CMB and Jasmine, hunter pace, 4/2/11 Thursday, April 7, 2011
Good Night Sweetheat
This is a very sad post for me to write. At about this time tomorrow I will have to put my big mare Jasmine down. I got Jasmine on a wonderful trip to Kentucky where she was hunting with the Iroqouis Hunt in Lexington. She was 4. I brought her west to California and have had her ever since. She's 21 one. I've hunted all kinds of country on her, swum rivers, jumped wire, galloped down highways after rioting hounds, you name it. She taught my hubby to ride and then my kids. During the fall she was sore behind, we gave her several months off and she seemed better. The last weekend CMB rode her in a slow pace meet and she totally broke down behind. The X-rays show a fractured bone in her fetlock (that's her ankle). She had a wonderful life and I've loved her every minute. Now I have to let her go and give her a nice end. It is the hardest part of owning and loving an animal. Goodnight sweetheart, and thank you. 
CMB and Jasmine, hunter pace, 4/2/11
CMB and Jasmine, hunter pace, 4/2/11 
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So sorry to hear this, but it sounds like Sweetheart has had a very nice & fulfilling life with you and your family! I know she will be missed.
ReplyDeleteI am very sorry for your loss!
ReplyDeleteit's so hard to put down a horse, only true horse-people understand. They are not a pet, more like a partner, and at times the remind me of children, the way we spend years teaching and training them. I'm sorry for your loss, but I'm glad you got to experience so many happy times with her.
ReplyDeleteawww, i know how sad you must be! at least you have tons of wonderful memories to get you through!
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ReplyDeleteI am so sorry for your loss! I'll be thinking about you!
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