[Doohickey]

No, but it's certainly worth the risk to find out. Don't get me wrong though; having grown up on a ranch myself, most breeders do love their horses. Enough to know when their animal has suffered enough and do the humane thing. Lord knows we had to part with a few when I was growing up.

[Kimmers]

It is all a waiting game...and the horse looks great.

My friend went to FL to see goodbye to her dying mom and I was in charge of her ill horse. He was a 23yo T-bred with cushings disease. We agreed on no aggressive therapies and sure enough I had to put him down but not before he got 4 lbs. of carrots.

[Kimmers]

I do wonder. Since he is insured they could have put him down and collected it. Or is it a matter of taking a chance on getting a lot more return on the investment in stud fees....any thoughts from informed freepers?