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Comment by Jan Jollymour on September 28, 2010 at 6:03pm

HI, Jeanne:

This is the place! This is where you can be sure of empathy and understanding of your loss, and your grief. Be joyful that he had a happy and good life, and remember the good things and times. He will always be with you, at least in spirit, and the time will come when he comes to mind without pain.

Comment by Mareisha Mulvihill on September 27, 2010 at 10:29pm

I am so sorry for the loss for your horse I can not imagine what you are going threw. We lost our first mare 1 yr ago due to a bad break in her leg not sure how it happen it was one of the hardest things I have gone threw .My thoughts are with you .

Comment by Barbara F. on September 27, 2010 at 6:34pm

I am so sorry for your loss. I'll bet your horse had the most wonderful life, out in the field with his buddies and you caring for him for 20 years. I hope you can find comfort in memories of wonderful times with him, but it will take some time...

Comment by Mary Ginn on September 27, 2010 at 4:20pm

Oh, Jeanne, I wish there was something I could say. Thanks for feeling like you could share it with us. I'm all choked up!

Comment by Gail Morse on September 27, 2010 at 4:18pm

Very sad and strange way to lose a horse. We had a horse get a leg sliced badly Sunday. Down to the bone the most of the way from hock to ankle.

Comment by maureen hall on September 27, 2010 at 3:40pm

Oh - I feel so bad for you jeanne - my condolences on your loss - I am crying for you.

Comment by Jeanne Aiblinger on September 27, 2010 at 3:11pm

I know this may not be the place but about 4am today the horse in the picture with this comment passed away. My baby that has been with me for 20 years ls gone. I feel like that a huge chunk of life has been taken away from me. All I have left of him is memories and some pictures. Yes logically it was to be expected, he was after all 25 years old. But the way it happened is so hard to accept. He was with 5 other horses and we believe that they may have gotten spooked and ran through a page wire fence except he got stuck in it. As he struggled he kept slamming his head repeatedly on the ground. We manged to free him and get him up, but he was doing strange things like chomping down on the dirt or biting us. His mouth was full of dirt and we thought maybe he had something stuck in his throat. The vet was there within 20 minutes and gave him different injections and was able to check his throat and there was no obstruction. His heart was calm and he didn't appear to have any digestive problems. Although he wouldn't stop moving forward and trying to bite the ground. The tranquillizer finally calmed down enough to put him in a box stall and he actually stood still. I wasn't away from him more than half an hour and I found him in the stall with the top his head even more scraped up and him slamming it against the wall and biting down on the floor. He would eventually get tired and fall down and sleep for about 5 minutes. I had put halter on him to keep him from hurting himself. Finally my son and I wrapped his face up in cloth and he calmed down again. He woul sleep longer. Having had a round box stall he wouldn't have had as much of hard time because he kept jamming his head into the corner. I thought maybe if I put him out with his pasture mate, he might stop this behavior or at least be calmer. He just kept on biting the dirt and would jam his up against any thing that got in his way. After bringing him back to his stall and covering his face he settled down. by 1am he no longer banged his head and only slowly circled the stall. I had tried to give him water several times but he wouldn't take any. He hadn't eaten or drank for at least 12 hours now. I thought by him no longer hurting himself, being much calmer and responeding to my voice that he was finally coming around I thought I could go inside to warm up and get a little rest. My partner went to see him at 3am and he was lying down but got himself up and was breathing heavy but seemed ok at 4am he checked again and he had died. I wasn't there for him. So now I ask myself could I have done more and why did it have to be like this. He was an amazing animal and had a good and happy life. SQUIRES BAR DELL 1985 -2010.

Comment by Joy Lunn on September 27, 2010 at 9:21am

Question Feeding linseed/flaxseed.
In the UK we soak then boil. Is this the case in Canada and the US? A correspondent from NZ says she mills hers raw in a coffee grinder. As I buy in bulk from a bird seed supplier and the birds eat the linseed without being poisoned do I have the do the boiling thing?

Comment by Mary Ginn on September 27, 2010 at 8:49am

Bastian, as far as ground work goes, Ellen Ofstad has a set of video clips under long reining posted on this site. I have used the things taught as a way to teach my guy some stuff and he's developing a very nice self-carriage. Works way better than longing with side reins & such. Hope you get well soon!

Comment by maureen hall on September 27, 2010 at 7:46am

Thanks Barbara - he still has a long way to go - especially for his back end to catch up with the size of his head/neck - but I think it is going to be a fun journey for us.

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