Horse Story - True

A friend of mine had to pack in some fish biologists into a wilderness area. She took 4 horses with packs loaded with equipment and supplies. On the 8 mile run, it started to snow and then one horse fell to the ground and was foaming at the moutn. He started flopping around - it was scary. She took the pack off the horse. The horse would not eat or drink. This had not happened before. They made camp on the trail and she spent the night lying next to the horse hoping to get him to eat or drink. The horse tossed and turned all night but finally ate and drank. The next day, they went back down. They will have to try to pack up again with another horse.

The horse was taken to the vet and I have not heard the result. I think no news means that he is recovering. the sick horse was always the most dependable and had a mellow personality.