Sam called Jim this morning to let him know that Cash was limping badly. Cash, featured on an earlier blog, was a young Thoroughbred gelding who has called Hytyme his home for most of his short life. Abandoned at an auction with his mother, Spendy, the two were brought to the rescue in 2007.
Jim rushed out to get Cash and discovered a deep wound on his stifle joint. The cut went right into his joint and was very swollen. Dr. Rosario was out at the barn in about 15 minutes to see what was going on. A deep wound into the joint is a difficult predicament alone, but Dr. Rosario thought that he may have had a fracture there as well. There wasn't much of a choice, and Cash was put to sleep. He is buried in Grannie's pasture near a big oak tree.
Cash was a good guy, very playful and nosy. He had a number of fans at the rescue--volunteers who worked with him over the course of his four years or so at Hytyme. While we're sad to lose such a young, promising horse, we are glad that he was spared the terrible fate of the auction or slaughterhouse.
Goodbye, Cash. We'll miss you.
Please keep posting your blogs on Face book! I just love to keep up with all the goings on at the ranch!
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