Amish are smart business people, not sentimental. They run puppy mills to make money, horses are just their version of a vehicle, car, truck or tractor. Just like your vehicle they junk theirs when it’s no longer productive. Amish are not some simple good ole country folk. They just market that image well. Horse retirement is death for them, they treat them like a tractor, nothing more. No worse than some horsemen, better than some, but not in a horses best interests.