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Post by gypsyrn on Jan 5, 2009 1:41:10 GMT -5
Today we went to pick up items for our Livermore rescue and took the back road...and got a not so nice surprise... at a turnout off of Tesla Road we came across a dead mare who had been dumped there. She looks young, and was cared for guessing by her looks and being recently shod with aluminum shoes. What happened??? why dump a horse that was obviously being cared for??? maybe stolen? We went to the park area to report it, the park ranger said it had been reported, the horse was dumped yesterday afternoon, animal control had yet to pick it up. Does anyone knows this horse?... Sorrel, blaze, 3 socks, Maybe a farrier would recognize her, being shod with aluminum shoes is not that common, the shoes were hardly even worn. Looks like someone tried to take one off, but didn't succeed. Whoever just dumped this horse should be charged.... pics-not so nice *GRAPHIC* farm4.static.flickr.com/3116/3169163777_c22ed33d3b.jpgfarm4.static.flickr.com/3085/3169993846_0352a1285f.jpgfarm4.static.flickr.com/3106/3169163835_f2c64791c2.jpg |
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Post by pnp4kidz on Jan 5, 2009 2:07:14 GMT -5
Um, might want to be more specific in your post...
this mare was a dead mare... and I had a bit of a shock when I opened those pics!
argh...
sorry, but a warning would be nice... :-)
poor mare... I hope it was a kind euth...
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Post by gypsyrn on Jan 5, 2009 3:08:54 GMT -5
Sorry, thought since I referred to her as dumped vs abandoned would be understood... pics are graphic, and to come around the corner and see her was quite the shock as well.
Not so sure that this is a euthanized horse, I would think if someone had compassion enough to put a horse down for whatever reason, such a person would not just dump the body at the side of the road.
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Post by shell on Jan 5, 2009 16:07:41 GMT -5
Poor sweet little thing, what is wrong with the world that you can just dump a horses body on the side of the road? That just makes me sick to my stomach.
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Post by paintedlady on Jan 5, 2009 16:51:09 GMT -5
I cant believe I looked  was she tied up. are those ropes around her back legs. what the hell happened to this poor baby |
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Post by frr2 on Jan 5, 2009 17:09:52 GMT -5
I think they used ropes to get her up into the truck or trailer, after she was dead I hope..
I thought the same thing... what the he11 happened to her?
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Post by frr2 on Jan 5, 2009 18:03:15 GMT -5
Beth, maybe forward the pictures to Pat... maybe he might know the horse
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Post by Admin on Jan 5, 2009 20:20:50 GMT -5
Did you check for a brand or lip tattoo?
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Post by emjay on Jan 5, 2009 21:01:39 GMT -5
I hope this isn't someones beloved horse that had been stolen.
the world we live in.
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Post by swissgrl on Jan 5, 2009 21:45:22 GMT -5
I saw the ropes, and that just gave me the shivers. I hope this girl had an easy passing.
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Post by gypsyrn on Jan 6, 2009 1:47:27 GMT -5
It looked to me that she was tied t the fence to hold her when the unloaded from the vehicle. no blood or signs of activity in the area besides tire tracks. I think she was dead before taken there. I did not look for a tat, there was no brand on the one side. I would think that animal control would look closer, I didn't want to move her or anything, just reported it.
My thinking was she was obviously cared for, no maybe the death was not at the hands of the owner.I was thinking maybe she was stolen that's why I posted the pics,maybe someone would recognize her......
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Post by frr2 on Jan 6, 2009 11:20:05 GMT -5
I didn't see this story posted on BAEN yet.... do you want to do that or can I have your permission to cross post? That certainly is the biggest reading group of Bay Area horse folks (don't know why I didn't ask sooner!)
Peg
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Post by jenm on Jan 6, 2009 13:37:48 GMT -5
I didn't see this story posted on BAEN yet.... do you want to do that or can I have your permission to cross post? That certainly is the biggest reading group of Bay Area horse folks (don't know why I didn't ask sooner!) Peg I thought about that as well but kept thinking it would show up. I also was surprised that nothing was reported in the Contra Costa Times, especially since it's the same general region as where the two horses were shot last year. |
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Post by gypsyrn on Jan 6, 2009 13:48:51 GMT -5
I did not post on BAEN, you are welcome to do so, I think that the area is east Alameda, Contra Costa starts at the SVRA park and the site was maybe 2 miles west of the park, at a drive/gate area.
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Post by frr2 on Jan 6, 2009 15:21:55 GMT -5
Posted....
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Post by mickeyfan3 on Jan 6, 2009 16:56:09 GMT -5
Belinda -
Was this near Carnegie??? It sounds like she was dumped about a mile from where I board.
I've got a call into a friend who works at A/C to see if he can tell me anything. This was definitely Alameda County - San Juaquin County (Tracy) is the nearest boarder, not Contra Costa. This was also forwarded by a friend to the detective working the Roundtree case (Choctaw and Lucky who were shot 10/22/08 in North Livermore). I doubt they're related, but if she was stolen.....
When I first looked at the pics I thought she looked familiar - distinctive markings. My friend Jenn thought she looked familiar before I said anything, so now I'm worried we may know her.....going through pics from local Gymkhana's and shows when I get home......
hug your horses.
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Post by pikzeedust on Jan 6, 2009 19:50:35 GMT -5
poor sweet baby:(
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Post by gypsyrn on Jan 7, 2009 2:32:09 GMT -5
Stacie,
Yes this was by Carnegie SVRA, down from the stable. was at the bottom of the hill at a turnout/drive area. Let me know if you find something out, am wondering even how she died, I saw no obvious injuries....
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Post by mickeyfan3 on Jan 7, 2009 13:07:58 GMT -5
It's hard to say w/out a necropsy.....she looked to be in fairly good shape from what I could see in the pics.....Colic??? Especially with it being so cold, horses aren't drinking as much with can help induce that.
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Post by jenm on Jan 9, 2009 0:42:39 GMT -5
I saw on BAEN that Channel 2 News was headed out there this afternoon and were hoping to interview someone. Of course that was posted sometime after 4:00 pm.
Bummer, Gypsryn would have been the perfect person to talk to them. From BAEN:
Channel 2 wants interview re: horse found dead on Tesla - anyone?
Posted by Debbie Smith, BAEN on 1/8/2009, 4:44 pm
Message modified by board administrator 1/8/2009, 5:21 pm
It's 4:42 and Channel 2 is on the highway heading out to the area where the horse was found (will take them a while in this traffic). Is there anyone out there with information who would like to be interviewed for this story? If so, please call Amber Lee of Channel 2 on her cell asap at 510-599-3922. They hope to speak to the ranger if they get there in time.
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Post by mickeyfan3 on Jan 9, 2009 1:31:45 GMT -5
They were at the Livery - I pulled in right after they'd left. Doesn't sound like they knew anything - alluded to the economy and people possibly not having the money to dispose of the body properly........don't know if it's being investigated or not, but apparently the sherrif investigating Choctaw and Lucky's murder is looking into this as well.
My husband thought he was a comedian...."look honey, there's your tack box!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Dork.
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Post by gypsyrn on Jan 9, 2009 7:01:39 GMT -5
I wish I had known I could have gone out there as I was at the ranch and could have met them....
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Post by jenm on Jan 9, 2009 22:47:14 GMT -5
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was she tied up. are those ropes around her back legs. what the hell happened to this poor baby
