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Thanks for your replies. As I said my thoughts were to advise her to leave too. As far as I'm concerned 4 acres of grazing in total is not enough for the 9 horses and ponies they have on livery. One of the younger girls on the yard is apparently leaving next week due to the grazing issues. I...

A friend of mine has her horse at a small livery yard. They really struggled for grazing during the summer with 4 x 16.3+ horses and 2 x 13.3 ponies all grazing on under 3 acres of land. Now winter is here the ponies have no winter turnout and the 4 big horses are turned out on about 1/2 acre...

Thank you all for sharing your experiences with me. I have decided our local hunt will be a fitting end for my amazing mare. I spoke to our local huntsman today and he seemed very lovely and completely reassured me that I am making the right choice for her. He remained very kind even when I...

Thank you all so much for your replies. I was with my friend not long ago what her horse was pts by injection by the vet and it was pretty awful. Very upsetting. I would prefer her not to know whats happening. It's so hard though. I'm crying now just thinking about it but I know I cant make...

Unfortunately I am having to make the awful decision to have my lovely mare PTS. She's old and has arthritis. I've spoken to my vet and they support my decision and will come out to see her when we're ready. However, someone on my yard recently had one of her horses PTS with the local hunt...

Thank you all for your kind responses. It's so hard because I love her so much but I can't stand the thought of her being uncomfortable or even in pain every day. Some days she seems fine and she potters around as normal but then again some days she's not. She's out 24/7 because she's really...

I have a 20yr old mare. She's not ridden anymore due to having really bad arthritis in her back legs. We've tried different supplements but none make any real difference. She has bute when its really bad. Apart from this she's quite happy. Enjoys my attention and a nice groom. However, I've...