Category Archives: Tristan

T-Man, Big Muffin, and Tee are just some of the nicknames for my 16.2 h. TB who I bought originally as a lesson horse, was retired from riding after a pelvis fracture and was humanely euthanized in 2016 after a continual decline of life due to his failing health.

Goodbye Sweet Prince

Posted on April 28, 2016 by

“Now cracks a noble heart. Good-night, sweet prince; And flights of angels sing thee to thy rest.” Tuesday I had my senior horse, Tristan, humanely euthanized. With cooperation from the landowner and my vet, I was able to walk to … Continue reading →

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Melanoma update

Posted on July 16, 2012 by

Hard to believe but it’s been 3 and a half weeks since Tristan’s melanomas enlarged and I thought we would be deciding on euthanisa. So it’s definitely update time. The drainage has slowed considerably and I had very little to clean off … Continue reading →

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Cleaning off organic (fluid) stains from horses

Posted on June 28, 2012 by

The drainage has slowed down but it’s leaving tar-like clumps on the Big Guy’s hindquarters which I’m sure are uncomfortable. Because I’ve read about using Hydrogen Peroxide to remove blood stains I took out a bottle of it and a … Continue reading →

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Day 5 ~ On the other side

Posted on June 24, 2012 by

Tristan seems back to his goober self. Some black drainage. Melanoma mass is softer. Legs no longer stocked up. Looks like he may have lost a bit of weight which may have really just been puffy, illness weight. Last day … Continue reading →

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Day 4 – more to come

Posted on June 23, 2012 by

NOT for the squeamish… At 4:45 p.m. I got a call from the BO that Tristan had extruded a bloody mass of tissue about 6 inches long that looked to be still attached to his anus area. I told him … Continue reading →

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Day 4 ~ more improvements

Posted on June 22, 2012 by

Another post not for the squeamish… More improvements with the melanoma drainage. The abcess drainage holes have exploded in size with a lot of drainage to clean up today. While they may look gross, this gives me hope that whatever … Continue reading →

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Day 3 ~ melanoma update, antibiotics are a good thing

Posted on June 22, 2012 by

It looks like another drainage hole has opened, and a third may be ready to open too. This, IMO, is all good news. Let this crap drain out! Overall, size seems smaller, I’m guessing it’s down to 80 percent of … Continue reading →

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