Moving on...

[sleepsy_mouse]

I'm sure most of you will now by now that my lovely Joe is back in hospital again. He had another bout of sand colic on Friday morning, and for a while I really thought I was going to lose him - he was very distressed and none of the pain relief seemed to be working

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[evil_c]

These decisions are never easy. Sadly your own emotions will have to be put aside for a moment to make any decision, as hard as it is to do that. Its bad that the area where you live is pretty much all sand soil. I've never really had to deal with it except for one summer many years ago, but even then I remember having to give the horses things to help prevent sand colic and they had never even had colic, it was a precaution.

Any move does not have to be a long term thing. You can move him just whilst looking for somewhere to keep all your horses which is off the sand.

I really wish I could wave a magic wand and make it go away.

[life_of_tom]

Oh, dude. Joe's awesome, and so are you. I really hope that it a good solution can be found, and that you end up ok. Thinking of you.

[bunting]

I can't think of anything better to add to what Tom has said. So Ditto, and thinking of you.

[spirithorse21]

I'm glad to hear Joe is doing better, but sad that he's going to have to be further away.

If it's any consolation to you, they never forget you and they don't hold grudges. My dear sweet Dash is an hour away, so usually I only see him once a month (though now I'm taking the time to see him every week for the massage sessions), and he's never upset or depressed about it. He goes about his daily life just like any horse, and then when I come, he's ever so happy to see me. Sometimes, when I leave, he's cranky for about 24 hours, but then he just goes back to his usual self and waits for my next return.

Best of luck finding him a place. *hugs*

[sleepsy_mouse]

That's such a help - exactly what I needed to hear right now - I think I was sort of worrying that he'd sulk and feel abandoned, but you're right, they're so much more in the moment than we are! You've really helped me settle on the answer - thank you so much :)

[spirithorse21]

Glad I could help!

And I mean it, they never forget. I was gone for 6 months one time and when I returned, he was just so happy to see me. He definitely hadn't forgotten!

[oifonly]

big, big )))))HUGS(((((. What a terribly hard decision to have to make. :( I really hope you can find somewhere for him close enough that you'll be able to see him often. xxx