Farewell, Itty Bitty Pretty

[paisjpq]

I almost hate to get involved in this discussion.

When she was born I spent 5 days 24 hours a day in the barn bottle feeding her....the mare is NI positive so all of her foals have to be bottle fed until she is completely free of colostrum.

I could walk in the barn and as soon as she heard my voice she would start hollering to be fed....we sold her as a yearling in Saratoga and thats the last time I put my hands on her... but this hurts.

what makes it worse IMO is that she was entered in the KEE november sale, and the people who own her mother were planning to buy her (at almost any price), she withdrew before ever hitting the sales grounds....

[GPK]

Originally Posted by paisjpq

I almost hate to get involved in this discussion.

When she was born I spent 5 days 24 hours a day in the barn bottle feeding her....the mare is NI positive so all of her foals have to be bottle fed until she is completely free of colostrum.

I could walk in the barn and as soon as she heard my voice she would start hollering to be fed....we sold her as a yearling in Saratoga and thats the last time I put my hands on her... but this hurts.

what makes it worse IMO is that she was entered in the KEE november sale, and the people who own her mother were planning to buy her (at almost any price), she withdrew before ever hitting the sales grounds....

I remember you talking about her a few times B.

RIP baby girl

That's just terrible. O'Neill has had a rough year. Quite a few of his have been injured and/or lost.

[Rupert Pupkin]

Originally Posted by paisjpq

I almost hate to get involved in this discussion.

When she was born I spent 5 days 24 hours a day in the barn bottle feeding her....the mare is NI positive so all of her foals have to be bottle fed until she is completely free of colostrum.

I could walk in the barn and as soon as she heard my voice she would start hollering to be fed....we sold her as a yearling in Saratoga and thats the last time I put my hands on her... but this hurts.

what makes it worse IMO is that she was entered in the KEE november sale, and the people who own her mother were planning to buy her (at almost any price), she withdrew before ever hitting the sales grounds....

Paisjpq, I'm sorry for your loss. You must feel very sad. You must feel a special bond with that horse after bottle-feeding her as a baby.

[my miss storm cat]

Originally Posted by paisjpq

I almost hate to get involved in this discussion.

When she was born I spent 5 days 24 hours a day in the barn bottle feeding her....the mare is NI positive so all of her foals have to be bottle fed until she is completely free of colostrum.

I could walk in the barn and as soon as she heard my voice she would start hollering to be fed....we sold her as a yearling in Saratoga and thats the last time I put my hands on her... but this hurts.

what makes it worse IMO is that she was entered in the KEE november sale, and the people who own her mother were planning to buy her (at almost any price), she withdrew before ever hitting the sales grounds....

I'm so sorry.

Thank you for sharing such a beautiful memory.

I was just a fan, but i could see that she was special. I rooted for this girl every time and would always smile when i got her workout notices.

Such a shame..... I'm so sorry.

[Cajungator26]

RIP Itty Bitty Pretty. How terrible.

[sundaysilenceforever]

Originally Posted by paisjpq

I almost hate to get involved in this discussion.

When she was born I spent 5 days 24 hours a day in the barn bottle feeding her....the mare is NI positive so all of her foals have to be bottle fed until she is completely free of colostrum.

I could walk in the barn and as soon as she heard my voice she would start hollering to be fed....we sold her as a yearling in Saratoga and thats the last time I put my hands on her... but this hurts.

what makes it worse IMO is that she was entered in the KEE november sale, and the people who own her mother were planning to buy her (at almost any price), she withdrew before ever hitting the sales grounds....

Paisjpq, I am so sorry for your loss....that story is just heartbreaking.
It's so easy to fall in love, especially after bonding like that in the first week.

[ELA]

Very sorry to hear this, and for everyone's loss as well.

Not that it matters, but has there been any talk or comments about the track condition at Hollywood Park?

Eric