24th March 2010

The bright, brilliant, golden light that was Fish has gone!

It is a sad day here at Tilley Farm. As the Olivier Awards were about to begin on Sunday night I received a text from Jon who lives at the farm to say that Mags’ (my office administrator) horse had colic. He had never had colic so I knew it was bad. I phoned for an update the minute the awards ceremony was over and was so sad to hear that he had been put to sleep at around 9.30pm. Mags had owned Fish since he was weaned and he graced her life for 28 years. He had been a wonderful eventer and, of course, a brilliant friend. He was such a gentleman and so patient and sweet with newcomers to the work that they couldn’t ever have imagined how powerful and on his toes he could be when out hacking through the fields with Mags or being led out to pasture on a sharp windy day.

I got home at around 1.30am and spent the rest of the night at the farm with Mags as she couldn’t go home knowing that her beloved horse was lying on the grass at the back of the stables. We lit tea lights and sat with him as dawn broke over Tilley Farm. Although the yard is still busy there is a stillness to the place; an audible calm that always follows death. Our horses have a quiet acceptance that the bright, brilliant, golden light that was Fish has gone. Fish, we shall miss you. With love from us all.

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