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Emilieu

Emilieu

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My boy died very suddenly today. He had a heart attack while I was riding him. I just can't take it in, don't know how i'll go on. Any advice or words of wisdom would be very much appreciated. Love you always always milieu. You had my whole heart. Rest in peace beautiful boy
 
How very sad :(
Although it seems like a cliche, time does make the loss easier to bear. You'll never forget but that raw grief does pass.
 
I honestly can't contemplate what you are going through, i'm am so sorry. Life is so cruel sometimes...
 
Huge hugs.
My favourite horse at work went the same way a couple of months ago. He wasnt mine but i was devastated.
I was told though to think the horse died in his absolute prime as instantly as ever possible. shocking and heartbreaking but they died doing what they love and never had to know the suffering many horses do. He'd have known nothing and felt nothing.
Thinking of you xxx
 
So sorry to hear this sad news, sending you big hugs (((()))). You have to think of the good times and I bet you have loads of them. You also have to think he had not suffered for hours or days on end, his passing would have been almost instant, and your final moments together were doing something you both had enjoyed.
 
What an awful shock for you :(

I hope that in time it helps you to think that at least he didn't have a long drawn out death or you had to make that final decision for him, I realise that is no consolation for losing your beloved horse though, and hope that you have many happy memories of your time together. x
 
So very sorry to hear this. My heart goes out to you. It happened to me 8 years ago and I miss my boy still. It is heart breaking but as others said at least he went while you were with him, quickly and he is now at peace. Big Hugs to you x
 
So sorry for your loss and under such awful circumstances - you don't mention any personal injuries so it could have been far worse.

I lost my boy this year and it is heartbreaking, especially when its totally unexpected............ time is a great healer and it does get easier - just remember and cherish all the good times your shared xx
 
He looked after me to the last, not a scratch on me. He made me happier than I have ever been and I'm thankful he suffered no pain. Thank you for all the kind words x
 
You must be devastated. It will get easier in time. And although you may not realise it now, your horse went quickly and made sure that you never have to make "that" decision. My thoughts are with you. x
 
Don't usually comment on these threads but just wanted to send my sympathy, must have been a real shock and I would imagine it will take a few days for you to even begin coming to terms with what happened. As others have said at least you were with him at the end. Take care of yourself.
 
so sorry , how distressing for you:( as others have said, the raw physical pain will pass with time, although it hurts so much now you will get through it.xx
 
I'm sorry for your huge loss.Are you ok physically?

Try and hang on to the thought that his last moments were spent happily enjoying life with someone he loved.There was no loss of dignity or long drawn out illness at the end.
 
So sorry to hear this Petal. Devastating for you. My advice is to keep yourself busy. Get your friends around you to distract you. I lived rurally, alone with my dog for a number of years & I had to make a sudden decision for her many years before I expected I would have to. Couldn't sleep, couldn't eat & couldn't stop crying. People are a bit less understanding on the whole when your world falls appart over an animal. You are expected to be right as rain within a fortnight ! But no-one else knew your animal as well as you did, or knew how deep the bond & love went - for me, I know this is gonna sound terrible, but I'd have coped a lot better if 4 of my human friends had been wiped out than I did coping with the loss of the centre of my universe - my dog. So don't feel you have to cope & put a brave face on. If you are in emotional trouble, get to the doctor. Maybe they'll just give you sleeping tablets to help initially (short term), but I went on to have counselling because I was a mess ! It was then found that I was suffering from clinical depression & I had a spell on anti depressants.
Don't get me wrong - I didn't want to take sleeping tablets or anti depressants, but they served their purpose! Took 4 years to be able to look at a photo without breaking down, but now I can think about her & smile.
It might help to make a scrap book of your horse pics & write up any little quirks & fun tales you had together.
It's not easy sweetheart. But aren't you glad you had the time together & gave over your heart. take care x
 
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