have had to do it several times due to fractures, internal bleeding, twisted gut, after colic surgery,after cancer surgery, foundering after being diagnosed with cushings. Most have been emergencies with no alterative as not fixable. The foundering could have been fixed by walking her over stones, travelling her 2 hours, having a hoof resection, and then box resting for months, which I refused to do. I thought we would have to lose Aimee this autumn as she came out of winter so poor that I didn't think she would make another winter, but we have got her a lot better so age 30 we are giving it a go. She is bright enough, argumentative, bolshy, so that's good enough for me. The filly has recovered from EMS and has had a month out on restricted grazing after 10 months of being yarded. She has lost weight and has been sound for 5 months so we are trying her out during the day in winter and hoping for the best. I had hoped to rehome her but when she was sound got no serious interest, and with her current issues, she is pretty much unhomeable. If at any time in the future I have to give them all up, I can rehome the donkeys, Buddy will probably be gone and if I could not find a suitable outlet for the three comtois I would have them pts at home. I once put Molly on loan and got her back a wreck, with a broken splint bone - not seen by a vet - covered in lice, and thin as a rake. She was on loan to a veterinary nurse who failed to insure her or keep to the terms of the loan agreement, so it's difficult to find the right homes even for a sound horse who wsa ridden and in good nick.