In the event of your death! Have you made future plans for your horses

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I'm heading back to the UK for a holiday in a few weeks so am in the throes of writing my will.

It got me thinking about my Clydesdale, Serenity. She came to me at 6months old and is now rising 10 - she is my forever horse! I love her to bits and she has a total hold of my heart - my equine soul mate. Time spent with her is healing, all cares and worries melt away with one big sigh and hot air in my ear as she rests her head on my shoulder.

I've now spoken to a really good friend who without hesitation agreed to take her on should I pop my clogs before Serenity! This instruction is now in my will along with a bequest of money towards her care.

Have any of you made similar arrangement or is it something that you've not really thought about? I'd be interested in what you have planned.
 
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Yes! I have left my horses in my will to my sisters with some money to look after them. One of mine is on loan and he goes to his loaner if I die. Mind you I need to update the will as my most recent purchase is not on there yet.
 
I'm not that thorough I am afraid but my husband does have a list of people to call for help regarding all of our animals. He can do the basic care of all of the animals and the list is more for if one gets sick while o am in hospital or something but should the worst happen each of those people will know how to sell off the pets and their (and their equipments) value

We have probably around 150 chickens some of which are rare plus around 25 pets mainly livestock
 
Mine is going to my yard owner. She never sells on a horse and he would enjoy himself as a riding school horse :)
 
No!

I probably really should though seeing as I am an adult and, although I am hoping to live a long while yet, you never do know do you! I have a dog and 1 horse who officially belong to me (my other horse and pony are technically my mum's) and I wouldn't like to think they'd end up in limbo if I were to die suddenly. I would hope my sister may take the horse on...!!

hmm, maybe I should think about that though! One of my sisters would probably have the dog, or my parents would if I popped my clogs before them!
 
Unfortunately I lost my boy a few months ago but I did have in place papers as to what to do in the event of my demise.

If my OH couldn't cope he was to be PTS. He was 22 yrs old with health issues. Livery also had signed paper as to treatment up to and including euthenasia for vet, if I or OH couldn't be contacted.

I think it is very important have contingency plans for emergencies.

Hopefully if you have them never needed.

Dogs, cats, chickens, no problem, OH more than capable.
 
My OH would cope for a while, when he needed to sell up one would go back to the charity he's on loan from and the big horse would be PTS. He's older and not easy and had been passed around a little before he came to me.

I'm not arrogant enough to think I'm the only one who could ride/ look after him - but finding someone won't be easy and it would be beyond the time/ skills of my OH in my absence - when he'd have a lot of other things to try and deal with at the same time! (like our children and our home)
 
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I'm heading back to the UK for a holiday in a few weeks so am in the throes of writing my will.
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It's not that bad here, you know? :p

I haven't made any plans. I imagine he'd be sold as nobody else in my family is horsey. Unless Moomin1 on here fancied having him, but I imagine it would be like wanting a hole in the head at times!
 
Yes, OH would get them. He would sell my gelding. Up to him otherwise. I would get his and I would sell apart from his yearling. I'd never ask someone to keep them forever and I wouldn't agree to do that for anyone else either.
 
I don't have it in my will, as I don't have a will as I'm 19 :S and my rose would be the only thing on my will . . .

But I'd hope my mum would keep her, if she couldn't I know she'd find her a good home as she knows how much she means to me

But I have some one who has left me a horse in their will although that was when I was riding the horse for the owner said horse is now retired with multiple issues so she would probably be PTS :(
 
Yep I have had my will since I bought my first house at 19. And have updated it regularly in the preceding 16 years. My filly is really our filly so my husband would keep her. I have life assurance which pays 4x my salary to keep her and him in the manner they are accustomed to.
 
Yep been in my will for 10 years now that any horse I own goes to my friend with a cash lump sum to be used to look after them. Gives me peace of mind.
 
No. Despite being a lawyer and knowing better :o

However in the event of my death as I am intestate my DH gets everything. As the horse is half his that works well. He is totally capable of caring for her and making the right decisions for her.

If by some chance he predeceased me my parents would let my sister have her or deal with selling her. Which would also be fine.
 
Yes, our 19yr old mare would be PTS, since she is arthritic, my gorgeous Xtrotter would go to my daughter, along with the trailer and tow car, with money for his care, haven't thought about our 17 hh TB yet, I sold him 2 yrs ago because he was bored happy hacking (the only horse I've sold) he was offered back to me last week and I now have a rider to keep him happy.
If I was to be terminally ill ten years from now, i would have all of them PTs since they would all be quite elderly.
Not that I have thought about this
 
In the event of my death, all four of my horses will be PTS. One, in particular, is my horse of a lifetime and I couldn't bear the thought of her (or the others) falling into the hands of unscrupulous people. My mares are 15 and 16 year old retired Shire broods, and my boys are their 4 year old gelding sons. Being Shires everything involved in their husbandry is very large: huge housing, paddocks, fencing, feed, forage, wormers, muck, and muck removal. They are not everyone's idea of easy. My Shires are accustomed to a quality of life that I wouldn't want compromised, especially during the winter months. My husband is not horsey but knows only too well what could become of my four. I ache just talking about it. My donkeys will go back to the conservation herd from which they came. My husband will keep the dogs. Sadly, my pet sheep will probably be PTS.
 
I have stated in my will that horse should go to Horse charity with half my estate(which hopefully would be quite a bit unless I have to pay for nursing home etc care!) Wondering actually if it would be better to state PTS, as he is 18 at the moment and not an easy horse.
 
Sadly as non of my family are horsie and he is kept on a private yard where the owner would not be interested in caring for him and I wouldn't trust to find him a good home she is instructed to pass him to my trainer whom I do trust to either keep for himself or find a perfect home for him
 
I have a will but my horses aren't mentioned in it. Providing my mother is still alive I'm sure my husband would ask her to take them and sell them, she is horsey but made the decision to give up a while ago so I can't imagine she would keep them. If she isn't then my husband (who hates them!) would sell them I would guess. He dislikes horses but is perfectly capable of looking after them until he could sell them.

I could do with updating my will, I should add them to it when I do.
 
Yes. Nobody should die intestate. It's just laziness. and you owe it to whatever animals you possess to sort out their futures (with the money to provide for same). Otherwise leave sufficient money for them to be PTS.

Mine are very well provided for - to the extent that the solicitor queried it. But so what! And, when the bequeathed animals die, their minders (though they will not know until the death of said animal) will receive a cash 'thank-you' for being such good friends.
 
Yes I've just recently done this. If you don't have a horsey family I think it's sensible to let them know what you want to happen to your horses. Would hate to think of mine just getting sold on.
 
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