Thank you everyone, I'm doing much better now. I've been able to distance myself from the day, and am thinking more of the good times we had. I appreciate everyone's help.
My friend loves making shadow boxes, that's the best idea I have. I also got a bracket, not made with her hair, with her name and the date she passed on it.
I didn't think of pottery, that's a good idea. I'll just have to find a place where my cat won't knock it.
She didn't wear horse shoes, but I did get a piece of her forelock for my me (which the owner of the horse was ok with) and part of her tail for my niece (which got me yelled at. Apparently taking part of the tail is barbaric.) I don't know what I want yet, but my niece wants a bracelet made. We...
This is true. I just don't understand how people can do it, especially sweet ones like my Candi (though when I wasn't at the barn for a while, phew did she let me know she was displeased).
That's the only thing that is keeping me from bawling at work. I was pretty much useless yesterday, I'm...
I was hoping you didn't say that, but I figured you would. I've lost horses before, but this is definitely the one I was the closest to, the one I feared losing.
I volunteer at a rescue barn and got really close to a horse that was beaten in a previous home. I picked her because I am a big man, which is the same size as the guy who beat her, and she was terrified of me. I figured, I'd be the best person to help her. Which I did. While she got better with...
Hey. My name is Matt. I'm fairly new to horses compared to most people, been working with them only for three years. I volunteer at a rescue barn at least two days a week, and in return am allowed to free lease the horses to use in horse shows.
Once I get back to the barn, that may be one I try as well. It's definitely a good idea. I'm glad you are feeling better after the pulled hamstring. The barn owner is 70, and even after needing a cast on her ankle, she was still out there daily. Walking around with a plastic bag over her cast...
That works great. Once I heal and get back to the barn, I'll start working on it then. I love horses, but they are far more headstrong than I ever thought before I started working with them. Haha
The barn owner used to be a vet tech, so she immediately got me in the golf cart and brought me to...
I wouldn't have thought about moving my torso, I'll definitely try that. The problem with consistency, is I can only volunteer there during the weekend. So only two days a week. I hadn't thought of going back to the basics, as she has had training, but that sounds like what I'll need to do...
Hello all.
I'm a fairly big man, and am working on training a mini to do jumps for horse shows. The problem is, the horse was trained previously to take jumps as fast as possible. While trying to slow her down, she out ran me and caused me to fall, injuring my knee. Can anyone give me tips to...