when a horse die, do they get buried what do people do with it??

Answer 1

It depends - some do bury them if they have land and the $$ to hire a large enough hole dug to bury them in. Some areas a "rendering company" will pick them up where they join others in being made into pet foods, fertilizers and other things. There is a place that will cremate them but it's pretty expensive.

Answer 2

I have heard and seen that when a famous race horse dies they bury their hooves, head, and heart and cremate the rest, but I had to help put down a horse over 3 years ago and we loaded him up in the trailer, euthanized him and took him across the way and buried the whole body (he had a spiral fracture and there was no saving him despite the vet's best efforts.) It all really depends on if you have land too, I know when I ride my horse past another horses grave they tend to spook a bit so some people don't want to bury them on their own land. If you don't have a place you can bury him there are services that do take the body away, most vets have contacts.

Answer 3

When my horse died I buried it because i was lucky enough to have a neighbor with a back hoe. But if any died right now and i didnt have access to a back hoe i would have to call the rendering plant. I would keep their tail to remember them by like i did the other one. I believe the soul is the part that goes to heaven and the body is just a shell. I just would not want to be around when one of my babies were taken away. I would def not leave them out in the field for an animal to drag up to my porch.

Answer 4

Horses are not used for glue or dog food anymore, and are not used for for meat when they are already dead,only live animals can be used for food.If your county allows it you can bury your horse on your property ( I buried mine) but if not you can call a rendering company to pick up your horse.Rendering plants use all of the animal for various purposes.There is also cremation,but that can be pricey.A friend lost her mare last winter and opted to have her cremated and in total it cost her over $500.
I have also heard of people out west leaving their horses out in a field for the animals to eat.Sounds gross,but at least there isn't any waste .

Answer 5

Friends of mine have lost about 5 horses over the years and YES, they do bury them.

They dig enourmous holes in the ground and generally use tractors to move the deceased animal into it's grave.

They deserve to have the same respect when they die as humans.

Answer 6

well it depends on the people. Some people let them lay out in their field and let coyotes eat them.
Some people have the meat wagon come and get them(which costs you to do this) and they take it and load it with rotten meat to have ground up for dogfood. I have seen the wagon and it is gross.
Some people like me, make sure that it gets buried. I love my horses and when one dies i cannot leave it to be ate by coyotes, nor can i stand to see it threw in a rotten meat truck as if i never loved it at all. I get them buried. Oh, we do not hire anyone to do this, we have taken a shovel to bury them ourselves. A BIG DEEP HOLE>.

Answer 7

They dont make glue out of horses anymore, or else it is VERY rare..some people do infact sell them to the meat factory, dead or alive.. but alot of barns just bury their horses in the backyard or wherever, i know we do, and i couldnt imagine taking my horse to a meat factory!

Answer 8

Horses can be burried in a pet cemetary like where you would bury your dog or cat. Here is a link to information about horse burial or creamation.

http://www.bayequest.info/horsetalk/fairwell2.htm

Answer 9

Horses are sent to a factory that processes them for different things.

Answer 10

We always hire a back hoe to dig a grave. In cities, some people call meat-rendering plants (gross, but true.)