lucymay9701
Well-Known Member
Hello everyone,
Sorry this is a sad post but I am really hoping that someone may be able to tell me if they have used Abbyfield equine crematorium and whether everything ran smoothly and the experience with them was as positive as it can be at such a sad time. I had made arrangements with a local cemetry for my horse to be individually cremated when the time came but recently I don't feel fully comfortable with the arrangements, I won't go into any details but am now looking for somewhere else to cremate her when the time comes.
I'd like her cremated individually and all her ashes returned to me. On the Abbyfields site it says they will be returned by courier but I'm hoping if I use them that I'll be able to go and pick them up myself. My girl is fine at the moment but I've had her for nearly 20 years and I want to make sure that I'm prepared when the time comes. I'm feeling a bit worried at the moment as I had everything planned and am now having to change plans. I'm hoping that I'll be able to go across to Abbyfields to have a chat with them but just thought I'd post on here first. I'm really worried that it is her ashes that are returned to me but I don't know how you can ever be 100% sure.
Also when she dies I feel that I would like to follow her part of the way (the idea being just to follow a little of the way not all the way) and then go across to where she is being cremated to know she has arrived 'safely'. I don't know if this is a 'strange' thing to ask but I feel upset at the thought of not going with her at all. I feel like companies may think this is due to lack of trust but it isn't really this its just I feel its something I want to do. Has anyone else done this and were the companies OK about it? I wouldn't want to see her again once she was in the trailer, its just a case of going with her (but not following all the way, we would eventually just make our own way across) and then knowing shes at the crematorium before we leave. I don't want to be there whilst she's cremated or anything but would just like to take a few things across with me to be cremated with her and spend a little time at the crematorium when she arrives.
Also does anyone know how many people that Abbyfields equine crematorium bring with them to move your horse? If she died in the stable the access is not particulary easy so I am worried about how many people come so she can be moved in a 'dignified' way. I'm probably about a 4 hour drive from them but it does say nationwide on the website so I'm assuming this won't be a problem.
Thank you for any help and experiences.
Lucy x
Sorry this is a sad post but I am really hoping that someone may be able to tell me if they have used Abbyfield equine crematorium and whether everything ran smoothly and the experience with them was as positive as it can be at such a sad time. I had made arrangements with a local cemetry for my horse to be individually cremated when the time came but recently I don't feel fully comfortable with the arrangements, I won't go into any details but am now looking for somewhere else to cremate her when the time comes.
I'd like her cremated individually and all her ashes returned to me. On the Abbyfields site it says they will be returned by courier but I'm hoping if I use them that I'll be able to go and pick them up myself. My girl is fine at the moment but I've had her for nearly 20 years and I want to make sure that I'm prepared when the time comes. I'm feeling a bit worried at the moment as I had everything planned and am now having to change plans. I'm hoping that I'll be able to go across to Abbyfields to have a chat with them but just thought I'd post on here first. I'm really worried that it is her ashes that are returned to me but I don't know how you can ever be 100% sure.
Also when she dies I feel that I would like to follow her part of the way (the idea being just to follow a little of the way not all the way) and then go across to where she is being cremated to know she has arrived 'safely'. I don't know if this is a 'strange' thing to ask but I feel upset at the thought of not going with her at all. I feel like companies may think this is due to lack of trust but it isn't really this its just I feel its something I want to do. Has anyone else done this and were the companies OK about it? I wouldn't want to see her again once she was in the trailer, its just a case of going with her (but not following all the way, we would eventually just make our own way across) and then knowing shes at the crematorium before we leave. I don't want to be there whilst she's cremated or anything but would just like to take a few things across with me to be cremated with her and spend a little time at the crematorium when she arrives.
Also does anyone know how many people that Abbyfields equine crematorium bring with them to move your horse? If she died in the stable the access is not particulary easy so I am worried about how many people come so she can be moved in a 'dignified' way. I'm probably about a 4 hour drive from them but it does say nationwide on the website so I'm assuming this won't be a problem.
Thank you for any help and experiences.
Lucy x