A familiar voice for years whenever we telephoned Summerhill Stud, and a lady known as ‘Muhtafal’s Mom’ to many, Megan Romeyn currently finds herself with life-threatening medical challenges.
Megan is pleading for any assistance – ‘a lifeline’ as she terms it – after a devastating battle with sepsis.
Megan Romeyn – a plea for help (Pic – Supplied)
Megan worked at Summerhill for 15 years and was widely known for her love for top stallion Muhtafal.
“I initially was terrified of horses, but I grew to love them all deeply,” Megan told the Sporting Post on Sunday morning.
Turning 54 this year, Megan lost her left foot some time ago.
“I have faced a second lengthy and unsuccessful fight with sepsis – one that nearly cost me my life – I now face a major surgery to survive. In order to stop the infection from spreading, doctors must remove the top half of my right foot. While this will bring significant changes, I’m incredibly grateful that I will still be able to walk – and most importantly, that I will be alive.”
The Sporting Post has aired the cause of a variety of racing and breeding folk over our 30 years and we realise it’s not easy on anybody’s pride and dignity when having to put one’s cap in hand by going public for help.
“Any donation, no matter the amount, would mean the world to me and will help me through this challenging time. Thank you so much for your support,” concluded Megan.
- She may be contacted via email at [email protected].
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John Lewis took this photograph of Muhtafal (Mr Prospector – Polite Lady)
Ed – Megan’s reference to Muhtafal had us looking back. Known for his handsome good looks, powerful physique and the speed he injected into his progeny, Muhtafal, a strapping chestnut owned by Sheik Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum’s Shadwell, was the last son of Mr Prospector to stand at stud in South Africa and the most successful in the Southern Hemisphere.
His best progeny included Paris Perfect who finished third in the Gr1 Dubai World Cup, along with Gr 1 winners Outcome, Disappear and Lets Rock ‘n Roll, as well as Gr 2 winners Fair Brutus, Veiled Essence, Thunder Key, Arabian Mist, First Again and Here Comes Billy.
After a bout of ill health, Muhtafal left this mortal soil in February 2015.
