J.D. Daily

10/2022 I Still have interest in horseback riding.  However, our two horses have joined the horses in the sky.  The misses' 28 year old mare developed a intestinal problem (not colic) & after 10 days of treatment had to be put down.  My horse a 18 year old gelding pined for his long time paddock mate.  After 5 days he stopped looking & calling her.  We thought he was fine after that until the day he suddenly had colic symptoms.  The normal getting him up & walking didn't work very long.  The last time he went down he closed his eyes & breathing was labored.  Had to get a friend to shoot him.  I am sure he died of a broken heart due to the loss of his equine companion.  He would always trot around & call if he couldn't see her or if she was more than a couple hundred feet away.