Horse Burial
Deer Canyon Stables offers horse burial on your property. We realize that disposing of a dead horse is not always easy, and the legal options vary according to where you live. Your local veterinarian will be able to advise you about this, and if he/she doesn't know whether pasture burial is legal, call your county extension agent. Sometimes you are required to have the body hauled elsewhere, either to a rendering plant or to a place where it can legally be buried.
If it is legal to bury your horse in your pasture and you are in a rural area, then you should feel free to do it if that's what you want to do. In suburban areas, you simply aren't permitted to bury horses. If your horse trailers easily, you might consider taking your horse to the nearest veterinary hospital, having him put down there, and letting them dispose of the body.
Similarly, you should talk with your own veterinarian about the method he will use, so that you won't have to ask about it on the last day. An overdose of barbiturates is often ideal - it's easy to administer and provides a very fast, painless death without frightening the horse, but every veterinarian has a preferred method.
Always keep in mind, that what really matters is that you provided your horse with a good quality of life up to the very end. |
