01/06/2025
Lauren. Gallop strong and free sweet boy. 1993 - 2025. I am so sorry. I wish I had more time getting to know you. I wish you had more time in this world.
You are on my mind and in my heart right now. I help with horses when I can, and today, one of the horses I have spent some time with wasn't walking well, and the vet was on the way. Volunteers were sent home. Lauren is thirty plus years old, and letting him go was on the table if what was happening was serious. I can't stop thinking of him. He is such a happy fellow with a sweet face and strong soul. He knickers for his paddock mate Woody when I take him out for a walk before Lauren. He pushes in for treats when I halter him, insisting they must be in my pockets somewhere. He prances and pulls me when we walk, and other horses are running in the turnout - cuz he still feels it! He shakes his head as I groom him, telling me to hurry up, that beauty doesn't mean a perfectly groomed coat! I hope and pray that he is ok, but I fear he is not. It feels I am surrounded by so many animals in my life that are passing, and it hurts my heart desperately. 💔 Send him your love if you can, and I hope to see him happily munching hay again when I return, just as he was when I left him today.
Photo: Jennifer Myers - not of Lauren though as I regret I did not take a photo of him before I left.