Good-bye Old Friend

This is going to be extremely hard to put into words. This evening my parents had to make a hard decision to put a beloved friend and family member to rest. S (yes his name's S) has been a constant in my life. He has always been there since the day I was born. S was more than a horse. He honestly acted more like a big dog at times. You could ask him, are you hungry S, before dinnertime and he would neigh and nod his head up and down.Or in his younger years, he was known for licking you from time to time. S was a very mellow horse. I learned to ride him at a very young age, and my parents who are very protective, soon let me ride alone because he was so calm and gentle; however when you would ride him down to the riverbed he became free. He would run and run and run. He loved the riverbed and loved to run in the open space. Another thing S just loved was to eat the apples off the apple tree right next to his corral. There were many springs where we would go up to the tree and all the apples were gone. He honestly could not get enough off them.

S was more than a pet he was part of our family. For 29 years (my entire life), S has always been a part of my life. I knew that when I woke up each morning he would be up there in his corral (except for the one time I forgot to lock the gate and there was S at our back door). Even now not being at home, I always knew he was there. Ethan would go up every Thursday to help his Poppa feed and give S water. Ethan has learned that S is apart of the family and S has become a part of Ethan routine at my parents' house.

Good-bye S. You were a great part of my life and I'm glad that you a were a part of Ethan's life as well. You lived a long life, 39 years (almost to that Guiness Book of World Records). I will miss you very much. I have so many fond memories of you that I will treasure always. Good bye old friend. We will truly miss you!