trudij
Senior Jockey
Makybe Diva has died thanks to colic - some kind of feat to win three Melbourne Cups, I can’t imagine we’ll see that again anytime soon…
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Equine Retirements, Long Term Injuries and Departures
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jinnyj
Senior Jockey
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Economics was colic apparently. I have seen posts on Facebook saying it was cruel to have sent him to India. Why? The stud where he was, Poonawalla Stud, has top class facilities and a resident vet plus two consultant vets. He was a horse who was a serial bleeder which would have made him unappealing to breeders in this country. I think it's wrong to infer that care in India wasn't good enough. A large majority of stable staff working in the UK are from that continent and no-one is mentioning that.
That’s good to know. I guess my first thought was of him being so far from home.
