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SHO DID - OHM - THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN BEFORE YOUR TIME.

MIB And E,the horse that dropped over under the tree was Mr.Fashion Two Twenty a black horse,Not to be mixed up with Mr FTT a sorrel that we got to replace the black horse.Mr. Fashion Two Twenty was a horse that had looks and talent.He was a good'un and a lot of folks thought we had it in the bag for the Am. WC that yr.

SEN 69 - I REMEMBER A LOT OF TALK ABOUT HIM THAT YEAR - WAS HE WARMING UP FOR AMATEUR STALLION CLASS WHEN IT HAPPENED?

BD,yeah I'm pretty sure that was the class.He was a good SOB.We were standing there,Red had just got off him and there was a tug at the reins I thought something had scared him but he just dropped over daid.Shocked the crap out of me.

What was his first registered name?

Seems like I recall that he had to stay under the tree a couple of days til somebody from the insurance company got there.

PO OLE HORSE - IT WAS HOT TOO.

S69...Sorry to hear about that. I remember the night Grand Slam collapsed, but he survived. A few years back, Bernie Duncan was riding a 2 yr old at Hole-in-the-wall, and it died in the ring. It was a colt from tha hollar. Many performance horses need JUGS, during the Celebration.

The Man in Black wrote:

Seems like I recall that he had to stay under the tree a couple of days til somebody from the insurance company got there.

A COUPLE OF DAYS, OMG!

I remember seeing another horse dead in that warm-up ring too. I want to say it was one of Elmore Brock's. It was a big bay horse. Does anyone else remember that or am I maybe thinking of the one you all are talking about?

At Churchill Downs the other day, the guide told us they put down 14 - 17 every racing season. He said the old time vets preferred to take them back to the barn and shoot them because they said it was a much quicker death than euthanasia. Personally, I couldn't be the one to do that. My list of jobs I can't/wouldn't want to do is much longer than the list of jobs I want.

Graymare,I don't remember his name before Red changed it.I am pretty sure he was a Midnight Sun horse.
BD,I remember they did have to keep him under the tree for a while.

I remember about 1 oclock one morning at the Cel., a road horse driver cutting across the wet grass & causing the animal to break a front leg. They took him out in a trailer & then put him down. I believe a bullet is better (quicker) than medicine & alot more economical to the owner.

SB...I'm sure we have all witnessed both types, and either way it's heartbreaking.

I have Never Witnessed Shooting an Animal and Never would, the most Humane thing is to give them a Shot and let them go Peaceful, IF they have to go

Gonna have to jump in here and put in my two cents worth. Having witnessed euthanasia on a daily basis for many years, I have very strong feelings about the different methods.
Older animals have slower circulatory systems - therefore it can take a while for an animal to go down with an injection.
This is especially true on large animals. I have seen it take what seemed like forever before a horse drops. It is awful.
However, if the animal is already sedated, the process is very peaceful.
The new graduates are coming out of vet school being taught to install a catheter before administering the drug. This method also has its drawbacks as it is not easy to place a catheter on a frightened animal. This makes the procedure last longer and with owners waiting nearby - hearing their animals struggling is a nightmare for everyone.
Sorry if this depressed ya'll - and I certainly don't mean to sound matter of fact about such a delicate subject.

Just don't shoot them, i know thats the Fastest way but , thats the reason i Could not be in that Business Bubbadog
I have no problem eating Pork ,Beef , Chicken if someone else kills it, But i would not watch anyone shoot them then eat it, thats why I don't Hunt. I don't care if someone else does that , i just want do it, I would not have a problem if my life was in Danger to shoot an animal BUT that would be the ONLY way for me

Tain't easy sometimes E. But we are so fortunate to have the benefit of euthanasia - domestic animals just don't seem to lie down and die like they used to. It sure ends a lot of suffering for the critters - but Lord it's hard on the owners - I have seen the toughest men just crumble over the letting go of a pet. It's harder on us than on them - they have no fear of the future - no concept of what is about to happen. But I shed a tear with every single one.

I'm with you E. I went to visit friends one summer and they raised chickens. We had chicken and dumplings for dinner. I couldn't eat it, because it had just been running around in the backyard earlier.

I'm the world's biggest wuzzy when it comes to animals and the loss of them...I can't stand to see them put down, just can't watch. However, being raised on a farm in Missouri and spending years in Nebraska, I sure can put away some fried chicken, cornfed beef and country ham. I'll always remember a lady with the Human Soc. here in Shelbyville telling me years ago she often worried to death about some of the dogs & cats she placed in homes but never lost a night's sleep over ones she had to put down.

Sen61
I was raised on a farm also, When my Dad kill Hogs i would go to my brothers for 2 days until they got the Meat ready to cut up, we had chickens and my mom would Ring there necks to kill them , when she was going to do that she would tell me First and i would walk down the street and see Betty Sain until she had them in the Frying pan, then i had no trouble eating

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Does anyone know if Sun's Dark Lady won a blue at the Celebration?

MIB,

I don't think so. She did tie third in the 3 Yr. Old Mare class in 1950 [Jack Slayden up for Dr. Hardeman]. Also, she was the 2nd dam of Ebony's Lady K. & Delight's Time to Deal.

I did see Joanna a couple times. Every horse I have owned, that's received a Celebration ribbon (while I owned it)...her name is or was on the papers.