"My husband had a meltdown on the road."īut the fireworks continued and Blair had an emergency session with his psychiatrist. "I know people enjoy them, but at the same time, they don't realize the impact," Kim said. The noise and the smell brought Blair right back to his service in Bosnia. (Brian MacKay/CBC)īut on Friday night, Kim said neighbours set off fireworks for the first time in about five years. Their therapy goats have comforted him for years, and they recently opened up the farm to fellow veterans or others in the area needing support.īlair Davis sits with Fred, a goat he got for free with the purchase of a horse. ![]() The couple set up Ataraxy Farm to help treat Blair's service-related PTSD. On another farm in Lawrencetown, N.S., Kim and Blair Davis also had a traumatic New Year's Eve. "If you're going to use them, if you have to, tell your neighbours." "Out of this tragedy what I would only hope is that people just … give a thought," Golding said. They are catching on in some jurisdictions. So-called "silent fireworks" would be an ideal alternative, Golding said. Golding said she would like to see stricter regulations around the use of fireworks, and a requirement to notify people within a certain range when they are to be set off. She's heard from not only fellow horse owners, but people around the world, offering condolences and similar stories of how fireworks have affected their animals. ![]() Fireworks rattle animals, humansĪfter sharing her story on Facebook, Golding said the post took off with thousands of shares and comments as of Sunday. The other horses were checked over and returned to the barn with no major injuries, Golding said. Navar was put down on Friday evening after breaking his leg while running from a fireworks display. Dawn Golding raised Navar since he was a foal.
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