Fides
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We had such a lovely day yesterday - went for a hack in the sun, turned him out naked for a hoolie with his buddies, brought him in for dinner, rugged him and turned him back out with no issues at about half 5. Came out at half 10 to do pre-bedtime check and tie night nets in the field and he was nowhere to be seen. Me and OH walked the fields in the dark searching for him and he let out a really pathetic little whinny. We found him and he was caked in mud from where he had gone down in the field (?ditch we dont know) We struggled leading him back across the field as he was really reluctant to move but after much coaxing got him into his stable and put a his brand new stable rug on him and a fleece to warm him up. He was so sorry for himself and looked exhausted.
We sat with him in his stable for about an hour and a half and gave him a hot bran mash to warm him up but he wasn't interested We went in the house to get warm and have a hot choc and sat outside his stable while he was snuffling us over the door. He had perked up quite a lot and was showing more interest and took a few minty treats off us. There was much cuddling going on and many tears at this and we left him alone with the lights off for half an hour while we sorted the dogs. We came back and he was stood with his nose to the corner of the stable sleeping. This totally put our minds at rest (plus he had peed and pood) - I would have been concerned if he had been lay down (and had it in my mind if he was I would stay in the stable with him). But he seemed relaxed so we took ourselves to bed. It was 2am.
At 8am I got up to go and check on him and fully expected him to be recovered and giving me happy horse noise over the door. Unfortunately he had passed in the night He had ate some of his net and drank some of his water and it just looks like he had lay down and gone to sleep and not woke up The bed was undisturbed...
We are both devastated as he had come to us to retire after a long BSJA and stud career. He was such a dude!
In his former glory
First walk out with my OH (he's a total novice so was concentrating on bonding first)
We sat with him in his stable for about an hour and a half and gave him a hot bran mash to warm him up but he wasn't interested We went in the house to get warm and have a hot choc and sat outside his stable while he was snuffling us over the door. He had perked up quite a lot and was showing more interest and took a few minty treats off us. There was much cuddling going on and many tears at this and we left him alone with the lights off for half an hour while we sorted the dogs. We came back and he was stood with his nose to the corner of the stable sleeping. This totally put our minds at rest (plus he had peed and pood) - I would have been concerned if he had been lay down (and had it in my mind if he was I would stay in the stable with him). But he seemed relaxed so we took ourselves to bed. It was 2am.
At 8am I got up to go and check on him and fully expected him to be recovered and giving me happy horse noise over the door. Unfortunately he had passed in the night He had ate some of his net and drank some of his water and it just looks like he had lay down and gone to sleep and not woke up The bed was undisturbed...
We are both devastated as he had come to us to retire after a long BSJA and stud career. He was such a dude!
In his former glory
First walk out with my OH (he's a total novice so was concentrating on bonding first)