Your horses ashes? At home or scattered??

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Hey all,

Well I have just been and collected my darling heidi's ashes. The guy showed me around the cremation area, the oven, fridges etc and then gave her to mr in a lovely wooden casket with name tag. It weighs probably 10kg at least, and I have put her pride of place in the living room, and actually feel good that I have her 'back with me' so to speak.

So who else has their ponies ashes, and did you scatter them or keep them? Did you feel more closure when you picked them up? :) :)
 
Home on a table in the dining room with a picture of him on top and my sister says when she dies he will be buried with her and her oh can have a grave of his own :D

In a weird way partly yes and partly no as he was such a big presance in our lives that even two years on there is still a hole.
Lots of hugs.
Xxx
 
My 2 are in wicker caskets in my living room where I can see them.. Think a foot cubed and weigh 50kg ish each.. Think hernias to lift :/ I got a table that fits exactly over both to stop the cats sitting on them.. The pinky purple glitter box on the table has parts of their tails in until I decide what to do..

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At home, well my parents house. I dont like the idea of her being on a cold field on her own, she didnt spend alot of time out so its not like she had a favourite field, and Im not sure addington manor would like her ashes sprinkled in their arenas. lol

And yes, gave me alot of closure to have her home. The weekend we got her back, was also the weekend my bf of the time got home from a tour. (army) The weekend is still very clear in my mind.

I still say helllo to her when i walk past her, but i dont feel she should be with me in my current house. Weird huh.
 
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Didnt expect them to be so heavy!

I will scatter my old boy at home and hope the grass grows well and he has done something useful in his field and his presence always felt! Just wont do it on a windy day!

Good luck whatever you decide.....I would love to bury him really but knowing my luck one of us will fall in the hole at the wrong time.
 
I have 3, in the dining room. Cant be sure but think they will be buried with me! I could do something with 2 of them as they are mother and youngster, but our oldie still has a son alive and it only seems fair that they eventually go together, the youngster was nannied by both of them and the son went through a huge down when she died so it almost seems that they should be together - anyway, sorry to ramble but mine are at home and I am happy with that until I am happy we settle somewhere to put them.
I remember the chappie who did 2 of them telling me that when some old lady died, they found about 10 under her bed! So perhaps need to do something before then.....
 
My old chap is sat in the front room, pride of place so everyone can see him!:rolleyes: We had the box he is in engraved with his show name and we have a photo of him next to it.
 
My friend has her horses ashes under her bed and everynight says goodnight to her !
Another friend scattered her up the woods and nailed his shoe to the tree, whenever we rode past we would say hello to him :)
 
My boy is going to go up the hill from the yard, we hack up there and he loves it plus the view is wonderful. It is also where my instructor/friends horse's ashes are and they were friends and field mates, so they can be together.
It is also somewhere I know that I can have access to all the time
 
My boys favourite things were plums, I planted a plum tree in my garden for him and put his ashes in the hole with the tree, I liked the idea of him going back to the soil and giving something else life and helping it grow :) plus I will forever look outside and see him still alive in way. It's a very personal choice to make, do something that means something to you
 
Ah like the idea of them being buried with me guys that's a good one. Glad to hear lots of others have their ashes in pride of place! :) gone but not forgotten hey x
 
The ones that have been scattered all have lovely stories behind them. I don't have my own land etc or house yet but may be an option in future. Lovely to hear everyones stories x
 
When my handsome gorgeous little horse was cremated, I kept his ashes in the casket for 9 years, I couldn't face letting him go. 9 years after he was put down, I scattered his ashes in the field at home, they formed the shape of a bird, later on that day, I went to see my present horse for the 1st time
 
Left at the RVC. :o I just did not want the remains anywhere near me. :( It was a mockery of what he was and his personality and I didn't want the constant reminder. (IMO)
 
I bought a fruit tree (an apple obviously) and placed my foal's ashes in around the root when we planted it.
I now have a small 'orchard' of 'memory' trees in the corner of my paddock. My mum bought me a stone seat with horses heads for feet and I often sit there and have a cuppa when the sun is shining. it is lovely and in the future the trees will hopefully produce fruit.
It presently has 2 apple trees (My Dad's tree and my foal's), a plum tree (My best friend's horse and a handful of her ashes to keep him company - he came to me after she died and her hubby kept a handful of her ashes specially) and a cherry tree (my 'stable fairy' loved the trees so much she asked if she could plant one for her mare when she died.)
 
Ah percent lovely story and trees that blossom and grow is such a nice touch. Sorry you have had so much loss in your life :( but what a lovely thought with the trees.

Dukes mum that's how I'm feeling at the mo too xx
 
my girl is under an oak tree in her old field near my parents house a couple of her mates have also had their ashes scattered there too! Wanted her to be free, she loved being out in the field playing she wouldn't have been happy staying in a box in my house she hated being in her stable.
 
My boy is in the living room.although I asked for all his ashes back I only have a cat sized casket , though I'm kind of glad as I wouldn't know what to do with anything bigger!
I think he's waiting for my mums dream of a house with land to come true!! The yard where he was is likely to go for development soon so although we had the best time together there . I know that I would be gutted to drive by that point sometime in the future to see them digging it up !
 
I lost my lovely home bred 2 year old i lost due to the horrible Equine Atypical Myopathy back in October she is at home with me but at a lost what to do with her as we are hopping to move house so do not want to leave her behind i have looked at colored glass that they put ashes in to and then mount but still not sure
 
I buried my old boy's ashes under a tree in the field he lived in. He was the only gelding with a herd of 4 mares. As 2 of the mares are still alive, I like to think that he's still running with them.

The tree is also on a public footpath across the field, so I will always be able to go and talk to him, even if I move my current horse somewhere else.
 
Alliya sorry to hear you lost your horse that way. I guess take the ashes with you then if and when you move decide then, I have no idea if I will scatter the ashes one day or keep her in my home forever! I guess there is no one way, just do what you feel is right.
 
My soul mate is in a mahogany box on my sideboard in the lounge. I still speak to her even though she died 10 years ago. She saw me though some very tough times. She died in my arms 11 April 2002, three days before her 27th birthday.

I don't have my own land so I don't have anywhere to plant her. I can't scatter her at home either as I don't think we will stay in this house forever. If anything happens to me I want us both planted with her daughter who is buried on my friend's land.
 
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