Devastating

[pistolpete]

I have an internet friend who I met on a horse course online. She seems so lovely. You know when you just click with a person even though we’ve never met. I really like her. She runs a small horse sanctuary in Canada not far from where Heartland is filmed.
She posted on Facebook yesterday that due to the extreme cold she lost three of her horses. Well a horse a donkey and a mini horse. I’m so devastated for her.
imagine losing three in a day? The donkey was an old lady but the mini had seemed well and her horse she lost was only in her teens and seemed fit and fine. Such a blow. Can’t imagine! The temperature there is -34 with a wind chill taking it down to -48. They have ad lib hay and shelters but obviously just too much for them. So so sad.

 

[NightStock]

How awful, especially knowing that extreme weather incidents appear to be increasing, I can't imagine temperatures like that, I hope the situation improves soon for her and sending condolences.

 

[Antw23uk]

I'd move. I genuinely couldnt cope with that cold. Poor woman!

 

[SEL]

They had extreme heat and floods last year too didn't they? Desperately sad. As much as I hate our mud and rain I'd take that over their extremes any day

 

[Squeak]

That's terrible. Agreed SEL, we complain about our weather but we have a lot to be thankful for.

 

[holeymoley]

That’s awful ?

 

[Birker2020]

Can't imagine what the cold temperature must be like as I've never been to any 'cold' country. How horrific. Not a nice way for them to go either. She must be devastated.

 

[saddlesore]

That’s just awful, poor wee souls ?

 

[PurBee]

Years ago i came across a study on horses ability to thermo-regulate / withstand temperatures, unrugged.
It concluded that horses can heat themselves up easier in extreme cold than cool themselves in extreme heat. The coldest temp they recorded where the horse lost the ability to maintain warmth was -25. (Unrugged)

-48 is another level altogether, i cannot even imagine it. Your poor friend must be heart-broken, so sad to hear theyre having extreme temps this year. Canadians are so brave.

 

[meleeka]

Poor things, how distressing for her . I can’t even imagine what those sorts of temperatures feel like.

 

[pistolpete]

They had extreme heat and floods last year too didn't they? Desperately sad. As much as I hate our mud and rain I'd take that over their extremes any day

I’ve promised not to moan about cold ever again!

 

[Steerpike]

So sad, I have a friend in Canada she's recently had those temperatures and also wind gusts of 120kph which knocked her off her feet.

 

[PinkvSantaboots]

How awful poor horses and your poor friend ? I don't think I could cope in that cold I've been moaning about the cold this week I feel very silly now.