The needs of the many…
Oct 13 2008
(Warning, graphic pics – filly cut off entire hoof and pastern in a fence)
http://www.ridingpals.com/peggysue.html
Here’s all I have to say about this:
If you own your own horse and you want to put a million zillion dollars into saving its life, and you have a million zillion dollars, go for it.
But when you have to go out and beg for donations from the public to do it, YOU ARE DEAD WRONG to try to save a filly this f’ed up. There are a ton of healthy, four legged AQHA fillies going to kill at auctions all over the country. How many could be saved with the money needed to install a prosthesis on this one? You know, fillies that can grow up and be ridden and have jobs.
Ever known a person with a prosthesis? Ever hear about how much work it is to maintain a stump in healthy condition? Who is going to do that for thirty years, reliably?
This is not cute. It’s stupid and irresponsible.
I know she’s cute but she needs to be PTS.
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Ok, I’m no comformation expert, especially on young horses… but dear god, that back pastern does NOT look right. No, not the one that’s missing. The other one. Is it just me?
I saw it, too. That back pastern looks as bad as I’ve seen in a horse with a severe case of DSLD. Probably has a lot of strain going on that back leg, to take the weight off the prosthetic leg.