earlier this spring i said i would and i did :(

[shadowpaints]

Sunday, guy came out and looked at my 3 big horses, he wasnt the first to look but he was the first to actually come back. i sold my 3 last biggies sunday. what a emotional day. i said goodbye to 3 of the best horses i have ever had.

Wizard, a beautiful sorrel tovero gelding, he was mostly white . and he was magic on his feet! i litteraly bought him when he was just a few hours old.
here are a few pics of him...

he is a gentle soul and only wanted to please


then there is Lisa, a beautiful APHA breeding stock mare her and wiz share the same sire.

i loved lisas spirit. she had the build and the ability to barrel race. but she also had a beautiful face too!!
she is chestnut with a flaxen mane and tail

that pic was when she was just 3 years old....

and then finally there was cora, a appendix QH mare, bay. so well trained that i could hop on her in the 25 acre pasture with nothing on her but a peice of twine tied at the base of her neck. what a sweet mare.

i cant seem to find coras pics on my computer..


they are gone, sold to someone who nicely offered to let me come visit. although i never will i dont think i could handle it. ill miss my riding horses, but since i cant ride any more there is no point in me keeping them, i dont beleive in pasture pets unless they cannot be ridden, i dont feel it was fair to them to make em stand there and do nothing all day when each is capable.
ill never buy a full size horse again, its too risky because of my brain malformation and i do not have the balance to ride any more.
i feel they all went to great homes, and that they will be ok.
i am glad tho, that i have the miniatures.. i would be lost with out them!!
thanks all for letting me mourn the loss (even tho they are still alive) of my biggies

 

[herefordlovinglady]

I am so sorry you having to face so many changes at one time. you are very strong to make these decisions. i hope all turns out well for you, the horses were blessed to have such a good owner.

 

[LivinNewDreamInND]

Awe, I am sorry that saying goodbye to your big horses was necessary. I commend you for recognizing their needs above your own feelings though. I hope they will have a really happy home and love all of their riding time. I am glad you are able to have your minis to help console you.

 

[Karrie13]

It is hard to say goodbye to horses that you have loved for a long time. It seems like you are also saying goodbye to a part of you. I haven't been able to ride for a couple of years due to an injury and sold 3 of my horses for the exact same reason. I couldn't stand seeing them stand there and do nothing. I did keep my one mare that I have had since she was 4 months old because my kids love to ride her and I have had her now for 16 years.

 

[shadowpaints]

thanks guys. im glad that there is someone out there who understands. as my hubby does not. he thought i should keep them 'just incase' i get my balance back. 4 years ago when i had my brainsurgery i had to cut back from 20 biggies, to 3 and wiz , lisa and cora were the 3 i chose to keep. my mom keeps telling me ' you can always buy another biggie' i tell her no. i will not buy any biggies ever again. its not fair to the horses. so my riding days are over.

in case you didnt know, i started riding english when i was just 6 years old, i rode well in english, dressage, and equitation . brought home lots of money and lots of ribbons and tropheys. i then went to western riding, started breeding and training barrel horses and westernpleasure horses. i ran barrels with my wonderful mare, Shadow who was a daughter of Sir Quincy dan. 6 years ago i wasnt just a hobby rider. if you would have told me that in a few years i wouldnt beable to ride any more i would have told you to screw off. now its just plain unbelieveable that i can no longer do what i love

this disability is the reason i started with minis, when my doctor told me no more riding green horses, i started with raising and training minis. i seem to have excelled at that. im much safer with the little ones.

my fear is, in 5 or 6 years my daughters will need a bigger horse, im not sure what to do about that!!

any who thanks again for letting me remember the good ole days , before i started having issues

 

[sfw2]

What a hard decision.