Theresa, don't feel that you need to remove the video. It is a testiment to the bond you have with Dreamer.
So many of us have been in frighteningly serious situations. We understand....
All of our messages on the forum, with our trials, tribulations, joys and successes with these horses show our dedication to these animals in good times AND in bad.
Your love and total dedication to Dreamer is admirable.
A little while back there was a post about how frightening and sad that there were so many foalings with not good outcomes, and it was mentioned that these sad postings were actually few in the total horse breeding world.
It may be true, we, the forum are only a few in the total horse owning/breeding world... but people, especially NEWBIES need to see that there is SOOOOO MUCH MORE to owning a mini or any animal for that matter. It is so much more than throwing hay in a stall twice a day and putting a stallion in with a mare and making babies. It is NOT always easy or fun for while there is much joy, there can be extreme sadness and pain too. We live in a sadly "DISPOSABLE " society, and these posts show that our forum members do NOT feel that way!
It takes love, dedication 24 hours a day in good times and in bad. There is no staying warm and cozy in the house during a blizzard when you have horses or animals out there in the terrible weather that need us to feed, water ,hay, warm them or foal them out.
My Mom used to say "There is no such thing as being only a fair weather cowboy" and out we would go to care for the horses.
THIS TAKES TOTAL COMMITMENT by us humans. We owe these animals. We are the ones that choose to breed them, possibly risking their lives at times. We purchase animals that ask for nothing and are willing to accept very little, but we owe them more than only a little, we owe them as good and happy a life as we can possibly give them.
It takes giving so much of yourself and giving up things that you want and need in order to make ends meet for the horses.
Well, golly where was I going when I started this tirade?
I just wanted to say that we your forum family,understand that being a breeder or horse/or pet owner is not always fun and easy, and while sometimes news makes us sad, that we are willing to share the good and the bad with you. And that its good for newbies to see how MUCH dedication it takes to do what we... what YOU are doing.
I pray for a good outcome for Dreamer every day. I believe that things will have a good ending in this, whichever way things go, I would say that you have done your duty by Dreamer and have tried as hard as any one possibly could.
Thank you for sharing this difficult time with us. We all stand by your side. I wish I was closer to help.
Robin
