A very, very hard post to write.

[WelshD]

That's just devastating I am so very very sorry

 

[Shady]

I am so,so sorry Michen , i feel unbelievably sad reading this and i am glad nobody is here to see me wiping tears off my face, my heart really does go out to you, RIP beautiful Basil, i hope he has already found Torres and that they are running free together. xxxxxxxxx

 

[LHIS]

very sorry for your loss, what a beautiful horse. xxx

 

[irishdraft]

Absolutely heartbreaking for you yes I agree life is too cruel sometimes rip basil

 

[atropa]

So sorry to read this Michen, I've followed your posts since Torres, through crazy mare and was so happy for you when you found Basil. Life is really so very, very unfair to the people who least deserve it. I hope in time you can heal enough to have horses as part of your life. Take care of yourself.

 

[RubysGold]

I am so so sorry
What an awful time you had. Don't feel guilty, you did the absolute best you could to give him a chance. Im so sorry you lost him that way :-(
I can't begin to imagine how you feel xxx

 

[horselover2]

Hi i dont post on here very much,but do like to read the threads when i get time ,but i just read your post and had to say something.,i really feel for you and my heart goes out to you as you obviously love your horses very much,just wanted to say how sorry i was to hear what happened to Basil,he sounded lovely and you did everything you could have done,xx

 

[JJS]

I'm so very sorry for your loss - my heart really does go out to you. Sending you a thousand virtual hugs to help you through this horrible time

 

[DJ]

I am so sorry for your loss. My heart absolutely breaks for you. Right now there is nothing anyone can say, and there is no right or wrong way to feel. You literally take life minute by minute and hour by hour. You`re grieving, and that takes on so many different forms. Some can`t even begin to look at another horse, where others will start looking straight away as they feel they can`t breathe with out a horse in their lives. Both of these are ok, both of these are normal reactions.

You don`t ever get over these types of losses, time helps you to come to terms with it, time helps make things a little less raw, but it`s always there, how much you miss them.

I know many have said it, you most certainly made the right call, and you did all you could (and more) to give him a fighting chance. He was so very lucky to be owned by you. Fate deals us these blows, these cruel twists which leave us in almost unbearable pain, but it sounds to me it all happened in the "best" way it could, the colic ensured he was at the vets, and in the "right" place to be looked after at that god awful crucial moment. Not that this makes it easier in any way, I know it doesn`t, not even a tiny bit, but he was loved, and I promise you he will have known that.

Hugs to you, be kind to yourself, and above all else give yourself the same patience you`d have given him, you are among a vast sea of people here who know exactly how you are feeling x

 

[Merrymoles]

Oh Michen - only just seen this and am so sorry to hear such awful news.
My thoughts and hugs are with you.

 

[vmac66]

So very very sorry. My heart goes out to you. RIP Basil xx

 

[Flame_]

Really sorry to hear this. That is just about as unlucky as can be. So sorry for you, OP.

 

[Meowy Catkin]

I'm so very sorry, this is just utterly heartbreaking for you. RIP Basil.

You are completely right, horses can be unbelievably fragile for such big, strong animals.

 

[HanniRT]

So sorry to hear this. Take care and RIP Basil.

 

[smja]

Oh Michen, I'm so sorry.

 

[touchstone]

I hope your heart heals in time, losing horses is the pits.

 

[Haphazardhacker]

I just wanted to say how very sorry I am to hear this, cannot imagine what you are going through. Sending a virtual hug.

 

[LaurenBay]

I am so sorry. I have never cried reading a post on this forum. But I did at this, it's very clear to see how much he meant to you. So sorry xx

 

[PorkChop]

I am so, so sorry this has happened, just utterly tragic, nothing else to say apart from I am sending you a huge hug x

 

[j1ffy]

Heartbreaking - there are really no words. RIP Basil xxx

 

[On the Hoof]

Oh I am absolutely gutted for you and Basil. What heart breaking events .. Just sending you a huge hug x

 

[Adopter]

Sending hugs, your tribute to Basil is very moving, he was lucky to be so loved, I hope your happier memories bring you comfort over time.

 

[wyrdsister]

Oh Michen, I am so sorry to hear this. There're no words that can make this better. I lost two in quick succession a year ago, one my absolute horse of a lifetime, the other one I was desperately protective of, and it's world-shattering. If I hadn't had another already in my life, I would have walked away too; it's not somewhat ever really get over. But, for what it's worth, you and your amazing boys will be missed here too. I hope you can find some peace and, perhaps one day, the strength to return to horses. The horsey world needs more owners like you in it x

 

[rachk89]

Really sorry to hear this. You gave him a great life and you have many amazing memories to cherish of him.

 

[mytwofriends]

How very sad. Take care. 😢

 

[Jericho]

I am at a total loss as to what to say other than I am so so sorry. What a terrible thing for you all to have to go through. RIP sweet Basil xx

 

[Fools Motto]

A small part of me knows what you are feeling, what you are going through and the challenges mentally you will try to 'break' through, but in reality I can't imagine how you must feel. So heart breaking. What a loved horse he was, and in time I hope you can cherish the memories with happiness.
So sorry. Thoughts are with you at this awful time. x

 

[{97702}]

I am so, so sorry to read this....what a horrible experience for you to have to go through, RIP Basil...... thinking of you xx

 

[EventingMum]

So so sorry for you, this sort of thing makes me wonder why we have horses although I know we still will have them. Please don't question your decision to have the surgery, you made it for all the right reasons and could not have foreseen the outcome. You can never know whither you made a good decision, I elected to have one pts rather than undergo surgery and although the pm showed he would have had a very slim chance of a good recovery I still question the decision I made. Basil was obviously a very special horse and was lucky to have so much time with you xx

 

[wills_91]

It is very clear from the post how much he meant to you. Please do not feel guilty about the decision you made for him. So sorry for your loss. Take care x