Would this make me a bad/horrid person

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Dont want to go into to much detail but would it make me a bad person if I brought an older hors and had him pts? he is fine as a companion but i dont have a home for him, im just worried where he will end up

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He will be sold at a market if no one has him in 2 weeks, he is 18.2hh and 25 years old, not the typical companion!
 
Where he will probably go for meat.... :(

Can you find him a home in the meantime? In this cas, i think it would be fairly justified.
 
No one will want him, he is very stiff behind, a lovely horse but I feel i should do the right thing for him, few days out in my field, good groom and cuddle and have the hunt out.
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Do i just say its not my problem, i have limited funds and after recently having to have one of my horses pts im still a bit wobbly.

Am i just being to nice?
 
In that case, i think you're doing the right thing 100%.

A nice few days in the field being loved is a very preferable end to what he would no doubt get if you can go through it again.

Can you not keep him in your field?
 
Damnation said:
Going for slaughter isn't awful - cows and sheep do it every day.
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its not the fact he would be going to slaughter, i would take him to potters. its more the fact of how and who would be taking him, would he even go to slaughter in the uk?? He is a fareley big built 18.2hh irish draught x so he would be ideal for the meat man,
 
absolutely, 100% the kindest thing for the big lad. If it was me, if I couldn't keep him as a companion, I would do the same thing. Let us know how you get on :)
 
Beans2000 said:
its not the fact he would be going to slaughter, i would take him to potters. its more the fact of how and who would be taking him, would he even go to slaughter in the uk?? He is a fareley big built 18.2hh irish draught x so he would be ideal for the meat man,
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Ah I see now, fair enough.
As to whether he will be sold for meat in the UK, it depends on who he gets sold to I suppose?
 
I think you would be doing the horse a real favour. It's a shame the owners won't do this for him. You are a very kind-hearted person :)
 
Absolutely the right thing to do, indeed I bought a horse from a sale for the same purpose, to save him from an uncertain furture. As it happens, our vet came out for another purpose, saw him, gave him a thorough check over and said 'feedit, ride it!' I still have him 12 years later.

Obv this will not be the case for you, and had my boy not picked up so well, the plan was to give him a week or two in the lovely grassy field and then a quiet pts.
 
As I don't know this... would the meat man WANT a 25 year old horse? could be worth checking to a: see if they would b: what they would pay if that was the case.

I think it is a very kind gesture from your side, particularly as you have just been through this yourself.
 
Just out of interest (and none of my business really :)) - why is owner sending him to market rather than pts at home? What do they think will happen to him I wonder?
 
No it wouldn't make you a bad person. Quite the opposite. I think it would be a very brave thing to do. I'm not sure I could do it so credit to you.
 
give him a nice few weeks in the field and then pts. nice for the horse. dont think i would opt to take and travel to potters. they will come out and pts at your place. shame on the owners not having the guts to do this and shame on them putting him into a market sale.
 
I find it very sad to see tired old horses for sale in markets and Internet ads. Surely owners can thank their old dears for a life time of service by having them quietly pts in their own home????
 
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