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Thread: Equine Retirements, Long Term Injuries and Departures

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    Ma Filleule....colic
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    A grey mare; I wonder if melanoma caused the colic as greys get lighter with age the melanin leaves the skin to accumulate somewhere else in the body.
    Just a thought.

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    Quote Originally Posted by edgt View Post
    A grey mare; I wonder if melanoma caused the colic as greys get lighter with age the melanin leaves the skin to accumulate somewhere else in the body.
    Just a thought.
    I had a grey pony vetted prior to purchasing it for my daughter and the vet found a melanoma. We, obviously didn't buy it. I remember the vet saying how prone greys were to melanoma.

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    Very sad, she was a beautiful mare

    RIP Ma Filleule

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    Greys very prone to problems with melanomas. A friend who has Claude, otherwise known as Dark Cloud in his racing life, had 130 removed from various bits of him last year, some where would make most men wince if said out loud. Vet said was better to take them now/then than leave. Took him a while to get over the op, he was very sore for a long time. Luckily he's one of the dolliest horses ever and was a good patient.

    Schiaparelli just back covering after colic...very bad timing for him when just getting a bit of notice. At least he is still here which is the main thing.
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    Western Ryder unfortunately.

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    Sir Isaac Newton, the 2016 Wolferton Handicap winner at Royal Ascot, suffered a fatal injury when falling at the last in a maiden hurdle in Australia on Tuesday.
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    Oh that is sad. I saw him sold as a yearling and he was stunning. He would have been my lottery purchase! I got the feeling he possibly would have benefited from being trained in a different yard. So many Ballydoyle horses don’t actually achieve their full potential simply because there are too many talented horses there.
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    Last year's Galway Plate winner, Borice, from the dreaded colic.
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    Avro Anson at the good age of 32. Sounds like he had a long and happy retirement. I must admit that I had to recheck that it wasn't old information that had popped up again on facebook as I'd wrongly assumed he was long since gone. Which just goes to show that when horses live their full lifespan they take up a huge chunk of ours, too. RIP.

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    Flagship Uberalles has passed away at the age of 26
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    Shame. Top class 2m chaser.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Diamond Geezer View Post
    Flagship Uberalles has passed away at the age of 26
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    Quote Originally Posted by Diamond Geezer View Post
    Flagship Uberalles has passed away at the age of 26

    Great name, great horse
    Some people say he’s the best since Arkle and that’s certainly true when you look at what he’s done

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    Forty Niner who was US Champion 2yo and beaten by filly, Winning Colors in the Kentucky Derby, aged 35 has passed away. That’s one hell of an age!
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    Captain Peacock had a heart attack on the gallops this morning. Sad for the Sherwood team and his owners. Hopefully Josh Apiafi will mend soon - he’s got a broken hip and lots of bruises.


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    Quote Originally Posted by jinnyj View Post
    Forty Niner who was US Champion 2yo and beaten by filly, Winning Colors in the Kentucky Derby, aged 35 has passed away. That’s one hell of an age!
    You should watch Peakness Stakes of that year, Pat Day took Winning Colours to the outside rail for duration of the race, ruining any chance both of them had

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    Pentland Hills likely to miss the whole of next season with a leg injury

    https://www.racingpost.com/news/late...-injury/435127

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    December Second at Newcastle yesterday, from Phil Kirby's yard.
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    Arrogate whilst at stud in the US.
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