The time to step away is a personal one. I can no longer be involved because the "sport" has so very many terrible things about it, that non of the wonderous and beautiful moments can ever eclipse. I've been there for the births, all sorts of lives some beautiful - most not so much, seen horrid treatment by others, and the deaths. I absolutely love the horses. That is the only reason I stayed as long as I did. I opted to be the one that I knew would care for them as they deserved. I could not be there for entire lives nor could I control the outcome of when they were sold nor where they went. My world is much smaller now, but I no longer play any part in a "sport" that costs the wonderous beauty that is a horse its very essence. Take all the time you need & do not let others decide what is or is not too much for you to bear.
My best interest and passion in the business is there to watch born foals introduced in the world! Therefore, loosing and to see horse pass or die is the least thing as everyone. I’ve never ever get used to the incidents happen even though, I’ve been in the business close to 30 years and last 20 years I’ve owned and breed them. Last month, I lost two foals in the same day at Clinic where both of them were at ICU. We’ve have not lost foals for years as my stuff and vets has been always on top of it and try to prevent anything we can think of to make them sick. They found out it wasn’t cause by rhodococcus which cause of death for young foals commonly and we are still investigating the cause and waiting for necropsy results. Yes, they were only two and three months old but hit me this hard…I can’t imagine Maple Leaf Mel’s trainer and groom are going through…as I trying to recover as not on social medias nor watching races lately but hopefully, watching my friends’ success at Saratoga yearling sales this week giving myself back on the feet!
Hopefully, you will have a blast rest of your trip at Saratoga!
The time to step away is a personal one. I can no longer be involved because the "sport" has so very many terrible things about it, that non of the wonderous and beautiful moments can ever eclipse. I've been there for the births, all sorts of lives some beautiful - most not so much, seen horrid treatment by others, and the deaths. I absolutely love the horses. That is the only reason I stayed as long as I did. I opted to be the one that I knew would care for them as they deserved. I could not be there for entire lives nor could I control the outcome of when they were sold nor where they went. My world is much smaller now, but I no longer play any part in a "sport" that costs the wonderous beauty that is a horse its very essence. Take all the time you need & do not let others decide what is or is not too much for you to bear.
My best interest and passion in the business is there to watch born foals introduced in the world! Therefore, loosing and to see horse pass or die is the least thing as everyone. I’ve never ever get used to the incidents happen even though, I’ve been in the business close to 30 years and last 20 years I’ve owned and breed them. Last month, I lost two foals in the same day at Clinic where both of them were at ICU. We’ve have not lost foals for years as my stuff and vets has been always on top of it and try to prevent anything we can think of to make them sick. They found out it wasn’t cause by rhodococcus which cause of death for young foals commonly and we are still investigating the cause and waiting for necropsy results. Yes, they were only two and three months old but hit me this hard…I can’t imagine Maple Leaf Mel’s trainer and groom are going through…as I trying to recover as not on social medias nor watching races lately but hopefully, watching my friends’ success at Saratoga yearling sales this week giving myself back on the feet!
Hopefully, you will have a blast rest of your trip at Saratoga!