Joy after grief

By Anonymous

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23 June 2008 11:08

This is a story of hope for those who are grieving the loss of their horse. I lost my beloved mare almost exactly two years ago, I was completely devasted and unable to function properly for a long time. However, I was compelled to contact the breeder of my mare, just to let him know.

Next morning at 8am he phoned to say he had been thinking about me all night and wondered if I was making the right decision in saying I would never have another horse again. He had a tiny section a who just needed looking after, I could just borrow her if I wanted, would I just come and see her?

Why would I? She was not big enough for me to ride. I went anyway, fell in love and brought her on, visiting shows in hand and helping her to accept little riders sometimes. Life began to be worth living.

I now have a riding horse again, very different - a Fabulous Fell and am getting over the loss of my "Cariad", slowly. But there is more! I had also felt compelled to find and contact my mare's mother's owner, through the breed society. She lives in Cambridge, I live in Wales and just a couple of months ago she asked me if I would have the mother of my mare as she is going to university!

How could I refuse! I am going to pick her up at the end of July, I didn't think, 2 years ago, that I would ever experience joy again. Try not to despair there will be another life with another horse (or three). Sue