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I HATED putting my nineteen year old first horse down.  She still had that 
sparkle and was healthy other than the fact that she had navicular and severe 
arthritis in her hips.  MSM just didn't work.  She'd fall down and not be able 
to get up.  So I let her have one last summer in the pasture and I put her down 
when the weather got cold.  It still hurts to think about it, but she didn't 
have to suffer the fate of falling down and lying in the cold ground for hours 
and hours.  She had a lot of personality and I miss her still.  Euthanizing can 
be the most unselfish thing a horse owner can do.  It forces one to look at 
their inner self while becoming divorced of emotion.  Not an easy thing to do. 

I have this 25 year old gelding that I wouldn't part with to save my life.  
There are probably only two people in the world I would trust him to and they 
have enough horses so that's out of the question.  He is the finest, most 
elegant horse I will ever own, and he can still blow the lid off my other two 
horses when they run in the pasture.  His purpose in life is to be the "Guest 
Horse"  for the guests that never come and bring a smile to my heart.  I call 
him my "Old Friend."


Lynn

"Did you ever notice that the first piece of luggage on the carousel never 
belongs to anyone?"

-Erma Bombeck


     

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