Bodhi is sick and it is not fair. He is only 10 and he probably won't be around for his next birthday in June. The vets have given him 3-6 months. He has equine multi-nodular pulmonary fibrosis.
I had so many plans, and I felt like I was finally getting there. We finally bought a farm, and Bodhi and I are living together for the first time. I was finally going to get back into riding. Into competing. Into at least growing as a horse person. I had always thought that Bodhi would be the pony my kids rode... if I have any. This is not fair at all.
Remember this post? I got that baby. His name is Grayson. I bought him thinking I had my solid rock to support me. Now I am going to be raising this crazy baby without Bodhi's support and influence. Definitely not part of the plan!!
Most of all though I can't imagine loving a horse as much as I love Bodhi or ever working so well with another horse. I have not even ridden another horse in about 5 years. He has always been my one and only.
I would like to start blogging again. I miss everyone's stories, and I definitely could use the support. I will give it a try. For Grayson.
Really glad to hear from you. Id' been thinking about you and Bodhi recently - you're still on my blog list. Super sorry that this is the reason why. Sending hugs to you and Bodhi. I hope his outcome is better than expected.
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry to hear that. There's no easy way to get through this. Just make sure you're doing what you can to keep him feeling comfortable, and that's all you can do. It sure isn't fair. Try to take some lessons and keep in shape for when it's time to ride Grayson.
ReplyDeleteWelcome back and I'm so sorry to hear your news. I'm glad you're letting us be here to support you. Big hugs.
ReplyDeleteAh, so sorry. Losing them is so hard at any age, but especially when they are young. My thoughts are with you both.
ReplyDeleteI am not sure if I've ever commented, but I've been a long time lurker. I am so sorry to read this. Hugs to you and Bodhi both. That's not fair. I'm glad you have Grayson,although I know it will be hard no matter what. All the hugs in the world!
ReplyDeleteI'm so sorry to hear about Bodhi. It's heartbreaking to lose your forever horse. I euthanized mine in 2013 and I don't think I'll ever get over it.
ReplyDeleteTry to enjoy your remaining time together and spoil him rotten. He deserves it.
Oh, no. Your news makes me so sad. Life can be so unfair.
ReplyDeleteI agree with B, spoil that beautiful boy!
We have a shire with EMPF. He was diagonosed about 3 years ago and given 6 months to live. He's still with us. If you want to know what we did for him, you can email me privately.
ReplyDeleteHi Katherine, I would love to learn more about how you are managing him. I don't see an email on your google page though. I would love to talk more though :)
DeleteI don't know you, you just wrote on my blog and I am sorry I haven't followed your journey.
ReplyDeleteI had one dog in my life, and when she died, I knew I'd never have another. That was 1990. Then I had one horse in my life, 1988. And he died suddenly of colic at 25, here in Germany in 2012, and I tried to go on. I got another horse but she was psycho. Now I have another grey Arabian, who doesn't fit in his footsteps, but I am still hurting from the loss and trying to be fair to this one. I wonder sometimes if I can be fair.
I'm so sorry about the loss of your heart horse. They stay with us in our dreams, don't they?
Thank you Lytha. It is hard and it is hard to not compare the horses we have now to our heart horses. I hope that one day at least one of these horses will reach a similar status (they are all individuals) as Bodhi. We will see. If you care to follow the new guys you can find us here: http://bodhitreefarms.blogspot.com/
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