horses, why oh why?

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Its surprising how many peaople have horses these days and how we let them effect our lives.
Dont get me wrong i couldnt imagine not treating my horse like my baby (or my dog for that matter) but if we didnt maybe they wouldnt break our hearts so often.

I had a mare she was a chestnut tb and an ex race horse, Blucanoo or nann. So you can imagine what she was like.

She was my first proper horse and i doted on her, but we had our fair share. The main one being she had a kissing spine and after having her for 3 years she the operation she had two months box rest which was not easy ( she wasnt the best in the stable) the the insurance company decided not to pay they did a lengthy investigation but i was left with a £3500 vet bill!

After all this i decided to put her foal, she was a lovely girl really and i wanted to carry her on inth the future.

She went to stud, was covered and i brought her home before the 16day scan because i missed her too much.

Everything was going well untill two days after bringing her home she was kicked in the field.
I got to the yard to find someone leading her in from the field, well more hobbleing.
I imidietly called the vet who bandaged her up and gave her loads of drugs. She had a rough night the vet saw her first thing and decided she was not happy so she had to have xrays. The local surgury (2mins away) was not free then closed as it was a saturday so she had to travel in the trailer for a bout 30 miles to have the xrays at their main clinic.
They confirmed she had fractured her splint, it was nasty and might have to be operated on.

I could go into too much detail.

She came home after a few days on box rest with a massive bandage!

While on box rest she got to her 16 days, after all the trauma and drugs i didnt expest her to be in foal but she was!

Her leg healed fine and didnt need operating on.

Everything was fine she bloomed and started to get her baby belly.

Then at 8 months.

She had been kicked again! This time not too bad, it was deep but just pussy.

She was normaly on daily turnout but due to the bad weather we had agreed to turn the mares and geldings out on alternate days for a couple of weeks, using just one field.

But to stop her leg getting pussy and swollen i was allowed to turn her out in a different field on her days in.

I was the mares day in, so was using the other field,it was a really windy day but she was wrapped up warm. To keep her company my sister turned her gelding out with her.

I had just changed jobs so had worked a 12 hour night shift i went to the stbales mucked out and turned her out.

I went home to bed.

I was knackered so fell straight to sleep.

I 9 i got woken by the phone my mum answered, i heard her say " what , oh no"

I knew straight way something was wrong, she came into my room.
"kate, naans died shes had an accident"

My mum took me straight there she said it would propably best if i didnt go but i had to be sure.

She was in the field next to the tree

I lost her and her foal.

My sister had beem at the yard after me and was helping to clip a friends horse.
She had gone to the muck heap and had seen her gelding runnung around the field in a panic, she couldnt see naan so went to check and found her.

The vet was obviously called and had confirmed she had broken her neck.
The field was flat then had a slight slope and a tree at the top.
All we can asume is that they were playing and she ran up the slope and hit the tree head first, breaking her neck.
Atleat it was instant.

Two years on im still crying as i write this and i still havent been able to sort the photo album especialy of her and her foals progrees.

There is no moral to this story.

Just very said and it has left a huge scar, i miss her teribly.

Nann i miss you, why did this have to happen?
 
I'm so sorry
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it's awful losing a horse at any time but after everything you went through............... I still get upset when I think of Higgs (lost him 8.5.03 to grass sickness) but as time goes on the hurt gets less. Try and look on it as the fact that they give you so much love and affection whilst alive and that is why it hurts so much when they have gone. think of the good times you had with her and I promise you you will get round to sorting the photos out one day, its all part of the healing process. xxxx
 
Its so very tragic when you lose a horse that you have poured so much love into. I too lost my boy 6 years ago, chestnut gelding, ex-racehorse in a terrible field accident and he died in my arms.

There is nothing that anyone can say to comfort you. There will be good days and very bad days. The memory of Fiddler at times still makes me cry so I have learned to block the actual events.

A friend at the time told me that I was only 'loaning' him from God and that he was going home. No one knows why they come into our lives for sometimes just a fleeting moment, but they touch our souls with their own gift.

Just believe that he came into your life for a reason. The hurt will fade a little with time and you will learn to smile again at the memories.

Lots of hugs to you. xx
 
So sorry to read your sad thread. I gave up horses altogether for 17 years when my first pony died. I had him from when I was 9 until I was 22 and so we grew up together.

For all the richness, pleasure, fun and everything else these wonderful animals bring into our lives, it is never easy to lose them. But far better to have had your lovely girl in your life than not at all.

Take care x
 
I think you've answered your own question, because they touch our hearts so deeply that it is still so painful for you even after two years.
I lost mine tragically a few years ago and it looks like I could lose another as well. But it is still all worth it, no question. They are such beautiful creatures, they can cheer you up no matter how down you are, they'll be there when you just want a shoulder to cry on and a listening ear (yes, I know they don't understand but that never matters!) and even the smallest achievement is so rewarding.
I'll never stop grieving for my girl, I don't want to!
I hope you are able to find comfort in the fact that you tried your hardest to make her life special!

Jo
 
Feel v sorry for you.

If it helps, there are a lot of people who are / have been in the same situation. Just go into the picture gallery & see how many entries there are in the 'in memory' thread. I wouldn't recommend going in there cos I did last night & let's just say it didn't do me much good. I've been trying to avoid going in there for ages but every time I go in PG, there it is looking at me.

There are so many people who have lost horses & feel just as you do (I lost my soulmate in Feb this year) so don't feel alone.
 
reading that brought a tear to my eye. its always sad to hear of a horse dying, or any animal for that matter, but we have to remember the old saying 'better to have loved and lost then to not of loved at all' thats what i keep saying myself after a relationship breaks down, or something or someone leaves me unexpectantly xxx
 
im so sorry .... reading your post ... i had my 32 year old first pony pts just before christmas and i still cant look at photos of her ,so i can understand its so heart breaking when you lose a great horse
 
I am so sorry to hear that - what a tragic accident...
Losing a horse is horrendous, Ted died after colic surgery just over 2 years ago, it was awful.
Miss him so much still

But if we didnt dote on them and do everything for them - who would
Think of the love and great life you gave to her whilst she was still here - sounds like you were a wonderful owner to her

Unfortunately we do get attached and break our hearts over these animals - but we couldn't be without them either

Best wishes xx
 
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