A Journey Ends
Those of you who have been following our “Adventures in Horsemanship” may remember a cute mare we had the blessing to work with named Flames Remedy (Annie). She came to us as a “project” horse and quickly stole a big piece of our hearts with her personality. We did what we could to establish a positive foundation for her and eventually found her a great family and they were all off for some grand adventures.
Some journeys are just too short.
We were notified this morning that Annie had a bad accident in her stall. Seems she got her legs trapped in the wiring/fencing in her stall in the early hours of the morning. She damaged her legs pretty badly. After medical intervention it was determined that the damage was too extensive for her to recover and that she was in quite a bit of pain. Her family had to make the call to put her down. Words cannot describe the heartbreak we all now share. Annie was a personality, a flame if you will. Smart, opinionated and athletic.
When you partner with a noble animal like the horse there is a bond of trust that happens that is hard to describe and is very unique to any other animal/human partnership. If you have never experienced it, you really do not have a true sense of it.
Today we honor the blessing that Annie was in our lives. Today we rededicate ourselves to being the best possible horse-people we can and to be the best possible HUMANS we can.
For those of you with horses in your lives, please give them extra hugs and treats today and say a prayer for Annie and her family. For everyone else…be good to your furry family members and those who bless your life.
Goodbye Annie. Thank you for the lessons you taught us. Thank you for the trust. We hope we did right by you in our part of your journey.
Our hearts, thoughts and prayers go out to the family who hoped she would be theirs for a very long time.
Thanks for reading.
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