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Re: [RC] Fwd: A PSA re: leaving sick horses at home - Ravencoughing horse came to the ride with another horse. The other horse did go out the following morning and completed the ride. My pony got very ill from exposure to a sick horse and the owner at a CTR clinic. The owner knew her horses had been very sick for months, and still...she brought this horse to this event. And worse yet...she did not wash her hands or change her clothes... before vet checking the other horses!!!! My pony was so sick....that he spent 11 days at the U of MN in a ICU isolation stall. My pony was so sick that he had to undergo horrible medical procedures and was hooked up to IV's and such for 10 days. My pony was so sick...that for 10 days he could not eat or drink water. My pony was so sick that on July 4, 2007...the vets called me at home to tell me that he was dying and I might want to make the hour drive to the vet hospital to say good-bye. My pony was so sick that for 11 days, I cried and could not sleep. My pony was so sick that in 11 days....he lost almost 150 lbs. For a 13.2 hand...850 lb pony...that is a huge loss. My pony was so sick that the U of MN vets sent him home to die or ...hopefully...recover. My pony was so sick that it took MONTHS for him to recover! My pony was so sick that the rest of my riding season was shot. My pony was so sick that the vet bills totaled over $6,000.00 !!! My pony was so sick and almost died...and all this could have been PREVENTED~! How...by being a responsible horse owner and keeping sick/ill horses AT HOME! By coming to the event with clean hands and clean clothes...so not to spread equine illness to innocent horses! Please think twice before taking your sick/ill horses off your property. Not only is it unfair to your sick/ill horse to expect them to carry your butt on the trails. But, it's TOTALLY UNFAIR to expose other horses to Communicable Disease!! 'nugh said Raven Lucy & Molly, the Girl Doggies Huginn & Dixie Chick, the Back Behind the Barn Ponies Maggie Rose, the cat who makes me sneeze I ride an Ice Pony because heart is not measured in hands. My Blog http://iceponytrekking.blogspot.com/ MySpace http://www.myspace.com/iceponygoddess Respect ALL Earthlings. We are all animals of this planet. We are all creatures. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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