Fairynuff
Well-Known Member
Ulla Belle arrived in March on retirement livery. She was a big lump of a mare with a lovely laid back nature. She was SF, by Hidalgo De Riou out of Esterelle, and had made her mark on the sj circuit here in Italy.
This morning was like any other, she had her hay then was turned out with Tom. At !! am the blacksmith reshod her fores and she went into her box out of the heat. At 14.30 I was on the forum and heard a couple of bangs coming from the bottom boxes. I went to have a look and was confronted by blood-everywher, on the floor outside her box, down the door, on the outside wall-it was everywhere. I lcouldnt get into the box as she was down up against the door and was having what looked like convulsions-there was a huge pool of blood under and around her head and every breathe she made more was pumping out of her nose or mouth. It took me 20 mins to eventually talk to a vet and about an hour till one arrived! I kept praying that she would just quietly die but she didnt-she died an hour and a half after I found her in the most awful way. The vet did what she could but it was a lost battle from the start.It was probably mycosis in her gutteral pouch which led to a rupture of the carotid. It was absolutely horrific to watch and must have been more than a horrific way to go for her. Oh and friend are down dragging her out for the truck tomorrow. Poor poor Ulla
I feel quite shocked-she was completely normal this morning! Owner has since confirmed that she had in the past been a bleeder when worked hard. Sorry, had to tell someone
. Mairi.
This was Ulla 10 mins after she arrived-I chucked her in the paddock to let her have a womble after her trip here.She was a lovely, lovely mare.
This morning was like any other, she had her hay then was turned out with Tom. At !! am the blacksmith reshod her fores and she went into her box out of the heat. At 14.30 I was on the forum and heard a couple of bangs coming from the bottom boxes. I went to have a look and was confronted by blood-everywher, on the floor outside her box, down the door, on the outside wall-it was everywhere. I lcouldnt get into the box as she was down up against the door and was having what looked like convulsions-there was a huge pool of blood under and around her head and every breathe she made more was pumping out of her nose or mouth. It took me 20 mins to eventually talk to a vet and about an hour till one arrived! I kept praying that she would just quietly die but she didnt-she died an hour and a half after I found her in the most awful way. The vet did what she could but it was a lost battle from the start.It was probably mycosis in her gutteral pouch which led to a rupture of the carotid. It was absolutely horrific to watch and must have been more than a horrific way to go for her. Oh and friend are down dragging her out for the truck tomorrow. Poor poor Ulla
This was Ulla 10 mins after she arrived-I chucked her in the paddock to let her have a womble after her trip here.She was a lovely, lovely mare.
