Sleep well Blueberry & Uti

Wonder how long the people criticising Carls actions keep their horses going. Only one of mine lasted longer than early 20’s and she was a pony like 15hands who was still hacking out when she was 31 and PTS at 35 Others may have kept her going longer but quality of life is how I decided. My 2 bigger ones made 22 and 24 and neither had a hard life with me, winter time they just hacked quietly at the weekends as we only had a muddy field and I worked full time in London , they mainly hacked in the summer with a riding club competition once a month at the most so hardly what I would call work compared with Uti and Blueberry.
 
I think we need to remember too that Carl Hester is a smart man and wouldn't do anything to potentially cause a PR mess in the current dressage climate. If it got out that he'd PTS two GB gold medal winning olympians and national treasures for any reason other than a very very good one, he'd loose everything. I think we can trust that he's not made this decision lightly and there was very good reason that he can tell people, or not. That choice is his and those close to him.
 
Trot_on said:
I think we need to remember too that Carl Hester is a smart man and wouldn't do anything to potentially cause a PR mess in the current dressage climate. If it got out that he'd PTS two GB gold medal winning olympians and national treasures for any reason other than a very very good one, he'd loose everything. I think we can trust that he's not made this decision lightly and there was very good reason that he can tell people, or not. That choice is his and those close to him.
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well said!
 
When reading threads like this one, I think it's important to remember that it is a very emotional subject, making it much easier to misunderstand each other. What some persons feel is inappropriate is not necessarily intended that way by the one who wrote it.
Every euthanasia decision is an individual situation, even if/when it on the surface might seem like identical situations, the right decision for one horse, might still be wrong at another time with another horse.

Life for a pet isn't only about living more days, it's about the quality of life on those days. It's so tempting when you love your pet to want to try to get a few more days with them, that is why I find it admirable when someone can notice that things are going downhill for 2 bonded horses, and decide to let them go together.

Edited: Because I forgot the word Going.
 
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