Does anyone know where Viva Voltaire is now? Last I see is in Canada. This picture was posted and then deleted (yeah I’d delete it too) and he doesn’t appear to be doing so well but I don’t know if there is a medical reason or not. I don’t want to hear that he’s old. Old is not a disease. Either find out if something is wrong and treat it or euthanize or fix his feeding program to make him look good again.
https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=10232085406103268&set=a.1760389774885
I saw that photo before it was deleted, too. Unless the angle was wildly exaggerating his condition…it’s not good. 
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He’s at Charlot Farm in Stratford, ON. He’s 27, retired, and TBH most warmbloods are not around at that age so I’d say he must have some good genetics for hardiness. I saw him ~5 years ago in the stable when I was there to pick up and gave him a snuggle. He was pleasant and friendly and was looking like an older gentleman. I’d rather see a pic of a loved older stallion living out his days of retirement received with understanding that a 27yr old isn’t going to look like a 5 yr old in his prime. Keeping older horses isn’t always easy, let alone a stallion.
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The photo I saw was not “just” a healthy old horse. If it wasn’t distorted due to the angle, the horse is in very bad shape.
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I haven’t seen a picture, but this is very sad to hear.
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Yeah this horse is borderline emaciated. If he is too ill to keep weight on that should be addressed one way or the other. My horse was 25 and I had to keep her on a diet before the nieghboir’s bees killed her. I know people who do nothing but care for old horses, some very old horses, and none of them look like that.
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