Rollestone Farm Stud & Livery

I am totally gutted and cannot bring myself to type. Have copied this from Sarah's Blog.

Please say a prayer for these Angels.

It started yesterday when Kate myself and 2 liveries went out to catch 2 livery foals and 2 of mine...Daisy one of the liveries couldn't be found so we split up in the dark to find her... Kate rang me saying she was stuck in the fence and to bring wire cutters so I flew back to the yard and grabbed the quad and the wire cutters. Paul came up to help. Couldn't believe it when we found them - I was expecting her to be stood holding a leg up that was caught in the fence... She was hung up by her back legs, completely tangled in the high tensile wire. Took Paul a while to cut her free and she just flopped to the ground... Managed to get her to her feet with Paul and I heaving her and her fetlock was flopping horribly. Got vet straight out who said she had to go straight in for surgery.... Nasty wound on her cannon which I think went down to the bone, and vet said 2 of the ligaments had gone so it wasn't a great prognosis but not a dire one...Anyway her poor owner loaded her up and took her to the vet, and I received a phone call about 11pm to say she had died ont he operating table Owner understandably devastated and distraught...

Then to my utter disbeleif this morning went horribly horribly wrong. Paul, Kate, myself and Tom the work experience lad were letting the newly weaned foals have a leg stretch in the arena and I took some pics of them all. Anyway, finished so caught up 3 of them but I coudn't catch Belle...She ended up being an utter twat and running through Paul and Affair, pulling the leadrope from his grip...This totally panicked her and she flew around the arena in a flat out gallop - terrified by the rope tangling round her back legs. Smashed into the fence and gate a couple of times, and Tom said he'd take Flash out to the stable and then he could try and help us catch her. So he opened the gate, before we knew it Affair had flown passed me and out of the arena onto the concrete yard. She flew accross the yard - still bolting, and slipped, Kate said she saw it happen then but I didn't so I ran after her as she galloped into the barn. Saw she was at the far end so I shut the door behind me while Paul shut the other end, Affair came pelting back to me and I grabbed her as she got to me, and out of the corner of my eye I didn't think her hoof looked right but thought it was the trick of the light. Looked again and to my horror saw her leg was broken, with the bone protruding, as soon as Paul and I saw it we both knew it wasn't something she would recover from.She literally just slipped and her fetlock went. I stood with her as Paul obviously was distraught and Kate rang the vet - who then said they'd be at least 45 minutes. No way we could wait that long so I rang Chrs who has his humane licence thing and he and Nev came straight back within 10 minutes and within moments it was over, quick and simple.

But what a waste, such a horrific accident, nothing could have foreseen that would happen. She was a truly beautiful filly, elegant and refined, and such a sweetheart. Paul doted on her, as he does all his horses (he owns mum, dad and older brother) I have never seen anything so sickening and was a mess, stood there sobbing into her mane while I waited for Chris. Something I never want to see again or have to do again. I am just thankful Chris was able to do it, can you imagine having to stand with her for 45 bloody minutes waiting for a vet to end it for her. I have some lovely pics of her on the camera - taken minutes before it happened but I can't bring myself to download them.


Paul (Paul_Exe) is a good friend of mine and I am so gutted for him, can't believe this has happened

All my foals are in, penned up in the barn - bar Flash who is stabled now - I'm scared to let them out - they say these things happen in threes...

OMG I FEEL PHYSICALLY SICK ........there just aren t any words to express how i feel for you .....i m totally floored by this post ........so so so so shocked , empty & devestated for you ....i m so genuinely destrort for you .

RIP lovely little girls.. Both were such gorgeous fillies whose owners adored them and had such high hopes for them in the future. I feel so helpless for both Paul and Abbi, not knowing what to say to either of them at this devistating time, just hope I can be there for them at such a horrific time.

I am crying typing this. I was with Daisy at the vets and when we left it was looking hopeful that she would pull through, but when Abbi called last night to say she had died I was gutted. And to be there and witness Affair's accident was horrible. I have never in all my life seen anything like this and i hope i never again will, i feel so bad for Paul having to see his filly in this state.

Such a shame and waste of 2 young gorgeous girlies. RIP Sweet ones. XX

So Sorry for you, you are definitely not a yard that deserves this sort of bad luck.

Oh Paul! How heart breaking- thoughts go out to you all.

Had already read this on Sarah's blog and am just numb. Its scary how quickly and easily these things happen.

Sleep tight little girls.

My utmost deepest sympathy.

My thoughts are with you

Is it my imagination or is everyone going through a bad time at the moment with such tragedies like this.

I really feel for you - such a waste

I'm so sorry Paul. It's such a tragic waste. RIP Affair and Daisy

I couldn't believe this when I read it, two freak accidents so close together. My thoughts are with you Paul and Daisies owner Abbi, such tragic losses at such a young age.

Fiona

i don't know what to say,
my heart goes out to both you and Abbi, your beautiful foals and all associated with them.
Perce x

Paul you must be devistated what a terrible accident, My deepest Sympathy goes to you and Daisy's owner, what a terrible time for all involved. RIP Affair and Daisy x

omg!! so so sorry Paul and Abbi.
just looked on rollestone liveries and Daisy was a lovely little thing
and of course, Affair was a cracker.

chin up guys, things like this just happen just remember Affair and Daisy will be up there playing whilst watching over you

r.i.p little girls

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Absolutely gutted to hear this news, such bad luck and so close together. RIP little ones. ;0(

I didn't put anything on here as I felt it was up to Paul when he was ready to tell people. I am still shell shocked - I cannot beleive what happened to Affair. !0 minutes before she was strutting her stuff in the arena - and we were all saying what a cracker she was. And then that was it, one freak slip and all that hope and promise is gone.

Paul I know nothing we say can make it any easier for you, but please know I'm thinking of you/ It's been a long time since I've cried over something horse related but I couldn't stop bawling into her mane. I think she liked the contact though, she was so calm

Daisy was such a sad and dreadful thing to happen too - seeing her caught up like that was just the most awful thing. Her poor owner is equally gutted.

Rest in peace baby girls x

these freak accidents are so chilling because they are so obscure & out of the blue we cant gaurd or protect our horses from them we re powerless .for all the care , love & dedication we invest in our horses can be snatched away from us in a split second , theres no blame , no fault , no rhymn or reason ??????????
i wish i could express my sadness at whats happend to both Affair & Daisy , but it couldn t equate into words ,all i can say is our horses knew how loved & adored they were and that in time along with treasured photo s & memories is a comfort . Thinking of you all , these horrible accidents could have happend to any one of us so please don t beat yourselves up .