Chocklate Confetti 3-21-82 -------6-5-2009 1:10 p.m.

Friends

With a broken heart I have to report that I lost my beloved friend and life's companion Chocklate Confetti.
On the  afternoon of 6-5-09 I was teasing mares to him and he was completely normal and Romeo as usual. The last mare I teased was his daughter Sass and she was quite willing, but unfortunately the stallion I had bred had colic surgery 14 days earlier. So when Chocklate discovered Sass was in heat I was a bit bummed. I dragged Sass away from Chocklate licking and kissing her face, and put her across the stall. Jumped in my truck and headed next door (Repro Vet I work for) to have my mares checked that were already there. When I pulled out he was piaffing in his stall. I was not even there yet (farm next door) and I received a call from my farriers wife that chocklate was down and having a seizure or something. I flipped around and flew home aprox 2 minutes and when I arrived Chocklate had already passed. Chocklate was laying peacefully in his box stall. All I can say is he went out doing what he loved the most
My Vet feels that he probably had a massive Stroke, Aneurysm or Heart attack since he went so suddenly and with out any struggle. I am very thankful that Chocklate was not alone, my life long friend Dan (farrier) and his wife Nikki were by his side.

I had the honor and great pleasure of being his human and devoted friend from his birth to his death. Chocklate was born between my daughter and my son and was very special from the start. Thru life’s ups and downs, births, deaths and Divorces, I could always depend on Chocklate giving 150% no matter how crappy I felt. He was truly a class act, even until the end. Although I was not prepared for him to go, he did me a huge favor by not colicing, or having health issues that would require me to anguish over a decision to end his life and for that I thank him.

So I guess we can say he went out with a bang, doing what he loved best and with the smell of mares in his nostrils.

I can truly say and be proud that Chocklate helped pave the way for Appaloosa's to be accepted as  true competitors in open Sporthorse disciplines, so now this will be left up to his Get and Grandget. Make him proud!

Mellanie

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Chocklate has competed and won in all English disciplines, excelling in Horse Trials and Dressage. Chocklate Consistently passes to his offspring, size, movement, color with willing sensible minds. He is a very high percentage color producer, bred to Apps and other non color breeds. We have been transporting semen with Chocklate for several years with great success (prior to Appy acceptance)