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I've had two go in the field overnight - one 19 and one 14. I didn't have PMs. The 19-year-old had a heart murmur, but I have always...

I found my three year old dead in the field with no sign of a struggle. I had to have a PM for insurance (who then refused to pay...

Thinking back a friend's stallion had just finished covering a mare when he collapsed and died. Got the mare in foal too. He was...

My horse was kicked, but the way he died was odd, so I asked the fallen stock guy if he could have a look for me. My vet was also...

Thanks everyone for instances that make this seem less odd. She was a beautiful soul.

A friend had one have a heart attack out hunting years ago. She was going well until she refused a fence, then collapsed. I bought a...

i knew one that died suddenly - owner had hacked her out that day, she led down and they realised she’d gone. it was strange that it was...

I’ve heard of a few heavy horses who who have died this way. I think it might be more common in heavier horses.

I had a lovely mare who i found dead in the field, she had been fine an hour earlier. A PM was done for the insurance company and she...

What a sad loss for your friends daughter. But how wonderful that it was sudden and uncomplicated. I wouldn't do a post mortem on an...

I've been present when a horse suddenly collapsed and died, it had an aortic aneurysm on pm. Hugely traumatic for my friend and I, but...

As humans we don’t see them for hours at a time, so sometimes we will never know. One of mine did a good effort at dropping dead the...

My first pony dropped down dead at age 27. I didn't have a pm due to the cost and obviously it wouldn't bring him back. I felt it was...

I've only know one horse to die suddenly, and it was (almost certainly) a heart attack but no PM done. She was riding at the time, he...

My mum's trakehnerxtb mare died that way, she was 24. Just down in front of the water trough like she had wandered down for a drink and...