Candleliteranch
Well-Known Member
We had a severe wind storm here in the fall that damaged a tree. My SO and my Dad eventually cut it down but left the stump in the field. I went out to feed one evening and was missing a horse. She was standing off to the side a bit. I called her over and she began to eat. She didn't eat with the gusto she usually does so I kept an eye on her and saw her with the group eating hay later that night. When i went out to feed the next day she was standing off by herself with her head hanging to the ground. I slowly got her to the main barn. As I was dialing the vet she collapsed on the stall floor and drew her last breath with her colt standing beside her. 2 days later before we could get answers on this mare we lost another one. No signs, no symptoms. All well one day and the next morning dead. We lost four in all including my mare Little Wee Painted Fantasy (Fanny) I purchased from my good friend Karen from Little Wee Horse Farm starting Christmas Eve and going on for a week. I'm so very sorry to my 4 girls that passed on because I didn't think to ask what kind of tree it was that was cut down. It was a cherry tree. My girls died a needless, senseless death from chewing on the stump of a cherry tree. The vet said they were toxic from it. It's taken me this long to even think about posting this but if it can help prevent even one horse from this horrible fate I hope it helps. Rest in peace Fanny, Angel, ScootyPie and Bella, I miss you terribly.
