Aoibhin
Well-Known Member
this month has been hateful.
we lost the most gentle & sweet old loan mare to colic a couple of weeks back & beacuse of the snow & ice her body couldnt be collected for 2 days making it even harder on the toddlers as they loved her dearly & rode her 4/5 times a week. she has left a huge hole in the yard & now the vets have said my boy prob has kissing spine, currently being prodded & poked a bit.
given that he is a very very nervous & timid little bunny with real issues to people he doesnt know i am faced with the decision i dread, PTS or not. he is not showing signs of pain when out in feild & unrugged but not so happy with his heaver rugs on anymore & god forbid a saddle or harness goes near his back now. The kids love him but want to ride so now the quandry has landed so do i
A) stand by our little lad & let him be a feild ornemant for the rest of his days & hope he
doesnt get any worse, only issues i can see are he cannot be left without company,
frets like mad when things change & wants to be dongi things with you all the time
(makes poo picking interesting!)
B) do the hardest thing & have PTS & look for another older quiet hacking type pony for
the kids (& very accationly me) to potter about on & do the odd show with.
do people still sell older semi retired types? my kids are only 2/3 & 5 so dont do much & the eldest has almost lost all interest.
am i missing another option here?
we lost the most gentle & sweet old loan mare to colic a couple of weeks back & beacuse of the snow & ice her body couldnt be collected for 2 days making it even harder on the toddlers as they loved her dearly & rode her 4/5 times a week. she has left a huge hole in the yard & now the vets have said my boy prob has kissing spine, currently being prodded & poked a bit.
given that he is a very very nervous & timid little bunny with real issues to people he doesnt know i am faced with the decision i dread, PTS or not. he is not showing signs of pain when out in feild & unrugged but not so happy with his heaver rugs on anymore & god forbid a saddle or harness goes near his back now. The kids love him but want to ride so now the quandry has landed so do i
A) stand by our little lad & let him be a feild ornemant for the rest of his days & hope he
doesnt get any worse, only issues i can see are he cannot be left without company,
frets like mad when things change & wants to be dongi things with you all the time
(makes poo picking interesting!)
B) do the hardest thing & have PTS & look for another older quiet hacking type pony for
the kids (& very accationly me) to potter about on & do the odd show with.
do people still sell older semi retired types? my kids are only 2/3 & 5 so dont do much & the eldest has almost lost all interest.
am i missing another option here?