Hello all, I am posting on account of the recent new report stating that a horse was diagnosed with Hendra in NSW recently. I googled the symptoms of this virus, and they sound very similar to what was going on with our 17 year old thoroughbred who suddenly passed away a couple of weeks ago...

We will have to make a hard decision about euthanizing a retired horse within a few months. My question is not about the merits of euthanization. It is about composting the body. We do not have enough soil depth on this property to properly bury a horse. The rendering plants in the area...