On a not-so-happy note, I found out the other day that the newest pony at the stable I volunteer at died sometime last week. He came to the stable overweight and with a pretty bad case of laminitis, but I don't think it was so bad that anyone expected him to die from it. I didn't get the details on what happened - they're keeping it quiet so the kids don't get upset - but it was rather shocking, especially since I'd sidewalked a lesson with him only last weekend. Posts: 952 | Registered: Jun 2005
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I knew that he had a new break, and was undergoing more procedures last week. But I didn't realize they finally had to give up efforts. Thanks for the link, Dag.
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What a bummer. You sort of think - no news is good news... then when his name started popping up again I was just thinking to myself - I hope he either makes it or goes quickly.
(I don't mean that to sound callous.)
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I was really sad when I read about this, too.
But at the same time, I'm amazed that he did so well for as long as he did after the Preakness. And from the sound of things, at least he was probably still happy till the end, rather than in a horrific agonized state as he likely would have been if they'd waited too long to put him down.
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