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Daryl & Angel's Farm

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:cry: the owners of Jimmy ( the 30 year old horse) is going to come and take him to the game farm tomrrow and put him down.
he's such a cool horse we love him.
they offered us another of thier old retired ropers but he likes to play with the dogs so i'll have to think about that.
sad to see him do though.
the dog will really miss him
 
Is he sick....hurting or crippled up?

If not....then why put him down?


Surely it's not cause he is 30!!!!
 
:( Remember clueless here?!
They said that because he has to have his teeth floated, has some sores in his mouth a abscess on his frog (?)
That no vets will put him to sleep so basically they can't float his teeth is the biggy from what I understand.

He's pretty skinny from winter but he's got most of our property to feed from now ( he's our lawnmower) so I guess it's the floating of the teeth.
 
You (they) should talk to another vet, then. I have NEVER heard
of putting a horse to sleep to float his teeth. He probably needs
more than a simple floating, but it will make one heck of a
difference in his condition if his teeth don't bother him.

And as for being thin, has he ever been fed any Senior feed?
Old horses take a little more maintence, but they DON'T NEED
TO BE SKINNY just because they are old.
 
Daryl & Angel's Farm said:
:( Remember clueless here?!
They said that because he has to have his teeth floated, has some sores in his mouth a abscess on his frog (?)
That no vets will put him to sleep so basically they can't float his teeth is the biggy from what I understand.

He's pretty skinny from winter but he's got most of our property to feed from now ( he's our lawnmower) so I guess it's the floating of the teeth.
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As we say in the South, 'Bless your heart"....you don't have a clue do you???


What they told you is a LOAD OF SHITE!!!

First off...you don't put horses ' to sleep' to float teeth. They will just kinda dope'em up a bit to make them easier to handle, that 's ALL!!! 30- 45 minutes at the most....deals over and done with. It's just a horse version of getting your teeth cleaned.

Second, if my horse had not developed a bone infection...he'd still be here and he was 37 yrs old and going strong till that injury AND still getting his teeth floated!!

Fix them teeth up and he won't be skinny.


I swear, people are just too damn lazy at times to put the effort in to taking care of any animal. They just hunt excuses to get rid of them when a few things might go wrong. :mad: :mad: :mad:

I'm not calling you down , but to me it seems a bit odd that you have to have a license to fix hair and hunt deer....but anyone, untrained or whatever, can have kids and own critters!!!! :mad: :mad: :mad:

Ok...I'm done now!
 
:( AHMEN! That's kinda what I thought (ya I am clueless)
I lived in TX and bless your heart kills me.
I asked 1 of my other neighbors and they said they do put the horses to sleep to float their teeth up here.
This is her Hubbys horse and I think that since he's out of town that she can deal with the horse.
I also told her the neighbors mule lived to be 40 (didn't tell her he was blind) so 30 don't seem so old.
Who does it the vet?
They had a friend of his come over and look at him and said he has an abscess in his frog.
HOWEVER his wife tried to tell me he had rain rot, and remember I'm CLUELSS and I told her no he didn't he's blowin' his winter coat. :evil:
He's a good pony, he comes when you call him follows me around like 1 of the dogs.
What the heck can I do besides argue with them.?
 
Daryl & Angel's Farm said:
:( AHMEN! That's kinda what I thought (ya I am clueless)
I lived in TX and bless your heart kills me.
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That explains it right there :wink: :lol: :lol: :P


My Dad used to say "You can always tell a Texan, but you just can't tell them much..." :wink: :P :lol:
 
OK, Here is a picture of one of our old horses--30 years old. This is a big horse. 16-1 hands and 1450 lbs.
He has been on Progressive Nutrition Grass Formula at 2 lbs per day and
1 lb. of Envision Classic. His teeth are no good either, but...with a little maintence he's happy and having a good life.

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:cry: :cry: Jimmy is 16 hands he's a big guy too but he's probably a 100 to 150 under weight.
That's why every spring we ask for a horse or 3 from the neighbors to "mow" or grass.
Again all I feel I can do is disagree with them, I can't afford a horse they have already offered me another horse and I had to decline.
To have the Ferrier out alone is 100.00 not including the vet etc. this is an expence we cannot incur right now.
I wish we could we back up to 350 acres of riding trails and would LOVE to have a horse.
I know we're gonna miss Jimmy, he's a sweet boy.
 
:cry: :cry: I have fought so hard and for some many years people who mistreat dogs, kids and other critters that cannot fight back.
I'm going to try and not be here when they come and get him, I'm afraid I'll start crying.
I'm feeding everyone then going to run away from home.
I'm a coward I guess.
 

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