he has an old tendon injury that never 100% recovered (hence why retired finally). I would love to find a sharer for...
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    Putting a horse down for financial reasons

    I would definitely never pass him on to anyone else, all the adverts for horses in their 20's ' free to a good home' make me so sad. He has been in my family for 18 years and will definitely end his days with me it's just that I can't decide when that point should be. At the moment he is...
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    Putting a horse down for financial reasons

    Hi, I am a new poster here but am going round in circles with this dilemma and would like some impartial advice. As per the title I am considering having my gelding put to sleep for what would be mainly financial reasons. To give some background, he is 26 (with associated old age...
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