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| Miska |
Posted - 30 Oct 2010 : 09:22:31 AM
My beautiful Ettie (Dlani Dudette) was put to sleep yesterday morning. I feel numb, as it was so very unexpected. Last month she was diagnosed with hip disease - although I knew it was the end of her ridden career I thought that I would be able to keep her as a companion, as she was only seven.
She went for her check up at the vets (after the glucosimine injection a month before). She was considerably worse and the vet didn't think it would be kind to keep her as a companion and that she probably wouldn't survive the winter. This was the horse I had seen cantering around the field a day before.
So we made the sad decision to put her to sleep before she was in any more pain than she already was. We had already noticed severe changes in her behaviour over the last fortnight.
Despite her not being ridden since March (when we first worked out something was wrong) we have had our most successfull year, winning our first ever 1st place in a riding club show in PBA inhand and then going on to become Reserve Champion. I think it was Alethea on here that judged it - if it was, thank you so so much, you made our year.
We also came 4th at the SEAHG show in the pba inhand and then when I started riding her again (after tildrins, to see if there was a change) everything suddenly seemed to click, she schooled beautifully for me.
I have always said she was my Jekyll & Hyde pony, as she has always been mecurial, one moment amazing and the next difficult. Maybe in the end it was her hips all along.
Anyway I thought I would show you some photos in tribute to my beautiful quarab.
My greyhound x giraffe pony - the first time I went to go and see her three years ago. She'd only just been broken in and we fell in love with her even though she was completley unsuitable.
A couple of years later. One moment of togetherness, caught forever on camera. We went on to compete in a dressage test and get a disastarous (though actually our highest ever) 54% 
Last summer when we came 5th in the Sunshine Tours in SJ. One of my favourite photos. She just went like she had never gone before, jumping beautifully and turning on a sixpence.
This year at the GDRC show where we came 1st. The most perfect day ever. She hadn't been out the yard for three months and my normally nutty pony, was an absolute angel.
And finally, the one photo that sums Ettie up completley...
Bye bye my beautiful girl. |
| 25 L A T E S T R E P L I E S (Newest First) |
| Nut |
Posted - 01 Nov 2010 : 9:18:30 PM
So sorry to hear of your loss. RIP Ettie. |
| arabianrio |
Posted - 01 Nov 2010 : 8:14:49 PM
My heart goes out to you at this very sad time. Remember the good times. R I P Ettie
Thinking of you
Sandy
East Sussex |
| Evie |
Posted - 01 Nov 2010 : 8:06:59 PM
So sorry to hear of your loss, RIP Ettie xx |
| Pasha |
Posted - 01 Nov 2010 : 4:01:10 PM
So very sorry for your loss xxx RIP Gorgeous Ettie xxx |
| Offira |
Posted - 01 Nov 2010 : 2:48:43 PM
How absolutely heartbreaking, what a lovely mare. You can see from her face she had something extra special about her. |
| zooscat |
Posted - 01 Nov 2010 : 2:41:28 PM
So so sorry to read of your sad loss. What fabulous pics of a dearly loved horse - she obviously blossomed with you and was able to show her true - somewhat eccentric - personality without fear of being punished.The Arab Bedouin people say that "for every kindness that a person does to a horse, that person is rewarded a thousandfold". I hope at some time in the future you experience that when you look back on the lovely times you had with The Fab Quarab, and will do in the future with whatever animals are lucky enough to find you.
Sincere condolences and love. |
| pinkvboots |
Posted - 01 Nov 2010 : 2:17:42 PM
So sorry to hear this I remember your post a while back about her pelvis trouble, it is such a shame as she was so young but you have the short time you spent together to remember, they are fantastic pictures of her jumping she does look like a stag.
Bless you it does get easier with time. |
| leiat8 |
Posted - 31 Oct 2010 : 3:34:18 PM
what a fantastic little pony so sorry for your loss xxx |
| xsara |
Posted - 31 Oct 2010 : 3:06:01 PM
I am so sorry to hear of your loss so suddenly The pictures are lovely and she had come on so well for you and now it is all taken away RIP Ettie you will be sadly missed |
| Miska |
Posted - 31 Oct 2010 : 1:26:37 PM
Thank you everyone.
She was a very special mare (special in both meanings of the word). I have hundreds of stories I can tell about her, she was such a character.
Thank you Incasha for the poem, it si beautiful.
Templars, I am sure if she jumped over the rainbow, she would have jumped it something like this....
She was part stag, don't you know
Thanks everyone |
| arabian |
Posted - 31 Oct 2010 : 09:32:21 AM
so very sorry to hear your sad news i lost my boy back in july and i cried when i read your post she was a beautiful girl and so young sending massive hugs to you xxxx |
| Quarabian |
Posted - 31 Oct 2010 : 09:24:16 AM
So sorry to hear your news. She was special. I can't imagine how you are feeling right now. |
| Goldenmane |
Posted - 31 Oct 2010 : 06:41:57 AM
Ettie was beautiful and you sound very brave, she can run free now, out of pain.X |
| joanna_piana |
Posted - 30 Oct 2010 : 9:36:14 PM
So sorry to hear you have lost Ettie, she looked beautiful and full of charachter Run free Ettie |
| rosie |
Posted - 30 Oct 2010 : 9:21:50 PM
So sorry for your loss.x |
| Arabianknights |
Posted - 30 Oct 2010 : 9:17:10 PM
I was in tears reading about your beautiful mare - such a shame. My thoughts are with you. |
| barbara.gregory |
Posted - 30 Oct 2010 : 7:44:50 PM
So very sorry to hear your sad news; she was so young.
RIP Ettie.
Barbara |
| Fee |
Posted - 30 Oct 2010 : 7:43:46 PM
So so sad for you, only 7  Thinking of you...
Fee x
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| Nichole Waller |
Posted - 30 Oct 2010 : 7:35:46 PM
So sorry to hear your sad news. You have some wonderful memories and some lovely photos to remember her by. RIP dear Ettie. |
| MinHe |
Posted - 30 Oct 2010 : 7:09:53 PM
So very sorry to hear of this. It's always awful to lose a friend, but more so when so young...
Keren |
| Slave 2 Magic |
Posted - 30 Oct 2010 : 6:25:26 PM
So sorry to hear of the loss of your beautiful Ettie. R.I.P. |
| Nedds71 |
Posted - 30 Oct 2010 : 6:24:48 PM
Very sorry to read this, you have some lovely memories, I love the last pic, brought me a smile 
RIP sweet Ettie |
| sab2 |
Posted - 30 Oct 2010 : 6:19:00 PM
So very sorry to hear of your loss i love PBAs and she looked very special , i remember the photo of her jumping at the time it brought such a smile to my face, thinking of you at this sad time RIP Ettie sending you big |
| Claire |
Posted - 30 Oct 2010 : 6:11:15 PM
So sorry to read of your loss, its the most awful feeling in the world but it does get a little easier day by day
Thinking of you and will raise a glass to Ettie tonight
RIP beautiful Ettie x |
| Arachnid |
Posted - 30 Oct 2010 : 6:05:17 PM
Oh no, I'm so sorry. Poor little Ettie. Thinking of you
J |
