Frankie is being PTS tomorrow

I'm so sorry that he wasn't one of the lucky ones, please don't feel guilty though because you tried so much to save him. Sometimes it does just come down to luck.

Try to look after yourself now, and let yourself grieve in whatever way you need. I'll be thinking of you, it's an awful place to be xxx
 
Oh my love have a cuddle. You are one amazing owner to have done everything you did and for knowing when enough was enough. Frankie was a very lucky pony as is your new one x
 
You fought until the end, you gave all you had to give, Frankie knows that, you have given him the greatest gift that we can give our horses, a painless end.

Run free Frankie and eat all the grass you want lad.!
 
Dear FrankieCob,

I am so so sorry to read this. I tried to
PM you but my phone says no.

I have been in a very similar situation with having a new horse at the same time as losing one. If you want to talk then please send me a PM, I know how you are feeling, I went through it all myself. <3

miss_c
 
Hi
I haven't read all the posts but my old Tb was pts this morning so I think I know a little about how you are feeling. We love our horses and want to be the best owners we can be for them but sometimes that means saying "goodbye". I am sure that you, just like me, did all we could to give our horses a great life and to give them a good end is the last act of love. we aren't gods, we can't make them well, live longer, stop them getting old but we can care for them. you did that for your horse and I did that for mine. Puzzle was my friend for 17 years, I have lovely memories of him, lots of stories that make me smile and I will miss him so much but I will always remember how much he enriched my life. Look through your photos and enjoy your memories, we were so lucky to have them as our friends!
 
So sorry, FC. Frankie was lucky to have someone like you to look out for him and do right by him. I well know that awful 'I wish my wish had been enough to fix you feeling' -- I've lost two of mine in the last 18 months, one to metabolic issues that kept triggering laminitis -- and it doesn't really go away, especially as new ideas and approaches emerge all the time. But LP had been through enough when I let her go, like your lad had, and they're out of pain and at peace. I think you're doing the right thing with your new horse -- just being there for him and seeing what happens, getting him his own things, and letting him be him. Sometimes new creatures find their way into our worlds when they're needed the most.
 
Oh I am so sorry. I hope in the coming days you are able to find some peace with knowing you did right by Frankie, and that having your new boy to care for brings you some comfort. Sounds as though you need one another right now x
 
I am so sorry, you made the right decision for him, it will hurt but the pain will ease, look forward to enjoying the new one, Frankie will want you to have no regrets he knew you fought for him until the end, RIP xxx
 
I am so sorry, but you could not have done more for Frankie. I have been there twice with lami, one an oldie but the other too young. It bloody hurts, but when we make that decision we are doing the best thing we can.

Your new boy will keep you busy and that really helps. As someone else said, he isn't a replacement. Maybe look on him as a project, a horse who needs your help, and see how it goes?

Massive hugs xx
 
I've only just seen this. So very sorry for your loss FrankieCob. By the sounds of it you did everything and more. Sending very many virtual hugs x
 
They say that memories are golden,
and that probably is true,
but I never wanted memories;
I only wanted you.
A million times I've needed you,
a million times I've cried.
If love alone could save you,
you never would have died.
In life I loved you deeply,
in death I love you still.
In my heart you leave a space
that nothing will ever fill.
If tears could build a stairway
and heartache make a lane,
I could walk the path to heaven
and bring you back again.
Our family chain&#8217;s now broken,
and nothing seems the same.
but as God calls us one by one,
the chain will link again.
Much love tears in my eyes as I post this.
 
Sending lots of love. I've been there, far too many times, and it never gets easier, BUT having another horse to keep going for is brilliant. I've been lucky in that each of my losses, I've had another horse there who need me.

You will find yourself feeling strong at times, and weak at others, but that's totally natural. Take care of yourself xx
 
oldie48 said:
Hi
I haven't read all the posts but my old Tb was pts this morning so I think I know a little about how you are feeling. We love our horses and want to be the best owners we can be for them but sometimes that means saying "goodbye". I am sure that you, just like me, did all we could to give our horses a great life and to give them a good end is the last act of love. we aren't gods, we can't make them well, live longer, stop them getting old but we can care for them. you did that for your horse and I did that for mine. Puzzle was my friend for 17 years, I have lovely memories of him, lots of stories that make me smile and I will miss him so much but I will always remember how much he enriched my life. Look through your photos and enjoy your memories, we were so lucky to have them as our friends!
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Oldie48 , I am sorry for your loss too, 17 years is a long time to share. He sounds very much loved. x
 
oldie48 said:
Hi
I haven't read all the posts but my old Tb was pts this morning so I think I know a little about how you are feeling. We love our horses and want to be the best owners we can be for them but sometimes that means saying "goodbye". I am sure that you, just like me, did all we could to give our horses a great life and to give them a good end is the last act of love. we aren't gods, we can't make them well, live longer, stop them getting old but we can care for them. you did that for your horse and I did that for mine. Puzzle was my friend for 17 years, I have lovely memories of him, lots of stories that make me smile and I will miss him so much but I will always remember how much he enriched my life. Look through your photos and enjoy your memories, we were so lucky to have them as our friends!
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Oldie48, so sorry for your loss. Hugs and take strength that you showed puzzle one final act of kindness
 
horselib said:
They say that memories are golden,
and that probably is true,
but I never wanted memories;
I only wanted you.
A million times I've needed you,
a million times I've cried.
If love alone could save you,
you never would have died.
In life I loved you deeply,
in death I love you still.
In my heart you leave a space
that nothing will ever fill.
If tears could build a stairway
and heartache make a lane,
I could walk the path to heaven
and bring you back again.
Our family chain’s now broken,
and nothing seems the same.
but as God calls us one by one,
the chain will link again.
Much love tears in my eyes as I post this.
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Lovely and so true. Thanks for posting it.
 
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