Update : he did it again

Have been following this, and I don't see what else you could have done. At least the problem will not be passed onto someone else, or some poor person trampled or some motorist injured or worse by a bolting horse.

It was obvious from your very first post that you saw something so disturbing in his behaviour that you knew something more serious was wrong than a horse simply being unsettled in new surroundings and panicing.

I don't know if you are getting an autopsy, but it does sound neurological.

I don't see what else you could have done.
 
Hi Thanks,

I decided ( and this does sound harsh i know ) to ' not throw good money after bad' as it were, and not have a PM done because even if i did know it wouldnt have changed the outcome. I honestly think given what the hunstman said that there was something ' in his head ' physically, but even if it wasnt he was a product of his environment/ upbringing and i dont think anyone could have changed that.
 
digitalangel said:
Thank you EVERYONE. i wish i could buy you all a tin of roses and quality street. every posts means a lot and is keeping me together right now.
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I think you have given everyone following these posts far more than a box of chocolates already so far. You have touched my heart with the way you have handled yourself and your horse. I hope to god if I am ever in your situation I cope with it half as well as you have done. Hope you are doing OK, xx
 
digitalangel said:
i need them. i actually feel sick.

feel like ive failed him somehow. not rational i know.
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"Hope burns eternal in the human heart." It is that hope which makes you think you have failed, when of course you have not. You have done the best thing possible for this poor horse and those he put at risk. I think the replies on this forum show just how much respect you have from other horse lovers. Imagine if he had gone to someone less caring than you?

My heart goes out to you.
 
I think you're doing the right thing for him, I am so sorry for what you have been through and I admire you because its not an easy thing to do x
 
DA, I am so sorry that it was you who had to make the decision and go through this morning, but...I am very glad the breeders didn't take him back. He was lucky to have you there to make the tough decision which was, ultimately, the best decision for him. Had he gone back to the breeders, who knows what would have become of him :(

Your horses are lucky to have you.
 
I am sorry to hear it had to come to this. As hard as it was, you tried everything you could, what is harder is we just want to make things better, but sometimes there is nothing we can do.

Hugs xx
 
I have followed this story but haven't commented until now. Just wanted to say that I am so impressed with the kindness and compassion you have shown, you have absolutely done the best thing for this horse. I'm amazed by the support shown by total strangers on here, hopefully that will be of some comfort to you. Take care of yourself xxx
 
Just caught up with this - I remember your first thread about him bolting. You have done the right thing which is something the breeders should have done instead of trying to get the last penny out of him. Sometimes there is no cure for things. Look after yourself. xx
 
A very hard, sad and very brave decision to make - but truly the right one.

Don't beat yourself up - be kind to yourself!

Well done - a true horse person you are ;)

MASSIVE HUGS xx
 
A horrible decision to make, but the right and more compassionate one. Big hugs to you, you did him a kindness than no one else had. Sending good vibes
 
It's not often I'm moved to tears by this forum, but I've just caught up with this. I really think you did the right thing. Hugs to you and I do hope you get some comeback with the dealer.I know the horse has been put to sleep, but they were given every opportunity to respond and we're talking about a public liability that had already required police intervention.

Whatever you decide to do from now, look after yourself. Xx
 
From your description that he was doing something that appeared like trying to look at his ears , it sounds like he had what they call in App breeding "sky eyes" which some fewspots suffer from
You can find out about it on the Appaloosa Project. This is what they say :

"Do all Appaloosas diagnosed with CSNB have the same degree of vision during the day? Is their day vision the same as or different from horses that don’t have CSNB?
CSNB-affected Appaloosas likely have normal day vision, just like any other horse. Day vision is only impaired if there is some other problem with their eyes (eg. cataracts).

Some Appaloosas have sky eyes, where the eye tilts upward and backward from the normal position. These horses are thought to experience distorted vision. Unfortunately, there is no way to objectively test this, however, they frequently exhibit head-tilting and other unusual behaviors, and be unusually fearful of new places and objects which suggests visual abnormalities. The technical name for this disorder is œstrabismusâ, and it is considered a serious defect. However, many horses that exhibit this as young animals experience self-correction as they mature, such that by the time they are of riding age, their eyes move to a more normal alignment and their vision adjusts to near-normal."

http://www.appaloosaproject.info/in...user_op=view_printable&PAGE_id=31&lay_quiet=1
 
Really sorry to read this I thought you had turned a corner.

But you did do the right thing. Knowing he has a pattern of this behaviour, you would have been distraught if he had repeated this again and hurt someone. You have been exceedingly brave and I really hope you now find peace.
 
Well done DA, you've done absolutely the best thing as everyone else has said.
What a **** situation to have been in, there are some unscrupulous barstewards about.

After more years in the horse business than I care to remember I found myself with a fruit loop of a horse this year. I'm pretty sure he was drugged when I tried him, but well...

Anyway, he was good on the ground, just a maniac under saddle, and, yes, we did all the checks.

I was certainly not going to pass him on as someone else's problem and was lucky enough to get him into the blood bank.

Your horse would not have been suitable for that, too small and had behavioural issues.

Really, really good for you in doing what you have done. The people who sold him to you will have no conscience. We do need some regulation in the horse industry, it contributes a huge amount to the economy and so unregulated!

Well done, you may feel rubbish now but you've done the best thing.
 
So happy he's at peace now, but I still felt a wrench in my stomach when I read your post "It is done". I really hope that karma catches up with the scumbags that hadn't the guts and humanity to do the right thing by him.

I understand completely why you didn't have the PM done - when my mare died suddenly a couple of years ago I couldn't let them do it to her, even though it might have meant the insurance wouldn't pay out without one. Luckily they did, but even if I'd known they'd refuse the claim I still wouldn't have done it. Mike from the Atherstone Hunt collected her and he was absolutely fantastic. I'd send anyone to the hunt in the same circumstances, and it sounds like your hunt were equally kind.

OK - now spend some proper time on yourself. If you're anything like me you'll have had no sleep since you got him, and stressed out wondering what he was going to do next and when.

I hope you can also find peace now, knowing he's running free over the bridge.
 
Only just caught up with this and not posted before. I hope you are looking after yourself as well as you looked after him DA. So very very sad that it came to this but what a lucky horse to have ended up in your hands, expensive and heart-breaking though it has been for you. Can't write my thoughts about the breeders and their "response" to this situation - I hope Karma does its job well. RIP lovely boy. xx
 
I read the start of this the other day and now the end, my darling how sorry I am for you, but you are a proper horse lover and thank God he found you to take responsibility for him. He is at peace now, I hope you will be soon. RIP beautiful boy, big hug to you xxxx
 
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