Jane, at work on my lunchbreak reading this and fighting back the tears. This on top of everything else, life can be ***** sometimes.
I am so so sorry for you and all my thoughts are with you x x x
I don't post in here very often but read it every day and I had totally fallen in love with Tam and it was obvious how much you adored that boy. My thoughts are with you, its such an awful awful loss. RIP Tam!!
Thank you so much guys - it has gone to show how much people liked him as he has had such a huge response both on here, HB forum and on my facebook page. Words fail me to express what an amazing horse he was and the only thing I can thank my stars for is that I went for the unconventional and got some foals from him this year instead of waiting till next. I will cherish my own and my friend's one that is due I know will be just as adored and I know both will do their best to carry the torch for their dad. RIP my little man.
One of my ex students has just created a FB page in memory of him (incredibly sweet of her) and so am just uploading some photos. Anyone interested in joining it can access it here: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=160622703952230
my thoughts are completely with you, i lost my beloved mare, Tzara, on friday night. She too had a severe colic, they think either a twisted gut or blood clot in the vessels running to the gut, her colic came on very quickly and there was no chance of saving her as she was in such immense pain and again her heart rate soared. We had to have her pts as there was no option. We had to arrange her burial on saturday as she was pts late fri nite it wasn't nice to see her still lying there but i spent a bit of time saying my goodbyes before she went away . I miss her so much so i know how you feel.
Rip Tzara and Tam play together in the big field in the sky.
I will cherish my own and my friend's one that is due I know will be just as adored and I know both will do their best to carry the torch for their dad. RIP my little man.
Jazz and V will have stunning babies and he will live on in them. he was a lovely chap and i am proud that my mare is in foal to him RIP little man xxx my thoughts are with you hun
The same happened to a friend of a friend, and her stallion a few weeks ago now... all was well when she left the yard for the night, and came the morning when she went to the yard and found her stallion colicking, called the vet stright away, but it was too late for the poor horse and had to be p.t.s
(((hugs)))
Jane, I am so so sorry to hear that. He looked a very special young horse and I sincerely hope you end up with something lovely to carry on the line. I hope to God (bloody warped sense of humour he has) that your luck changes soonest. Take a deep breath and kick on! xx
Whizz and Tikino - thank you and you are so right - he really was my pride and joy and I have never had such a special bond with a horse....he was one of a kind.
Hardly ever come on here anymore but tonight stumbled across this and Jane I am so, so sorry to hear of it. Poor Tam. My heart bleeds for you really it does. It's such a rollercoaster of emotions breeding your own and to lose one in distressing circumstances must be absolutely awful. He was always such a gorgeous boy, didn't know you bred him but good on you and some things are meant to be eh. Chin up and massive hugs to you xx