Hi, {{{{{{Debbie}}}}}}...just saw your post and I am so very, very sorry. I, too, am a "dyed-in-the-wool" animal lover (definitely my children) and have some understanding of your pain. It is heartbreaking to hear of the mare's heartbreak and mourning. I saw that firsthand when my cat and Keeshond were bonded and played together. Then the Keeshy died from some strange illness and my cat hid back in the farthest spot of the bathroom cupboards under the sink for at least a week and would only come out at night for a bit of food and water.

This same cat lost his next buddy, my cat named Kali I. By this time he was in the kitchen with a baby gate, but he stood and looked many days for her.

And then....I lost that cat as well, my 20-year-old Morris.

Love and warm thoughts to you and your grieving mare.

Please feel free to PM anytime.