This message is from: "Sue Clark-Sorger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
We lost Kez (Crown Oak Keswick) yesterday due to his major heart problem. Kez had started to have problems a few weeks ago with falling, the vet called it syncope. He would basically pass out, fall and then get back up and after about 20 minutes was back to normal. He also started to have episodes of being out of breath like he had been running while he was standing still. His last fall was Tuesday, he was in his stall eating hay and I went in to put his grain in the feeder across from where he was, I turned away from him to pour and the next thing I was crashing into the wall he had fallen and hit me as he went down. Absolutely no indication this was going to happen. I am recovering from a badly wrenched back and bruising I have severe back problems and this is an extra problem. I decided that Kezzy quality of life was low and it was time to say goodbye. Some of you will know his story, he was born almost 7 years ago by c-section after his mother died in labor with him. She likely had the same heart problem which was the cause of her death. I slept in the barn and bottle fed him and after a couple of weeks taught him to drink from a bucket. When he was 6 months old he went to Colorado to Starfire Farm and ran with their youngsters for a year and learned to be a horse and not a human. Last year due to increasing back problems I decided to sell Kez and my mare Los Trigos Heather. I sent them to Patty Jo Walter in Wisconsin. Patty Jo soon found a buyer for Kez but during the pre-purchase exam he was found to have a heart murmur, more testing found a heart that was badly damaged and not even in the correct place in his chest. With the help of some incredible Fjord owners I bought Kez home. I thought we had a lot more time together he was not going to be 7 until May but not so. Patty Jo Walter leased Heather and has since purchased her and so with the loss of Kez I no long have a fjord in my life. As painful as it has been at times I would not change the experience for anything, what incredible creatures fjords are and I feel honored to have been owned by a few. I have 2 Shetland ponies and 1 miniature and will continue driving and maybe one day if the right fjordy comes along fjords, will once again be part of my life, but not yet the pain is too intense and the tears are still flowing. Sue Sue Clark-Sorger The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw