What a lovely mare and foal; Ann should be very proud of herself for the love and care she has given them
There may have been nothing wrong with Muffin; these things can happen. A friend bred a foal from her part-bred mare and the foal had a fatal colic at about 9 months old. It was ill and dead within a few hours before anything could be done. Both the mare and foal had never been ill or neglected, it was just one of those tragic things. She never bred another foal and never will as she was too upset by it all.
im sitting here still in tears reading all these lovely replies i cant belive that she has gone!!! Seeing her little body just lying there was unbearable and making the call to Ann who had just returned off break was the worst ever. Lovely muffin was fine the night before munchin apples i took down and she was fine grazing with the others in the morning too but by 3.45pm she was gone. Thank you Jamana your right i can't stop thinking what if i'd ?!! I stayed with her right until she was returned to the place she was born, i couldnt leave her on her own. Thank you V for being there i dont know what i would have done if you wasnt i couldnt even remember what road the field was on when i called the vets.
You were a stunning filly that had the best of everything from the minute your owner Annie saved you by ripping open the birth bag. RIP little Muffin
Please send hugs for ann&precious, RIP Muffin, pic
Posted - 06 Jul 2009 : 08:40:41 AM
