Don't know why people wouldn't think its true when he's never lied about Daphi before. Remember, people thought he was lying about having a horse in the first place and he proved that he did...
I'd be very surprised, too. He struck me as being totally genuine and not in the least bit 'stupid' for all his claims to be a novice. He'll be heartbroken for sure, because he loved her. That much was obvious.
Very sad news. We all had to learn somewhere and although he had some daft posts sometimes he doesn't deserve his horse dying. Feel really sorry for horse too....she seemed a sweetie in the vid.