Horses body after PTS

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McNally

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What happens?

My last pony was buried so no problem.
I cant stand the thought of being picked up by the hunt and fed to the hounds (I know lots of ppl have bitten my head off for saying that but its not for me)
My pony will be full of steroids and various other drugs so what are the options? sadly also cant afford a fortune.

Thanks
 
Your only options really are burial or cremation. Some places offer a whole body cremation but you would need to ask the question if you don't want him or her to be cut up. Burial is possible but there are rules about water courses and I am not sure what they are - someone will no doubt be along who does know.
 
Burial
Cremation
Hunt (alhtough not sure about this if horse is full of drugs)
Donate to science??

I've only buried 1 and the rest have gone to the hunt. I don't know much more - sorry.
 
The hunt will remove the body and cremate it - for a fee. Depending on where you are this will range from around £150 to £500.

It will not go to the hounds as it has drugs in the system.
 
If he has drugs in his system he will need to be cremated. Unless you want it done individually - so you can have them back in a huge box - it actually is not very expensive, so don't get stressed about it. My very big horse was pts in May. I was very surprised how cheap the disposal of the body was. I had it in my mind it was going to cost £500. In fact it was only a little more than £100. I don't know if this is because it was dealt with by the Liphook hospital. Speak to your vet and he will advise you who to use. I did not want the ashes back, because my memories of my horse are engraved on my heart, and not in a pile of ashes.
 
the above have said about your choices I would just like to add my best wishes for when you do deal with it I have always found the dealing with the body the hardest bit.I have been able to stay with mine while they were PTS but have to hide in the house when they were collected. It does help to be prepared.
 
I have cremated - I don't ask for ashes back or for full body cremation. Makes no difference to me and the money I save on these niceties I spend on a memorial portrait of my lost beloved instead.
 
Cremation or burial may give you the most comfort. If it was me, I'd cremate and have the ashes back IF I could afford it at the time. The trouble with burial is moving away I guess.

Thinking of you, and do keep talking - it's a terrible time. (((((((((hugs))))))))) sm x
 
You would need to speak to your local council about burying him on your own land, as there are rules about burying animals, and you would need their permission before going ahead and doing it.
 
when Lucy was PTS she was taken to hounds. Hunting was her most fav thing ever and she loved hounds so to me this was the right thing for her. She was full of steroids and this was not a problem. The hunt will only feed to hounds if you ask them to they can Cremate if wish.
When Herbies time comes (hopefuly in many many years) he will not be going to hounds he's not that fussed about hunting. He will be cremated and i will have his ashes back. He is a forest bred forester so i will spread his ashes somewhere in the new forest.
You need to do whatever you feel is right for your pony. If you don't feel comfortable sending her to hounds then that is the wrong thing for you to do.
((((hugs)))) to you at this difficult time.
 
When my mare was pts she was cremated individually and I had her ashes back. It cost around £300 I think, it was a bit cheaper if paying cash. The box has a lovely engraved plaque on the top, and when I went to collect her, she was at a 'chapel of rest' for animals. The people I dealt with were all very proffessional, compasionate and understanding. To me, it was worth every penny of what I paid.
 
I had my old boy pts two years ago and it cost me £550 for an individual cremation.I then had his ashes back and we scattered them in the pouring rain around his field, I didn't watch them take his body i turned my back, but the couple that did it were lovely and very professional, they took his shoes off and polished them for me, i have one in the front of my car and took some tail and plaited it, that's in the wardrobe waiting to be made into a bracelet.

I do know someone who donated his horse to the zoo, I couldn't do it but everyone deals with things in different ways.

It was worth every penny to me, thinking of you and this hard decision, it's a horrible time but one we all have to deal with :-( x
 
I buried my old girl in the corner of the field I rented (after getting clearance first). It didn't cost a lot - I had a local contractor come with his JCB - he handled it very sympathetically too. There's no way I could have ever let her be fed to hounds.
 
You could have the local fallen stock collection take away the body. In fact mine also did the shooting as well. Very experienced and efficient. I did look into cremation, burial, etc but at the end of the day it's just an empty shell and though I'd had her 25 years I didn't see the point in being sentimental about it. It cost £90. She was also full of bute, etc, so couldn't be fed to hounds.
 
We are fortunate enough to live relatively near to an Equine Crematorium. They have come out, shot and removed several of our horses. They are very professional and considerate, towards both humans and equines. They always bring a bucket of feed (although we provide our own) to take the horse's attention while the job is done. Every horse has died with a mouth full of her favourite food!
They then remove the body - as several other people have said, this is the worst part of the whole thing imo. We have the body cremated but never want the ashes back, the cast for the last one, about 2 years ago was £200.
 
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