I haven't posted as of late on Emmett's condition. So, I guess it is time.
Here is a link to his condition hydrocephalus.
If you read through the article you will see that really there is no hope for our little guy, and therefore I have decided to have him put down. He is now six months old and still in a dummy state. What life he had in him has disappeared and what is left is a foal whose purpose in life is to survive. Luckily for us he has not reached a state of aggression, and I would not like to wait until the point where he does. It would not be good for my children to witness, or for the other horses to have to be subjected to it.
So, sadly we reach the end of our journey into the breeding end of the horse industry. I did not take lightly the responsibilities involved when I decided to breed our mare, and I truly believed in what I did and the stallion I bred to. But, life just does not always turn out the way we would hope, and I am accepting of that.
10 comments:
Oh, I'm so sorry for you. What an aweful decision to have to make and I know how you agonized over whether to breed or not. I'm so sorry!
I'm so sad to hear this. Hang in there.
Kathy I am so sorry for you and your family. What a terrible thing to happen to the little guy. I can only imagine the tears you have shed. I know how my heart would be.
You did everything exactly right. Who knows why these things happen? But for this very reason I decided recently not to attempt to have a child at my age. My husband and I just think our lives are so full and I am just too scared to think of what I might could be faced with. There are so many possibilites and like you said you can't enter some responsibilites lightly.
Hugs to you. This just breaks my heart.
Kathy,
I read with sadness in my heart. I too have had to make this decision with a foal, not of the same issue but still. My heart and prayers go out to you and the family. Godspeed little Emmet
Kathy,
I am so sorry to hear about Emmet. How painful it must be to loose the little fellow when he never really had a chance to live much of his life.
I think the best comfort you can take is to know that you did everything possible that you could for him. The time he had with you was filled with love and kindness.
So many horses live long lives without a single person who really loves them. If I were a horse, I would rather have a short life with someone who loved me than a long one without a single person that cared.
My heart goes out to you!
Oh, Kathy, I am so sorry to hear about Emmett. What a tragedy for all of you.
I too know what it is like to put down a foal. It crushed my heart and I thought I would never heal. I know I never wanted anything to do with breeding horses again.
Luckily for me, I had mares that were already bred so another foaling season came and my heart was given the opportunity to heal. Looking back at it now, I would not trade all the joy I have had since then to avoid the heartache loosing that foal caused.
I hope you all have the opportunity to get healing for your hearts.
Kathy, I'm so very sorry to hear this.
How horrible for you to have to endure the pain of loosing Emmet. I'm so sorry to hear about your loss.
Just heartbroken. So sad for everyone. Give the little guy a scratch from me and I will picture him happy and running free in horse heaven. He taught us all so much...but that's what horses are for to teach us and to fill our hearts. So sorry.
Nice photograph to have! So sad to hear your story...
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