showaddy1
Well-Known Member
My lovely girl, who has given me my confidence back, who knew I wasn't well anymore and who looked after me everytime I rode her died last night and I am just gutted.
I'm not looking for sympathy, just wanted some answers.
She came in at five thirty her usual happy to be having dinner self. An hour after leaving the yard, about six thirtyish, phonecall to say she was down. I was out with kids doing Christmas crap, partner went over (very experienced horseman). Luckily he phoned vet on the way... When partner arrived mare was colicing. Vet arrived ten minutes behind him. She was PTS 90 mins after initial phonecall... In agony, in the rain on a gravel road.
I'm gutted.
Nothing changed, same feed... Same hay.
Why would she colic? And so quickly too?
I'm not looking for sympathy, just wanted some answers.
She came in at five thirty her usual happy to be having dinner self. An hour after leaving the yard, about six thirtyish, phonecall to say she was down. I was out with kids doing Christmas crap, partner went over (very experienced horseman). Luckily he phoned vet on the way... When partner arrived mare was colicing. Vet arrived ten minutes behind him. She was PTS 90 mins after initial phonecall... In agony, in the rain on a gravel road.
I'm gutted.
Nothing changed, same feed... Same hay.
Why would she colic? And so quickly too?