| Two seemingly unrelated horse events came together on
Thanksgiving weekend. In thinking about it later,
its odd - or even magical how events get
bundled together sometimes.
Allie was Virginia's oldest horse that lived
at a picturesque ranch north of Los Angeles. After
the last few visits to the ranch (and meeting with the
veterinarian), Virginia knew that Allie's days
were coming to a close. She was an old horse,
loosing strength and getting thin. Weeks turned to months, yet
Allie hung on.
KK is Virginia's younger horse. KK is loved
and adored by my very special god daughter Danielle -
and for many months had been trying to schedule a day
for her to come to the stable for a ride with Virginia.
Summer turned to Autumn, but finally an open day for our
ride was planned on Thanksgiving weekend.
Just two days preceding our anticipated ride - on
Thanksgiving - Virginia got a the call from the ranch.
Allie had passed away during the night. We
cancelled our plans for the day, drove up to the ranch
so Virginia could say goodbye to her old friend. It was
a somber day. But cutting through the grief was
our fantastic day with Danielle and KK. (See video
below.) |
From
Virginia: Farewell
Allie
