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Re: [RC] OT-Sudden death - heidiHas anyone here had any experiences with horses suddenly dying? My father just bought a colt...colt acted fine, no outward signs of illness, transported less than 5 minutes from point A to B, and arrived at point B with a dead colt. Colt was not laying in ackward positioning as of broken neck or anything, but did say the next morning had a soft ball size of something that came from the nostril. Our uncle sold a baby last year bought off the mama, had been trailered before, went to deliver the baby,was in transport 10 minutes from home, heard a noise, and that baby was dead. Is this common, can they panic to the point of death? Any ideas? No, this is not likely due to just panic. Most probable cause would be an aneurysm--and given that they are babies, first thing I'd ask would be their deworming history. Next most probable cause would be rearing up and striking themselves in the poll--if they hit just right, death can be pretty much instantaneous as well. Heidi =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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