My horse is 17 and has had a lot of lameness issues that just aren't resolving, after talking to several vets we have decided the best thing is to put him down.
This horse has been my rock and my coping mechanism for most of my life so far. I know eventually I'll be okay, but I don't know how I will make it through the next couple of weeks. I can't stop crying. I know this is the best thing for him but I keep trying to convince myself he'll get better if he has more time (but all vets agree that he won't even be pasture sound). I've grabbed plenty of mane/tail, have been spoiling him rotten for the last week, and am bringing all his favorite treats. It's so freaking hard.
How do I get through this?
A year or two ago two of my semi-distant neighbor's something-show-dog-something-wolf-something-hybrid-whatever got loose and came over, then devastated some of my chickens. I eventually noticed and managed to get control of both of the dog/wolf things and started taking them back to their home (yes, I could have just shot them legally and yes, I had my rifle anyways. I chose not to because it simply wasn't necessary to kill yet another critter - the dogs immediately obeyed me and heeled to me). Anyways, on to the story:
While dragging these jerks back to their home (one had a collar, the other one didn't so it ended up with my belt as a collar-leash-thing), one of my mares attacked the nearest dog with a rush/stomp/rearup/stomp/retreat tactic. In the end, everything sorta-worked out and everyone (except the chickens, sadly) escaped without any obvious injury, but this really got me wondering...
I had noticed previously that the horses and the chickens do interact, but never really thought much of it. Sometimes the horses would grab a chunk of their hay and toss it at the chickens in their pen, for example. Now I'm left wondering whether she attacked just because "scared of bad dog" or "dog killed my friends" or what.
Has this or something similar happened to you? Thanks.
So as the title states, I gave up riding my dream horse to raise a puppy with my boyfriend. I knew what I was getting into when I agreed to it but I didn't know it would be this hard.
Don't get me wrong, I love my boyfriend and I absolutely love my puppy but I feel so guilty. I haven't seen my lease horse in about a month and it makes my heart ache.
Every time I think about him I can't help but feel like I broke his heart too. He was a mess when I met him. I cleaned him up and made him into a great lesson horse. All my friends at the barn have told me he's been really naughty and grumpy lately. Probably because he doesn't understand why he went from seeing me every day to never seeing me. I worry that the lesson kids aren't riding him the way he is most comfortable with and makes me so anxious whenever I think about it.
Sorry for the rant but I had to get it out somewhere. Anyone else been through something similar?
This is a long shot but...My friends horse (a warmblood) was bred to Kings Witchdoctor a 1994 APHA stallion. I was wondering if anyone knew how to find the filly? Her birthday is coming up and I think ti would be a great present to find any info on her. Thank you for your help!
