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February 19, 2006
A post of substance? We'll see about that!
Friday was not such a good day. One of our horses, one that we've had for 10 years or so, had to be put down.
He was a sweet old guy, fun to ride, well behaved, easy tempered. He was probably 29 or so, but still game. The last time I rode him, I was probably 4 or 5 months pregnant with Katie. One of the reins broke, and after a moment of panic and confusion, I easily got him stopped. He could have taken advantage of the situation and galloped off to the barn (not far away, and I would have been fine, but still, more danger than I was looking for at the time), but he didn't.
He was old, he was going to go sometime, he had a good life with us, he served his purpose well. All that's well and good. It still hurts that he's gone. That he won't be around for my kids to learn to ride on. That his buddy, another old gentleman, is puttering around the pasture alone. I can't quite wrap my mind around the fact that he's gone.
Posted by me at February 19, 2006 9:18 PM
Comments
Sorry about your horse. So sad to lose an animal you`re close to.
Posted by: L. at February 22, 2006 1:50 AM