Retire or pts?

[Crugeran Celt]

I retired one of mine at the age of 15 (DDFT injury), he was an eventer and very much an active type. He used to be funny about being left etc. however he surprised me and has never bene bothered when I take the other horse away from him. I only have him and one other horse (which is my rideable one), I only have 1.5 acres so I feed hay all year round. He settled into it fine, far better than I thought he would. Yes its not ideal, I would rather have the ridable horse and a pony which my kids could ride but I dont have the land and to me that felt very selfish. I owe my horse a nice retirement, I went out of my way to provide him with one and will continue to do so. I would never ever put a horse down out of convenience.

I am in a similar situation, my mare was retired at 7 when i bought my cob and three minis to keep her company when i rode him. She will be 29 next week and the cob who is now 21 is also retired. I would love one to ride but just can't justify having another horse as also have a friend's retired mare here as well. Six is more than enough.

 

[Ditchjumper2]

OP I would do exactly what you feel to be the correct decision. It's your life and your money. I believe you want to PTS and you are unlikely to get a majority decision on that one on here.

Sometimes it is far kinder to let them go, and yes you have your life too, and we only have one of those. Maybe speak to your vet too for their honest opinion. If you decide to PTS I, for one, would not blame you.