Scribbler

Gribouille s’en allé….Gribouille was sequestered in 2013, along with 16 other horses. Born in 1993, Gribouille was directly retired to a Refuge branch. In 2016, Céline was looking for a horse to keep hers company and adopted Gribouille. For the past 4 years, with a few adjustments to keep him in good condition, Gribouille has been enjoying life to the full. But over the last few weeks, his general condition had deteriorated, and when the blood test didn’t show anything concrete, we increased his rations. The situation had stabilized, but by Monday Gribouille was leaking blood from his nostril. The vet was pessimistic, and recommended anti-haemorrhagic drugs, but on Tuesday everything was normal. Yesterday, Wednesday, Gribouille “curiously” went behind the fence, and we think he may have lost his balance and got caught in it. Around 5pm, his nose started to run again, and he was prostrate. After a long period of observation, we took stock of the past few weeks, and having had other similar experiences, we decided to put him to sleep to avoid a more serious accident or finding him dead in a pool of blood. The vet, who was on the spot very quickly, confirmed our decision….Gribouille was first sedated and then put to sleep…he left very calmly and surrounded.Hi Gribouille, you were picked up in very sad living conditions (sequestration B. 71) but at least you will have enjoyed 7 years of happy retirement. Thank you Céline for him… For the past 4 years you’ve offered him a nice retirement and a gentle departure.