Roaring Lion

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Oh no. So sad. Unlike with St Nicholas Abbey I hope they put the horse's welfare ahead of his financial opportunites.
 

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Oh no. So sad. Unlike with St Nicholas Abbey I hope they put the horse's welfare ahead of his financial opportunites.

I get the impression they really love that horse. David Redvers was apparently on the first flight out there and he's been updating twitter and the Tweenhills website. They've had such a rough few months, what with losing Just The Judge too. Hoping and praying Roaring Lion pulls through.
 
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what reason for the colic in this horse

Travel. He wasn't great and didnt run well at the Breeders Cup the other year and now he has colicked on landing in Aus for stallion duties. He clearly doesn't cope with long plane journeys so I would be worried about him coming home again.
 

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Travel. He wasn't great and didnt run well at the Breeders Cup the other year and now he has colicked on landing in Aus for stallion duties. He clearly doesn't cope with long plane journeys so I would be worried about him coming home again.


poor boy
 

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Travel. He wasn't great and didnt run well at the Breeders Cup the other year and now he has colicked on landing in Aus for stallion duties. He clearly doesn't cope with long plane journeys so I would be worried about him coming home again.
He’s in New Zealand, not Australia and I doubt very much that you know why he got colic ! He’s just had another operation so I imagine the outlook isn’t great.
 

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Travel. He wasn't great and didnt run well at the Breeders Cup the other year and now he has colicked on landing in Aus for stallion duties. He clearly doesn't cope with long plane journeys so I would be worried about him coming home again.

You might be right - but he flew to NZ on June 19th - he'd just cleared quarantine and had been turned out in the field when they noticed he was uncomfortable. At the Breeders Cup he had an awful draw, got knocked sideways and then got all the dirt in her face/in his eyes/ears etc - I don't think he stood a chance, it was over within seconds. IMHO they should never have sent him to USA...but that's a whole other thread!
 

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David Redvers has posted a video on Tweenhills Farm website worth a look. I can't post a link as using a kindle to post.
 

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Just seen he has been PTS after another bout of colic, poor lad - he looked so well on the last video they posted, I was really hoping he would pull through ☹️☹️
 

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Yes, Racing Post reporting it, they decided a third bout was a bridge too far to operate. Also report losing Espoir d'Allen after a freak accident a few days ago :(
 

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Just appeared on RP. Such a shame, poor horse. He fought this so hard. Condolences to those who owned, looked after and tried to save him.
 

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what a shame he was a fabulous horse and looked like he was recovering well. no matter what the vets say about recovery from colic surgery most of the ones that i know about personally have had problems and havent lived that long afterwards or have had another bout and have died....
 

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I doubted he would survive long after the second surgery. I lost one at second surgery. I know some make it after surgery but horses really aren't designed for such radical surgery, and two attempts is really pushing it.

Poor lad, he had the best care but the odds were always against him.
 
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