Had to put down my neighbor's horse tonight.

by Wildcat, Flint Hills of Kansas, Friday, December 30, 2011, 18:36 (4660 days ago)

A 31 year old bay saddlebred gelding. It had been in several movies, including Gettysburg (my neighbor is a reenactor and has been in a number of those films). Never an easy thing to shoot such a beautiful animal. There was no way he could do it and I was happy to help. You can get the toughest old cowboy and when it comes time to put down the pony, they'll weep unashamedly. There is just something about a horse. Skeeter's load worked just fine and the gelding felt nothing. Hope there are horses and dogs in heaven, but I'm sure there must be, otherwise it wouldn't be heaven.