Having a bad week :(

SusieT said:
I'm not surprised either as my understanding of previous posts is that you have written a youngster off very quickly as he might require more work than you are willing put in/time turned away.
This is why babies shouldn't be rushed.
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Also he cannot be turned away as his under lying issues (which have only be found out through MRI this week) means he will never come sound. I am going on vets full advice and experience along with my own
 
SusieT said:
I'm not surprised either as my understanding of previous posts is that you have written a youngster off very quickly as he might require more work than you are willing put in/time turned away.
This is why babies shouldn't be rushed.
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Oh look, you strick again :eyeroll:

This is NOT the time nor the place...go back to that dark rock your crawled out from :mad:
 
Oh what an awful time for you :(

Two beautiful horses and such awful circumstances.

Will be thinking of you tomorrow.
 
To anyone with worries dont worry.

I have sat down with a specialist and been though his work routine, what he does at shows, how he goes, what hes done and when ect and she said his work load was not too much. She saw this horse last year and recommended a training program which I followed by the book as I was so paranoid about him! I couldnt have gone slower without not competing him, but he is a competition horse. I did talk in another thread about having him PTS, I have worked with vets and seen similar before and also after talking to the same specialist this year I had a feeling it would be the outcome. I care about this horse. He has had X2 rounds of blocks, x rays, ultra sound and 2x rounds of MRIs to be 100% sure in our decision. We have discussed every angle of treatment the vet knows of and she has been honest and said there is no fix. She recommended us not to do the surgery and we looked into it extensively and agreed with the vet. I love this horse, I think the world of him and I do not want him to suffer anymore. I have had an amazing year with him (not the year I had planned, we were going to jump 4 year olds ect but I decided not to push that and so started competing him in jan 2013 rather than July 2012).

Just to clear all this up. Between this time last year and this day the horse has been loved, taken slowly under vets guidance, been on the correct nutrition and rested. I cannot have done anything else for him and he has enjoyed his competing. He has done a handful of shows and in that time qualified for the BN regional finals. I am proud he got the chance to achieve something in his short life. He was meant to be aimed at the 5 year old final and also 1.20/1.30s in the future but sadly this was not meant to be.

He will be truely missed by everyone
 
So very sorry that you have to lose your horse, it must be devastating for you, you don't have to defend your decision, you have made every effort to take all the advice available to you and come to the right decsion.

Will be thinking of you tomorrow.
 
Thinking off you tomorrow. I had the same having to have my 3 year old PTS, people kept giving me 'helpful' options as she was 'too young' to be 'written off' whereas in reality she had a deformed knee and the only certain thing was bony change and severe arthritis. Vet agreed and I feel at peace now she has gone. So ignore the doubters, my filly could have lived another 30 years but spent every day in pain and I refused so let that happen.
 
Rebels said:
Thinking off you tomorrow. I had the same having to have my 3 year old PTS, people kept giving me 'helpful' options as she was 'too young' to be 'written off' whereas in reality she had a deformed knee and the only certain thing was bony change and severe arthritis. Vet agreed and I feel at peace now she has gone. So ignore the doubters, my filly could have lived another 30 years but spent every day in pain and I refused so let that happen.
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This is how I feel. I owe more to him than letting him be lame in a field forever and in pain that will only get worse
 
I'm so sorry for all this crap piling on you. You did the absolute best by your horses and they will know that and I hope you know that too. You are a good owner.
 
I would like to think I did all I can for them. Both will be missed very much.

I shall be up nice and early tomorrow to drive to newmarket and say goodbye to Ozzy.

Not looking forward to it but I have to see him again one last time :)
 
I found the morning before so hard, I just wanted to grab her and run away. When it gets hard, when you see him and your heart breaks just keep telling yourself why you are doing it. Then get as many cuddles in as you can :-) :-)
 
He is gone now. He was very happy and enjoyed a whole packet of mints. It was very sad but not too hard as I know it is totally the right thing. Hopefully things will be onwards and upwards from here and he will never be forgotten
 
He was very happy after a whole packet of mints and eating my coat! Will be sadly missed


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So sorry for your loss :(
I have only just realised I have seen you at a few BS shows before- I assume you were riding this lad, and he was beautiful. I watched you win the BN at Gracelands- he had such class and style, a really beautiful horse. Definitely didn't look like you'd rushed him, he looked comfortable and a class above the rest tbh.
Really sorry :(
 
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