Recent content by MrFoxtrot

Thank you for all your replies. I don’t know how to quote multi posts but thank you also to those who have shared their experiences however heartbreaking. I do know it’s right, what’s been hard is one half of us (husband) being so sure and then the other (me) being swayed by the whole ‘last...

Thank you. Yes this is similar - he goes to sit up slowly but on Saturday he had to sit up several times - it followed a lot of rain and he just couldn’t seem to get a grip on the ground, unlike my daughters pony several years older who just springs about like a lamb. He lay back down in between...

I’m so sorry. It is the worst part about loving them :(

we have a smaller pony who we have had steroid injections for - much older and in full work inc jumping! They worked for him. We did discuss injections but the vet said as a lot of bute doesn’t make much difference (if any) that the injections probably won’t be the answer - he’s an enormous...

Thank you so much. I have cried reading the replies but I needed to see them written down. That’s more or less what my husband said ‘one last summer is for us not him’ but it’s hard when a very casual comment won’t leave you - I’m actually a very rational person but this has really thrown my...

We have a 23 year horse, he’s been with us for ever. He’s my husbands but a real family favourite. He’s huge - 17.2 an Irish draft. A massive, massive horse, big feet and big limbs. My husband retired him early last year as he felt he’d become weak and stumbled a few times. He was only ever used...

Thank you - (I think I’ve worked out quotes!) I feel a bit choked up - he HAS had a wonderful life, for all his faults, and there are lots, he’s given me so much. Not just a wall full of rosettes, so many stories too. At the end of the day, my children’s safety is number one priority but equally...

Thank you so much - all your thoughtful messages have made me feel quite teary. I didn’t know what I expected, I just felt like I needed to write it all down. Mrs Jingle - thank you, I don’t know how to quote but your words meant a huge amount, so many people have said he was lucky to find me...

Hi, long term lurker of over a decade. This is more just putting my thoughts down on paper where no one knows me. I’m in an awful situation, one which is breaking my heart. I have a pony I’ve owned for 12 years. He has always had an aggressive streak, which I believe he was born with but made...