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Re: Chris Paus and Max tragedy



Really sorry the horse was lost......I did look at the photos, but they do
raise all sorts of questions.
Why was the  horse being loaded at night, and in an area with hazards.  Why
wasn't the seller handling and
loading the horse?  I don't mean to sound critical at all, just curious.

It seems if I sold a horse, and it was being picked up by a transport
company, than I would make sure, myself
that the horse was loaded in a safe spot, under safe circumstances.....

Karen
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ben & Kris Givens" <givensb@prodigy.net>
To: "Ride Camp" <ridecamp@endurance.net>
Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2001 7:41 AM
Subject: RC: Chris Paus and Max tragedy


> I just found out that a good email friend, who has helped me
> immeasurably with endurance tips lost a horse she had just sold in a
> horrible accident.  Max was being loaded up by an equine transport
> company to go to his new home in Houston.  The loader didn't wait for
> Max to calm down - this was at 2 a.m. in the morning, blindfolded him,
> and tried to back him through a gate, when Max felt the gate hit his
> rear he went ballistic.  Max suffered a horrific compound fracture.
> Chris has documented the incident and here is the site.  I warn you now
> the photos are grafic.
>
> http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumIndex?u=292777&a=13015011&f=0&vt=vp
>
>
> I'm sure some of you might know Chris.  She rides in endurance rides
> with her horse Star and has written some wonderful stories that are on
> her web site about those rides.
>
> http://pages.prodigy.net/paus/
>
> Max was out of her mare Tee and half thoroughbred.  He was an
> outstanding horse. I had even considered purchasing Max but knew my
> limits in horsemanship that he was too much of a horse for me.  Max
> would have made an incredible endurance athlete.
>
> Please keep Chris and Melissa, Max's new owner in your hearts.
>
> Kris
>
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