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Iconic horses’ sudden death a mystery PAULA HULBURT
paula@topsouthmedia.co.nz
Congratulations to Gordon Munn, left, from Blenheim Volunteer Fire Brigade and Finn Tito from Havelock Volunteer Fire Brigade on their efforts at the National Firefighter Combat Challenge in Wellington on Friday. The pair came 6th out of 42 in the tandem event and 17th and 19th in the individual race. Photo: Supplied.
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The sudden and unexplained death of two much loved Marlborough Clydesdale horses has left their owners devastated. For years, twenty-three-yearold Ruby has been a familiar sight in Marlborough attracting fans from across the region and further afield. Her owners were training up Roman, 8, to possibly take her place when she retired. But tragedy struck in April when the gentle pair died suddenly, leaving their heartbroken owners with thousands of dollars of vet bills. Dudley and Lynda Lerwill own Hawkesbury Carriages
and did all they could to save the stricken horses. “We’ve no idea at all what happened. They were perfectly fine on Monday and then on Tuesday they stopped eating and it just escalated from there. “The vets were out twice a day, every day but they just went downhill.” An autopsy is underway to try and uncover the cause of death, with results expected later this week. Lynda says they had not had Roman long. He was on loan to see if he might be suitable to pull one of the carriages. Dudley and Lynda have been left “shocked and numb” by the loss, says granddaughter Saskia Jamieson.
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