daydreamer
Well-Known Member
I've recently decided to retire my horse and wondered if anyone had any advice on how to prepare him (but maybe more me?!) for retirement livery. (Apologies for the long post, you can probably skip the middle bit and go straight to the end if you want!)
He is a 25yo TB who I've had on loan for 6 years. The past year or so has been very up or down, he struggles with tree pollen in the spring so coughs and work is cut back, he had a few 1/10 lameness niggle that when with rest, he had a virus which caused a cough, he's had a weird twitching shoulder but chromic and acute. He's seen a vet for each thing (apart from the virus) and has had multiple treatments from a chiropractor. In between this I have managed to bring him back into light work more than once. I have been trying to bring him back in to work since the start of May starting with 20 min walk and just hacking. He doesn't feel like there is anything really wrong as such he just feels lacklustre and fed up. I've decided to retire him but am struggling a bit to accept my decision I think.
The yard where I keep my youngster have kindly said they can take him for retirement grass livery. There are no official spaces but since they know me they said I could take him (plenty of grass, it isn't overstocked at all.) I'm trying to get my head around when I should move him and what I need to do beforehand. Any advice?
He is a 25yo TB who I've had on loan for 6 years. The past year or so has been very up or down, he struggles with tree pollen in the spring so coughs and work is cut back, he had a few 1/10 lameness niggle that when with rest, he had a virus which caused a cough, he's had a weird twitching shoulder but chromic and acute. He's seen a vet for each thing (apart from the virus) and has had multiple treatments from a chiropractor. In between this I have managed to bring him back into light work more than once. I have been trying to bring him back in to work since the start of May starting with 20 min walk and just hacking. He doesn't feel like there is anything really wrong as such he just feels lacklustre and fed up. I've decided to retire him but am struggling a bit to accept my decision I think.
The yard where I keep my youngster have kindly said they can take him for retirement grass livery. There are no official spaces but since they know me they said I could take him (plenty of grass, it isn't overstocked at all.) I'm trying to get my head around when I should move him and what I need to do beforehand. Any advice?