Opinions and help please.....

[GlamourDol]

Right i dont want to be shouted down for this, but i need some opinions, maybe some experiences and some advice.
As some of you may know, i have Dolly back, we bought her back so she could be semi retired and not be pushed till the end of her days!
She is getting on a bit (21 and has had a tough competition life) and is not wanting to do a particularly high level of work, and not very often.
She goes in the field occaisionaly, but my vet has said this is not too good for her as she is prone to lamintus now, so really the option for her is to go on the walker.
SHe has just in the last month or so decided that she can go down the road with out trying to kill, me, herself or any other road user. But she only behaves when she goes out with Chloe, my friends horse. So if she cant come we dont go. lol.
What i suppose my question is, iswhat do you do with a 21 year old ex competition horse that is not able to work alot cant be a field ornament and is not same enough to be a happy hacker.
I have been discussing with various people who also have competition horses, and we all hit a brick wall with what happens when they arent ill, but arent able to do other things.
Not overly sure this post makes sence but if anyone can get the general gist of it, opinions would be welcome.
Ta x

 

[Kate_13]

Tricky one. If she were a lot younger I'd say put her in foal.

I reckon a companion horse for someone who has also got a lami prone horse. Field ornaments are good, albeit expensive!

 

[GlamourDol]

lol, i thought someone might suggest that, forgot to put, she cant go out with anyone else, she beats them up in quite a severe way!
lol good ol dol, she is funny.

 

[burtie]

Are you able to use her to teach other on at all?

 

[legend]

Could she go out with a grazing muzzle on?

 

[GlamourDol]

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Are you able to use her to teach other on at all?

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I cant teach where we are. lol. Not allowed.
Vet is out in a couple of weeks, so wil discuss with her. x

 

[spaniel]

I found myself in exactly the same situation with Tom. He cannot cope with very much grass so goes out for an hour and a half in the morning and is in for the rest of the day. He is fully retired from work now but used to do a 20 minute/half hour gentle session under saddle or on the lunge on a daily basis and this kept him ticking over until last autumn when we decided he didnt want a heffer like me on his back anymore so wrk stopped. He is 30 now and has been in this regime for 5 years. It suits him, his health and he seems very content to be in talking to his mates with a nice haynet and a big bed.

When they get old you have to put yourself out more and more to keep them healthy and happy.