Statement on Boyd Martin’s website regarding the barn fire

Boyd’s website has posted a brief statement about the barn fire that killed 6 wonderful horses from his program early this morning at True Prospect Farm: 

Obviously this is a difficult time, and our deepest condolences go out to everyone connected with these horses. We are grateful for your thoughts and prayers and all of the messages and well wishes that we have been receiving from the eventing community. We will keep you updated as we receive more information.

[Boyd’s website]

When I spoke with Boyd early this morning he was at New Bolton with Neville, Otis, Catch a Star, and Ambassador’s Rose.  There will be a fund to help the recovery from this tragedy and we will have more information on that as it is released.

The USEF has sent out the following press release regarding the tragic fire:

At 12:30am on Tuesday May 31, 2011, a fire destroyed the barn Boyd Martin rented from Phillip Dutton Eventing at True Prospect Farm. There were 11 horses in the barn at the time of the fire, Lillian Heard, Caitlin Silliman and Ryan Wood evacuated five horses, four of those are at The University of Pennsylvania’s New Bolton Center undergoing treatment. These horses are: Boyd’s mount from the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games Neville Bardos, Otis Barbotiere, Catch a Star and Ambassador’s Rose. Heard, Silliman and Wood were treated and released from the hospital. Sadly, Martin lost six horses from his program: Faye Woolf’s Call Me Ollie, Henley House Stables’ Charla, Lillian Heard’s Ariel, Kimberly Golden’s Phantom Pursuit, Bonnie Stedt’s Cagney Herself, and Anne Hennessey’s Summer Breeze W. The USEF extends thoughts and sympathies to Martin and his team during these tragic events. More information will be posted as it becomes available.

[USEF press release]

We’ll have more information as we receive it throughout the day and until then there is nothing to do but pray for the recovering horses and those coping with losses today.

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