Why?!

[Bubley898]

Not sure if this link will work, i don't normally post about things like this but it made me angry! 30 yr old horse free and they've had it for 15 years. why do that? or am i just soft?! http://m.preloved.co.uk/m/showadvert/107665873/lovely-companion-mare-free-to-the-right-home.html

 

[LittleBlackMule]

..Because they are too lazy to look after a horse they can't ride anymore, and too tight to fork out to have it PTS.

 

[hnmisty]

HATE seeing older horses up for rehoming. It's given you all those years of enjoyment- the most you can do is provide a home for life, or if you can't do that, PTS.

All our animals have always been with us for life. I had Misty for almost 12 years, for about 8 of those she was fully/pretty much fully retired. I wouldn't have parted with her even if I'd been offered a million pounds. She was beyond priceless to me.

 

[HelenPassfield]

Seems unbelievable and so sad, I agree with everyone else why not give her a happy retirement if well or PTS.

 

[Spring Feather]

I'm another who doesn't like seeing 30 year old horses being advertised to go to new homes, however from the other side of the coin I have given the final home to a number of old horses such as this and although I sometimes struggle to understand why the previous owner does not, it really doesn't take away from the warm feeling I get when I take them and give them a nice life. Most of the ones I've taken can still be ridden so I do keep them going out and about occasionally. As I've said in other posts recently, many horses in the country I live in are still sound and regularly ridden at 30 years old so some do end up in nice homes where they are cherished in their final years.