Goodnight and godbless Gingerwitch

that brought tears to my eyes as it has to many others

other than that i have no more words, im sure she will be waiting for you, how lucky she was to have someone who loved her so deeply

R.I.P sweet girl
 
Second time I read this thread as couldn't see for crying the first time... the last thing you can do for your best friend is the hardest decision to make...

(((hugs)))

Hope everything goes as well as you could wish it to...

Blitz
 
Thank you so much for all your replies - especially the one about rainbow bridge - she will probably be green and orange by morning and her breath smells of mints !

She would not stay out in the field, even when i was with her she wanted in, when the other horses came running past us she grunted and i knew she was in fear - so i put my arm round her and told her she was fine - we came in then and the poor little girl slept and slept till OH turned up and fed her for about an hour with every horsie delacasie you can imagine.

We have both left the yard in tears, and have shed even more reading these posts. How i will get to the yard at in the morning i will never know, and my yo and best mate have offered to hold her - but sorry as much as it hurts and i will probably throw up after the deed is done - no one is taking my little girl on this journey bar me - she has looked after me and i have looked after her -she has got me through some very very dark days - days when it was only the thought of gingerwitch stood in her stable that got me out of bed - the thought of her got me walking again - and if it was not for gingerwitch i would still be a workaholic earning a fortune but missing out on the important things in life. If it was not for gingerwitch i would not have the wonderful friends i have met through her and i would not have my other two wonderful boys - but Gingerwitch - you are the one and only !
 
Oh GW I am so so sorry you are having to go through this, I am in tears reading this post. There is nothing I or anybody else can say to make you feel better but you will be brave and you will be strong for her.
All I can offer you is the fact that I felt a strange sense of relief and peace when I lost my boy after 28 years together. Of course it hurts but they go to a better place and you will hold all those wonderful memories in your heart.
J XX
 
What a touching post, she is a lucky mare to have an owner like you. Will be thinking of you and Gingerwitch tomorrow. I do agree with Mattilda that when this has been hanging over you there is a strange sense of relief amongst the pain, just try and remember all the happy times you have had together.
 
:( sending lots of hugs to you and your oh: hope you don't mind, but I love this poem;


Ever since I can remember I have wanted
to be free,
To roam the gorge and mountain tops
with no-one chasing me,
I've longed to travel to a place that nature holds to heart,
and live a life of freedom that no-one
can tear apart.
to run along the beaches and leave hoof prints in the sand,
and feel the water splashing, oh now
wouldn't that be grand,
To munch the fresh new pasture as it breaks through natures soil,
Or even have my ears scratched by a friend forever loyal.
But time is running out and I feel
darkness has awoke,
To cover all the hope and all the dreams
of which I've spoke,
I feel him walk toward me with that needle
in his hand,
I close my eyes forever, leaving hoof prints
in the sand.
 
If only, if only every horse could have an owner like you.
Your little Gingerwitch has had a wonderful life and will pass over with no pain or distress but lots and lots of your love. If only every horse could be granted this.
My thoughts are with you and will be with you tomorrow - please take some comfort knowing that you are doing the right thing and may your pain soon be replaced with just happy, loving memories.
 
I once loved a man very very much, he had an affair got the girl pregnant and left me - i used to wish he had died as if i could not love him i did not want anyone else too!

Oh to have gingerwitch leave me tonight for another owner...... i would jump at the opportunity of having her love someone else bar me and know that she would still be alive xxxxxxx

I now know what love is !
 
I may not know you but I know you must be a special person to write such a heartfelt tribute to Gingerwitch and I know she will love you even more for making this decision. God bless you both and one day you will both meet up at rainbow bridge. Hugs to you. x Jill
 
I am so sorry I went through this last year and it is so hard,I hope everything goes as well as possible and it is peaceful. There is a website called hoofbeats in heaven that might help, might not be your sort of thing but just a thought. So sorry
 
I think the rain is from all the tears i have shed overnight - went to see my little gingerwitch at 6am and she was bright and looking for breakfast - she relaxed when she realised she was staying in this morn - so i gave her a love and told her i loved her and got a little bit of comfort from my two very well behaved boys - and trust me they must know something is wrong as they have been so gentle and have not even pulled faces at each other or litte gingerwitch.

As i left the yard i broke down as it was the last time i would shut the gate going that way having my little gingerwitch.

I have just got to oil her hooves and take a little lock of hair - my passport is out and i know just which rug to cover her up with from the flies - but i think its the animals at rainbow bridge that are crying now - just wish i could capture the badest of bad days when she was such a little madam and have that day every day for the rest of my life.

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