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Location: Foot of the Smoky Mtns, East Tennessee | Some of you all remember my foaling post on Cricket last year. She "officially" turned a year old this past Thursday. We lost her on Sunday. From what we can tell (along with the vets) she was possibly shot and it shattered her shoulder. Surgery was not an option because the vet didn't think it could be pieced together and hold with screws. So, we put her down. We chose not to do an autopsy to retrieve the bullet because we didn't want her cut on. Even if we had, we wouldn't know where to begin to finding who did it. I'm sure it was an accident though. We live out and gunfire out here is pretty common. We are devastated. She loved people and especially my daughter. I know we are going to get used to Cricket not being with us, but please say a prayer for us. Losing one is never easy, but under these circumstances it seems harder on us this time. It was senseless and tragic. Hope you don't mind but I'd like to share a few pics. The last one of her and my daughter with the halter on was taken two weeks ago. RIP I'm High On Firewater "Cricket"
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| WTF! I would have found out if it was shot or not, all your horses might be in danger. |
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Location: Keeping up with the numbers! | Sending prayers your way...I have been in your shoes with our first foal and my daughter.  |
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 Can You Hear Me Now?
Location: When you hit the middle of nowhere .. Keep driving | Lots of hugs and prayers for you guys. That would be a nightmare coming true |
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 Serious Snap Trapper
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Location: In The Snow, AZ | RIP Cricket. What a doll she was. I'm so sorry for your loss. |
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Elite Veteran
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Location: Anywhere my horses are ! Lost in Texas!!!!! | sorry for the loss of Cricket,hugs for your family |
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Location: Foot of the Smoky Mtns, East Tennessee | Itsme - 2014-02-26 9:57 AM
WTF! I would have found out if it was shot or not, all your horses might be in danger.
We talked to the police. Even if they had the bullet there is no way they could determine who did it unless they searched every house in our county and ran tests on every gun they found to find a match. In our minds having her cut up wouldn't have solved anything and we didn't want that for her. |
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 Hog Tie My Mojo
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Location: Opelousas, LA | Its always hard to lose one but when your kids are as attached to them as your daughter was, that is just so sad. I'm so sorry |
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Location: Southwest Minnesota | So sorry for your loss. Prayers for you all and hugs to your daughter...  |
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Location: Wisconsin | I am so sorry. It hurts so bad when you lose one so suddenly. She was beautiful. |
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  That's White "Man" to You
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| So sorry for your loss, it sucks! |
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Common Sense and then some
Location: So. California | So sorry for your loss. What a beautiful filly.
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Location: NC | So sorry for your loss.... Prayers sent.. |
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 Super PIckle
Location: Where ever | Sorry :(
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 Total Germophobe
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Location: Montana | I'm so sorry for your loss. |
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Location: SW MO | I am so so sorry I wish there was something I could say that would make this easier for all of you |
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 Angel in a Sorrel Coat
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Location: In a happy place | That is so heartbreaking. I can only imagine how much hurt you and your family are feeling now. Prayers for all of you. She was such a cutie! |
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Location: Great NW | Prayers for your family. So sad that people are so irresponsible as to shoot and not know what they are shooting at. So glad it was not your or one of your human family. RIP Cricket |
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 Own It and Move On
Location: The edge of no where | I'm so very sorry. Hurts to lose one, especially when it's so senseless. Lots of prayers for you and your family. |
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| Oh, that is so sad. So sorry you lost your baby. |
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Industrial Srength Barrel Racer
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| Wow - I am SO very sorry for your loss! |
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Location: Silex Missouri | devastating and sorry for the loss! |
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Location: Kansas | I'm very sorry to hear of Cricket's passing. Beautiful little filly. |
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 Special Somebody
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Location: Finally horseback again.... | Oh no!!! I am so sorry..
Isnt this the one out of Heza Hero's dam???
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Location: Northern California | So sorry for your loss and sadness.  |
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Location: Gainesville, TX | That's awful. |
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Hungarian Midget Woman
Location: Midwest | I'm so sorry for your loss. Your poor daughter. I'm sure she is devastated. |
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Regular
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| This has happened to me and even though it was an accident it was so hard for me to accept...sorry to hear this it's very tragic will be praying for u and your family |
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 I Love the Oldies
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Yep, that is our stallion's dam. What a really sad, sad story for Hero's sister. We sold one of our favorite colts to some people out of Ok. some years back and within a year they called to see if we had anymore babies by this mare and stallion because come to find out the colt had been shot somehow in the pasture and he didn't make it!!! Needless to say, we were in shock and told them "No, as he was one the last of Go Man Go's grandet!"
To the op, I'm very sorry about your loss of Cricket.  |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | So sorry for your loss  |
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Location: South East Georgia... | I am so sorry, I know how you feel i lost my 4 year old mare sunday too. Both were senceless and avoidable by the person that caused their situations.
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 Twin Sister to Queen Boobie
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Location: East Tennessee but who knows?! | She was such a nice filly and I know you guys were very attached to her and had such big hopes - rightfully so. Praying for you guys and my heart is with you. I really believe that what gets taken away God replaces with even better and bigger. Love you guys! |
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Location: ND | So sorry We lost a 2 year old to deer hunters a couple years ago. It's hard to accept it when it is such an unnecessary loss that could easily have been prevented. |
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Elite Veteran
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Location: Foot of the Smoky Mtns, East Tennessee | Thank for letting me share pics of Cricket and thank you for the hugs and prayers! Her dam is bred right now for a May foal that will be a full sibling to Cricket. I'm sure we will love it too.
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We lost one in a similar manner. We believe the dumb*** was shooting at a big buck known to hang out near our pastures at home. The bullet ricocheted off a pump head and hit one of our old men right between the eyes (originally we thought a shot that accurate had to be intentional, it was not until the next spring when we turned the water back on to the barn that we discovered the pump head had been hit). Our minds were eased by the fact that he was old and winter was becoming harder and harder on him - he may not have made it much longer anyway and he died knee deep in good grass hay.
I can only imagine it's much harder losing a young one with so much potential ahead of them.
If you do feel the need to do something - write a letter to the editor if your local paper is well read. My mom did that every few months for about a year. It was comforting to her to think that somewhere the person who did it was reading it and hopefully feeling guilt to match our grief.
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