Boggle- USA bound!

[tina987]

I’m so sorry for your loss Michen

 

[SO1]

I think there is often trauma associated with having to make the decision especially with a youngish horse with a chronic progressive condition. It is different with people as you don't hold that responsibility.

With Homey I still struggle, really I was calling Blue Cross pet bereavement support line for nearly a year until I got Bert and I still feel sad. I wrote the post grief after loosing a horse on here to try and also get support from here too. The world feels empty without Homey something is missing that cannot be replaced. You will get used it. It is normal to feel the way you.

 

[NightStock]

So sorry for your loss Michen, that was a beautiful tribute and a selfless decision, it doesn't get easier but you do learn to live with it. That sounds miserable but hopefully you know what I mean, allow yourself to cry and rail at the unfairness of it all.

 

[Trot_on]

So sorry to read this. Your update moved me to tears, it was beautiful and just showed how much Boggle was loved. Sending lots of love xx

 

[Spottyappy]

So sorry to read this.
Thinking of you.

 

[anguscat]

Michen - so very sorry to read you lost your Prince

 

[Michen]

Thank you for all your words

 

[m1stify]

Isn’t it lovely that you have documented your journey with Bog here and have so many memories as a result as I find I forget so much! Perhaps you could write a book? Even if it was just for yourself.

 

[rara007]

Very sorry to read the recent updates

 

[Hannahgb]

Heartbroken for you, I am so so sorry xx

 

[Bernster]

Gosh SO1 that post got me in the feels after losing a dear friend earlier this year.

 

[Jeni the dragon]

I remember someone saying that when we PTS our animals, we take on their pain in the form of grief

 

[Sealine]

I've only just caught up with this thread. I'm so, so sorry Michen. Even though you know it was the right thing to do and the timing was impeccable, it doesn't make the pain any easier to bear. I've followed Bog's journey from the beginning. Thank you so much for sharing it with us.

Take care of yourself xx

 

[poacher82]

It's a strange thing to be so invested in a horse and a person one has never even met, but your writing about Boggle's US adventures has drawn so many of us in... having followed your journey around the world, through thick and thin, it is crystal clear that you've always put your all in to giving Bog the absolute best of everything. The best care, veterinary treatment, home, fun and love. Heartbreakingly that has also meant giving him the best ending and goodbye, and you've faced that with the same loyalty and bravery as everything else you've done for him.
I'm so, so sorry for your loss.

 

[Errin Paddywack]

Gosh SO1 that post got me in the feels after losing a dear friend earlier this year.

It got to me too.

 

[AandK]

I'm so, so sorry to read the latest on this thread. However, it is good to hear that you were able to say goodbye peacefully. As I look back, it is something that I am so grateful for with the two horses I have said goodbye to in the past 5yrs. There is no doubt about how much you loved Boggle, and it has been a blast reading about your adventures over the years.

As others have said, roll with the grief, let it out. Take your time, and be kind to yourself. You will always miss him, but in time the pain will dull. Rest easy Boggle x

 

[raegank]

I have followed your journey as a silent watcher and it brought me so much joy. I am so so sorry to hear about your loss, he was clearly the most characterful horse and brought so much to so many people.

Sending lots of love at this difficult time xx

 

[ponynutz]

I'm so sorry for your loss, Michen. He will be mourned by this forum and everybody knows how truly special he was. Take care of yourself xxx

 

[Michen]

I really am truly very touched to read how invested you all were in his journey, and those who have been reading quietly from afar. You’ve stuck with it through my often very muddled, fraught posts on here that at times must have been very repetitive and boring! I know his story the past few years wasn’t one about training and competing, progress or any of the usual “useful” threads in here but it was at least a story of adventure and true love for a very special little horse.

I am so grateful I got to share him with you all right from the beginning to the end. And I know if Boggle could read this thread and what’s been written about him his cheeky eye would be full of agreement about how wonderful he was- he definitely knew it

 

[splashgirl45]

I really am truly very touched to read how invested you all were in his journey, and those who have been reading quietly from afar. You’ve stuck with it through my often very muddled, fraught posts on here that at times must have been very repetitive and boring! I know his story the past few years wasn’t one about training and competing, progress or any of the usual “useful” threads in here but it was at least a story of adventure and true love for a very special little horse.

I am so grateful I got to share him with you all right from the beginning to the end. And I know if Boggle could read this thread and what’s been written about him his cheeky eye would be full of agreement about how wonderful he was- he definitely knew it

When I remember what he looked like when he arrived compared to recently you can be very proud that you gave him a good life and his body showed an amazing change due to your care. He couldn’t have had a better owner and he is now running free thanks to your brilliant timing

 

[shortstuff99]

I'm very sorry to read this, it never feels long enough when they are your soul horse

 

[JGC]

If I could wish anything for all the world's horses, it would be that they all could find a guardian such as you.

When I lost my dad suddenly, who was the person I was closest to in the world, I just had to accept the grief, allow it in, allow myself to feel it. You can't fight it or hurry yourself through it.

 

[Tarragon]

This has been one of those threads that I have eagerly read every post, and followed every turn. I have been inspired, amazed and in awe of you and Boggle. I am so sorry what has happened and I am thinking of you, but wow, what a horse to have known and to have shared your life.
I do hope that you find solace with Atlas and continue to post, as I am already invested in his inquisitive face, his outlook on life and his amazing field antics, and to the incredible insight into what it is to own horses in America.

 

[equinerebel]

I am so grateful I got to share him with you all right from the beginning to the end. And I know if Boggle could read this thread and what’s been written about him his cheeky eye would be full of agreement about how wonderful he was- he definitely knew it

Thank you for sharing a little bit of him with us. It is so clear from your writing how wonderful, special and loved he will always be

 

[Zoeypxo]

Oh my goodness only just catching up.
Run free Boggle, a HHO legend

 

[Usedtobehorsey]

Struggling to know what to write here - we are but perfect strangers but Boggle and you have touched my heart.

Loss is such a devastating emotion but how amazing that as Boggle rests in eternal painless peace, he leaves such a legacy with so many people round the globe. A horse so vibrant and full of energy you'll feel him inside your heart and along side you for the rest of your days.

 

[sarah.oxford]

Isn’t it lovely that you have documented your journey with Bog here and have so many memories as a result as I find I forget so much! Perhaps you could write a book? Even if it was just for yourself.

Ooh I would love to read a Boggle book

 

[outdoor girl]

I don't know you, you don't know me, and I certainly didn't know Boggle, but then I feel part me did know him. I've been reading your adventures and the trials and tribulations you've had recently and what shone through was the love you had for that horse. It was a love that knew when the time was right. It doesn't make it easier, in fact in some ways it makes it harder, but it was right.
Take your time to grieve and allow it to take as long as you need, be it weeks, months or even years. Boggle is running free now, rest easy beautiful boy.

 

[sarah.oxford]

I really am truly very touched to read how invested you all were in his journey, and those who have been reading quietly from afar. You’ve stuck with it through my often very muddled, fraught posts on here that at times must have been very repetitive and boring! I know his story the past few years wasn’t one about training and competing, progress or any of the usual “useful” threads in here but it was at least a story of adventure and true love for a very special little horse.

I am so grateful I got to share him with you all right from the beginning to the end. And I know if Boggle could read this thread and what’s been written about him his cheeky eye would be full of agreement about how wonderful he was- he definitely knew it

I can't imagine how hard this must be, but grieving now is so much better than bottling it up, as I have recently found out.
Like others have said, the way the end was will be something you can be proud of. Timing it right is hard. The thought of dealing with the memories of an emergency situation , it would have been too much.
The end was on both your terms and with the right people there.
I will miss checking daily for Boggle updates, it won't be the same but I am very much looking forward to reading about Atlas and seeing how he turns out when he has finished growing xx

 

[Michen]

Here are some photos from his last few days now I can bear to look at them. He always wanted to hang with me, even when the other horses weren’t interested. He knew I was his and his alone.

The last one is him standing at the gate because he had heard me shout for him, the other horses didn’t even move from the hay feeder behind the barn.

When I’d speak to him through the camera he’d immediately start looking for me, in and out of his stall or run depending on where he was. I did it to Atlas last night and he barely lifted his head.

Christ it just hurts.