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Date Posted: 12:08:25 09/13/07 Thu
Author: Jennie
Subject: Thanks
In reply to: Pamela Moriarty 's message, "Wicher and Bonne" on 07:48:30 09/13/07 Thu

That's all I needed to hear. I'm not surprised Wicher coliced. He would always choke on his food, especially the alphalpha, so his personal habits would give him a higher chance of colic.

Poor Bonne. I remember one morning he got away from his trainer in the orchards next door and he had a grand time running a muck. That was the same morning that a mare had foaled. So when I got to the farm later in the morning it was like a whirlwind had blown through. Bonne had been caught and was bucking up a storm in the arena (just because he was so worked up - no one was trying to handle him.) The feed cart was abandoned halfway down mare lane, there was a placenta in the breezeway of the barn. I can remember thinking, Holy Crap!

I will always remember those horses fondly.
Thank you again.
Jennie

>Wicher died of colic. Genevieve posted his autopsy
>photo's on another Friesian list. It wasn't really
>for the sqeamish. Bonne from what I understand was
>ruunning in the pasture and struck his head on a low
>hanging branch on a tree and died then and there.
>that is what I was heard from Genevieve on the other
>list. Hope this helps.
>
>Pam
>
>>I want to stop running morbid scenarios through my
>>head. I've been out of the horse industry for about
>>five years and these two stallions were in my fondest
>>memories of that phase of my life.
>>
>>
>>>I'm so sorry that you're only just getting the news
>>>now. It is tragic how many wonderful stallions have
>>>died before their time.
>>>
>>>If you would like to know how they died, let me know,
>>>otherwise I will spare you the details. Both deaths
>>>were reported in "The Friesian".

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