Bit of a hard read for anyone with a horse!

Couldn't even finish the first paragraph :(
 
well that certainly tugs at the old ticker. I did finish reading the article and thought it had been written not only very well, but in a certain style aimed to tug a few hearts. Sadly death comes to everything, even horses injured in the name of sport. Sad, very sad... :(
 
Very moving and certainly tugs at a few heart strings, it also gave a very interesting insight to what the vets have to do and their feelings on the subject.
 
The above is hard to read & i grew up around livestock. This has nothing to do with a horse but we recently purchased a cat from a rescue centre as a pick me up for people after several episodes in our house of ill-health etc. Anyway it transpires that the cat has cancer & for various reasons we have decided not to put her through any more major treatment- the cancer is right behind the nose , the treatment will not extend or enhance her life significantly etc etc. Anyway we now have, on the surface a happy lively moggie but at the back of our mind is the fact that she will not be with us for long & it will be me that will have to make the final journey to the vet. For some reason this story reminded me of this. I hope that when the time is right i make the right call at the right time & do not delay or in any way make the cat suffer.

It is amazing how quickly you bond with animals & it never gets any easier.

Sorry for the rambling
 
Excellent photo, and a very moving story to accompany it. Very close to home for Jen and I. Very sad.
 
A hard read. it reminds me of this story of some polo ponies

WELLINGTON, Fla. — The sudden death of 21 polo horses in Florida may have been caused by a toxin that has yet to be identified by tests and could have been in the animals’ feed, vitamins or supplements, veterinarians said Monday.

The horses from the Venezuelan-owned team Lechuza Caracas sickened just before a tournament Sunday, collapsing and dying on the scene or while being treated at vet clinics or transported, officials said.

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/chronicle/6382091.html

http://www.promedmail.org/pls/otn/f..._BACK_PAGE,F2400_P1001_PUB_MAIL_ID:1010,77144

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP)—Florida’s top veterinarian on Tuesday blamed the deaths of 21 elite polo horses on an overdose of a common mineral that helps muscles recover from fatigue.

Florida’s state veterinarian, Dr. Thomas J. Holt, said toxicology tests on the dead horses showed significantly increased selenium levels.

A Florida pharmacy that mixed a brew of vitamins and minerals for the team on order from its Florida veterinarian said Tuesday that the strength of selenium was incorrect. Jennifer Beckett, chief operating officer for Franck’s Pharmacy in Ocala, Fla., would not say whether the incorrect amount was specified in the veterinarian order or was a pharmacy error.

We continue to cooperate fully with the authorities as their investigations proceed,” she said. “We cannot discuss further details.”

Lechuza had no comment on the toxicology report.

The polo team had hoped to get a compound similar to a name-brand supplement known as Biodyl. The supplement is used around the world but hasn’t been approved by the Food and Drug Administration in the U.S.

http://sports.yahoo.com/top/news?slug=ap-deadpolohorses&prov=ap&type=lgn

http://www.promedmail.org/pls/otn/f..._BACK_PAGE,F2400_P1001_PUB_MAIL_ID:1010,77167
 
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