Goodbye my friend

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today was the hardest day of my life,i had to have my big lad PTS,i cant say much as it hurts so bad,here is a peom that my partner made for me,all i can say is Earl i love you and miss you so much and will never forget you,you were the best horse ive ever had the pleasure of knowing and ive been so privilage and feel so honoured to have been able to have had you in my life.

R.I.P MY BIG MAN EARL

This is my Earl I didn’t think it could end
He’s helped me so much my four legged friend
We’ve done it all from gallop to walk
He’s put up with my rant and my talk
And now it’s a hard choice I must make
Yet everyone says it’s for his own sake
That makes it no easier or removes any fears
Or the copious amount of salt water in tears
But I do know this is not just about me
Earl needs also to keep his dignity
So let us all celebrate what he has done
If you’ve known Earl there can be only one
Chestnut coat four white socks big white blaze
Worked very hard for so many days
He was driven as just one of four horses
For weddings, pleasure and obstacle courses
He’s playful, cheeky and sometime a girl
Such is the nature of this big man Earl
I want to go out he shouts kicking the door
Or maybe he’s stood there pawing the floor
He eats his breakfast and has his fill
Then off to his friends on the brow of the hill
But the journey for Earl is harder to make
As slowly his strong body has started to break
So with this in mind its goodbye on our part
Knowing he’ll leave a large space in our heart
We wonder if there’s a horsey heaven above
Where they all gallop free a place they all love
But this thing we know we’ll see his shape in a cloud
Above the brow of the hill where he stood so proud

To Earl loved and missed by so many.

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I'm so so sorry. You have made the bravest decision. He was a most beautiful boy. Sending you my warmest thoughts and wishes at this sad sad time.
That poem was beautiful. Perhaps when it gets a bit easier have a photo of Earl blown up and hung on the wall with the poem beside it.
((((hugs)))))
 
I am so sorry to read this, he is obviously going to leave a very big hole, doing the best for them stinks at times. My sympathy.

Years ago when I had one of my mares pts I told my 5 year old daughter that every time she hears thunder it is all the horses galloping in Heaven. It was meant as a placebo, but now, when it thunders we both always think of all those horses having a tremendous hooley.
 
RIP Earl x
It is a terrible thing to loose them but it is good to know you have done the right thingx (((hugs))) It really does get better in time.
What a lovely OH you have.
 
What a lovely sweet tribute to him
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i'm so sorry for your loss, you did the right thing. rest in peace Earl beautiful boy x
 
Sending you a huge hug - saying goodbye to the really big chaps seems to hurt even more than normal - they are larger than life (literally) and the gap they leave is huge.

Time heals, but they are never forgotten and always missed.

May he rest in peace, enjoying sun and grass waiting for you to meet him again.
 
So sorry to hear about your loss.

What a lovely thing for your partner to make you a poem. I am glad you have someone there who understands how you feel.
 
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