Today I write with a heavy heart. A heartbreaking goodbye was said today among my barn. A long time boarder at Doubletake's horse was put down today because of a very bad colic. He was old, and had lived a good life, but none the less heartbreaking. I was with Erin when the call was made saying that it was in his best interest to put him down. How sad it was. But as the title of this post says, there IS love in loss. Though it was very tragic to lose such a special horse, it was so great to see my how much Jenny, Abby, and Erin care for the horses, even if they aren't theirs. It warms my heart to know that the people caring for so many horses, care about each one of them as though they are their own. I feel so blessed that I work with people like the twins; not all horse people care about the horses as much as they do. That is something which I have grown to dislike about the sport, but they are short of nothing but some of the best owners and trainers I have ever known. Ian was a very sweet horse. Sarah and I always said hello to him and spoiled him, and I had a blast dressing him up for Christmas. Though he was not my horse and not necessarily one I had ever truly worked with, it is still hard knowing friends are struggling and that there will be an empty stall in the barn every time I go now.
I know this post is short, but I am short of inspiration this evening. I'll write more about mine and Joe's progress and our work this weekend.
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