04/27/2026
We have all been waiting for Pixie's baby to arrive, but unfortunately, this announcement is not the news I want to share.
Pixie went into labor last Thursday morning. Saving you all from the horrendous details that I will never forget, both Pixie and her baby passed away.
The vet was here within 30 minutes of Pixie starting to foal, but Pixie had passed away before the vet even arrived.
A post mortem was done, which revealed that Pixie's baby was positioned to come out backwards. Which is impossible in horses. The backwards positioning of foals at birth happens in approximately 1% of horses. Why this had to happen to Pixie is something I will never know.
I've had Pixie for 9 years. She is the mother of Stanley, Twinkle and Lexie. She loved being a mom so much. She made it very clear she preferred being a mom, rather than a riding horse. She caught very easily and all of her other deliveries were textbook. Even her first foal.
When things go wrong, or when bad things happen, I always try to find the lesson or the redirection. This time it was obvious to me. I DO have a family. I have the best barn family.
Thank you Hope for being in the barn and helping with Pixie. Thank you Aggie for dropping everything and coming to the barn the second you saw the foaling camera. Thank you Aggie and Sarah for spending hours cleaning up the aftermath so I didn't need to see it. Thank you Sher for bringing me pre-made dinners so I would actually eat something. Thank you Stefani, Chloe and Phoenix for completely running my busy Saturday lessons, when i didn't feel ready to get out of bed and be with people. Thank you Melissa for talking to me, helping me through my doubts and bringing me healing crystals. Thank you to the people who have been texting me daily asking if I'm doing ok.
I think a lot of you had already heard the news. But if this is new news for you, I'd prefer not to talk about it.