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supagran

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Can anyone give me an idea of what to buy a friend and her teenage daughter (14yrs) as a gift after their old pony crossed the rainbow bridge today. I don’t want to go overboard with a gift as although a friend there are not close (if you you know what I mean). TIA
 

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The usual thing is a nicely framed photo of their horse, possibly you can lift one of Facebook?

Horsehair set in resin is nice imo but I assume you don't have any.

I lost one last year and just a message recognising my loss was appreciated, I'm not a fan of 'stuff'.
 

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A lovely photo framed would be a nice gesture. Our Tesco has a Max Spielmann branch in it and they took a picture off my phone, tweaked it a bit and the end result was so lovely, put it in a simple wooden frame, whole cost was £12.
 

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After losing my heart horse very unexpectedly, a friend bought me a small necklace with forget-me-nots in resin as the charm. I didn’t take it off for several years and it’s probably one of the most thoughtful gifts I’ve ever received.
 

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I’m sure they will appreciate any gift you give. The gesture meant so much to me, that people were thinking of me.

There’s lots of nice things on Etsy. I got my sister a personalised photo frame with her dogs name on it and put a nice photo of him in.

I also bought my cousin a water colour print of her pony as a gift.
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you got to choose the colours and picture. This was an old photo, a newer one would come out clearer.
 

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I've bought people keyrings with their horse's photo in. You can get some nice, solid metal ones, rather than just cheap plastic.
 

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Gift voucher towards a portrait of their horse? Or something they can have made themselves as a keepsake from tail hair/polished shoes etc
 

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When I lost my stallion unexpectedly, I had lovely letters from two people that had known us both. They meant a lot and I probably still have them somewhere 34 years later. Don't discount a nice card and some kind words.
Also agree with this - I still have the card that the vet who put my first pony to sleep sent me nearly 15 years ago
 
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