Foxhunter49
Well-Known Member
I would always prefer a humane killer to an injection. It is faster and when issued by either a knackerman or huntsman, very simple.
I would not want a vet to shoot a horse, they do to few of them.
Injection means that you have to make arrangements for disposal and that will cost.
I had my old mare out down by the hunt a couple of months ago, she never knew what hit her she went down so fast. They hauled her away and she was fed to hounds. Useful all her life and, in death.
It never worries me what happens to them once they are dead, it is HOW they go that matters.
The biggest disadvantage of humane killer is there is a lot of blood from the nose mainly, I always have a large chaff bag ready and as soon as they are down I will put the bag on their heads and have buckets of water ready to wash the area down.
I would not want a vet to shoot a horse, they do to few of them.
Injection means that you have to make arrangements for disposal and that will cost.
I had my old mare out down by the hunt a couple of months ago, she never knew what hit her she went down so fast. They hauled her away and she was fed to hounds. Useful all her life and, in death.
It never worries me what happens to them once they are dead, it is HOW they go that matters.
The biggest disadvantage of humane killer is there is a lot of blood from the nose mainly, I always have a large chaff bag ready and as soon as they are down I will put the bag on their heads and have buckets of water ready to wash the area down.