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Today started out pretty good. Went to the barn and cleaned stalls, talked to the horses... Then I saw Larry, who told me that Prize, a beautiful black Tennessee walking horse, had been put down this morning at the Big E in Springfield due to a broken rear leg. Prize was my all time favorite mare. She was graceful and just stunning to watch. If I had the money I would have bought her. Instead I helped to bury her when she came home. She hadn't been unloaded from the trailer, when something caused her to spook and bolt backwards in the trailer. She fell on her hind end and never managed to regain her feet. She was put down while still in the trailer. I can't believe that this happened to such an amazing
horse. I will miss her greatly.