Euthanasia - Is it Ever the Right Thing to Do?
Sad story indeed was a mare that I had come in for kicking the owner into the feeder, splitting the owners head and giving her a concussion all for cleaning her stall without feeding her first.
The owner was lucky to be alive.
When the owners brought the horse to their ranch she started out being aggressive to their horses and then progressed to the owners in a matter of months.
The breeder swore the horse had never shown any signs of aggression before.
I have dealt successfully with numerous kickers and aggressive horses before and yet was not prepared for this mare.
She got progressively worse around people.
I tried every exercise I know, I tried ignoring it, diverting her, scolding it, and getting down right hard on her for it.
The owners did blood work, checked her ovaries and other obvious pain possibilities.
This mare was downright mean.
She would charge in the round pen, squeal, kick, and pee while bucking if you asked almost anything of her.
Brushing her you would never know when she was going to decide you could not touch her.
She would strike, kick, or squeal if you moved wrong, made a noise that scared her, or even looked at her wrong.
I have never feared a horse, but this mare made you afraid.
When she said no she meant she would kill you and that was no exaggeration.
She was a beautiful mare and had such a sweet face.
You wanted to love on her, but she would not take it.
She would snuggle her head into my husband's arm while he petted her face.
I told him not to, to be more careful around her, then one day he moved wrong.
She spun around, squealed and kicked out with both feet at him.
I did not even bother to say to him, "I told you so.
" After 6ms of hours in the round pen and under saddle, she finally showed improvements and we were all excited.
Then one day she reverted back to her old ways and even reared, struck, spun, kicked and repeated that three times when a stranger was bringing food to her.
I had to tell the owners the horse had to go before she hurt someone.
The owners vet said he sees this in horses about once a year and that she needed to be put down.
I tried my hardest for a few more months and did a lot of crying as I did not want to see this beautiful animal put down, but she showed no signs of improvements and thus the owners decided they had put enough money in her, would never trust her, would never be able to sell her and thus had her put down.
I know all my training works 100% of the time on 100% of the horse, but I also know that there is not a single horse alive worth more than a person's life.
This is a fallen world and although the mare may have come round some day, how many people would she put in the hospital before getting there.
The owner was lucky to be alive.
When the owners brought the horse to their ranch she started out being aggressive to their horses and then progressed to the owners in a matter of months.
The breeder swore the horse had never shown any signs of aggression before.
I have dealt successfully with numerous kickers and aggressive horses before and yet was not prepared for this mare.
She got progressively worse around people.
I tried every exercise I know, I tried ignoring it, diverting her, scolding it, and getting down right hard on her for it.
The owners did blood work, checked her ovaries and other obvious pain possibilities.
This mare was downright mean.
She would charge in the round pen, squeal, kick, and pee while bucking if you asked almost anything of her.
Brushing her you would never know when she was going to decide you could not touch her.
She would strike, kick, or squeal if you moved wrong, made a noise that scared her, or even looked at her wrong.
I have never feared a horse, but this mare made you afraid.
When she said no she meant she would kill you and that was no exaggeration.
She was a beautiful mare and had such a sweet face.
You wanted to love on her, but she would not take it.
She would snuggle her head into my husband's arm while he petted her face.
I told him not to, to be more careful around her, then one day he moved wrong.
She spun around, squealed and kicked out with both feet at him.
I did not even bother to say to him, "I told you so.
" After 6ms of hours in the round pen and under saddle, she finally showed improvements and we were all excited.
Then one day she reverted back to her old ways and even reared, struck, spun, kicked and repeated that three times when a stranger was bringing food to her.
I had to tell the owners the horse had to go before she hurt someone.
The owners vet said he sees this in horses about once a year and that she needed to be put down.
I tried my hardest for a few more months and did a lot of crying as I did not want to see this beautiful animal put down, but she showed no signs of improvements and thus the owners decided they had put enough money in her, would never trust her, would never be able to sell her and thus had her put down.
I know all my training works 100% of the time on 100% of the horse, but I also know that there is not a single horse alive worth more than a person's life.
This is a fallen world and although the mare may have come round some day, how many people would she put in the hospital before getting there.