Posted 2011-11-09 9:01 AM (#138814 - in reply to #138801) Subject: RE: Hickstead Death
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Posts: 1205 Location: Arkansas
Watched it all. Terribly sad. I lost a fine show horse to a heart attack. He galloped up from the paddock for breakfast and had a heart attack. It was shocking, and horrible. There's nothing to be done, and their last look at you is a plea.... we loved him then, and love him still...
Posted 2011-11-09 7:03 PM (#138836 - in reply to #138801) Subject: RE: Hickstead Death
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Posts: 201 Location: Lincoln, NE
The news today is that Hickstead died from a ruptured aorta. Is the aorta one of the major veins in the heart? I wonder if, like humans, horses get aneurysms where the vessel wall is weakened and balloons. Once it reaches a certain size it bursts.
Posted 2011-11-10 12:41 AM (#138840 - in reply to #138801) Subject: RE: Hickstead Death
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Posts: 326 Location: central IL
Whether it's animal or human, when it's "our time" there is nothing to be done about it. The horse looked so noble competing in what he did so elequently. I viewed the segment as a tribute to a fine athlete.
I've had to put down two of my very best trail partners, and it's never pleasant. We never want our best friends to suffer, and by seeing this video, this horse Hickstead did not suffer very long at all. What a fine animal and such a tragic loss. My heart goes out to his rider, owners, trainers and all his faithful followers. So sad.
Posted 2011-11-10 12:48 PM (#138851 - in reply to #138801) Subject: RE: Hickstead Death
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Posted 2011-11-10 2:14 PM (#138855 - in reply to #138801) Subject: RE: Hickstead Death
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Posted 2011-11-11 8:47 AM (#138872 - in reply to #138801) Subject: RE: Hickstead Death
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Posts: 447 Location: cedar rapids iowa
I was disturbed that the rider juts tapped the horse in the head with the but of his crop. I would thought he would hold and comfort the horse as he was obviously dieing.
Posted 2011-12-26 2:45 PM (#139677 - in reply to #138872) Subject: RE: Hickstead Death
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Posts: 316 Location: Illinois
Yeah, much as my initial thought was the same, I think he was just in that much shock over what happened and when he did that, the horse was likely already gone. I think it was to see if he could get any reaction from the horse, which there was obviously none. The thrashing the horse was doing was the nervous system shutting down. If you've put a horse down before, you will witness a similar action from the horse, though perhaps a bit toned down by the sedative the horse received prior to the lethal injection.That was a sad day for the equestrian community in the anyway.If you have any doubts to who this rider gave credit to for his success, this photo should alleviate many of them. http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/269496_1015022855263...
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