spotty_pony
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I had to make the hardest decision of my life on Tuesday - to set my beautiful boy free. My other horse who is his best friend and I were with him the whole time and we are absolutely heartbroken and miss him so so much. He was a horse in a million and taught me so much. He was the kindest horse I have ever met and absolutely loved to please.
Some of you may have read on here about our battle with Navicular and DDFT for the past year.At least he didn't suffer, yes it does sound like a stroke or some neurological issue. I hadn't planned to have Alfie pts on Tuesday but knew it was on the cards and knew id just torture myself more if i planned it too much so after vet had checked for anything obvious like an abscess and nothing was found, I knew I it was time vet agreed. I was really hopeful with the corrective shoeing after finding a fantastic farrier but he just wouldn't keeo the shoes on and ended up doing more damage pulling them off. Pain was over pedal bone region on Tuesday so vet thinks its possible the DDFT had retorn. I'd already said no more injections as they just weren't working for very long at all, and just masking it. So so hard when they look so well in themselves but I just couldn't put him through any more.
He has left a huge hole in my heart but I cannot thank him enough for everything he did for me and for being a huge part of my life for the last 13 years. It's not goodbye, it's see you later.
Some of you may have read on here about our battle with Navicular and DDFT for the past year.At least he didn't suffer, yes it does sound like a stroke or some neurological issue. I hadn't planned to have Alfie pts on Tuesday but knew it was on the cards and knew id just torture myself more if i planned it too much so after vet had checked for anything obvious like an abscess and nothing was found, I knew I it was time vet agreed. I was really hopeful with the corrective shoeing after finding a fantastic farrier but he just wouldn't keeo the shoes on and ended up doing more damage pulling them off. Pain was over pedal bone region on Tuesday so vet thinks its possible the DDFT had retorn. I'd already said no more injections as they just weren't working for very long at all, and just masking it. So so hard when they look so well in themselves but I just couldn't put him through any more.
He has left a huge hole in my heart but I cannot thank him enough for everything he did for me and for being a huge part of my life for the last 13 years. It's not goodbye, it's see you later.
