“He seemed healthy finally, and he hadn't been that great of a sire,” Reddam said. “So why not?" http://bit.ly/fMLNPg
What? He was just bred to mares in 2010. The foals aren't on the ground yet. Not "that great"? Most of those were Reddam's mares, and he'd said at the retirement that they weren't going to market Square Eddie very hard, so it can't have been about outside demand. It doesn't seem to be about fertility either.
I enjoyed Square Eddie before, and I really do hope he's back. It'd be great to have a talented edition to the older horse ranks. The quote from Reddam just struck me as odd. If he was temporarily retired until they could give him time off and check him, say that.