We have long awaited the arrival of a dear friends new baby horse. One that would be a little bit of Star and a little bit of Tex. Her family has stayed up late, rearranged schedules and put in long hours watching a stall camera waiting.....but To make a long painful story short the baby was breech , the mothers pelvis too small and nature took over. The story I have been told is as follows. After many painful hours for our friends, a neighbor and 2 vets the baby was delivered stillborn by c-section and the mother was in bad shape. Star was the sweetest horse in the bunch and that saying a lot because they are all sweet. She was bananas favorite, a family favorite, and even the vets daughter favorite. She was a great mother to Grace and delivered with no big problems last time. She was in a stall next to another expecting mother named Charade. After mother and baby passed the other horses paid their respects Grace sniffed and said goodbye to mama, Charade howled in the next stall and The B family cried we all did except one. When I told my oldest the horse loving child that this had occurred she said nothing. She asked how and does this ever happen to people but never cried. I was so prepared for big water works and wailing. But she did nothing she went to dinner, church, came home & still nothing. When I asked she said "I am sad momma" as I put her in bed but so unlike her not to cry. I myself had already cried a couple of times (which I hate to do ) but she had nothing. I got ready for bed and just about 10:00 she tip toed in. It had been hours since she heard this news and she even looked like maybe she had already been asleep but, when I looked at her I knew. I told her to climb up in bed with me she looked up at me and let it go. Now this one does not cry quietly she cries with everything inside of her. So I just held her as she did so Finally! And when it had settled down about an hour later she says "sometimes it hurts so bad you just can't cry" I agree.
Thursday, May 1, 2008
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Yes, sweet one, sometimes it does.
You did a good job putting that in words...I just couldn't bring myself to do it.
Kearsmom, I only hope I did the story justice. I cannot express how much i love that family and thier horses. they are precious to us. she will be missed!!!!!
Aw, man. Sad stuff. Seriously.
so sorry if this is too sad i just felt I had to say something??? It may be too heavy for the blog world though????
bless her heart.
i have experienced those times - something major major happens (i did mean to type major twice) and it's kind of a shock or set in time. then i let it go.
sad story.....
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