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Apparently Poquelin had a heart attack when not doing anything really strenuous and Woolcombe Folly had colic and couldn’t be saved.
This has really saddened me. How did a horse like Poquelin even end up in this situation? I know I’m probably showing my ignorance, but wasn’t he a Stewart horse, with Nicholls? He’s only 11. I really don’t mean to be rude, truly, but I know nothing about the person who is now listed as his trainer.
There’s nothing so far on Nicholls website about Woolcombe Folly.
Does anyone know more about this?
Thunderball was a lovely horse – there’s an absolutely heartbreakingly beautiful tribute on the trainers website.
Beamazed had fallen once and unseated once in 14 runs as far as I’m aware. I could be wrong on that of course. I don’t know how his trainer felt about him, but otherwise he was a much loved horse, full of life and character and beautiful.
I know Beamazed – Oliver – and I’m absolutely devastated to come in and find out this way. He hadn’t run for ages due to injury.
Apparently this has been known about for some time but has just come to light on here. There’s stuff on Facebook, but I don’t do Facebook.
An Australian girl filmed him but she’d already rescued two and had no money left (I found this out just in the last day or two).
A rep of John Best says he would have bought him back had he known and he sold him in good faith.
I understand he won’t take queries about Deposer though, but I could have that wrong.
But he was sold to Japan, which to me immediately puts them at risk (Exceller, Ferdinand) – although he was slaughtered in Australia. He was last in his last race in March (I think) slaughtered in February. So not much chance given to him.
For me there’s just no excuse when an owner can afford to keep a horse and I’m sure any welfare place would have taken a horse of his stature.
I’m struggling to come to terms with this.Poor Deposer didn’t have a hope though – he was gelded for a start (so no use at stud)and then sold abroad, out of reach. It’s inexcusable when at least some owners can afford to keep a horse it’s whole life and not even notice the cost. I don’t think the video of Deposer standing looking lost and bewildered will ever leave me. It’s truly shameful.
This really is too awful for words. But I can’t understand how, if some-one was there filming it, why on earth didn’t they help him? Do something? It’s beyond my understanding. For $220? I don’t understand why he wasn’t helped.
Owned by the trainers wife I think? Website gives the impression the horses are cared about. So young, it’s just so sad.
Didn’t mean to upset you Reetlass. I probably endow horses with human feelings, which I shouldn’t do. It’s because I get so upset too. He wasn’t a famous horse so his passing goes un-noticed by most, so I suppose I just want to ensure he gets some kind of recognition, which is what this site does. I hope he was loved.
Interview with Mark Usher in the RP today. Looks like Calculating had a possibly cancerous tumour.
It was his first race under rules but he’d run in points. Only placed once, won no money. Maybe he just wasn’t meant to be a racehorse. Whole thing very upsetting.
This was really upsetting – it was a horrible fall and the poor horse tried to get up then realised he couldn’t. He just sat there waiting for some-one to help him. I thought his front leg must be broken but so hoped he would be ok.
