Big Red's Passing

Very sad day here at the rescue, as our beloved Big Red passed away. All was well at feeding time this morning and when I came back around 2:30 to drop off grain order, he was gone. Red was only 14 years old. It’s as he just lay down and went to sleep, I found him in the pasture and that is where he will rest until we meet again.

I was privileged to know and love this guy for 10 months and he was one of my daughter’s favorites, along with one of our volunteers Eddie. Big Red was a special guy. We came so far working with the Ferrier and running with his herd and loving kisses.

I expect to lose the very old horses, the sick horses, but not one that appeared to be completely healthy and was young. Sometimes I just don’t understand. Sunny’s gonna miss you big guy, give Earl a whinny for me. I wish we would’ve had more time.

Update: It appears he was struck by lightning, after further examination of his body. While he was being buried, he had all the tale tell signs. This is the first time I’ve ever experienced anything like this in my 21 years of owning horses. I’m thankful we have a probable answer, but still wishing we had more time. I pray it was immediate and he did not suffer.