20. Cancer Sucks!

My 2 year old daughter and I both barrel race and there was this horse my daughter rode named Tommy that we use to lead line through the patterns, he was the best horse took care of my daughter and babysat her I never had to worry one bit with her on his back ! He had an eye removed a year ago and that's when they found he had cancer even with 1 eye he still did anything and everything you asked from him. The vet told them he should have a year left to live and he can still do the shows until he starts showing some type of pain, being the great little guy he was he never showed it, 2 weeks ago was the last time my daughter got to ride him because a couple days later our friends that owned him called to inform us he had passed away...;( I was pretty upset because my daughter walks around telling everyone when they ask who her pony is she replies "TOMMY, MY TOMMY" she knew what horse was hers at the horse show when we go to our friends house she always knows what pasture he is in. Something like that is hard to explain to a 2 year old so I just told her "Tommy had a boo boo and now hes a star in the sky" I have to remind her when she asks for him and she will still tell you "my Tommy, Tommy star sky".  What I dreaded the most was going to her first horse show without him and asking for him, but to my surprise I told her she was riding Juliet she was excited but did say "Tommy, boo boo, sky" so I think she some what gets that Tommy is not here anymore, but she will make sure it's know that he was her TOMMY!

 A horse that couldn't ever be replaced!!!!!!!