Comments on: Coping with the Loss of Your Horse

By: joyce

joyce — Sun, 07 Jan 2018 10:27:01 +0000

My beloved DOMINOE has passed away quietly at the age of 31! Although she was my greatest blessing for only the past 12 years, I came to very mindbending thoughts as I buried her yesterday by myself on our farm. She was that dream horse you never think you might even see let alone have. I believe she was given me for the care that I lovingly gave her to keep her healthy in her older years. 4 different coats, special care , food and
spoiling. She was loose on our fenced in 30 acres: slept near my front porch, leaning her head against the wood post, stealing the dry dog food out of my golden retriever’s dish, eating all the loose alfalfa from the back of my kawasaki mule, with always adding that quiet muffled happy sound she’d make when she saw me with her goodies. I am grateful for the joy that only she could have filled my life with and I know she loved me just as much as I loved her.My greatest blessings; I thank God for my loving parents, my only son and my Dommie–
the most beautiful leopard appalossa mare. Singing & crying while I listened to a most befitting song by the group Selah/ “All my tears”

By: Jacqui

Jacqui — Fri, 05 May 2017 16:26:06 +0000

Reading about people’s experiences losing their horses brought me to tears. Friends of mine lost one of theirs last year. Before they buried her, they took clippings from her mane and tail and sent them away so that they could get a memorial diamond made. They haven’t decided what kind of jewelry they want to set it in yet, but having that small part of Red Beauty with them has provided a massive amount of comfort to them. I just wish their other horse, Russet, could gain the same amount of comfort from it. If anyone else is interested, I think they used this place: https://www.heart-in-diamond.com/pet-ashes-to-diamond/jewelry.html

By: Jacqui

Jacqui — Fri, 05 May 2017 16:24:51 +0000

By: Dave and Deb

Dave and Deb — Thu, 20 Apr 2017 00:53:34 +0000

We lost our beautiful girl Missy yesterday to colic, we are absolutely devastated and heartbroken, we have lost a big part of our family.

By: Erin

Erin — Sat, 15 Apr 2017 20:20:27 +0000

I definitely needed this article. On Wednesday. April 12th, 2017, my horses got out and two of them got hit by cars and died almost instantly. One of them being my first horse and he took his last breath as I was crying holding his face. My other horse, Mandy took the hard hit and died instantly. I am dealing with a dark part of my life as I try to get over my most prized possessions. I will miss you Yogi and Mandy, RIP.

By: Carol

Carol — Wed, 07 Dec 2016 05:38:04 +0000

I found this page because I’m desperately looking for help in dealing with the loss of my beloved mare. She was my first horse, passed away suddenly and very unexpectedly on October 17, 2016. I just cannot get myself to function; this is the worst pain I have ever experienced.
My heart hurts for you all who have lost your precious horses! Reading these comments makes me realize I am not alone in how much I love my horse.

By: Shay

Shay — Sat, 26 Nov 2016 10:11:13 +0000

I found my older gelding Murphy in excruciating pain yesterday morning. The other horse had kicked him and he had a compound fracture of the upper leg. It felt like a lifetime waiting for the vet to get there to put him down. I can’t stop crying. I feel like I am drowning

By: K.

K. — Fri, 18 Nov 2016 12:15:24 +0000

Jennifer, I understand. The only horse I’ve ever loved died a few days ago and I am heartbroken. I miss him so much and cry constantly.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Fri, 11 Nov 2016 23:32:20 +0000

My Derek had a heart attack and died this morning. I can’t stop crying. Every time I close my eyes my mind goes to our happiest memories. How will I ever move on?

By: Lara

Lara — Mon, 29 Aug 2016 00:10:11 +0000

I have to put my horse down shortly because we can’t afford to pay for him anymore and nobody will but him because he’s too old. He has a bad back aswell. Nobody else will take him because he needs special care. My only option at this point is to put him down and it’s looming over me and I can’t bring myself to do it. I feel like I’m not ready but I need to do this soon because I can’t afford livery anymore