>->   You've probably read here earlier that "Baby" passed away at 5:45am 
this
 >-> morning ....... this has been a terribly rough day for me .... well, us 
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 >-> it's affected Buddy too.
 > Like I told you in Netmail Jean, I am so sorry for
    I never got your NetMail message, Mike ....
 > both you and Buddy having to
 > go through this.  I know Baby was your favorite, it
 > was always evident in your
 > messages that she was "Your Horse".  You will miss her
 > always.  She will never
 > be forgotten.
    This is true ...... I'll NEVER forget her and there will NEVER be another 
horse like her .
    I did manage to locate one of her "babies" .... he's 9 yrs old now.. 
Unfortunately the people who have him will probably never sell him.  But 
then, that might be for the best ..... I'd probably expect him to be like her 
and that might just not be possible.  He looks JUST LIKE her except he's only 
about 15.3 hands tall ("Baby" was 16.1 hands tall).  He has the same 
coloring, same head, same eyes -- it's really uncanny.
 > We had to put our old Boxer Sadie to sleep about 6
 > months ago.  When I come
 > home I still somtimes expect to see her waiting behind
 > the door when I open it
 > wiggling all over like only a boxer can.  She will
 > always be with us too.
    I expect to see "Baby" standing in her stall (and Buddy had to admit that 
even he looks around the pasture looking for her sometimes ....... gone but 
not forgotten.  Just think Mike, we can remember all the GOOD times with them 
and I'm sure that your Boxer Sadie and "Baby" will be waiting for us when we 
go to heaven!!
 >->   I'd like to think that she's gone to "horsey heaven" if there is such 

 >-> place .... eating all the tall green grass ... and is happy and content 
no
 > w.
 >-> These past 2 days had been terrible for her.  We tried to keep her out 
f
 >-> pain but I know she was in terrible pain just before she died.
 > I am sure she is in Horsey Heaven Jean.  Maybe you
 > will see her again some day.
 >  After all that place we are supposed to be going to
 > someday wouldn't really be
 > heaven if there wasn't any horses in it, now would it?
    This is true ...... it wouldn't be heaven without ANY animals ...... let 
alone just the horses!!
 > My prayers are with you Jean & Buddy.
    Thank you so much, Mike ..... I'm not crying as much right now but the 
tears still well up in my eyes. I suppose it's going to take a long time to 
get over it (if ever).
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