a few years ago here in australia horses started dropping dead in the
paddocks where i kept my horse. the owners were all understandably upset
and distraught (there were no signs indicating any of the horses were
sick), and none of them got an autopsy. until the 8th horse died and the
rest of us were panicking trying to work out what it was. we forced the
owner to get an autopsy done (as in we paid for it) and found out it was
a weed previously thought to be fairly harmless. more horses died after
that, until word got around, but if the first owner had have got an
autopsy done we may have saved a few more. so if you have other horses in
the same pasture or on the same feed or whatever, do yourself a favour
and dont; wait until you lose them all before you find out what it is.
okay, i'll get off my soapbox, and sorry to come on so strong at a time
like this, but i lost alot of (equine) friends through this issue and i'd
hate to see anyone else go through it.
nik
<u913558@student.canberra.edu.au>
> Hey all...
> Much to my sorrow, my TB mare passed away yesterday morning.
> She was fine when I fed her the previous evening, and I didn't see
> sighns of any ill health. In the morning when I went out, she was just
> keeled over, I would say she had been dead for about 2 hours. There were no
> signs of wounds or stress.
> She was 8 years old and in good health. I know there is no way to ever know
> for sure, but does anyone have any theories about why or how this might have
> happened? My best theory is a really fast v colic. What kind of poisonous
> plants, if any this fast acting, can be found in hay in northern CA?
> Sorry to pass on this depressing news, but any ideas would be met with thanks.
> Summer& (arab)TamiSue
>