I've just been on another forum and someone has put a lengthy post up about a horse that she has had for eighteen months, who is a confirmed bolter and a dangerous one, at that. She has had numerous injuries including a broken collar bone and the latest being a broken back. I really do feel for her as she is obviously now frightned of the horse - she has tried more or less everything to overcome the problem without success - apparently he can be fine for weeks and she thinks that she's cracked it but then out of the blue he bolts off again and is unstoppable.
Whilst I really do feel for her predicament, I am shocked and horrified to read that nearly all the posts replying to her thread have advised her to have the horse PTS. He appears otherwise happy and healthy..... and I just can't get my head around this.
Okay - I know that she would extremely reluctant to sell him on, as he is obviously dangerous to be ridden and I certainly wouldn't want to be in the position of selling him to someone as a ridden horse and putting their safety at risk.... but having him destroyed???? Surely he has a right to life???
If nothing else he could be given away as a companion, never to be ridden again, but could happily live out the rest of his days ambling around a field, eating grass and being a horse?
I'm pretty sickened to be honest, that so many people have the opinion of "its dangerous to be ridden so put it down..." For a website containing so many horse lovers, I fail to see how they could even think this was a possibility???
Am I being silly here or does anyone feel the same??
Whilst I really do feel for her predicament, I am shocked and horrified to read that nearly all the posts replying to her thread have advised her to have the horse PTS. He appears otherwise happy and healthy..... and I just can't get my head around this.
Okay - I know that she would extremely reluctant to sell him on, as he is obviously dangerous to be ridden and I certainly wouldn't want to be in the position of selling him to someone as a ridden horse and putting their safety at risk.... but having him destroyed???? Surely he has a right to life???
If nothing else he could be given away as a companion, never to be ridden again, but could happily live out the rest of his days ambling around a field, eating grass and being a horse?
I'm pretty sickened to be honest, that so many people have the opinion of "its dangerous to be ridden so put it down..." For a website containing so many horse lovers, I fail to see how they could even think this was a possibility???
Am I being silly here or does anyone feel the same??