baymule
Garden Master
Oh I’m so sorry. It’s so hard to lose a member of the family. Your best friend will be waiting on you someday to take you up to Heaven.
Funny that you should say that. For the last few years I have been telling my husband I needed another horse to keep Rascal company and one that I can ride .He just kept saying not to get another horse. I am strong and healthy but I am at an age that could change. AS soon as my boy was gone he started talking about another one. My daughter and husband built a house way back behind our horse field. They have 3 1/2 year old twins. She never expressed an interest in getting a horse, but did say he kept the coyotes away. If I had back up help for the future I would consider one. But we also have been talking about a beef cow. My Son in laws Dad is a beef farmer in the south, so I think he would love to give it a try. For now I plan to go to a stable and ride one of their old plugs.
I am at the age I would have to worry about outliving a new horse. Not for now but if one comes knocking on met door.....I am so sorry for your loss.
It never gets easier, but, you didn't have to feed a horse whose teeth would wear down to nothing.
I'll bet a nickle you end up with another this year.
I read a recent blog where some woman went to South Dakota and went on a rental trail ride and brought home the gelding she was riding.
Same thing could happen to you.
My sweet mare will be 25yo this year.
I'm so sorry for your loss. He and his friend, Stevie, were both beautiful creatures.
Not a day goes by that I don't miss out little herd of mares, after losing the last little Shetland pony at age 36 about a dozen years ago. But at my age, with my husband also gone to greener pastures, another equine is not on the table for me. I feel that their spirits still remain on the property, in the pasture and in and out of their walk-in barn. Your Rascal is also most likely a presence that will always remain with you as well.