Two more horses die after traffic accident
Two to a greater extent than horses from Michael Pollard’s eventing squad convey died every bit the number of injuries sustained inwards a traffic accident inwards Georgia on Friday.
Pollard reported the decease of both Icarus (Fly) together with Jude’s Law on Sunday. Jude’s Law was euthanized because of a ruptured cecum caused yesteryear the trauma of the trailer accident, together with Icarus was euthanised at Rood & Riddle Veterinary Clinic inwards Lexington, Kentucky, on Saturday, where he had undergone surgery.
The stallion VDL Ulando H died at the scene of the accident near Chatsworth, when a vehicle pulled out inwards front end of the vehicle carrying the horses. Ulando, owned yesteryear Ruth Armstrong, sustained caput together with cervix injuries.
Icarus was a fourteen twelvemonth former thoroughbred gelding, owned yesteryear Michael together with Nathalie Pollard.
Jude’s Law was an 11-year-old Irish Gaelic Sport Horse Gelding owned yesteryear Michael Pollard together with John Bryant. He at showtime appeared to convey alone external injuries, but became distressed on sun morning. He was rushed to Rood & Riddle together with was diagnosed alongside a ruptured cecum, which is business office of the large intestine. He was euthanised spell nether anesthetic.
“This is a nightmare that I can’t seem to wake upwards from,” Michael Pollard said.” This Equus caballus was then special to me together with yet at the minute I merely experience numb. He looked similar he was going to live on fine inwards a few weeks. I am absolutely crushed.”
Jude joined the Pollard Eventing Team inwards July 2011. He competed Advanced alongside his previous rider, Beth Temkin, including Rebecca Farm CIC***, nether the ownership of Hilary Bates who rode him at Training Level. With Michael he was runner upwards at the Richland Park CIC 2* inwards 2011. This flavor he won the Pine Top Spring Advanced Horse Trials together with the Southern Pines Advanced Horse Trials before going to Bailiwick of Jersey Fresh before this calendar month to complete runner upwards inwards the CCI3*. He was i of 20 horses even then inwards contestation for the 2012 Olympic Games together with was the 3rd ranked USEA Equus caballus through the showtime one-half of the year.”
Icarus sustained serious injuries inwards the accident, resulting inwards a severed ligament together with deep lacerations surrounding his correct hind fetlock joint. Following intensive handling at the Pollard Eventing Training Center inwards Dalton, Georgia, Icarus was shipped to Rood & Riddle for surgery. Despite every endeavour yesteryear Dr Chris Newton together with his squad the extent of injuries presented no other selection but to salve the Equus caballus from farther pain. Michael Pollard was alongside Icarus, having driven the Equus caballus to Lexington.
“He was the best Equus caballus inwards the globe who merely never quite made it – to a greater extent than ofttimes than non my fault, together with surely non his,” Pollard said. “He brought me out of relative obscurity. He was merely a special person together with everyone that worked alongside him felt the same. He was a trace solid unit of measurement fellow member together with it volition non live on the same without him inwards the barn.”
Nathalie added: “My gist is actually broken. I convey loved this Equus caballus since the solar daytime I set eyes on him viii years agone at the Kentucky Horse Park. He was stunning, together with radiated beauty from the within out. He was an special athlete who never i time quit or allow us down. He was a proficient human alongside a gist of gold. He was my friend, together with his absence volition live on felt painfully for to a greater extent than or less time.”
‘Fly’ came to the squad every bit a Preliminary Equus caballus together with successfully ascended to Advanced alongside Nathalie. Michael took on the ride inwards 2009. Some of his many notable achievements include winning the 2009 Bailiwick of Jersey Fresh CCI***, the Zeppa International Trophy every bit good a 19th house complete at the 2011 Rolex Kentucky Three Day Event, together with a Land Rover High Performance Grant to compete at 2011 Burghley. Fly competed at the Rolex Kentucky Three Day Event merely concluding month.
The other horses inwards the accident were Schoensgreen Hanni (Hanni), a ix twelvemonth former High German Warmblood mare owned yesteryear Nathalie Pollard, who suffered to a greater extent than or less superficial cuts. Carl Bouckaert’s Raphael, who won the Chatt Hills Open Preliminary partition concluding week, sustained to a greater extent than or less bruising. Little Star, a brood mare, suffered cuts to her hind legs.
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