googol
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Just a reminder never to take a day for granted as we don't know when our precious animals will be taken from us
Woke up yesterday, went to work and got that phone call that every horse owner dreads. My sister and I have 2 horses so until I rang back I wasn't sure who he was referring to in the voicemail when he said its not good news
It was pilgrim, our special boy. Roughly 12yrs ago this April pilgrim came into our family. From that day on he was everything special about having a horse and he taught us so much. Such a character, and had a big personality, cheeky, cute, kind, wise and loving. Everyone fell in love with him and I know we aren't the only ones devastated by the news. He should have went on forever and even at 25 (roughly) everyone thought he was invincible. We relied on him and so did the other horses
The YO said it looked like he had been cast so we immediately thought he must have coliced in the night and got stuck when rolling. The vet came yesterday afternoon and did a PM. He said hand on heart there were no signs of colic which was a relief. He said that getting cast would have caused him to panick and the stress and pressure on his heart has caused a heart attack/heart failure in the old man. The marks on the wall are killing me. They are really high up and quite deep. The thought of his last breath being scared or painful is all I can think about. He never ever deserved to go like that. He should have had a planned, dignified end with his head in a bucket of feed. My sister is lost, he was her pet, and he knew it! He was enjoying a quieter life getting cheekier by the day and being let away with everything
Anyway, life is so precious and we never ever thought this would happen. Horses leave a big hole in your heart, but this hole is pilgrim shaped and could never be filled. Don't take a day for granted
Sleep tight pilgrim we miss you already
Woke up yesterday, went to work and got that phone call that every horse owner dreads. My sister and I have 2 horses so until I rang back I wasn't sure who he was referring to in the voicemail when he said its not good news
It was pilgrim, our special boy. Roughly 12yrs ago this April pilgrim came into our family. From that day on he was everything special about having a horse and he taught us so much. Such a character, and had a big personality, cheeky, cute, kind, wise and loving. Everyone fell in love with him and I know we aren't the only ones devastated by the news. He should have went on forever and even at 25 (roughly) everyone thought he was invincible. We relied on him and so did the other horses
The YO said it looked like he had been cast so we immediately thought he must have coliced in the night and got stuck when rolling. The vet came yesterday afternoon and did a PM. He said hand on heart there were no signs of colic which was a relief. He said that getting cast would have caused him to panick and the stress and pressure on his heart has caused a heart attack/heart failure in the old man. The marks on the wall are killing me. They are really high up and quite deep. The thought of his last breath being scared or painful is all I can think about. He never ever deserved to go like that. He should have had a planned, dignified end with his head in a bucket of feed. My sister is lost, he was her pet, and he knew it! He was enjoying a quieter life getting cheekier by the day and being let away with everything
Anyway, life is so precious and we never ever thought this would happen. Horses leave a big hole in your heart, but this hole is pilgrim shaped and could never be filled. Don't take a day for granted
Sleep tight pilgrim we miss you already
How awful.... rip Pilgrim XX
