for the past week i have been all screwed up mentally and feeling it physically thankfully i have been able to push it away slightly today now that my thoughts are focused on the EI outbreak and trying to figure out how i can help.

because of this outbreak next years foaling season may not happen no doubt you would of heard about it on the news. El Costa De Lago is one who may be infected his cover charge is $220,000 per mare and serves up to 5 mares a day. so that is a huge loss for Coolmore Stud. something worse then that is our Diva is at Coolmore with her newborn colt and she was due to be served by De Lago in the coming weeks. i am just praying both she and her new colt are safe in the foaling stables/paddock and away from the stallions. 

if this outbreak gets worse the Melbourne Cup and millions of dollars will be lost for this year  not to mention the studs are going to loose much of what they need to operate. $220,000 does not just cover the stallion. but feed, stabling and vet checks for the year to make sure all is going well and if she is staying to be covered again by the stallion in the weeks after she has dropped her first foal.

having grown up on such a horse stud i know what they are going through and hope that you all join me in praying that these horses are well and the EI does not spread or kill any of them which would be a tradgedy in itself. 

at the moment i would give anything to be able to drive down to Portarlington to the place i grew up and work my frustrations off. who knows maybe that is my problem i know i was much like this last year as well. dreaming about horses wishing i could go for a ride and watch the foals stand for the first time. there really is nothing better then that.