Part #1 of our trip to Nashville.

Have I been a bad girl or what? Mark and I did go to Nashville and the more I fly the more I like driving. On the first leg of the trip we flew out of Allentown, Pa. That sounds fairly easy as it is close to home and a small airport with very few hassles.  The problem was I had left my purse and driver’s license in the truck that Jason took to the horse show that morning. I did not realize that my purse was at a horse show that I was not at until we were getting the car loaded to leave for the airport. OMG!!!!!!!! We called Jason and he was on his way home (with my purse) and we figured out he would be going by the airport just about the time Mark and I would get to the airport. What luck was that?? We usually fly out of Newark but for some reason Mark had us fly out of Allentown. Things happen for a reason and this time had we been flying out of Newark I would not have been able to get on the plane. Getting my purse was like an emergency plan that we had been practicing all along, Jason got to the airport about 5 minutes before us.  Thank God his trip home brought him right by the airport. Jessie jumped out of the truck with my purse and waited for us to drive up, we unloaded our suitcases, I grabbed my purse, Mark handed Jessie the keys to his car. Jessie drove his car home (no parking fees this way) and we went straight into the airport and checked in.

We checked in our bags with no problem and went to the gate, right before they started to load the plane 4 TSA security guards came up to the line and just stood there. I noticed they (the guards) were putting on rubber gloves, I nudged Mark and said “Look, it looks like YOU are going to get a cavity search!!” Marks eyes got wide and he jerked his head around so he could see what was going on.  He started laughing as he figured out I was joking and he said ” I KNOW they are not going to do THAT, but I bet you one of us gets checked”.  Well, as we got up out of our chairs the female TSA agent came up to me and guess what? I got a pat down.  Mark laughed the whole way down the ramp to the plane. I told the lady (the TSA agent) I was not hiding anything, I was really that fat as I LOVE pizza A LOT!!  As we get on the plane and by now we are the last ones we notice at on this really small plane EVERY passenger was seated squished in the back 1/3 of the plane, absolutely NO ONE was in the front. From where I was standing it looked like some monster got on the plane and was going to eat some one so everybody ran and huddled in the back of the plane. After they closed the doors the flight attendant let Mark and I move up so we would not be so smushed in. Other than that our flight went very smoothly.

It is late so I will finish up my report tomorrow (well later today).

I wish I could type faster.

I am THANKFUL our planes did not crash!!

The calm before the storm.

I know, I know I have not been writing every day, but last night just as I started the post, Mark asked me to help him with some emails, so my  blog went right out the window.  Sorry!  The barn as usual is very busy and today was a little more hectic than normal with stuff to do. We had to work the horses,  I had some lessons, the blacksmiths were out, one of our horses decided to beat up another school horse so we had to run out and bring the two fighters in, another bunch of horses tried to escape by removing some boards off of the fence, so it was Doug to the rescue.  Besides all of that we were trying to get ready for a horse show tomorrow. I think everything is ready to go, but I guess I will find out in the early AM.

The convention in Nashville is still on, only it has been moved to a new location, which is a good thing since Opryland is under water.  Mark and I did some fancy shopping and got a hotel room for almost half-price (not Priceline, but close).  I think the hotel looks like a castle, so maybe it will be kind of romantic for Mother’s Day.  I cannot wait to fly on Sunday….not!  I am looking forward to seeing what the HSUS convention is all about.  It may be a shocker for them as I am a horse trainer first and I think like a horse trainer who really LOVES horses. When I return from the convention I will be writing not only about the convention but also about what it is like trying to please people on the Internet.  That statement is not a porn thing, it is a discussion forum thing. The saying you cannot please all of the people all of the time sure is true.  It seems no matter how hard you try, no matter what you have done in the past, someone always thinks there is something sneaky going on.  All the writing I do on the Internet I would think that everyone who reads what I have written would know that I loves horses.  Some people seem to forget that.  Well I will write about that after I return.

I am doing a mad dash to get the laundry done before we go away. This week every time I would go to do my laundry, Jessie would have beat me to it. I wonder just how many clothes Jessie has anyway?  When Jessie was at school, I thought I had a clear shot at the washing machine,  but Jason slipped in there and threw some clothes in.  I finally did get time on the machine but I would put a load in and forget it and waste precious time with my beloved and very popular washing machine. I guess I am lucky the dogs do not wear clothes or they would be washing their clothes also.

Tonight while I was watching TV I saw some more ticks on June. OMG!!! Will it ever stop???? That always triggers an attack of the itchies from my body and then it is all I can do from scratching my skin off. I swear I am going to start a facebook page for June and list her occupation as Tick Collector for her full time job and her part time job is to run outside and bark wildly at any and every thing that moves around here, and that includes the wind blowing the trees. To add to June’s little habit June has taught Bibbi (Jessie’s dog) to do the same things;  collect ticks and bark so they can drive me nuts. Well, maybe I should say more nuts. Well time to change the laundry……………….

I wish I could sleep later tomorrow (Saturday) morning.

I wish and hope everything is packed for tomorrow.

I am THANKFUL for all the horses in my life.

TICKS ………….OMG:(

Well tonight was one of my nightmares come true………………. TICKS!!!!  Jessie gave her dog a bath (I think she thought it would kill the ticks) and after the bath, Bibbi came down to me and crawled under a blanket and curled up in my lap.  Bibbi and I were enjoying some TIVO catch up when I felt a small bump on her ear.  As I have said in the past, I cannot see much close up and especially when it is small, so when I felt the bump I got out my reading “eyes”  and looked REAL close……^&&^%#$&^*&(*^$@@%%^!!!!! TICKS!!!!!!(*&#@^%*&^(*(%%^$^#%#^& I hate TICKS and Bibbi had a bunch of them on her head and ears which by the way I was petting for a couple of hours.  OMG!!!!!!!!!!  As soon as I saw the ticks I started  feeling things crawl on me!!!!  So I go take a shower and then I realize that a shower will not kill or get the ticks off if they are one me. I KNOW this because Bibbi’s bath did not remove or kill ticks. I will need to take at least a couple of Lunesta tonight in order to sleep.  The only thing that makes this whole thing just a little better is I made Jessie take HER dog upstairs. Good Luck sleeping Jessie.  Oh, and by the way, do not let the bed bugs bite.

Today in the barn was a good day with all of our training horses working well.  Dr. M had 8 great rides………. yes that is what I said, 8 great rides. Mary E. also had 2 great rides and I have to tell you that when the Jeri & Mary team are out, my dogs are in heaven.  Both ladies bring dog treats and my dogs are experts at looking like they have been starved and NEED those treats.  A couple of my dogs have figured out when Dr. M mounts each horse we feed the horse carrots to insure they will stand still.  A lot of the time the horses will drop bits and pieces of carrots on the ground so my brilliant dogs stand right under the horse’s mouth so they can get the treats that fall out of the horse’s mouth.  It is brilliant from a dog’s view, but fairly dangerous from a horse person’s point of view.  Everyone in our barn  knows to chase dogs away while we are putting our riders up on their horses.  All of our dogs know the word GET!!!!

Tomorrow I will be back on my soap box. The evening has been very stressful not only because of the ticks but also because of the internet. I love the Internet and I hate the Internet.

I wish stupid people would stay off of the Internet.

I wish ticks would go live on the moon; one place I am sure I will never go to.

I am THANKFUL for another beautiful day.

Mark wins tonight in the Rowdy game!

Yesterday was so hot in my house that I could not have sat by the computer to write. The way my desk sits, the computer tower is under my desk and produces quite a bit of heat.  My blog would have been crabby and complaining of being hot.

I hear one of the dogs (Rowdy) playing his game for the night, so I will let you know who gives in first. To refresh your memory, Rowdy scratches on the glass, waits, then scratches on the screen;  each one produces a different sound. I think he does that just to make sure we (Mark and I) hear him.

Today was my day off so as usual I did not do much. It was pretty hot all day and I was sleepy all day so that meant a lazy day. That is one reason I like to go to the sale for Saddlebred Rescue as it gets me out of the house and I have something to do. Pat was able to place 4 horses this week so as soon as they leave we will be going back to the sale. I would be going next Monday, but unless the conference in Nashville is canceled, Mark and I will be there. I have heard that Opryland has 6 feet of water in the hotel so I am not sure how the convention can go on. If it is canceled, then I am sure Pat and I will be on our way to get some horses.

I am sure there will be some big changes in my life in the near future and I am just like the horses and do not like a change in my routine. Who knows what is going to happen, so I will try and not worry about things I cannot change.

As I write tonight I am happy to report that it has really cooled down a bunch and I am no longer sweating like a race horse. I know the saying is sweating like a pig, but pigs do not sweat and only horses and humans sweat all over their whole body, so I changed my saying to be a little more accurate.

Mark was at a meeting tonight and I decided to not get involved with the politics around here so I will not be attending any group meetings. That seems to be the only way I can keep from getting riled up.  So that is what I am doing.  Trying to behave.

I wish the damn dog would just come through the dog door.

I wish I had a crystal ball so I could see the future.

I wish I had a time machine so I could change the past.

I am THANKFUL for the cool temps  tonight.

I will be letting the dog in.

Mark you won tonight!

On my soapbox AGAIN!!

I cannot believe or get used to the weather.  First it was kind of cool and today it was almost hot. We had no in-between days to get used to the heat.  The horses heated up pretty darn quick, so we took it a little easy on them today.  Everyone worked well and Dr. M has turned into a speed queen, rackin’ rider over the last few days.  Wednesday she rode 9 horses, 4 of which were gaited and each ride got more aggressive than the first.  Today while she was riding  Anne had a new student (a small girl) and her dad was out watching Dr. M.’s rides.  After about 3 horses for Dr. M, I turned to the father and said, “See how long you will be paying for lessons?” He laughed and said “I was just thinking that”.  I gave him my standard answer and said “Horses are cheaper than drugs and rehab”.  If you are wondering, he did sign his daughter up for more lessons.  The few kids that came out today got to ride a bunch of the rescues besides riding in their lessons, so needless to say there were a bunch of happy kids today!

Speaking of rescues it always amazes me on how people think. We at Saddlebred Rescue work really hard to give an accurate, professional appraisal of the rescues.  We try and have professional type photographs, and good CLEAR videos of the horses working. We have done before and after videos (case-in-point, Power Ranger). We will not and do NOT ship out sick, injured, lame or dangerous horses…. EVER!!!!  Plus we have a return policy with every horse we place.

I watch a bunch of people on a website band together and raise money, find homes and place horses that are untested in any way.  I commend you all for your effort and kind-heartedness.  What I do not understand is over the years this has been going, many, many horses that have been placed are sick when the new owners get them, lame, do not ride worth a crap and sometimes, all of the above. I read  about the failures on the same website that placed them in the first place and no one seems to even pay attention.  Plus, these horses are purchased and there is no return policy EVER!! It is a big buyer-beware pit!!!  The pictures that are taken are a joke, the video is only 30 seconds long and it is always of the horse going up a driveway (the @$$ end only) and returning back down. Sometimes the horse has on a bridle, sometimes not.  There is never a saddle and the rider is bouncing around with absolutely no form.  When I watch these videos I see horses that quit, spin, will not go forward, rear, are lame, flip their heads, will not wear a bridle and a bunch of  other training problems.  The group of do-gooders on the website makes excuses, like the rider is heavy handed, the horse is frightened, the horse is confused, and the horse has a bad shoeing job.  All of this is from a 30-second video. GIVE ME A BREAK!!!!  We (SBR) have been told we need more pictures, we need more videos, we need outside riding pictures, we need different equipment,  we need different riders, and the list goes on, in order to place our horses.  The same people that tell us they need more and more, are the same ones that jump through hoops raising money, calling friends and posting on other boards to find homes just to place the untested, unhealthy and the unknown, in homes that most have no idea who the new owners are and where they would be going.  MOST of the horses placed are never heard from again.  They will not even look at our horses because they are safe from being shipped, or not needy enough for them to care about.  Or BETTER yet, our horses may cost a couple of dollars more.  Do you know WHY our horses are not as needy looking?  That is because WE FEED THEM TOP QUALITY FEED AND HAY, WE SHOE THEM, WE WORK THEM, WE GIVE THEM SHOTS. All of this costs money;  that is why our horses cost a little more. What is wrong with people when they act so irrational?

SBR is supposed to jump through hoops so these people can entertain themselves by watching our videos and looking at our beautiful pictures showing the transformation of our rescues, and then they help place the other horses and do not help ours find homes. We have a great track record of when a horse is placed we go save another one that would be going to slaughter. We actually do not use scare tactics to get someone to adopt our horses. We actually care about our horses going to the RIGHT home, not just get shipped off to …………somewhere.

The bottom line is if these people really cared about saving horses they would stop feeding their adrenaline high that they get from feeling like a hero and they would start helping  SBR place as many SAFE, SOUND, HEALTHY AND TESTED horses to homes where we KNOW WHERE they are going.  This is the way to save the MOST HORSES in the long run.

Stepping down now!

I wish people could see the big picture with the rescues.

I wish I could do more for these horses.

I am THANKFUL that we can do what we do for the horses.

I am “The Leader of the Pack!

I am writing this a little early so that my mind can stop “thinking” before I go to bed.  Sometimes after I write I cannot shut off my brain and I lay there in bed thinking of what I could post or maybe what I should have posted.  Tonight I am going to try a different tactic.

It always seems so quiet in the barn after we have been to a horse show, but the one thing that is not quiet is the washing machine in the barn, as well as the house.  It always amazes me on how many towels can be used at a show, and of course, the show sheets need to get washed now so I do not have a mad dash of washing right before the next show.  As I said in the post before this one, it has taken me a while to get back into my routine, as I seem to be “washed out” after a show;  sorry about the pun.

I had so many compliments at this show on my hair that I felt I really should keep up with my hair appointments. I still cannot figure out if my hair looks great now or if my hair for the past 9 years has looked terrible. Either way, I am highly motivated to keep going to Salon Tease to have Theresa work her wonders on my hair and my ego.  Today Theresa told me she thought I was the best trainer in the country. I would be lying if I said that statement did not make me feel more than just a little good.  Great marketing Theresa!! Great hair that gets compliments almost daily and compliments for my ego that, by the way, take hits to it almost every day.

Today was a good day for Saddlebred Rescue as Pat was able to place two horses in new homes. Hip Hip Hooray for Pat and for Kelly and Princess Fiona.  The more horses we place, the more horses we can get from our buyer.  As I have said before, our buyer ships horses straight to Canada for slaughter.  I have made a  promise to the horses that North Wind Stables will be replacing our school horses with rescues that were destined to be slaughtered.  Some of the ones we have adopted include Donner, Johnny Quest and Our Gift.  North Wind is also fortunate to be able to use horses like Kelly and Fiona in our lesson program before they find their forever homes.  It is a dream of Anne B. and of course me to have a HUGE lesson program with a lot of SBR treasures as our horses.  I am happy to report that we are working on that dream even if it is not happening very fast.  It is starting to happen.

Tomorrow is the start of our weekend and I am sure it will be busy. One thing that will be different is Jessie went to Chicago to visit her Dad and spend time with him on his birthday. I just had to go into the hall and call her dog to come into the office so the dog would stop crying.  Bibbi is already missing her “MOM”.  I always wondered what the dogs think when they cannot go to the horse shows with me and now I guess I know.  They miss their pack leader. I try and take as many dogs as I can to each show, but I can never bring them all. I guess that is one more title for my hat…..wife, mother, horse trainer, friend, motivational speaker, truck driver, blogger, laundry lady, teacher…… the list goes on, but I can add Leader of the Pack. I think there is a song called that so I have a dog theme song… AND THAT SONG WILL BE STUCK IN MY HEAD NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!! So much for a peaceful night asleep.

I wish I could fall asleep faster at night.

I wish everything could be right.

I wish everyone could be happy.

I am THANKFUL that I have a WONDERFUL hair stylist that lives in New Jersey.

Yes, I am the Lucky One!!!

I am sorry but it seems I am getting older.  It took me two days to recoup from the horse show we went to. There were two main reasons, the first being  I had a brilliant idea to drive home AFTER the show on Saturday night, which means we did not get home until 4 am on Sunday. (Big mistake) The second was the weather, we had a storm roll in and stay around for two days and it caused me to have a headache for the whole two days. Needless to say I felt like crap and today is the first day I felt like writing and sharing my inner thoughts. If I had written any of the other two days it would have been about how old I feel and how much my head hurt. Somehow I do not think anyone wants to read about how bad I feel.

I have to say the show went well and I cannot tell everyone enough how proud I am of Jason. Usually it is Jessie in the limelight (and she was again at this show) but Jason has started showing horses for Dr. M.   Jason and Sofie (So About Last Night) made a great showing for themselves and won a class at the show.  Jason stepped up and rode smart, slick and kicked some serious butt.  Jason is a fool-er as he seems very quiet and not very aggressive, but that is just the surface.  When you get below the cool outside, you will see a very strong competitor that likes to win.  Jason was riding a ladies horse in an open class and he did a nice job of showing and not revving the mare up too much.  All I can say is, GREAT JOB JASON!!!!!  With that said, all of our horses and riders did extremely well at the show.  I guess the winter’s work paid off.

I want to stand on my soapbox now.  I have some advice;   if you are mad at someone, do not and I repeat, DO NOT say mean things to them.  Say what you need to say to express what you are feeling then stop and zip the mouth shut!  When you are angry and go “after” the other person you are only making a bad situation worse.  I find we say things that we think we mean but when we cool off we realize that those things were said only to be hurtful.  Being hurtful to another person will never make you feel better, it will only cause you to become bitter and carry a grudge.  Besides this, the other person usually reacts in the same way they were spoken to: hurtful, mean and angry.  I am watching two people (now more) do nothing more than hurt each other for no other reason than they have their feelings hurt.  I know these two like each other (as people) and it is hard to sit by and watch them both try and “PROVE who is RIGHT”.  I know that both of these people were raised to be thoughtful, respectful and kind to others, so this is not the way they have been taught to treat others. I hope they can just stop the hurtfulness and just act the way they truly are inside.  Respect each other!!  Agree to disagree if you will.  Stepping down now.

Today was Mark’s and my anniversary!!!  We have been married for 14 years and not only was I lucky enough to marry my soul mate, I also married my best friend. Mark and I almost never fight, the fights we have had can be counted on my hands and have some fingers left over.  I am glad that we are so well- matched that when we do disagree, we do not fall into the trap of trying to hurt each other’s feelings.  As I said before, that kind of behavior will only make things worse.  Maybe that is why we have so few fights. I want everyone to know that fighting A LOT is NOT part of a good relationship. Over the years, many, many people have told me how lucky I am to be married to Mark.  I cannot remember one person telling me how lucky Mark is to be married to ME!  People only tell me that Mark is lucky after they figure out how it sounded.  I have come to the realization THAT YES I AM LUCKY TO BE MARRIED TO MARK!!  Someday it may be clear to me that Mark is also lucky to be married to me.  For now, I am the lucky one.  My hope is that my kids find a partner in life that is truly their soul mate.

I wish all of the drama around here would stop.

I wish everyone could realize how lucky they are.

I wish our rescues could get adopted so we can go save more from slaughter.

I am THANKFUL for Mark, and Yes, I did have a good anniversary.

I am THANKFUL I do not have to sleep in the woods!

I know, I know I skipped a day.  I was going to write but I started talking to a friend right before I was going to write and we got off the phone at 1 am, by then I was tired.  As I said earlier, we were going to have a youth group event and sleep over and that is just what happened.  I skipped the makeover part (some things just are not going to work) but I did go to the movie part.  We had two smaller girls that came to the spa afternoon so we had to choose our movie wisely. For me the movie choice is a big reason I went along to the movies.  We saw How to Train a Dragon or something like that and it was in 3D IMAX.  I loved the movie as it was just fun to watch.  Nothing too scary and the 3D just makes these movies that much better.  The girls in the barn have some new sayings, many of which I heard today when they were riding the rescues.  Somehow the rescues reminded them of the Dragons.  Go figure.

This morning Sherrill brought her son Simon out and I always enjoy watching  and listening to him as he has a very creative, active mind.  I am never disappointed when he is out and today was no exception. Simon took June and Bibbi for an adventure in our woods and I guess it was just that.  Simon came back to the barn very excited and happy to report June chased a fox or a coyote (he was not sure) out of the bushes and through the woods.  After telling the story he proceeded to admire June for all of her bravery  today.  Did I mention Simon also as VERY good eyesight?  Simon found the tiny deer ticks that were all over June.  Being a TRUE boy he was not grossed out, he was totally immersed in taking all the ticks off and I was trying desparately to first just SEE them, and next kill them.  Now I know we have ticks in the arena and I can tell you it is freaking me out.  I swear I am very close to getting Guinea Hens or maybe getting house cats. House cats would solve two problems ticks and skunks. After seeing sooo many ticks I think June must have run through a tick nest, a tick city, a tick convention or maybe a tick hive. I did not see one tick on Bibbi, I guess that is good for Jessie, as Bibbi is Jessie’s dog.

We are leaving tomorrow for a horse show and I hope everything goes well on the trip and set up. The horses we are taking all showed well last week, so I am a little more relaxed about this show.  I think Jason will have his computer at the show so I should be able to write while I am at the show.  I know I will have more time than I did at the first show.

I wish life was easier to figure out.

I wish dust would stay outside.

I wish my life could be TICK FREE!!

I am THANKFUL I do not have to sleep in the woods.

Just another typical Friday at North Wind Stables.

Oh boy, it is raining.  I guess we need it, but now we will have mud in the pastures.  I decided to write early because the show Mark and I were watching made me nervous.  It is a TIVO’d   CSI NY and it is about a prison break.  I finally just got up because I was on the edge of the sofa and could not take any more suspense.  Now you all can guess that I do not watch scary, bloody or horror movies at all.  My favorites are chick flicks and comedies.  Yes, I am a light weight when it comes to movies and TV shows.

Today in the barn went well and we got a lot done but Doug and I are still working to get the barn laundry finished so I can pack it up for a Monday departure to Spring Premiere Chapter 14 horse show. We will only be taking 12 or so horses and that will be like a vacation. It is hard to believe the amount of dirty laundry 29 horses at a show, the daily barn laundry, and cleaning winter blankets can produce.  It is about a week’s worth of full time work.  Sherrill had another good ride on a horse new to her and I am pleased to say she has stepped up to the challenge I have presented her with.  I am so pleased when my riders can ride many horses and not blink an eye. I truly feel that the North Wind program produces horsemen and horsewomen, not just passengers.  We managed to get several rescues done today and it still baffles me on why some of these horse have not found new homes yet.  We put pictures of them up on the forum, we get videos  and post those.  In a couple of months we do new ones and the improvement is nothing short of miraculous, and still no one will adopt these horses.  I can only imagine what these horses could be if someone took some time with them.  I guess we will have to be more creative in the future.

It seems like I am on a holding pattern until the next horse show.  Does anyone else feel like this? In the summer, time is measured from show to show.  We are making plans for the whole summer and normally I do not make plans very far in advance.  I am a “do on a need-to-do-basis”  kind of person.  I do not know whether being like this is less stressful or more stressful.  All I can say is everything seems to get done and the people who are long-term planners seem to get very nervous around me.

I would like to know why every time June our boxer gets wet she smells like skunk all over again. I am getting more than a little tired of THAT smell.  I am reminded of that because it is raining and I can smell that she just came in from outside. I am glad that only one and half dogs got hit by the skunk.  By half, I mean Bibbi just sort of smelled like a skunk and her baths took care of what little smell she had.  If all of my dogs smelled like skunk I think I could become a CAT lover really quick.

This weekend is a sleep over for the youth group and they have some big plans cooked up for Saturday night.  I think they are going to see How to Train Your Dragon which by the way is in 3D.  This movie has my name written all over it so it looks like I am in on at least some of the fun tomorrow.  I will keep you posted on the evening’s events.  I wonder if Mark will sleep through any part of this movie?

I wish June smelled better.

I wish people would know when they have a truly wonderful person in their life and would NOT screw it up.

I am THANKFUL for MARK!

SAD DAY :(

Today should have been a great day……. nice weather, horses, horses , horses but sadly one thing made my day awful.  One of my treasured school horses had to be put down.  I knew this was coming and I almost backed out.  The truth is the horse would have lived in a stall and would have been on hand walk the rest of his life and in pain. I hate it when the old guys have a problem that cannot be fixed. Limerick’s legs just gave out and even standing was painful.  Anne and Doug have been working on his legs for almost 2 years now and when I say working, they also guarded him like a mother bear watches her cubs (in Doug’s case it would have been a papa bear).   Since we knew the vet would be out at 1:30, Doug spent most of his day giving Limerick a spa day.  We also let Limerick play outside in the sun with one of his friends (Rascal) for several hours.  Limerick has not been able to be turned out for fear of re-injuring his leg, but we were more worried about his happiness and we did not have to worry about tomorrow.  Dr. Fazio came out, Doug led Limerick out to eat grass and he was put to rest with Doug and Jason at his head. While it was hard to do and I could not watch, I knew he had a wonderful day and he will be forever pain-free and playing.  I will miss you Limerick.  We all will!!

I wish my horse friends would live, be sound and happy forever.

I am THANKFUL Limerick’s last day was a sunny warm day for him to play in the sun.