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In Simi Valley - this thoroughbred goes back into the blaze to get his family. (Original Post) kpete Oct 2019 OP
I hope they were saved. Iliyah Oct 2019 #1
That appears to be a Mare. alittlelark Oct 2019 #2
I thought so, too! N/t imaginary girl Oct 2019 #3
Thread warning came too late UTUSN Oct 2019 #4
Sorry, but that's not true. Fact is, horses run back into their indoor arena/stable and even.... machoneman Oct 2019 #5
Sorry for you losses alittlelark Oct 2019 #6
It looks like a mare going back for her foal Green Line Oct 2019 #7
I noticed at least one other horse in the background...hope everyone made it out!❤ Karadeniz Oct 2019 #8

machoneman

(4,010 posts)
5. Sorry, but that's not true. Fact is, horses run back into their indoor arena/stable and even....
Wed Oct 30, 2019, 10:24 PM
Oct 2019

...their own stall since it's where they feel safe.

In stable fires (and my late wife's horse was through a massive one) pretty much every horse will run back in, even in the face of heavy flames. Our vet, the stable owner (100+ horses btw for each of 40+ years) and others agree that this terrible thing horses do has killed many of them over the years. In fact, unless one can get a horse bridled pretty quickly after the fire breaks out AND literally dragged outside and TIED to a strong post, the horse will break loose from a handler and run back in. Sadly, no horse is usually, if ever, in bridle when locked in their stall as the bridle may hook on projections in the stall and they do interfere with hay munching.

In the fire our American Saddlebred survived, the professional grooms ran into the fire, dragged our boy out and tied his bridle/harness to a nearby telephone pole. He was one of the few survivors left standing in the morning light where 20+ polo ponies at the Oak Brook, IL polo facility died that fateful evening due to a lightning strike on the huge and temporary circus tent-sized stable.

alittlelark

(18,890 posts)
6. Sorry for you losses
Wed Oct 30, 2019, 10:50 PM
Oct 2019


But this Mare risked her life to save her colt - perhaps the father as well - not gonna ask.
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