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i cant believe what a woman done at yard today:eek:
she owned an aged arab totally fit aged 20 years young (PTS) because she could not ride her( Nothing to do with the horse just she was incapable lack of experiance) such a waste of a lovely horse (not the first shes had PTS this year either) thinging of calling some one
 
You have to know all the facts before you pass judgement.

Perhaps, she couldn't afford to keep the horse any more and, in a very difficult market, selling it would be nigh on impossible. Let him go to the meat man for a undignified end or do it humanely at a time of your choosing?

Many of us might be just a redundancy notice away from having to make some tough calls.

Let's not be too quick to judge.
 
Do you know all her personal details, no I except not so don't be so dam rude and post this on here she may come on here which is poss a sad time for her.
When my 17.2 was pts he actually looked healthy on the day of the deed but in reality he was getting colic like symptoms I'd watched my mare die of colic like symptoms after putting her through the op :(
I couldn't watch another one that's what 2 vets advised he needed operating on I had to get a second opinion but both vets said pts
Some small narrow minded people made stupid comments like your post :(

Also how do you know what her financial situation is, I'd always try to loan or sell first but a lot of people would pts a 20 yr old rather than risk its fate. Again not something I would do but would never judge someone fir doing a brave decision :(

Sorry for rant I get so mad with things like this
 
If I had a 20 yr old horse that I had loved for years, and had the choice of either selling her....to who knows who into whatever fate, or having her quietly and respectfully PTS with dignaty, I know which I would choose.
In the end, her horse, her choice, and who are any of us to judge.
 
Do you really know that she did it purely because she was inexperienced to ride it.

Not everyone tells others on the yard everything. she may have had the horse checked out and found something was causing bad behaviour ?
 
Nothing wrong with that, better than passing it on. There is many unwanted young horses out there let alone a 20 year old. Most normal people can't afford field ornaments as pets it's not like keeping a rabbit or cat. At least she knows the horse ended it's life with her and came to know harm or suffering. People who rant on about keeping a horse till it's dies blah blah blah need to get real, mist folks just can't afford it. You have to be realistic.
 
I'm a bit shocked that the vet would PTS a seemingly healthy horse, unless ALL the facts are known can't really say. Me personally could never do it, I'm not a throw away animal person. I rehomed my dog cos the person who had her from a puppy simply didn't want her anymore, out of the cutsey puppy stage and realised she had to be walked properly (ESP) in my sig.

As I said we don't know all the facts, maybe it had something wrong with it she didn't want to share, maybe she was too upset to speak about it, I dunno I don't know the lady in question.
 
tinpot said:
i cant believe what a woman done at yard today:eek:
she owned an aged arab totally fit aged 20 years young (PTS) because she could not ride her( Nothing to do with the horse just she was incapable lack of experiance) such a waste of a lovely horse (not the first shes had PTS this year either) thinging of calling some one
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Who exactly are you going to call?

This woman has done nothing wrong - it is entirely her business, and whilst you may not agree with her actions it really is none of your business.

I expect you have gone off half cocked and made assumtions about a situation you know nothing about.

Ridiculous!
 
I think it's better to pts (when they're not sound) than to sell on, not knowing where they go, if they get passed on again, if they end up with the meat man :( . I'd rather give mine a dignified death than to pass them on elsewhere, including my 10yo companion who's arthritic and I know won't go on forever. I think it takes a bigger person to put the horses feelings before their own. When I take on a horse it's with me for life though, although not everybody can or wants to do that, so at the end of the day, each to their own!
 
my mare is 21 - if i could for whatever reason no longer keep her - i too would PTS - there is NO market for elederly horses & beter dead than sold as meat whilst on loan or ridden into the ground
 
rubysmum said:
my mare is 21 - if i could for whatever reason no longer keep her - i too would PTS - there is NO market for elederly horses & beter dead than sold as meat whilst on loan or ridden into the ground
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Ditto

My mare is 19 and complicated - I've had her a long time when I was young and daft her quirks were a challenge and fun but now I'm not as risky ! There is no way I would pass her on to someone else. If it came to finance now and I could only keep one - I would make the very hard decision to PTS even though she has plenty of life in her yet and keep her son.
 
NOISYGIRL said:
I'm a bit shocked that the vet would PTS a seemingly healthy horse, unless ALL the facts are known can't really say. Me personally could never do it, I'm not a throw away animal person. I rehomed my dog cos the person who had her from a puppy simply didn't want her anymore, out of the cutsey puppy stage and realised she had to be walked properly (ESP) in my sig.

As I said we don't know all the facts, maybe it had something wrong with it she didn't want to share, maybe she was too upset to speak about it, I dunno I don't know the lady in question.
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This.... Except the doggy situation - i havent got a rescued puppy.

NoisyGirl - I bet puppy glad he found you xxx
 
OP – In a way I can understand where you are coming from (trying to see things from your side) as yes it can be a shock to people, if you think about it some people long for a horse and to see one pts when there is nothing obvious or the animal is still healthy then of course it will pull a few heart strings specially if you are of the younger generation and not know any better, on the other hand like others have pointed out there could be a 101 reasons why the owner decided to do this and they should not have to justify there reasons to anyone.

Strange is it might sound, I’d rather a see a healthy horse PTS than one that is in desperate need of putting to PTS, means the horse has never had to suffer, their lives have to end at some point otherwise we’d have horse sales and fields full of old unwanted equines that can no longer serve a purpose or keep any weight on, so have to make this decision for them even if it does mean ending their life earlier than someone else would.
 
I think it's a shame (for both the horse and the owner) when it comes to that point but it has been said before - there are worse things than being pts :(

I hope I will never be in a situation where I have to have my oldie pts because I can no longer afford to care for him.
 
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my mare was 14 when i had her PTS. I couldnt find a suitable home for her, she had a few issues . I did the best for her. This was a few years ago , I dont regret it. Better than being passed from pillar to post. She died at home in her own paddock.
 
I think the only people you could call are the 'nosy police'! What she does with her own horse is no one elses business. Would you rather see a 20 yr old mare passed from pillar to post?
 
I have to say, it would be the toughest decision of my life, but if I couldnt look after my veteran in the way he needed to be looked after, I wouldnt sell him... I would look for a loaner but realistically that might not happen so I would prefer to see him PTS than end up in the wrong hands & ridden into the ground, that would break my heart more.

He is a difficult horse, with issues, not an easy sell, not an easy loan - couldnt bear the thought of someone not treating him the way he needs to be treated...

but as I said, would completely break my heart. Even close to tears just thinking about it. I doubt that woman took that decision lightly.
 
tinpot said:
i cant believe what a woman done at yard today:eek:
she owned an aged arab totally fit aged 20 years young (PTS) because she could not ride her( Nothing to do with the horse just she was incapable lack of experiance) such a waste of a lovely horse (not the first shes had PTS this year either) thinging of calling some one
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Please sort out your grammar, I am sorry but the phrase; "what a woman done", makes me cringe!
Who exactly are you thinking of calling? She had a horse belonging to her put to sleep by a vet, this is not a crime. I called the RSPCA a while ago regarding a field FULL of ragwort and overgrazed however they were unable to act until AFTER one of the ponies had eaten some; now that is ridiculous, but goes to show how far things have to go before you can get any response from government authorised bodies or charities acting within the law.
As other posters have said sometimes it is the kindest thing to do for the horse and you may not know the full story. I would like to think she tried to find a suitable loan home for it or similar, but sometimes the circumstances just don't make this possible. I think you are naive but your heart seems to be in the right place.
 
LegOn said:
I have to say, it would be the toughest decision of my life, but if I couldnt look after my veteran in the way he needed to be looked after, I wouldnt sell him... I would look for a loaner but realistically that might not happen so I would prefer to see him PTS than end up in the wrong hands & ridden into the ground, that would break my heart more.

He is a difficult horse, with issues, not an easy sell, not an easy loan - couldnt bear the thought of someone not treating him the way he needs to be treated...

but as I said, would completely break my heart. Even close to tears just thinking about it. I doubt that woman took that decision lightly.
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Very well said.
 
tinpot said:
i cant believe what a woman done at yard today:eek:
she owned an aged arab totally fit aged 20 years young (PTS) because she could not ride her( Nothing to do with the horse just she was incapable lack of experiance) such a waste of a lovely horse (not the first shes had PTS this year either) thinging of calling some one
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I wonder are you very young and lacking in experience yourself? In life that is, not just with horses!

I think you may have reacted emotionally (understandable, death of a horse is always traumatic for those around who care) rather than thinking this through. As everyone else has pointed out, there's no-one to "call". What happened was the owner's business and it may have been a very brave and kind decision.
 
I had my beloved Tb mare PTS when she was 18. I'd owned her for 16 years, and she'd raced, hunted, show jumped with me and taught my husband to ride. Issues picked up before I owned her meant she could be a little quirky to handle, although fairly sane to ride. She was starting to feel her age. My husband was dieing from cancer, I had two young children, and I couldn't stretch myself in enough directions to care for everyone plus a horse! So I had her PTS. I was slagged off by a few people for having a healthy horse PTS, and this reached my husband who felt guilty enough as it was. OP please don't judge, I'm sure the lady would have had good reason for what she did.
 
becca1305 said:
Please sort out your grammar, I am sorry but the phrase; "what a woman done", makes me cringe!
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This made me laugh, as I cringed too! I'm not quick to judge grammar, as someone may have problems such as dyslexia, but often I think it's just laziness/bad habits. Becca made me chuckle, anyway. :)
 
mainpower said:
I had my beloved Tb mare PTS when she was 18. I'd owned her for 16 years, and she'd raced, hunted, show jumped with me and taught my husband to ride. Issues picked up before I owned her meant she could be a little quirky to handle, although fairly sane to ride. She was starting to feel her age. My husband was dieing from cancer, I had two young children, and I couldn't stretch myself in enough directions to care for everyone plus a horse! So I had her PTS. I was slagged off by a few people for having a healthy horse PTS, and this reached my husband who felt guilty enough as it was. OP please don't judge, I'm sure the lady would have had good reason for what she did.
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I feel for you there mainpower, to have been in such a difficult situation. But I can understand where you come from, when my boy starts feeling his age a bit more (he's a bit quirky as it is, but we have come to manage it so to everyone else he seems very calm, but we've worked out a lot for him so he has a very stable lifestyle), I will have to consider the same predicament as you (although fortunatly not in the exact same way as yourself), especially if financially I can't afford to look after him.

I personally think I owe an aged horse a lot more to let him get passed about. Even if he is healthy.

OP as mainpower said, it is very unkind of you to judge this women without knowing the situation, and she shouldn't have to tell you why.
 
Its hard seeing an apparently healthy horse pts, but at that age its for the best. So many people get rid of old horses with no thought for where they will end up. All the charities are full to bursting because people are unable to keep their horses for whatever reason, at least this one will not end up going from one grotty sale to another in overcrowded lorries.
 
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