Wyatt “the bridleless surprise pony,” a well-liked fixture round West Coast racetracks, died Oct. 27 after succumbing to a lipoma, based on proprietor Donna Eager. He was 20.
Eager shared the information on social media the morning of Oct. 28 and mentioned surgical procedure was not within the putting grey gelding’s greatest curiosity resulting from his age and pre-existing circumstances.
“He was my buddy and my companion, my proper hand and my left most days. He took care of me,” Eager mentioned in an announcement she posted to Fb. “I do know he had a number of buddies and followers, and I am grateful for all of you.”
Eager mentioned the lipoma, a fatty benign tumor that develops in a horse’s belly cavity, went unnoticed till the horse confirmed signs of colic.
“I rushed him to the clinic however … I could not put him via it,” she acknowledged. “We mentioned our ‘See ya laters’ and I let him go peacefully, earlier than the ache grew to become too nice.”
Eager, president of the Texas-based Thoroughbred charity Remember Me Rescue, saved Wyatt from a Texas kill pen as a 2-year-old. She used dressage rules to show the Quarter Horse gelding to work bridleless on the racetrack as a secure pony, conserving Thoroughbreds calm and secure by accompanying them throughout morning coaching.
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