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nferro9925
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Van Fire tragedy

Postby nferro9925 » Thu Oct 01, 2009 4:40 pm

http://thoroughbredtimes.com/national-n ... lings.aspx


My condolences to all parties and those poor horses. :(
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Postby KBEquine » Thu Oct 01, 2009 4:52 pm

What a worst case scenario.

My condolences to all.
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Postby winds » Thu Oct 01, 2009 6:53 pm

How horrible, my condolences to all involved.

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Postby Mood Swings » Thu Oct 01, 2009 7:47 pm

:( That is so awful! The poor horses :(

My condolences as well to all the connections.
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Postby Lisann » Fri Oct 02, 2009 6:46 am

Oh, how sad!
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Postby Stylus » Sat Oct 03, 2009 11:24 am

This all seems to be under wraps. Does anyone know how it happened? Accidental, or otherwise?
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Postby joeangelo » Sat Oct 03, 2009 12:53 pm

Yeah not too many details. I have heard it happened in florida and also texas. However I do understand the loss.
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Postby el camino » Thu Oct 08, 2009 9:10 am

When breaks get hot it can cause a "grease" fire to the axel. As per DOT regulations all commercial haulers, including the smallest of pick up pulling a trailer are required to carry a fire extinguisher. I know someone this happened to when their breaks lock up and they were very lucky they had the proper equipment and averted disaster.
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Postby Sylvie Hebert » Thu Oct 08, 2009 10:02 am

happened to us shipping a mare from Ocala to Gulfstream in 1993 or 1994,we jumped the mare off the van (damn ramp would not open)with her goat,over ditch!..I still have pictures of the mare and goat on the side of hiway with the firemen and the truck on fire.It was a small commercial shipper with 6 horses van.the mare was re-shipped to Ocala,put on another truck and got to Gulfstream a few hours before the race(they objected to the scratch...),she left her tail in the gate(don't ask me how?..),left 10-15 lenghts behind then catched up and she leaded to the 1/2 and finished last...I still have that mare retired,in the field...She already was a rescue as a yearling...this mare should write a book!!...she had quite a life and travelled the world...
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Postby merasmag » Thu Oct 08, 2009 11:40 pm

lol...
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