Please cuddle your horses more. (Sad)

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My beautiful broodmare passed away today. I went to the yard to meet the farrier and my big mare wouldn't come to the gate. When I got to her the other girl was laying in the mud, I could see she was dead before I got to her. I don't know what happened, she was healthy and happy, in her mid teens, there was no sign of anything amiss, it just looked like she was sleeping.

I am glad she wasn't on her own at the end. My other mare will no doubt miss her, as will I and my OH. We only had her for 4 months and had planned to put her in foal to our stallion this year. She was a good girl, no trouble at all, kind and quiet.

So please cuddle your horses every day and tell them how much you love them. I will never take my horses for granted again.

Dance in heaven angel. x x
 
bless you. big hug !!!
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I'm so sorry for your loss; it's a dreadful shock when they're hale and hearty one minute but gone the next.
This happened to me, almost 3 years to the day and Irish was a fortnight off foaling. Ten minutes earlier I had seen her happily grazing with the others then the neighbour called to say they thought she might be foaling but she was already stone dead with not a mark on the ground to give any clues why.

Hugs, I hope your other mare is ok too.
 
RIP. We should all hug them everyday
Penfold had a big hug today as he looked so happy. He did his first xc school of the year yesterday and was on a high today. I had to worm him tonight and he needed a big hug for that.
 
Really sorry to hear this. It must have been a terrible shock for you
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I hope your other mare has sorted things out for herself. It's lucky they were together as it's so important they get closure. They deal with the loss far better - or so I've found. I sometimes wish our old girl had gone like that, instead of me having to make the call, but then again, although it was very painful, I did get chance for that last goodbye hug...

Off out in a mo to dish out some extra big ones. Thanks for the reminder and so sorry about your loss x
 
Thanks for your messages. Mils (my other mare) is ok, very quiet but she tucked in to her dinner. She knew she was gone.

I have no idea what to do with her now. The field she is in is difficult to get to and the disposal guy is not sure that he will be able to get to her. I did think about asking the council if I can bury her and plant a tree or something. Has anyone done this before?

The hunt can't pick her up until Wednesday, I am worried a fox might get to her.
 
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so sad for you. I can see my lad from the lane as I drive to the yard and my heart always bursts to see him - I cant imagine how sad you felt. RIP.
 
I am going to sort out what to do with her body today. I keep telling myself that it is not her anymore, just a costume. My pony was glad to see Mils, I had to seperate them because he didn't like the other mare (I am calling her 'mare' as her old owner doesn't know yet, I wouldn't like her to find out like this) but now him and Mils are back together.
 
Sorry for your loss
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You should be able to bury her in thye field, depending on how far away you are form watercourses etc. We have buried four in the past, I think the excavation needs to be at least 10m deep.
 
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