Hi all, i was hoping you  might give me your views or share your experiences, I am at my wits end trying to decide if i should retire my beloved horse, at the grand age of 10 !! i have owned him 3 years he is a 17.1 irish hunter , a few weeks after owning him he was diagnosed with navicular syndrome , he responded well to tretment, but left him with an upright club foot, over time he developed ring bone in both fronts,(non articular) and to top it all off last year we found out he has a  chronic sacroilliac problem. He has had all the treatments available to him at phenomenal costs. He had all last winter off and came back into work end march, he has 1 bute a day as the vet and i thought it was in his best interest to keep him going. The first 12 weeks all went well, but he has been more lame on and off since. He struggles with hills both up and down, im talking of normal inclines out hacking on the roads. He was never going to ride sound and correct, but i am struggling with wether it is ethical to continue. He loves to be out and about and loves a job to do, i swear he would run on 2 legs !! It breaks my heart to see him some days, as he was an incredible athlete,feisty and noble. I bought him to hunt but due to all the problems we have been unable to do much, he is still up to weight and bright in him self, although much quieter. many people have said to have him PTS but i cant do that at the moment when he looks well. He is not happy in the field either, he was miserable last winter when he had 6 months off. So you see i just dont know what to do, im heart broken. Any advice would be very much appreciated, my many thanks x