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MISSING IN AUGUSTA GEORGIA!
Found but not good news. Please read Sabine's letters.
Sabine just posted this sad update this morning. Please respond to her
PRIVATELY at sbmarino@aol.com if you wish to send condolences and not to me
or this list.
From: sbmarino@aol.com
Date: Sat, 27 Mar 2004 11:24:13 EST
Subject: Risque 1999-2004
Beautiful Risque died in transfer to a major veterinary hospital yesterday
morning as he was finally found by the side of a road not too far from
where he had escaped from in extreme distress after 3 days of having been
without water and veterinary attendance.
My deepest THANK YOU to all those who send me prayers and good wishes for a speedy recovery of my horse that went missing from his new home. It took me five years to get the idea through my head that I cannot keep him forever, so I finally sold him on a conditional contract to what I had believed was a good and suitable home. Little did I know that the day of his departure would be the last day I would ever see him again alive.
Again, thanks to anybody. He was not a TB race horse, but had the same
nobility and heart and strength of character.
Anybody who feels like sending kind words to comfort me, please do so
privately. Thank you kindly, SBmarino@aol.com
Sabine
More to this sad story from Sabine: I"m sorry I cannot at this time thank every one individually for the
compassionate and soothing words I received in regard to my horse Risque. So
please, accept my deepest 'thank you' by way of this email. It's been a rough
week, and I'm sure it has also been a nightmare for the people who wanted Risque.
I cannot, of course, piece all the details together, in particular since I had virtually no feedback from the person who had bought the horse which made
things worse.
When Risque attempted to climb out of an enclosure with a solid 6' fence, he
must have gotten hurt much more seriously than the vet estimated. It was dark
by the time the vet arrived, I understand, and so perhaps that was part of
the problem?
I wasn't informed of the incident then and wouldn't have found out perhaps,
had I not called to see how my horse had made the trip and how he was doing.
When the daughter told me about the fence incident, I had no way to suspect
that the injuries were worse than what was described. I was told that he was up
and not lame; that he had multiple surface scratches and one fairly large size
hematoma on the side of his abdomen [wasn't made very clear], and that it was
draining!!! This is what puzzled me, but when I called back the next morning
to inquire further about his state, this is when I found out that he had
disappeared. Since the fence needed mending, they had put him into another
paddock with a lower vinyl fence [don't really know what exactly it was].
Everybody, including the vet thought that he wouldn't make another attempt to jump the
fence because he was so 'sore.' But he did. They had administered some Bute.
My guess now is that one reason why people didn't see him was that he perhaps lied down a lot somewhere he was traveling and that what was described
as a hematoma was really a puncture of major consequences. A hematoma, I
believe, is just not something that would drain within hours. In any event, within
those three days, the injury developed into a massive infection not being
treated. One must also strongly assume, that he didn't have any water, with the
exception of whatever grass he could find.
I tell you, I don't even want to think about what he looked like when he was found, and in my mind, I don't dwell much on that part and try to remember
him the way he left. I had taken pictures of him the morning of his departure
and when we got him ready to load .
Again, thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Sabine
Below is the result of your feedback form. It was submitted by
Sabine B. Marino (SBmarino@aol.com) on Wednesday, March 24, 2004 at 17:24:35
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real name: Sabine B. Marino
email: SBmarino@aol.com
city: Gordo
state: Al
zip: 35466
home phone: 205-339-0355
date missing: 3-24-04
how missing: From farm
citycounty missing: Dearing , Ga
horses name: Risque [pron. Riskay]
breed: TB type X bred
sex: Crypto stallion
color: burnt chestnut
age: 5
weight: 1300 pounds
height: 16.1
identifiable characteristics: two medium high stockings in back; one low stocking on left fore with white hoof. Strip blaze from above eyes down to nose. Very sweet
horse. Has some
abrasions as he crashed through the fence the night before according to the person who bought the horse on a conditional contract.
He sometimes drops the right testicle, but for the most part, he looks like a gelding
[cryptorchid]. His neck is rather thick on the underside.
how missing: Horse was picked up from my residence in Al and transported to his new conditional owner to 2004 Adams Reeves Road in Dearing Ga, near Augusta. The following day, he tried to jump the six foot paddock fence of his small paddock but didn't escape. He had, according to the vet, minor injuries and a hematoma on the side of his loin.
The had the vet treat him. As far as I understand, he was not put up in a stall but into another paddock. He then, according to the present keeper, jumped the gate. Nobody saw him and they do not know at what time this occurred, but he was gone this morning [3-24-04]. They didn't contact me about the
incident, and when I called around 11 a.m. to find out how my horse was doing following the previous afternoon's accident, I was told that the horse was gone; that he didn't try to jump into the annexing paddock which holds two mares; neither was he found with or around the neighbor's horses. Instead, they saw tracks and followed them down a path [road?] for about a mile or more and then there were no more tracks. This account
alerted me to the possibility that the horse could have been abducted, and then lead down the road a bit where a trailer was waiting to load him and take him away. It is now 4.10 pm. Eastern Standard time, and I have not heard from the people and whether or not they have located the horse or not. I was told that they contacted the local police, radio, and newspaper, but I have no idea what has expired.
I'm not even sure whether the man suspects any form of theft, but I find it most suspect and unusual that a breeding stallion would not try to jump into the paddock with two mares or go visit other horses as he got out of his paddock. There is, of course, great danger of him running into the road and getting hit and/or causing someone to get hurt. I
fear for any such tragedy and thought I should take any possible initiative from my end, even though I'm over 300 miles away.
The horse had no halter on when he was in the paddock, but he is a very friendly horse, and putting a halter on him in a paddock
wouldn't be a problem whatsoever. The whole situation is very bizarre, to say the least. The horse was insured for mortality, and the purchase amount is with a lawyer in an escrow account, and I have a clear sales contract, according to which, I am still the legitimate owner of the horse at this time.
reward: No
other_notes: I do not know at this time whether or not this is considered a civil case.
Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2004 14:56:01 EST
Subject: SOS. Horse loose and heading 'home.'
Well, I was somewhat worried but didn't think it was going this way....
To make a long story short, I sold my jumping prospect to a man in Augusta Ga who bought him for his daughter on a 45 day trial period with the money in escrow and a detailed contract. While I had some concerns since this is a five year old stallion [scheduled to be gelded] and the people are not the most experienced, I had no idea that the scenario would take on such a potential disaster. Anyway, they turned my horse out in a small paddock with a 6 foot wooden fence which, after finding himself away from home and his 'family' he attempted to jump it from virtually a stand still [he can jump a four foot fence out of a stand with ease]. Well, he didn't clear the fence and crashed and had to be rescued [boards cut, etc.]. The vet was summoned as there were some minor scratches and a hematoma but they wanted to make sure he didn't have any other, more serious problems, internal injuries not excluding. He was given some bute and stuff for
the minor things.
I never heard from the people about all of this until after I wrote a note this morning that I would like to know what my horse is doing. After all, I had bred and raised him, and missed him already. Not too long thereafter, I get a call from this guy, telling me that the horse is gone; that he jumped the gate [4'] early this morning or whenever, and that he hasn't been found as yet [11 a.m]. There are horses in the neighborhood and two mares they had to keep him company in an annexing grass paddock, but he apparently just kept going, heading "WEST" which is in the direction one would go to my place. Only, I live almost 300 miles away. They have alerted the police, the radio, the newspaper, and have traced his hoofprints for about a mile and 1/2 and then lost track. By the way, the horse has no halter on!! The location is in the Augusta, Ga area.
All I can do right now is hope and wish with all my heart that he will get tired [he should still be sore] and stop to eat grass, and not head for any major roads, etc. There are cars and highways and barbed wire fences and all sorts of dangers lurking around the country areas, and I'm just very scared that anything may happen to anybody or the horse or both. This was one horse I raised which never got into big trouble, never saw a vet, and never had a wound of any kind, just a few scrapes here and there over time.
Sabine
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