Devastating news :(

I a in tears reading this, i think i will also be in tears when i go and give my guys there hugs later.
an owners worst nightmare and unfortunatly most of us know the feeling. sending lots of hugs your way, thinking of you.

RIP izzy xxxxxxxxxx
 
That is so absolutely awful and I am so so sorry. It's almost worse when they go suddenly and unexpectedly as you're in shock. I know what you're going through so sending a big hug and I'll be thinking of you x
 
What an incredibly sad and awful freak accident. My heart trully goes out to you in what must be a horrendous time.

K x
 
I'm so sorry to hear this. I know how devastating it is to lose "the one". Nothing but time will help but just wanted to let you know I'm thinking of you. RIP Izzy x
 
I am so sorry to hear this. how absolutely awful. I think you know when you've made the right decision for your horse and it definitely sounds like you did.

Doesn't make it hurt any less but in time it will lessen. big hugs for you xx
 
I am in absolute floods reading your story. I am so so sorry for you and my heart goes out to you. All I can say is I lost a horse in a shock accident like this a couple of years ago and it takes a long time to recover, but time does heal. Let yourself grieve as much as you can, it seems like you should put on a brave face but it will be better for you in the long run if you take time for yourself now. Again, my heart goes out to you and i hope you feel better very soon.
 
I'm so very sorry to read this - it brought a tear to my eye just thinking about it, which can't be even close to how you feel right now. You made the brave decision though.
 
That is so terribbly sad to read, so so sorry for your loss.

I had to make the heart breaking decision to have my 5 year old PTS in January, I was totally gutted. It won't feel like it right now but time will ease the pain, it never completely goes away but you learn to live with it.
There will come a time when you can look back at the memories that were so special to the two of you and smile.
 
So so sorry - I really understand what you are going through and its so hard when they are stolen from us :( I am potentially having to make this decision with my boy on Monday, he too is only 10 and everytime I think about it I cry, cant imagine life without him :( :( If you need a chat anytime just let me know x
 
I'm so so sad for you :( :(

You sound like you were an amazing friend to her and that you had a very special bond. You won't forget her and a part of her soul will always be with you.

RIP Izzy, brave brave girl xx
 
I haven't read any replies yet but had to respond as I know EXACTLY how you feel... The very same thing happened to my beloved when she was just 5.....

I am so very very sorry for you loss.......
 
So sorry for you, I can't think of anything else to say to comfort you and I can see how you are obviously going to grieve as it's such a freak accident you had no time to prepare for the events, and mentally condition yourself.

HUGE SYMPATHETIC HUGS xxxx
 
Oh my god, I am so so so sorry :( Sleep tight Izzy :(
I know there's nothing I can say that will make it any better for you, but at least she wasn't suffering for long - that was the only thought that helped me cope - even if it does make it feel all the worse for being so sudden. Big big hugs for you :(:(:(
 
Thank you all, it is so lovely of you all to take time to think of us and reply.

And to everyone who has went through something similar my thoughts are with you :(

Izzy was tricky from day one, she raced averagely til she was 6 when they tried to hurdle her but she was rotten at it (jumped over the brush!) and i bought her then. She always had bags of energy and personality, fantastic movement, got dr scores around 65% first time out, only ever in first test though then she would be bored and 2nd test would be around 40%!! sj was never our thing but she took to xc so well, a proper problem solver horse nipped round our first BE80 this year so easily and had schooled over PN height before no problems. she was too careful at sj and liked to look before huge leap but like i said it was all coming together and tbh all the sj issues were my fault and by god she could jump!

but its all the simple things that i will miss, joining in a conversation and saying Izzy does that or watching her try and pretend to talk to the cows in the next field then run a mile when they looked over! how good she was at escaping, you couldnt tie her with any kind of quick relaese knot and her stable door was like fort knox! she could always be there for cuddles and to moan about my problems too and she always looked so pleased to see me! how fussy she was with her dinner if you changed anything you must be trying to poison her! the way she would knock over the grooming kit then turn round and look the other way as if ooo howd that happen?

sorry for going on and on it just helps to get it out.
 
Iam sorry for your sad loss. I admire you for your quick decision, its something that none of us want to go through, yet it could happen to anyone at anytime. Izzy was a lucky horse to have you. Cherish the good times. Lots of <<hugs>>.
 
Like Nic says, here is the perfect place to talk about Izzy and how special she was. In fact, possibly easier than "real life" as you don't have to worry about how many tears you cry while you're typing it and you know that we all understand just what these big, daft beasties mean.
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Sounds like you achieved a lot with her and I'm sure you would have gone on to achieve plenty more. The biggest characters leave the biggest hole when they're gone. I'm sure there will be plenty Izzy stories you will remember and laugh/cry about and that's good- she'll always live on with you in this way. :)

PS- get yourself some Ben & Jerry's Half Baked ice cream, perfect comfort food.
 
it is probably easier to say it here, its just hard to even type.

I think me and Izzy did achieve loads together, she always got complements wherever we went, Ian Stark thought she was brilliant and said i had done a great job as she was very tricky and in his words for that reason definately something special.I know people probably say these things to everyone but i poured everything into her. i worked so hard with every detail, her rubbish feet (which in case anyone remembers the post, eucalyptus oil is awesome, she had no cracks up to nail holes thank you megabeast) her diet (sugar intolerance and dodgy acidy tummy!) and her innate ability to show all my riding faults, it was only once i learnt to ride properly that she actually became more forgiving of my mistakes, like yesterday, dodgy stride, no worries mum sit tight!

We were never destined for badminton but if i wanted her to try it she would of! she knew every secret every worry and every problem and she accepted it all. she was the friendlist horse ever, you could turn her out with anyone and she would act as though she had known them for years, which from when i first got her and she hated being turned out and ran from oldest slowest pony when it put its ears back, showed to me what a confident wee pony she became.

i wish i could talk to her now :(
 
it's always these special horses that teach us the most.

I cried for ages when I lost my mare. I still cry now but mostly I remain thankful for my time with her and the lessons she taught me - including that final, hardest, lesson about saying goodbye. I know it sounds trite right now but give it time, grieve your heart out unashamedly, and and in the end you'll be able to look back on your special horse in that way too, I'm sure.

..... in the meantime, I highly recommend lots of red wine and hugs from friends.

x
 
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