Redwings - will they take a horses if you can't cope?

I don't want to sway your opinion from doing what's right for you, but I do wanna tell you my story.

Dorey had a ligament injury which wasn't getting better. I couldn't afford to keep an ill horse. We only had one option left and it wasn't the nicest.
But I kept refusing to have her PTS. She was 14, she was my baby, she could be a pet, have more foals, she'd be fine.
Then one day I sat with her and I realised she couldn't be fine anymore. So I said to her "I'm sorry Dorey, I'm losing you, aren't I".
2 days later, completely out of the blue, she died.

I honest to the gods believe that Dorey feared my broken heart more than she feared death and left only when she knew she could.
And I'm glad. Because I know now my horse loved me to death and I never had to worry about what might happen to her in the future again.

Am crying writing this, but what I'm trying to say is, they don't fear being PTS. It's simply the doorway to eternally grassy pastures with no lammy, no schooling sessions and no more pain. Don't let your fear of your own pain mar your decision for her future.
 
Serenity087 said:
I don't want to sway your opinion from doing what's right for you, but I do wanna tell you my story.

Dorey had a ligament injury which wasn't getting better. I couldn't afford to keep an ill horse. We only had one option left and it wasn't the nicest.
But I kept refusing to have her PTS. She was 14, she was my baby, she could be a pet, have more foals, she'd be fine.
Then one day I sat with her and I realised she couldn't be fine anymore. So I said to her "I'm sorry Dorey, I'm losing you, aren't I".
2 days later, completely out of the blue, she died.

I honest to the gods believe that Dorey feared my broken heart more than she feared death and left only when she knew she could.
And I'm glad. Because I know now my horse loved me to death and I never had to worry about what might happen to her in the future again.

Am crying writing this, but what I'm trying to say is, they don't fear being PTS. It's simply the doorway to eternally grassy pastures with no lammy, no schooling sessions and no more pain. Don't let your fear of your own pain mar your decision for her future.
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Wow, what an example to share, and how lovely to think of eternally green pastures with no lammy and no more pain, I going to think of my pony like this. Sorry to read that sharing has upset you so much. Sending hugs
 
Thank you for sharing Serenity. If she was in pain or ill then I wouldn't hesitate but while ever she's fine, full of beans and mischief, sound etc I just can't make that decision to do it. I'll see if anyone comes forward as a loaner and obviously if they don't then I'll have to rethink my options.
 
Sat here reading this at work and shedding a few tears :(

OP - Just want to let you know that you're not alone. It's damn near the hardest decision I've ever had to make, so I feel for anyone in the same situ. I know it feels worse when making the decision based on whats easiest for us, rather than what we think the horse would want, but like others have said before, the horse isn't thinking about what he/she is going to be doing tomorrow, or next week.
 
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