In Loving Memory

It always hurts our hearts to lose the ones we love......

be they human or companion. This is a tribute to those

who have touched us....spent hours with us....

comforted us....were definately loved
and most definately loved us.




May the grass be green,

the sun warm,

the breeze cool,

the water clear and cold.......

May you rest in peace my dear friends.

Superchocolatesondee
April 1st, 1999 to May 11th, 2009



Rosebuds Swen Sue
April 1st, 1985 to December 23rd, 2008

Rosie was humanely euthanized December 23rd, 2008 after a short
fight with cancer.  She was the epitome of what we all look for in
our children's mounts.  She "raised" my daughter, taking care of her
as only a mother would do.  She kept my young daughter out of trouble,
was her best friend and her partner "in crime".  She'd let that young girl
crawl all over her, between her legs, braid everything and was so very
tolerant of her attempts to saddle her when my daughter was just a
little thing.  Many days I'd find Rosie tacked up, waiting at the garage
for Melita to return, reins on the ground, patiently watching the door
for her owner to return from getting a "snack". I watched Rosie, single handedly fight
off dogs to keep that little girl safe when I couldn't get to her fast enough,
Rosie was a wonderful teacher, the most patient mare I've ever
had my hands on, such a forgiving mare.

.  She had the most wonderful low rumble she always greeted us with
 that I will always hear in my head.
Rosie watched Melita grow into an adult and marry. 
I will never forget the call my daughter made to me when she had
to "let go" of her girl.  Rosie was 23 yrs old.  She will ALWAYS be in
our hearts.  She leaves a daughter that Melita will train to fill
her dam's shoes.  RJ has a lot of filling to do!!



Watch Classy
April 1st, 1990 to October 18th, 2008

It has taken me some time to try to come up with the words
to depict this mare.  Wonderfully gentle, an amazing
mother, she was such an impressive mare, we fondly
called her "Maybelline", she had these neat under eye
markings due to being frost bitten in Utah as a young girl. 
Her wonderful owners leased this mare to us, she was their "lifetime" mare. 
It's still a ponder what took her from us, no sign of colic, looked like she
was bringing the yearlings up to the house and collapsed in her tracks. 
She was in foal to DJS Jacks Dancer and we were excited about
what she might give us in 2009.  It's hard to believe....still.....that
this grand mare is gone.  My grief, I'm sure, cannot be compared to
Vicki, her human mom.  She is sorely missed, she was an amazing gal.



AHQ Ms Tyree Dancer 

 April 25th, 2008 to June 3rd, 2008

 
Our little golden girl became "limpy" on her right
rear at two weeks old, I shrugged it off to possibly being stepped
on or kicked, when it did not improve by the next day, I brought her
up, examined the leg, all seemed intact but it was noticibly swollen, I
gave banamine and called the Vet out the next morning, we flushed the joint
and assumed that would resolve the problem. The next day, she felt better
and the swelling was down, I put her and her dam in a "dry lot" for
sunshine and play time, the next day I did the same, went to bring
them for the night and noticed slight dripping from her umbilical. 
Called the vet in a panic, he advised me of a course of
action and said he'd be here the next morning.  He arrived
at 7AM, diagnosed her with joint ill from an umbilical that
didn't completely close.  The next three weeks brought many long hours
spent doctoring on this little girl, many miles and hours spent
"waiting our turn" to have her joints flushed as we watched her worsen
and the infection spread through three of her legs.  We didn't seem
to gain any ground, it was a horrible roller coaster.  We finally decided,
due to the damage the infection had created in three joints, and the continued
pain she experienced, to release her.  She was humanely euthanized on the eve of
June 3rd, 2008 with her dam standing by her while she lay in the
green grass and bathed in the sun. She's free now and can jump and
play like all foals should.

*Investigate throughly any foal that limps or is "soft"
under the age of a month. Suspect everything and
assume joint ill until proven otherwise and run, don't walk,
to the Vet's office, timely detection would have saved
this filly and she would have had a very speedy
recovery and gone on to have a wonderful life. My Vet said
this usually only happens once in a persons life and I
would probably never experience this again.
If any good is to come of this, maybe the loss of
this filly might save someone else's foal in the future that reads this.
I hope our loss is a lesson learned by many and they don't
have to experience what we have been through
the last three weeks not to mention what that
beautiful little girl had to endure at such an early age.*

 

Okies Fidelis Leyte
October 17th 1996 to Jan 26th, 2008