I know I’ve recently written about the insane heat we’ve been having this summer. A lot of you are leaving summer for the wonderful days of fall. But there is always Indian Summer to go through, and for those of us in the South, summer is alive and well.

We talked about horses that aren’t sweating and the possibility of over heating, and a friend just had this happen.

Now let me tell you she is a very knowledgeable horse woman. She’s an animal communicator who works with a vet. Her horse stopped sweating. The horse was also a 29 year old. She set up a sprinkler for the horse to stand under, but the old saying “you can lead a horse to water…..” didn’t work. The mare would just stand outside of the sprinklers reach. My friend would try to get back by 11:00 a.m. to make sure she could hose the horse down, but sometimes work, or traffic, just didn’t allow it.

The horse did overheat and it hit the brain. She was alive, but the brain suffered damage. She knew it and realized that it was probably time to let her go. Just like with the rest of us, it was a hard decision. She called her vet and the vet confirmed the fact.

We try to do the best for our horses, but sometimes we fall short. Just be aware that this can happen, and does happen.

I also want to throw in something that is going on, just for you to keep in the back of your mind. I’m not going into great detail, but I do want you all to be aware. There is a force, atmospheric, demonic or otherwise that is affecting some animals (not only horses). They are reacting in strange aggressive ways. Animals that have always been kind and gentle are now reacting without cause or reason. I’ve heard this from several different people in different areas. Gee my quiet mare just kicked me and broke my ribs. My two dogs, who are older and have been together since birth, got into a major fight and ended up at the vets. My Peahen, who never bothered anyone, is now attacking people. A filly who was totally normal, now can’t stand any noise and has to wear ear plugs.

If and when I have more information on this I will get back to you, just observe your animals for odd behavior and be careful not to be the recipient of their actions.