Roxy

Even though Roxy is not my horse,

I do interact with her daily.

So the events of the evening was

very stressful.

Around 5:30 or so I went to the barn to 

feed. 

As like everyday, Misfire was at the fence.

I get out of the car and greet her

and she replies with neighing at me.

Yesterday however she did not neigh.

And while Stormy was with Misfire, 

I was missing a horse.

I fed the two girls, the pigs and 

the cats then I put on my boots

and walked around the pasture

looking. 

Roxy has always been a accident

waiting to happen.

But I figured that maybe she 

found a low spot

in the fence and she had gotten

out. She has managed that before but

last time she managed to 

be in the safe area between the 

pasture and the barn.

I jumped in the car to drive down a

couple of houses ...checking.

When I came back I stopped and

called Chris (owner of said property).

He met me at the barn.

I was then missing both Stormy

and Misfire. I told Chris that they were

wherever Roxy was.

I called for Misfire who always comes running

when I call. It took several calls but while

walking up through the pasture here she

comes from the back of the pasture,

from behind the trees. I then headed that 

way. Once you break through the trees

you come upon another opening. I stood there

looking while I waited on Chris to 

catch up. I did not see Roxy and as I 

was about to turn and leave,

Misfire comes over to me then walks

over to the right of me, past a downed tree to

another small opening I did not see. 

There stood Roxy. Something was not 

right, she was not moving to me.

I got to her and checked to be sure she

was not caught up in trees or fencing.

But she was covered in sweat and 

she was moaning.

We tried to get her to move so we

could get her to the barn. She was

so weak that she could not move.

Then she went down.

I called another woman that used to be at the 

barn and she said she was colicky

and we needed to get her up 

and walking. I ran down the hill

to the barn for a lead line, halter

and whip so we could see about

getting her up. She would rest and then

she would try again, and again....

but we were never able to get her

up. We finally got in touch with 

Joe, Brenda's hubby and he was able

to get in touch with Brenda at work

where all I had was her cell number.

Finally with Brenda there, hubby

Joe, Chris, two of my friends I was

to have dinner with, Trellia and her

BF from the barn (goat owner) we finally

located a vet that would call

us back. He came but Roxy was

in such bad shape. After an exam the

news was not good.

She was struggling so badly and

all that could be done was to

put her down.

My heart broke for Brenda and for

her horse. 

RIP Roxy.