Regandal
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B&J your horse looks lovely now! Poor soul, what happened to him?
How are your oldies? - Old pics make me feel sad
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3OldPonies
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This thread is fantastic. I'm absolutely loveing seeing everyone's oldies, they all look so fantastic (even the one wearing after bath mud) and are such a tribute to everyone looking after them.
I'm sadly now down to two oldies, one 26 and one 36. They're both coping really well with the heat that we're having at the moment, much better than I am at times! I tried feeding them outside the other night because the stables were so hot, but they both went in as normal before looking totally bewildered because they'd walked past their buckets! I had to give in and put the feeds indoors, they just weren't having any of this 'dining alfresco' lark, which is amazing when you think that they are out 24/7 come rain or shine! Both are fully retired and have arthritis and cushings. The older of the two is getting a bit doddery now, but he is happy in himself and to me that is all that matters. They're closer now than they have ever been before since losing their mini mate a month ago, and it has helped all of us get over the trauma to see them getting on so well.
I'm sadly now down to two oldies, one 26 and one 36. They're both coping really well with the heat that we're having at the moment, much better than I am at times! I tried feeding them outside the other night because the stables were so hot, but they both went in as normal before looking totally bewildered because they'd walked past their buckets! I had to give in and put the feeds indoors, they just weren't having any of this 'dining alfresco' lark, which is amazing when you think that they are out 24/7 come rain or shine! Both are fully retired and have arthritis and cushings. The older of the two is getting a bit doddery now, but he is happy in himself and to me that is all that matters. They're closer now than they have ever been before since losing their mini mate a month ago, and it has helped all of us get over the trauma to see them getting on so well.
B&J
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He is such a sweetheart. He was owned by an older man who could no longer care for him. He had a very poor and irregular diet and the rest of the time was left on the hillside with his long term friend (who we also have now) or in a bare concrete stable with no bedding, the cob that came too had a mud floor instead :-(
He had a rug on for the winter put on last September that wasn't weather proof and I cut the rug and head collar off of him in February the night they arrived having traveled over 350 miles to me, most of his back came off with it with rain scald where the rug was stuck to him :-( Both had mud fever, the cobs tail had been cut off, both had very overgrown hooves, both footsore, covered it scabs. No vaccinations in 10 years, oh the list goes on and on BUT they are both incredibly loving, friendly and accepting of anything we do with them. The other is 18 going on 3 and has EMS but he's in full time work now and a character!
AshTay
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This is my old boy on the day we had him put to sleep aged 24. He'd had a bad tendon injury three years before and did eventually come sound on it (a whole other long story) but then it started to bother him again and he couldn't stay in as he stiffened up but also struggled being out. He started to lose his sparkle, went down the herd rankings and we decided it was time.
The morning he went was beautiful - I'd put him on a high danilon dose for a few days so he felt and looked great. My OH and I and his previous owner were with him at the end.
A few days after he went was when we had that horrid summer of rain so I was glad that his last few days weren't spent in torrential rain and horrendous mud. I miss him everyday. He was the best first pony a girl could ever have. Sir Ashby.
This was him not long after I got him (started as a share, became a full loan, then at some point became mine)..probably aged about 16 or 17...
The morning he went was beautiful - I'd put him on a high danilon dose for a few days so he felt and looked great. My OH and I and his previous owner were with him at the end.
A few days after he went was when we had that horrid summer of rain so I was glad that his last few days weren't spent in torrential rain and horrendous mud. I miss him everyday. He was the best first pony a girl could ever have. Sir Ashby.
This was him not long after I got him (started as a share, became a full loan, then at some point became mine)..probably aged about 16 or 17...
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TigerTail
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The little black pone is 32.... wait for him to get going its so damn funny 
http://vid1085.photobucket.com/albums/j436/pb772/IMG_2269_zpsf1e85e31.mp4
http://vid1085.photobucket.com/albums/j436/pb772/IMG_2269_zpsf1e85e31.mp4
The_snoopster
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My mare is now 30, we still go off on some gentle hacks together I think this year is the year she has started to look older than she used to look. On a sadder note this morning my friend had her old pony Jacko put to sleep he was around 45ish, he went to sleep with the sun on his back and a full tummy, he was struggling to keep weight on and had just not picked up from winter, so his owner decided while the weather was nice he would go on his final journey.
Caol Ila
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No' bad for 21:
rara007
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Ours aren't properly old but we have a 16YO section B and 22YO section A who both probably won't want to have this winter The 22YO Shetland is going strong, a bit blind we think and he retired a few years ago now when we outgrew him and didn't think he wanted a new loan home
The 22YO Shetland is going strong, a bit blind we think and he retired a few years ago now when we outgrew him and didn't think he wanted a new loan home
AoifeT
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Never posted a photo before so these probably wont show up, but here's the little OAP at my yard in the oldest pictures we have of him, when he was 28 teaching his bestie!! http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e..._593273460723686_2003514071_n_zps32b9a2d7.jpg And here, loving life at the grand old age of 30: http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e..._593273470723685_1171333379_n_zpsd34a7458.jpg Then still enjoying a little bit of show jumping during retirement at 36!http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e...9_631314650218234_787838084_n_zps84789a74.jpg http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e...6_631314736884892_551094133_n_zps0732f498.jpg He sadly passed away last year at 38. Most devastating thing for anyone who ever knew him, he was loved by all!! RIP Barnaby
PollyP99
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OMG stories and pics are both heart warming and breaking in equal measure, well done to all of you for caring so much for so long they are all fab and sooo clearly loved. I hope my girl makes this kind of age.