Death of a best mate

[TART]

I'm hoping for advice please - I have an 18 year old very, very Stressful mare, she's been amazing to share time with, so brave eventing but she looks like the total grumpy mare until she knows a horse then she falls in love ..... So she's in a field with an even older mare that she has been with for 10 years but the older lady has been allowed to enjoy summer but won't see winter (owner devastated) how do we do this .... My mare had a foal (at a stud farm) & unfortunately he died within 24 hours & was left with my beautiful girl for 24 hours so she understood, I was gutted but it worked for her - she moved on well, so do we let her friend be put to sleep in the field with my mare?? Will she understand better then ?? Sorry to sound naive I've been around horses for 45 years but happily never met this one before, please help as I'm more stressed than my mare at the moment ..

 

[Tobiano]

Hello - I am so sorry for your very stressful situation. I can't advise as not had the same circumstances, fortunately - but I'd suggest you post this in Tack Room as you tend to get a lot more traffic on there and more likely to have someone see it who can advise. Hugs.

 

[TART]

Thanks - will do ....... Ta for hug too x