beaminewbie
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I am having a very hard time trying to decide if we should put a mare down. We got this mare 2.5 yrs ago, from a breeding farm, I had gone to look at some riding horses with a neighbor, well they were telling me about some of their bloodlines and this mare is bred very well, I looked at her and she was laying down and a rack of bones. Long story short we ended up with her and got weight back on her, she has ringbone and arthritis, and is blind in one eye. We had the vet check her and when she came in heat he said to breed her.
We got exactly what we wanted, a black with chrome filly, the pregancy went great we had no problems at all, now the filly is three months old and mom is losing weight fast. we are going to wean the filly even though we usually don't wean until 5-6 months old, a couple of days ago another mare kicked blue and injured her back leg, she could barely walk. We decided it was time to put her down. Now she is healing and walking fine and I am having a hard time with still putting her down, I am just not sure she is ready yet.
Am I being selfish or should I give her a chance to put the weight back on and see how she does. Oh and she is 23 yrs old. Thanks for any input and suggestions!!!
We got exactly what we wanted, a black with chrome filly, the pregancy went great we had no problems at all, now the filly is three months old and mom is losing weight fast. we are going to wean the filly even though we usually don't wean until 5-6 months old, a couple of days ago another mare kicked blue and injured her back leg, she could barely walk. We decided it was time to put her down. Now she is healing and walking fine and I am having a hard time with still putting her down, I am just not sure she is ready yet.
Am I being selfish or should I give her a chance to put the weight back on and see how she does. Oh and she is 23 yrs old. Thanks for any input and suggestions!!!