I lost him tonight. Sleep well, my beautiful Merlin. Every day I had you for the last nine years was a proud day for me and I will miss you immensely. You were such a dude and I hope to see you again one day. A real horse of my lifetime.
So very sorry - RIP beautiful Merlin. Sometimes even when you try everything they still leave. He was lucky to have you and to have some time out with his friends in the field before he went ((hugs))
Thanks, all. Off to bed now as tomorrow is another day and I need to lick my wounds and remember my beautiful boy as he was at his last grid clinic last weekend - flying over the fences with his ears pricked and happy as a pig in muck.
I'm so sorry Mrs B. You did everything you could & I think you were completely right to bring him home & let him out with his friends, maybe even more so given that he didn't make it - at least his last days were happy.