Had a hard decision tonight

[Alan.F]

Feeling rather gutted and down tonight, we had to have our horse Goldie put to sleep tonight, he was 24yrs old, he fell down and couldn't get up vet thinks he had a brain issue that affected his legs, so we had to do the kind thing and have him put to sleep

[Smokey]

Gutting to hear mate, any animal having to be put down is a terrible loss.

[talkingcars]

Feel for you, the decision to have a pet put down is really hard, even if you know there is no choice.

[Dan1971]

Tough one pal after a long time .... :console:

[grimmy]

You have my sympathies Alan.seen your post on Facebook looked a braw animal.

[stamford]

Sorry to hear that Alan, a very tough decision but probably the right one.

[peterzs]

What a bummer, Alan.

One of the family and its always the hardest decision you have to make.

But is also one of the kindest, no more pain, no more struggling.

Just think of the good life the horse had with you and all the good times.

It is true, time is agreat healer and it will get easier.

[carmadbaker]

sorry for your loss buddy, hardest part about owning animals. Being a responsible and caring owner you clearly are you made the right decision :)
How about some pics of the guy in his prime? :)

[DannyZR]

Goldie was a great horse and a friend i got him from my cousin who had been unable to look after him for a little bit due to changing jobs and some other reasons (not her fault ) he was left in a field so she asked me to take him over we moved him from stockport to are stables in bolton the vet checked him out and said we would be lucky to have him through the winter well with my girlfriends help we managed to survive the winter and another 2 and abit years i created a bond with him which wasnt to easy but eventually he would follow me every were, run around the school and even give me cuddles all with no rope he trusted me and i trusted him i knew i did good because when he was lay there sunday night we were at the door and as soon as i walked in his stable he made a little winnie noise which horse's do which is a sign of affection. It was a hard choice we made but the right one i stayed next to him the whole time and held his head as he took his last breaths, he will be greatly missed and will always be my first horse and i have his name tattoo'd on my arm forever.

he bonded with my girlfriends horse aswell he has been messin with goldies rug today and in the school on his own he's depressed and not doin anything ( which is not right for a 9 year old ex racer ).

Summer 2012:
http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t65/Daniel_F_2007/3f6b38e8-2f00-4054-bf1e-bb20ff153a43_zps1a17b299.jpg (http://s157.photobucket.com/user/Daniel_F_2007/media/3f6b38e8-2f00-4054-bf1e-bb20ff153a43_zps1a17b299.jpg.html)

Playin with Hugo:
http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t65/Daniel_F_2007/Goldie/c1d5d2d4-84d3-4eb2-b1cf-8d2e47c7a05c_zps0717bfec.jpg (http://s157.photobucket.com/user/Daniel_F_2007/media/Goldie/c1d5d2d4-84d3-4eb2-b1cf-8d2e47c7a05c_zps0717bfec.jpg.html)

Just after we got him working him to bulk him up:
http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t65/Daniel_F_2007/Goldie/bf14e91d-dfe4-4305-a04a-763084561621_zps774b264c.jpg (http://s157.photobucket.com/user/Daniel_F_2007/media/Goldie/bf14e91d-dfe4-4305-a04a-763084561621_zps774b264c.jpg.html)

Soft you could do anything with him:
http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t65/Daniel_F_2007/Goldie/77c433bf-21e8-470a-b833-903af9bdb456_zps570f0162.jpg (http://s157.photobucket.com/user/Daniel_F_2007/media/Goldie/77c433bf-21e8-470a-b833-903af9bdb456_zps570f0162.jpg.html)

Following me round the field:
http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t65/Daniel_F_2007/Goldie/062a7db0-9bd9-4fbf-bb86-64558baa84e6_zps7f0bf15e.jpg (http://s157.photobucket.com/user/Daniel_F_2007/media/Goldie/062a7db0-9bd9-4fbf-bb86-64558baa84e6_zps7f0bf15e.jpg.html)

Having a hug last summer RIP Goldie:
http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t65/Daniel_F_2007/Goldie/1533944_10152539233771258_1730919461_n_zps646a9cde .jpg (http://s157.photobucket.com/user/Daniel_F_2007/media/Goldie/1533944_10152539233771258_1730919461_n_zps646a9cde .jpg.html)

[peterzs]

Sad story, least he had some good times and he didnt suffer.

Cant do any more than you did.

Remember all the good times.