My God, Maria's been PTS

I am so sorry.

Try to take some comfort from your wonderful memories of her. You will never forget this evening's events but after a while that memory will fade and allow you to remember happier times with Maria.
 
EquiEquestrian556 said:
I can't believe I'm writing this. Our beautiful old, 24 yr Andalusian mare, Maria, has just been PTS. She fractured her left fore radius, in a freak accident in the field, and there was nothing that could be done. I'm absolutely heartbroken, and can't believe I'm writing this.

I went to bring them in at 5pm today, to find her lying on the ground, flat out. At first I thought she was just trapped in her rug, but then saw blood all over her leg, and the grass. I then saw her left front leg, just above the knee, was completely broken. Tears streamed through my eyes, as, I knew that a break above the leg is, in the vet's own words, "catastrophic". We called the vet out immediately, and I waited with her, sitting on her neck to keep her still, as we waited. The vet came really quickly, however, she only needed to look to see there was absolutely nothing that could be done. At 18:20pm, Maria left this Earth. She went very peacefully, with no sedation prior necessary, and I was at her head the whole time. She's being collected tomorrow morning, and will then be cremated. Her body's in the middle of the jumping field (where we found her), covered with her rugs.

I'm so, so distraught. In the 10 years we've had horses we've actually never had one PTS, and really never envisaged it would happen like this. This shouldn't of happened to her. She was so, so kind and gentle. I'm crying so much right now. God, I still can't believe this has happened, it feels so unreal. Nasheeta the alpha mare, whom we bought together with Maria, and who was very, very close with her, is very subdued, and keeps whinnying for her, which makes me feel so bad.

R.I.P. Maria, we love you sweet lady. xxx

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How utterly tragic to such a beautiful mare and for you to find her this way is a nightmare. One of the worst ways of find your beloved mare. Words cannot express how most of us feel for you at this time and your stronger than me to type this out so soon. RIP little girl and run free over the rainbow . SO soso sorry for your loss hunny
 
Enfys said:
:( I am so sorry to read this. It is hard enough when you have to make the decision but when it is forced upon you it is devastating. My sympathy.

I don't know if you have done this already, but it may make it easy for Nasheeta if she can see and touch Maria if you can bring yourself to let her do that, often they are much calmer and more accepting when they can see that their friends have gone.
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I also agree with Enfys. When I had my mare of a lifetime pts 2012 I had her son come in just before and then just after, he walked up sniffed her legs then sniffed her nose, it was gut wrenching for me watching him kiss and sniff his mum for the last time. and he did go very quiet after and sort of withdrawn, but I am so glad he got the chance to say good bye. Try and do this if you can or have someone else do it for you.


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I hope you have a little bit of her mane or tail. Also what I did was cut a piece of my hair and used one of her elastic bands and tied to her mane so she took a bit of me with her, with my donkey in May this year I had Giles from the cremation, lay one of my t shirts over Melody when she was cremated which I had worn that day as well as putting some of my hair on her too. Just a thought ..................

my final words to Melody :(

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So very very sorry for your loss. I lost my 21 year old mare a year last August - she broke her back leg badly in a field accident. It takes time to get over the shock of it all and then you grieve. Maria was a beautiful girl.
 
So sorry to hear your news, I lost my first horse Holly in the same way. Turned her out in the morning and got a phone call at lunch time. She had broken her back leg and couldnt be saved. It is a big shock and even more so when your not prepared in the slightest for something like this. Time does heal but even now I do miss my young mare, she was only 7, and its just about 10yrs ago, was in December and feels like yesterday sometimes. Take care xx
 
Than you all for your kind words. She was indeed very beautiful. The strange thing about today is that when she was PTS, in fact the whole experience, was very 'peaceful', if you can use that word for such an awful, tragic event. She will be missed by many. I'm getting tearful thinking of it again, it's just so raw and surreal. I'm with my family, who are all very upset too, as she really was a member of the family. I will try if we have time (her body's being collected very early) to let the others, particularly Nash, to see the body, and get some of her tail hair, to remember her by.

It's so strange and sad to not see her looking over her stable door right now.

Thank you all again for your kind words.
 
I am so sorry for your loss. Take comfort though that you were there for her in her last moments and set her beautiful soul free. Sending massive hugs to you xxx
 
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