RIP Nashoba's Key

[largo1]

Originally Posted by docicu3

Isn't there anybody else that is asking a few more questions about this one....was there some kind of unusal circumstance that caused this?

Obviously my heartfelt prayers to her connections for their loss...

As a long time horse owner I can tell you from experience that there has never been a fence made that is 100% horse-safe. I've had all kinds of fencing over the years...board, poly-coated wire, polymer vinyl, woven wire, electric. Most of the time when a horse tangles with a fence, the horse loses. She was probably in one of those galvanized portable corrals. They are perfectly safe 99% of the time. I once had a horse who was in one of those. He kicked up, got his hind legs up high, got a back shoe hooked over the top rail and was stuck hanging there until we could get his shoe off. Luckily he had enough sense not to struggle or it could have been real ugly. I'm fencing my new place with Centaur polymer vinyl fence. It's about as horse-friendly as you can get, and I've still had 2 horse vs. fence episodes in the past year. I keep saying I'm going to develop some kind of fence made out of mattresses. Maybe I could call it "Cushion-Fence"?

Anyway, without even knowing the details I can see how it happened. My condolences to the connections on the loss of a fine, fine horse.

[Rootdog1]

Originally Posted by largo1

As a long time horse owner I can tell you from experience that there has never been a fence made that is 100% horse-safe. I've had all kinds of fencing over the years...board, poly-coated wire, polymer vinyl, woven wire, electric. Most of the time when a horse tangles with a fence, the horse loses. She was probably in one of those galvanized portable corrals. They are perfectly safe 99% of the time. I once had a horse who was in one of those. He kicked up, got his hind legs up high, got a back shoe hooked over the top rail and was stuck hanging there until we could get his shoe off. Luckily he had enough sense not to struggle or it could have been real ugly. I'm fencing my new place with Centaur polymer vinyl fence. It's about as horse-friendly as you can get, and I've still had 2 horse vs. fence episodes in the past year. I keep saying I'm going to develop some kind of fence made out of mattresses. Maybe I could call it "Cushion-Fence"?

Anyway, without even knowing the details I can see how it happened. My condolences to the connections on the loss of a fine, fine horse.

......I like it. Lets get it out before keeneland puts out a polyfence.