And now Kona Gold is gone....

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And now Kona Gold is gone....

Postby majxmom » Fri Sep 25, 2009 2:19 pm

Kona dies at age 15 at KHP. Something bad must have happened.
"When I am on my deathbed, I imagine I will say, 'Thank God I did that'" - Arthur Hancock, on buying back Gato del Sol from Europe after Exceller was killed in a slaughterhouse in Sweden.
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Postby Toccet02 » Fri Sep 25, 2009 2:25 pm

Oh for God's Sake! What the hell???
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Postby majxmom » Fri Sep 25, 2009 2:31 pm

A paddock accident:

http://www.kyhorsepark.com/news.php?art ... tionid=9&1

Apparently it doesn't just come in three's... :cry:
"When I am on my deathbed, I imagine I will say, 'Thank God I did that'" - Arthur Hancock, on buying back Gato del Sol from Europe after Exceller was killed in a slaughterhouse in Sweden.
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Postby reedhill » Fri Sep 25, 2009 3:35 pm

RIP Kona, "What A Boy Indeed!"
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Postby vallygirl927 » Fri Sep 25, 2009 3:56 pm

I can't believe how many prominent horses have died within the last two weeks. Something is in the air....poor boys...RIP.
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Postby nferro9925 » Fri Sep 25, 2009 4:21 pm

WTH!! This is getting really, really bad!

Valleygirl927 is right - SOMETHING is in the air and its not good.......
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Postby Toccet02 » Fri Sep 25, 2009 6:02 pm

it better not be the economy . . .
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Postby Jenny » Fri Sep 25, 2009 6:35 pm

Well we all know freak accidents happen. Look at my precious boy. Perfectly fine one minute....
So sad, especially when they have had a hard campaign and deserved a nice retirement.
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Postby radrider » Fri Sep 25, 2009 6:39 pm

I hope to God its not the economy and these people are causing problems just to collect on the insurance money. But I have had a similar situation where three horses have died within in a couple of weeks of each other, completely random freak situations. Needless to say it was not fun. :(
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Postby majxmom » Fri Sep 25, 2009 10:40 pm

No worries about the insurance. Kona Gold as a retired gelding would not have been insured, and no one in the world could afford insurance on 20+yo retired stallions. I'm certain there was nothing at all hinky going on with any of these deaths. But I did see an article the other day that many more deaths occur in horses in the fall. Maybe the change in weather brings on colic? Changes in water consumed?
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Postby Toccet02 » Sat Sep 26, 2009 7:57 am

I'm not trying to start rumors; just voicing my cynical subconscious. We'll never know anyway.
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Postby Crystal » Sat Sep 26, 2009 9:17 am

I'm not at fault here.. I think I was the last "tourist" to see Summer Squall, but I didnt do it to El Prado..and I only drove past the KY Horse Park.. but seriously, these boys (and girls) need to watch themselves when I'm in town..
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Postby NorthStar » Fri Oct 02, 2009 6:18 pm

majxmom wrote:No worries about the insurance. Kona Gold as a retired gelding would not have been insured, and no one in the world could afford insurance on 20+yo retired stallions. I'm certain there was nothing at all hinky going on with any of these deaths. But I did see an article the other day that many more deaths occur in horses in the fall. Maybe the change in weather brings on colic? Changes in water consumed?


Wind and falling leaves might make them more spooky or frisky.
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