jilllovesgus
07-11-2007, 10:43 PM
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toby... he is freaking beautiful.
any thoughts? opinions?
i really like him...
he lives in connecticut.
well i guess i should tell the full story.
so here's how it goes. basically, gus might never be sound again. he has reinjured his suspensory along with something else in the same leg, and he's extremely lame. while he is perfectly happy and not in any pain standing or at the walk, he is so, so, so off at the trot. it's awful. i cried. a lot. so we are getting his shoes taken off the next time joe williams comes, and it's kind of decided that gus won't ever really be back into work again. shockwave is too expensive, and it's not even guarenteed that it would work, which would be a huge waste. so we are thinking about giving him a long break, like 6 months to a year, to see if he gets better. maybe he will suprise us and heal perfectly on his own! it's hard to tell. but he is very unsound and unable to do more than walk (although he is verrrrry frisky and wants to run).
so in the mean time, what am i supposed to do? i can't sit around and wait. so after much much much convincing, i was able to convince my parents to possibly get a second horse. i know i sound incredibly spoiled, having two horses, but honestly gus isn't really ever going to be ridden much again, and if he is, it won't be for a long time.
don't worry. i'm never ever EVER getting rid of gus, he is my love and my life, and i want what's best for him, so i don't want to push his recovery time. in a perfect world, i don't want a second horse and i just want gus to get better so i can ride him again, but that isn't fair to him if his legs just keep giving up. see what racing does to horses? he's sixteen and he has arthritis and problems in almost every one of his legs. my poor horse.
so we are considering our options. we might keep him at watchung (my current barn) with my new horse (which isn't yet 100% for certain right now, don't kill me) or we might try to see if there is a nice place nearby (maybe a retirement facility?) where he can go until he's more sound (even though he might never be totally sound again). of course, it'd have to be near enough that i could go see him every day.
this is a really hard decision for me to make, even though i'm not giving him away or selling him. but gus is the perfect horse for me, under all those crazy quirks. i love him with all my heart, but it isn't fair to him to just waste away in a stall all day when he could have a nice field to himself and be able to go out and graze all day and come in at night.
and we had been doing so well... rehabbing amazingly... and now... it's really hard for me. sure i'd love another horse that's sound and wonderful and such. but no matter what, it will never be gus. gus has left hoofprints so deep in my heart, that no other horse will ever live up to him.
let me make this clear. I AM NOT, AND I NEVER WILL BE, SELLING GUS. HE IS MINEMINEMINEMINE. (: i just want to do what's best for him. and in the mean time he can have a brother! as long as board is so cheap and my parents can afford it, we are looking around. my favorite candidate so far is toby, pictured at the top of this, but i have given kristen a bunch more ads and we are looking from this weekend on.
and if by some miracle gus heals himself and is completely sound again... i will finally believe that miracles really can happen. it wasn't a miracle that i found him... it was fate. he is my dream horse, and he will never be replaced.
so i'm trying to buck up and smile and think about another horse. possibly toby? maybe, i really like him. he's a 16.1 hh 8 year old appendix. gorg gorg gorg.
so like i said, any opinions, i'd love to here.
and i will say it again...
gus will be second to none. (:
toby... he is freaking beautiful.
any thoughts? opinions?
i really like him...
he lives in connecticut.
well i guess i should tell the full story.
so here's how it goes. basically, gus might never be sound again. he has reinjured his suspensory along with something else in the same leg, and he's extremely lame. while he is perfectly happy and not in any pain standing or at the walk, he is so, so, so off at the trot. it's awful. i cried. a lot. so we are getting his shoes taken off the next time joe williams comes, and it's kind of decided that gus won't ever really be back into work again. shockwave is too expensive, and it's not even guarenteed that it would work, which would be a huge waste. so we are thinking about giving him a long break, like 6 months to a year, to see if he gets better. maybe he will suprise us and heal perfectly on his own! it's hard to tell. but he is very unsound and unable to do more than walk (although he is verrrrry frisky and wants to run).
so in the mean time, what am i supposed to do? i can't sit around and wait. so after much much much convincing, i was able to convince my parents to possibly get a second horse. i know i sound incredibly spoiled, having two horses, but honestly gus isn't really ever going to be ridden much again, and if he is, it won't be for a long time.
don't worry. i'm never ever EVER getting rid of gus, he is my love and my life, and i want what's best for him, so i don't want to push his recovery time. in a perfect world, i don't want a second horse and i just want gus to get better so i can ride him again, but that isn't fair to him if his legs just keep giving up. see what racing does to horses? he's sixteen and he has arthritis and problems in almost every one of his legs. my poor horse.
so we are considering our options. we might keep him at watchung (my current barn) with my new horse (which isn't yet 100% for certain right now, don't kill me) or we might try to see if there is a nice place nearby (maybe a retirement facility?) where he can go until he's more sound (even though he might never be totally sound again). of course, it'd have to be near enough that i could go see him every day.
this is a really hard decision for me to make, even though i'm not giving him away or selling him. but gus is the perfect horse for me, under all those crazy quirks. i love him with all my heart, but it isn't fair to him to just waste away in a stall all day when he could have a nice field to himself and be able to go out and graze all day and come in at night.
and we had been doing so well... rehabbing amazingly... and now... it's really hard for me. sure i'd love another horse that's sound and wonderful and such. but no matter what, it will never be gus. gus has left hoofprints so deep in my heart, that no other horse will ever live up to him.
let me make this clear. I AM NOT, AND I NEVER WILL BE, SELLING GUS. HE IS MINEMINEMINEMINE. (: i just want to do what's best for him. and in the mean time he can have a brother! as long as board is so cheap and my parents can afford it, we are looking around. my favorite candidate so far is toby, pictured at the top of this, but i have given kristen a bunch more ads and we are looking from this weekend on.
and if by some miracle gus heals himself and is completely sound again... i will finally believe that miracles really can happen. it wasn't a miracle that i found him... it was fate. he is my dream horse, and he will never be replaced.
so i'm trying to buck up and smile and think about another horse. possibly toby? maybe, i really like him. he's a 16.1 hh 8 year old appendix. gorg gorg gorg.
so like i said, any opinions, i'd love to here.
and i will say it again...
gus will be second to none. (: