Well the median income in my county is $45k abd the poverty level is 16%, WELL above the national average. $400 is a lot of money here in what is technically northern Appalachia.
I know how how to care for geezers, I have three buried in my back pasture that lived into their 30s.
Point is, OP asked for advice about retirement options, I said your ask is certainly achievable in my neck of the woods, they did NOT ask a bunch of strangers about whether or not to put their damn horses down.
Snorty Pants, could I ask you (totally respectfully), what is wrong with recommending euthanasia? Life happens and a horse owner does not have the time or money to care for their horse (many of us have been there), and does not have friends or other contacts who would be able to step in and offer a known-to-be safe landing. We all know the risks of sending a horse to a retirement situation that is too far away for the owner to keep eyes on. On the other hand, maybe the owner is in a position, at least legally and logistically, to euthanize and therefore see that the horses never end up starving, stressed, physically abused, or on a meat truck to suffer the trauma of that end.
The OP did ask a bunch of strangers about retirement options, you are right. Euthanasia might be one realistic retirement option, based on the experiences of this “bunch of strangers” who collectively have loved a lot of horses, seen a lot, and thought things through alot. Sometimes, euthanasia is doing the right thing by the horse.
No one is judging the OP; we are all just offering information. The OP can do with it what they want.
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