Corey was a handsome, sweet natured horse, and we wish he were still here with us. Corey died from age related causes the night of the big rain storm here on the California Central Coast. He seemed fine that morning at breakfast, but a few hours later it was obvious that something was wrong. A visit from the vet confirmed our fears that what was going on was serious, but we hoped things would turn around. Later that night Corey died.
People who know horses, know how individual they are. Corey was a good guy, but at times he could be short on patience. While getting the horses out for daytime turnout, the usual was to hear Corey banging on his stall wall because another horse was getting out first. Bang, bang, bang! When Corey first came to live here, he once became so impatient waiting to come into the barn for dinner, that he ripped off the pasture gate and flung it into the air. No one was hurt, but we made sure he wasn’t the last to come in after that. He was a horse that didn’t want to cause trouble; he just didn’t want to be forgotten.
Corey was easy going with us and with the other horses and welcomed new horses into the herd. He was a pleasure to have here at Sky Ranch; we miss him and he won’t be forgotten.