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Why did it take so long to diagnoseits fairly obvious.

My mare had operation and was fine after but 8 years ago it cost £3000 so more now.
Do the right thing, get the operation done, pay in installments of get a loan!

Failing that put the horse to sleep.
You wont guaranty a good future by giving it away.
 
I had a horse with KS in 2009. Diagnosis and operation all came under £5k so all we had to pay was the excess.
An initial £1800 for his first stay in Liphook to diagnose him, as we really had no idea what was wrong with him. He was there for a week, had work ups, nerve blocks, scintigraphy, xrays, caught a virus and had to be barrier nursed for some time too.
Then £3000 for the operation itself. Ted had very severe KS, in seven places. We only decided to have him operated and not PTS as he was a lovely natured horse, never bucked/reared/bolted or did anything naughty despite the massive pain he must have been in. I also am not ashamed to say that he was given away for free, a friend of mine picked him up from Liphook after his operation and cared for him in the recovery period. She did a fantastic job and then sold him on herself for a small profit. He was doing very well, hacking and jumping again.
A friend's instructor had a horse who would rear/buck/bolt etc, turned out it had KS, she had the operation and it was the same, if not worse afterwards. She ended up having him PTS.
OP, I know it is difficult, but try and do the best thing. If that means having 'it' put to sleep, then that is a brave but good thing to do. Sometimes treating the horse isn't the best thing to do, which is okay.
 
lea840 said:
T... T... T... T... I've got that word stuck in my throat again!
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I've got the boring boring boring word stuck in my head! 75% of people on here are trolls according to you lot! There are some really narrow minded people on here!

As for the "don't get a horse unless you can afford it..." ideal, I hope that none of you are badly injured and unable to work properly - thats the situation that I'm in at the moment, so I've earned 65% of my normal wage for the past 12 months, and will do for the next 12, so things are much tighter than I've ever had in my working life.You may be made redundant. Another friend of mine had a husband fall off a scaffolding and be paralised - they had the wrong insurance and have been struggling for four years without compensation while the doctors and lawyers do battle. Nobody knows whats round the corner, and how you'd cope with things - you can say that you'd just have your horse put to sleep until you are in their shoes and your emotions kick in - then there is a small chance that you may have a desperate grasp at straws before you come to the right decision.

Please try and empathise/be nice in your advice. One day you may be in their shoes.
 
BonneMaman said:
I have absolutely no problem with people putting horses to sleep to prevent them from suffering and OP seems to have made the right decision now following SOME constructive advice from posters.

What I object to is the high almighty attitude of some of you on here - your language and attitude stinks - I'd like to see you say some of the things you write to someone's face and I am not just talking about this thread!

There used to be someone on here called NativePonies and I do wonder if she has been reincarnated .... because she was so bloody evil to some people that she got banned I believe.

Keep a civil tongue or don't bother!
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99% of the posts on here were constructive, I think that any negative post that you misconstrued as being 'high and mighty' came about because to begin with the OP said:
harrie27 said:
Anyone willing enough to take on a 15.3H gelding, irish sports horse
Has kissing spine - should be fine with successful operation.
got slight attitude (maybe due to being in pain) does hack and loves to jump. Loves sj and shown promise on first xc schooling trip

Need to get a home otherwise going to have to have him put down.
Anyone willing and got the time and money for this deep down lovely horse??
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Then said this!!!

harrie27 said:
I would reply but hes jus got too much attitude to handle (bites kicks, rears on end of leadrope) and would get worse with less work! Doesn't hack on own very well - rears very high, which is partly why we are giving up on him!
Thanks for all your comments, going to pts on friday!
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So basically we have an irresponsible OP who advertised on here free to a good home a horse with 'too much attitude to handle' and a potentially costly OP to see if the horse may or may not be rideable, because to someone he may be worth the chance, but not to her, or in her opinion he is worth the chance but she wont spend the money! Or...

We have a Troll.

Either way, I think the responses were justified.

But then again, I for one liked NativePonies, you may call her posts 'boody evil' I would call them lacking in Bull S**t and too the point, I for one hope NP is back in the game :D
 
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