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[RC] what to do with them? - Anita MessengerTalking about no where to dispose of horses - We have a friend who is an older lady in her 60's. She owns a reg. Arab mare along some other horses, too. She has always taken very good care of them all. She lives in the city limits on a small acreage (7 acres or so). The horses are on about half of that. She dearly loves her animals but in recent years has developed some severe health issues including rheumatoid arthritis and fibromyalgia, and has a hard time getting around. She's in a lot of pain and on some serious medications and a lot of the times her mind is not real clear. Her husband is working three jobs partly because of needing health insurance for her. He's not an animal person and would prefer not to have any at all but sees the animals as being something that keeps his wife going outside. The mare I mentioned has had health issues almost since she was born. She's very well bred and a nice girl - but has cost a ton in vet bills. By the time she was four, she'd already had surgery for a twisted intestine. She's been on daily medicine since then to keep her *greased* so she won't colic again. She would colic at the drop of a hat. Then she developed moon blindness and is pretty much blind. She's in her teens now. She's cost her owner a ton of money that her husband is having to pay even though he doesn't like the horses. The lady doesn't want to breed her and I agree with that. Hay costs, vet costs, etc. have skyrocketed, too. This lady has no where to go with this horse. She's already checked into putting her down - HUNDREDS of dollars to do that and she cannot be buried on the place, but has to be hauled off. No one wants to take her due to the high costs of keeping her medicated/stalled/fed. The horse rescues we used to have around these parts are all gone. They couldn't afford to keep the horses fed, either. The mare has other health issues starting to develop. She gets injuries when she's allowed out in the pasture with the others (and there's no room to separate her). Keeping her stalled means cleaning it and the lady cannot do it with her own physical illnesses and her husband doesn't have the time or the want to. They are both in their 60's. What do you think this lady should do with this mare? Especially if her husband were to be laid off like a lot of people are having happen now? Would someone like to donate the money to have her put down and disposed of? Or to pay to keep her medicated and fed? Please email me privately if you'd like to do this for this lady. Thank you - Anita in Arkansas http://arkansasanimalproducers.8k.com http://libertymtnranch.faithweb.com =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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