Had To Dig My First Horse Grave With My BX24

[thavil]

I purchased my BX24 three years ago to perform many duties on our small horse farm. One of the duties I had hoped to never have to do was to dig a grave for one of our horses. Unfortunately, this past Thursday evening, one of my wife's horses had a severe case of colic and she had to put her down after the vet worked on the horse from over an hour.

Digging the grave was harder than I thought it would be with my small tractor but I got it done with the help of a friend that has excavator experience. I learned a lot of technics from him while he was digging and should be able to handle it myself the next time. From start to finish, it took me 5 hours to dig 6' deep and to backfill the hole. Another thing that I learned that night was that my el cheapo magnetic mount light didn't work very well. The magnet wasn't strong enough to stay on the ROPS and the light fell and disconnected the wires. The next day, I ordered the light set from BXpanded that I should have bought in the first place.

 

[snpower]

So sorry you had to perform that somber duty...

 

[bullbreaker]

Tod
Real sorry to hear about your familys loss.
Hope this helps in some way.
Hoofbeats In Heaven, Horse Loss Support

Boone

 

[redsox1]

Last week had to do the same for our dog of eleven years. Sad work but also kind of therapy at the same time. Sort of like taking care of him for the last time.

 

[roadhawk]

Sorry to hear about that. It's a tough thing to have to do.

 

[Deano]

Very sorry to here this Tod.

Give Sheila our condolences.

Dean and Clyde

 

[Just2quickz28]

Sorry for the loss, animals become family members quickly.

I don't think my BX would be able to dig a horse grave on my property when the time does come, since I cant put a shovel in the ground without hitting rocks.

 

[davcog]

Truly sorry for you loss. The loss of pets is as hard as losing family. Small comfort that you could provide a dignified burial. I used my BX 23 to dig graves for two neighbors that lost large breed dogs last year. Dread the day when our two cats pass on.

 

[radioman]

sorry for your loss man.. it had to be the hardest seat time ever.

 

[thavil]

Thanks everyone for the kind words!! Unfortunately, there will be more to come in the future with having 3 more horses, 3 dogs, 3 cats and an african gray parrott (she will probably out live us). Digging will be easier but the losses won't.