# My mare died last night **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 28, 2012, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mare-died-last-night/620233 "2012-04-28T14:50:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2012, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mare-died-last-night/620233/41 "2012-04-29T11:03:16Z")
She was a beauty. I’m sorry for your loss. ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2012, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mare-died-last-night/620233/42 "2012-04-29T11:10:51Z")
Dunno if this will offer comfort, but… [The Rainbow Bridge](http://petloss.com/rainbowbridge.htm) ---
**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2012, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mare-died-last-night/620233/43 "2012-04-29T11:30:06Z")
Aw, that’s terrible news. Hope Irish gets over his grief soon. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Avarie537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/48db29/32.png) [@Avarie537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Avarie537)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2012, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mare-died-last-night/620233/44 "2012-04-29T13:56:39Z")
Oh no! I gasped out loud when I read the title. I am SO sorry to hear this. More than a mare, you lost a life-long dream, and my heart aches for you. ---
**Author:** ![Corcaigh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Corcaigh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Corcaigh)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2012, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mare-died-last-night/620233/45 "2012-04-29T14:02:56Z")
☹ so sorry for your loss ---
**Author:** ![foxymoron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/d26b3c/32.png) [@foxymoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foxymoron)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2012, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mare-died-last-night/620233/46 "2012-04-29T16:33:36Z")
I’m so sorry for you and Irish. What a terrible loss. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Surly\_Chick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@Surly\_Chick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surly_Chick)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2012, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mare-died-last-night/620233/47 "2012-04-29T17:23:41Z")
I’m really sorry for you loss. It must be terrible for you and Irish. ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2012, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mare-died-last-night/620233/48 "2012-04-29T18:36:26Z")
Irish seems to have settled in the night. He’s out in the pasture by himself, just stading there. The minis are in the other pasture, which he has access to. They’re grazing in the shade, but he just seems dazed. I’ll bring him up soon to see if he’ll drink - it’s almost 90 degrees and I’m not sure he’s paying attention. I still feel like I’ve been punched in the gut. It doesn’t help to have her body laying in front of the house waiting for the removal men. StG ---
**Author:** ![Sarabellum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sarabellum/32/3492_2.png) [@Sarabellum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sarabellum)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2012, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mare-died-last-night/620233/49 "2012-04-29T18:48:45Z")
Poor Irish. ☹ My heart goes out to him. ---
**Author:** ![Antigen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2012, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mare-died-last-night/620233/50 "2012-04-29T20:18:50Z")
I’m so sorry, **StGermain**. Will you ever find out what happened? Hugs to you and your other beasts - I hope the pain passes soon for you all. ---
**Author:** ![Brynda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e79b87/32.png) [@Brynda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brynda)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2012, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mare-died-last-night/620233/51 "2012-04-29T20:57:26Z")
So sorry to hear this. My deep condolences to all of you. ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2012, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mare-died-last-night/620233/52 "2012-04-30T16:44:39Z")
Irish seems to be doing better, although after I fed him last night, he still went to the run in and called for her. Hopefully after a few more days he’ll be back to himself. StG ---
**Author:** ![Surly\_Chick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@Surly\_Chick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surly_Chick)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2012, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mare-died-last-night/620233/53 "2012-04-30T17:41:36Z")
> [@StGermain](#): > > I still feel like I’ve been punched in the gut. It doesn’t help to have her body laying in front of the house waiting for the removal men. How horrible for you. I know that would devastate me. I’m so sorry. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2012, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mare-died-last-night/620233/54 "2012-04-30T18:03:53Z")
Surly chick - She’s supposed to be picked up today. I hope they do, after more than 2 days in the sun, it’s beginning to be unpleasant. That sounds heartless, and but it’s the unfortunate reality. StG ---
**Author:** ![Clockwork\_Jackal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b5e925/32.png) [@Clockwork\_Jackal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clockwork_Jackal)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2012, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mare-died-last-night/620233/55 "2012-04-30T18:19:09Z")
I’m so sorry. I feel really really bad for you and Irish. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Soylent\_Juicy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@Soylent\_Juicy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soylent_Juicy)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2012, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mare-died-last-night/620233/56 "2012-04-30T19:08:48Z")
I’m so sorry for your heartbreaking loss. I pray that Irish’s pain and loneliness, as well as your own, heals quickly. Animals become part of our souls. ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2012, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mare-died-last-night/620233/57 "2012-04-30T21:07:41Z")
> [@StGermain](#): > > Surly chick - She’s supposed to be picked up today. I hope they do, after more than 2 days in the sun, it’s beginning to be unpleasant. That sounds heartless, and but it’s the unfortunate reality. > > StG Not heartless at all. Death is a reality, as is the aftermath, both physical and emotional. ---
**Author:** ![Surly\_Chick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@Surly\_Chick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surly_Chick)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2012, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mare-died-last-night/620233/58 "2012-05-01T17:53:50Z")
Having to sit there and watch your beloved horse decompose is just beyond imagining. I’m sorry you have to deal with that. ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2012, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mare-died-last-night/620233/59 "2012-05-01T18:26:13Z")
**Surly Chick** - They picked her up yesterday while I was at work. Irish is doing better, but still not himself. Normally when I got home, by the time I got my car parked and in the house to change out of my work shoes, Irish and Nalota were waiting at the back gate for dinner. When I got up in the morning, they were waiting for breakfast ( I had that foreboding when Nakota wasn’t waiting for me on Saturday). If I had to call them, they’d usually come trotting or cantering up. This morning I called Irish but he didn’t come (my heart just _sank_). I had to walk out to the pasture.After he saw me and I kept calling, he just sort on plodded in and ate. Plodding isn’t generally in the thoroughbred repetoire of gaits. StG ---
**Author:** ![Poysyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Poysyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poysyn)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2012, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mare-died-last-night/620233/60 "2012-05-01T18:38:55Z")
I was so sorry to read about this, poor Irish. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mare-died-last-night/620233.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mare-died-last-night/620233.md?page=4)