The Slaughter Debate: Save the Horses?

…uncertain fate for a low-value (killer price) or infirm horse, euthanasia is one option, though it (and the resulting “disposal” issue) can be expensive and heart wrenching. It costs around…

Horse & Rider Mail Call Online

…recent material about the subject in H&R, I’d like to add my comments on the subject of euthanasia by gunshot. Last September, at daybreak, I found my yearling filly with…

For Our Horse`s Sake

…has lost interest in. Euthanasia, or humane destruction, is an emotional subject. No one who loves horses ever wants to see them die, but the unchangeable fact is that death…

Fighting Laminitis

…unrelenting pain that euthanasia is the only choice. The statistics are grim. Surveys show that this disease affects about 1 percent of all U.S. horses at any given time and…

DSLD`s Devastation

…constantly in pain, may even go down and refuse to rise. Euthanasia is often the only option for these horses. Gait Changes The gait changes with DSLD. Common abnormalities include…

Horse Journal 2012 Index

…Clothes and Horse Sport 9/12 p16 Confidence, Rider 6/12 p16 Do-It-Yourselfers 10/12 p2 Euthanasia 7/12 p10 Fairness to Pet Owners Act 5/12 p2 Feel 4/12 p16 Flurry?s Story 1/12 p2…