One of my horses died. Found her in 2 ft of water in one of my tanks. Horses don't drown...one the strangest things I've seen in awhile. She was 9.

Guess I'll have to wait to see what the vet says.

Sorry to hear that blue square E/A.Hope there was no foul play involved.

Terrible...we owned horses for years when I was a pup but we never had any die during that span...

sorry to hear blue square

That's too bad blue square. Why don't horses drown?

Cause they ain't stupid and normally don't f around in water.

Thx guys for the condolences. Now I gotta tell my girls. This ought to be fun.

Start digging - tell her it ran away

I gotta find out what happened. 9 yr old horses that appear healthy and have regular vet visits don't just kill over. Kinda worried about the rest of my horses.

Thats strange for one to go down in a tank. Ive seen one or two at ropings go down quick from heart attacks, But that usually happens during some sort of exertion.

Vet been out yet?

Bad news, especially for the kids.

Nothing worse than not accounting for all of them, then having to search.

I have 4 mares that are getting up there around 20-25 years old and everytime i have to look for one it always worries me.

Vet is in OK, have to wait till tomorrow.

You don't suspect foul play do you?

No, heart attack is what I'm thinking, but it still doesn't make sense. I kinda liked her, she was a curious horse. Not a prize winning horse or anything, but fun to watch.

Off to talk with the girls. See you all later.

We had some stray dogs run ours once and one locked up and went down. Any stays or wild dogs around?

Ratmo been hanging around?

If shes been well up to this point, but went down in the water like that, its gotta be a heart attack.

I'm really sorry for your loss lanman. That really sucks. You have my condolences.

Sorry, man. That sucks.

They can, on occasion walk in to pond and get distressed from unsured footedness, due to clay silt or debris. They then panic and cause more harm to themselves.

I have seen it done on a first hands bassis.

Trust me it will be easier explaning, than it was watching.

Might want to call your conservation officer or the USDA, were the vaccs UTD and Coggins? Not to mention, rabies. Yeah, don't happen often, but it can. Better safe than sorry. Is the VET doing a necropsy to find the cause? I have seen where a VET has died from Rabies and they tracked it back to livestock that he was exposed to over five years. I'm not trying to scare you, and this is rare, but you never know. Not to mention some type of herd health issue. Good Luck

Sad day when someone loses an animal that is dear to the family and people try to make wise cracks...

And a mod to boot...

Lanman... sorry about your loss... Hope the girls take it ok...

Sorry to hear about your horse lanman.

Sorry to hear about your horse lanman. It's really tough to lose a family animal. Even more when you don't know the cause.

Nascar - that's pretty typical for a few folks around here. It always seems to be the same few.

That is why I have been absent for awhile...

Don't sweat the jokes people. I dish it out (well, I try and fail most of the time) so I can take it in return. Most poeple are left alone, some aren't. I know it's in fun and no harm meant.

Vet say prob heart attack, but necropsy (sp?) pending.

She was one of many so not the end of the world.

But there is a time and place for everything and a post dealing with the death, illness, etc of a loved one or something dear to a family isn't really the place for jokes...

And I would think that someone who represents the TFF should know when the appropriate time to joke is.

Any snakes out there?

I managed a thoroughbred farm for about 3 years with on average about 80 horses and have seen only two just drop dead. One got struck by lightning while eating grass, still had the grass in her mouth and the other had a brain anurism, or how ever you spell it. Sorry to hear about you horse man.

Sorry to hear about your bad luck.

i know lanman is a joker and wouldnt take offense. So I guess I dont know when to joke...Oh well. I am over it now. Sorry you feel that way NascarCharles

Another fine way to represent TFF...

Really? Hadnt noticed.

I was trying to be formal.

Really? Hadnt noticed. [/quote]


Why do you have to be so childish? Grow up and get a life!

Now why not drop your comments and let this thread get back on topic?

Whats UPchuck? hehehehehehe

Bummer about the horse lanman, maybe this will cheer ya up.

Look, I've met Fatty and he's not a bad guy. That being said, I still don't get how he takes enjoyment from someone else's bad situation. Heck, he's pulled the same stuff on me before. Those responses are more of a Pilothawk thing.

Maybe one day he'll grow up a little and take his mod position a little more serious.

BTW - Sorry to hear about the horse, Lan. Let us know what you find out.

ummmm...and those had what to do with what?????

not that I'm complaining!