A Place to Heal Your Broken Heart
Published by GHC • Mar 23rd, 2008 • Category: Lend a Hand, by Rebecca Shyly
by Rebecca Shyly, age 12
More and more we have been hearing about the loss of animals on Girls Horse Club. I thought this was extremely sad and wanted to create a blog where you could post a tribute to your lost pet, companion, or friend. I just want to make clear that this blog is for all animals, not just horses! If you lost your beloved dog, cat or even snake or whatever other animal you have, post a short tribute to them here.
Another thing that you can do on this blog is support others. Girls Horse Club is a herd and we should help each other out. I wrote the tribute below to support a friend who recently lost her beloved dog.
Tribute to Maggie: My best friend has recently gone through the shock of losing a beloved animal, a pain that I know many of us have gone through here at GHC. Maggie was a black Labrador and very sweet. She loved to bark and while she seems intimidating at first, once you get to know her she is the sweetest thing. She watched her owner, Bailey, faithfully at all times. She truly loved her family, and they loved her.
Maggie was only two and a half years old when she died. If that wasn’t sad enough she died from three kinds of cancer. Maggie had liver cancer, lung cancer and lymphoma cancer. She left behind Bailey, Bailey’s parents and Candy, her full sister. She is in a better place, but the family still grieves for her. I hope we can all pray for the family. After all Bailey is a horse girl and we should support her!
Please use the comments form to add a tribute. After reading the tributes, go ahead and write a note of encouragement to someone who is grieving right now. I hope this blog helps you all feel a little better about losing a loved one. As you all know I have experienced this before and know that it hurts! I have hope we can help each other even more with this new addition to GHC!
GHC Note: Often we receive submissions with similar themes from different bloggers who haven’t even shared their ideas with one another, but are somehow in sync. As we like to say around here, girls are connected to horses and horses connect girls, so it’s very cool when this happens. Please check out Dealing with Passing, a blog by SB and her related story Tiger Lily.
Related blogs: Dealing With Passing, Dealing With the Loss of an Equine Friend or Partner, We Love Them Until Their Last Breath and Beyond, My Best Friend
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To my dog Norm:
Who always sat beside me when I cried. His fur was soaked with my tears. His little white paws I traced with my fingers, and his loving brown eyes gave me comfort.
To Magic:
My only girl who knew me so well.
SB: Sorry to hear that you have lost 2 loved ones…
To Fella:
You were the best first horse a girl could ever ask for. Thank you for listning to my fears and secrets, I know you are in a better place.
To Smoky:
You were a wonderful cat! I love you.
To Shelly:
Thank you for making me laugh when I wanted to cry. You were a wonderful turtle to watch crawl around the yard.
To Vanilla:
My beautiful white goat! YOu were so cute and understanding. I love you and will miss you till that one day when I will see you again.
To All of the Above:
I miss you all so much. I am glad you all are happier and no longer suffering. Wait for me.
To Bella and Angel-
The sweetest horses I’ve met. Bella you were only on earth for a short time but everyone who met you got attached to you. Angel you were the sweetest mare in the paddock! always by the fence waiting for someone to come and pat you and give you a treat.
SB: I’m sorry I can comfort you no more, but although Norm and Magic have left this world, they would suffer nothing else. Having two lovable friends pass away is a painful experience I haven’t yet known, but I hope you will still have a smile on your face and pray for their safety. {:D}
im so sorry to hear about your Norm and Magic. I haven’t experenced any of my pets passing away yet but my cat is going to within the next 5 years and my old pony Minnie is going to be retired soon, possibly passing away few years after. :(
my bestest friend in the world dog’s died around september/october last year and i even though i had only met the dog a few times she was the sweetest thing! i remember crying so hard for my friends lovely dog. then later that year my dog was hit by a car on a main highway and he was VERY close to dieing, my friend was crying more then i was. luckyily my dog survived and is still eating mums tulips and ruining her garden! lol.
to ALL those that have lost a pet or know of someone who has i hope you can over come the sadness and pain. you will one day see them again. ;) O:-)
I loved the blog, sorry to anyone who has recently lost a pet.
Sunny: She was my first pet, a gerbil. She died last year, only 2 years old. RIP Sunny.
Snowy: Another one of my three gerbils. She died earlier this year, at the age of three. RIP Snowy.
Only one gerbil left. Also, horses that have recently been retired, sold, loaned out etc.
Shar: My aunt’s ex racehorse. He is very old, and has been loaned out and might be sold soon. He is a magnificent animal, very cuddly but tricky to ride!
Gipsy: A pony at my riding stables. She has recently been retired, but before she had taught a lot of people to ride, including one of my best friends.
That’s all for now xx
I am very sorry to hear about all of your lost pets. They are in a better place.
I lost my uncle to cancer right before Christmas. He had a loving wife and a five year old son. Farrel never got to see luke (His Son) off to his first day of Kindergarten. I love you and I know you are in a better place! Take care of all of their pets! i will remind Luke and Carol of how much you love them!
Love You! :(( {:D}
In loving memory of Brandon,
Almost two years since you’ve past boy. But I know your in a better place and looking down at me right now. I know your happy and no longer suffering so I have just now finally come to peace with the fact you are gone. You were the best lesson horse ever! I love you boy.
To all the GC horses,
I will miss you when I leave the barn. But it is time for me to go. Maybe one day I will return and visit but for now lets just enjoy the time we have together.
In emotional memory of Coho,
My first dog. It’s been a while since I’ve ‘talked’ to you boy. But you were the first animal to leave my life. And with that you left a very special mark in my life and on my heart. I was young when you left my life but I feel as if I remember and know you now better than then so live in peace up there boy.
I will and miss all of these animals dearly. They have all been such a big part of my life and I love them. But no matter where life takes me every animal I come across will be remembered in my heart. And I promise I will love each and everyone of them will as much caring, tenderness, and sometimes discipline as the next.
Love, Syd ♥
Sarah: sorry to hear about your uncle. I know that losing a human loved one is horrible! Hope you and your family can heal.
Syd: It is always hard. Hope you are ok…
To Anyone who has lost a loed one:
The pain is hard to deal with, but hearts can heal. Don’t be afraid to fall in love again
I want to post a tribute to my cat, Clowzee. Before horses completely ruled my world, she was there, comforting me when no human was my friend. I miss you SSSOOOO MUCH, Clawzee, no one will ever take your place. O:-)
Also to Barbaro, not only have you inspired me, but I am also honored to share April 29 as a birthday with you.
Jeanna Briggs: That is so sad about your cat. I totally understand what you mean about having an animal that means alot to you, even if it is not you favorite kind of animal. Srry to hear about it.
It is cool that you share a birthday with him. I am sad to say my birthday is the day he was put to sleep. Sigh….
To Maggie: I know I already posted something about her, but I just want to say: Bailey, I’m sorry you has to go through this. Maggie, I hope you are being a good puppy up there! RIP!
♥
I am so upset about the horses being slaughtered. Barbaro, the famous racehorse, was put down which was also so sad. I am only a child but I want to help these horses beign slaughtered. I want to be another Wild Horse Annie. I want these horses to be saved. If you dont want a horse or cant take care of them, take them to an adoption center. But I am heart broken becasue of the slaughter of horses. I went online and it showed horses being slaughtered. Also, it showed a horse that was by its hooves and its throat slit. My heart ripped into a million gajillion pieces. They NEED to live. I f we dont want to die, think about how the horses feel. We dont want top be starved, beaten,tortured, or slaughtered. Think about the horses. They dont either. Think about it.
To Angel- This horse died on March 26, 2008. Only a few days ago. She was the oldest and probably the sweetest. She lived to 24 or 25 years old. The reason she passed away was because around Easter, one of her legs started to hurt and then the day she had died she got really, really sick. I guess Jesus thought it was time for this mare to go. I miss her so much and I go to my horse lesson tomorrow- It will be so wierd without her around. I have only cried a few tears but force a smile on my face, knowing she is in a better place and is not in pain. I wrote lots of things about her including a poem. R.I.P- I will always love you. O:-)
Tash: Even if your birthday is a sad day for Barbaro, at least it is still held in high honor as the day he got his wings.
Horsecrazz, I mean. Sorry but I have a bad habit of mixing you to up..
I’m sorry for anyone who lost their best friend. I understand i lost my full sister to a car accident, I lost my dog from a car hitting him and my favourite horse (who grew up with me) to a broken leg, and my next favourite horse to a heart attack. They were all there for me when no other were, i love you all and i will never forget you. :((
lol. thats okay Jeanna! for a second i was like what but my b.days in the middle of june not april! lol. I had a dream reccently that Ace bolted then slipped and fell, he suddenly had blood on him and then he was dead, its was a VERY scarey dream, luckily it was only a dream.
Sorry again.
tash: that must have been a terrible dream to wake up to…
GGGRRR! I have major writers block right now… :-? :-? :-?
Hey to everyone who has lost someone, I’m very sorry even though my words don’t help ease the pain or suffering. You can always know what other people know what you’ve been through. It’s like a mini-family, which sounds weird, but it is, kinda.
Peace, SB
Jeanna Briggs: No big deal! I totally don’t mind! lol!
Lozzy: OMG!! I know that it probably won’t make any difference to you when a stranger says this but: I am so so sorry that you have had to go through that pain…more than once! If you ever need to talk, your herd is here for you! We care…no matter what!
Horsecrazz (lol i got it right this time!) is totally right. When ever a horse girl hurts, her herd will always be there for her. {:D} {:D}
To Kiwi, who had to be put down due to the horrible, amazingly stupid Samonella posioning. She had eaten something bad (still unknown after like a year of her death) in the pasture, and in days she was put down. I cried, and I had only known her for a little while.
Oh, and to Roxi as well. Roxi was my Mom’s old dog, and she hated me. Seriously, when I was born, she started peeing in my room, and I’m not trying to be gross, lol. I miss Roxi, and sometimes I cry about her when I think about Heaven. What’s it like up there Roxi?
Oh, and I know this is long, but once I saw a cloud shaped like Kiwi’s head. It even had the flowing mane and star (which was missing, the rest was all cloud so there was a little none-cloud spot right on her forehead) on her head!
I miss then a million, and there was also Roger.
I know, long post, lol.
Well, Roger died because he didn’t eat enough after me and my riding instructor left the horribly sad WyndHaven Farms. He didn’t eat enough due to the owner and now he’s dead. :(( :(( :((
Taylor&MySpotlessKing: Sorry you have had to go through this! I know it’s hard, but keep looking for the good in things! I’m grieving for all of you out there that have had to deal with this! :(
MAY 1ST,2008
I LOVED MY OLD DOG OREO,SHE ALWAYS KNEW WHEN I WAS UPSET.
SHE PASTED AWAY ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO, AFTER I HAD MOVED SHE WAS PUT WITH HER OWNER SHE HAD BEFORE ME AND MY FAMILY. SHE WAS SUPPOSE TO ONLY LIVE TO 12, BUT A MIRACLE HAPPENED
SHE LIVED TO :((
Oh, MICHAELA, I am so sorry! It is hard to lose a pet, but you can’t hold on to the saddness forever. That hurts you. And if Oreo knew that you were sad then she would be sad, and you don’t want that do you? Right now she is probably making the people up there very happy! Remember all the good times you had with her, that might make you feel beter…or think of something good thats going to happen. But also, don’t be afraid to cry, because some times you need to let it all out to be able to heal. Your herd is here for you MICHAELA! We always will be… {:D}
Michaela: I’m sorry for you that your dog died. Just know that, like all the horses, cats, and other pets that died, I am sure God gave her wings, and that she is enjoying a paradise that no being on earth can even imagine. O:-)
To Nevaeh or Juan Jr.
I wish
that I could
have met
you
it would have
been the
highlight
of this year
and I wanted
to be your
aunt
so
bad
I ♥ ♥ ♥
you and will meet
you someday
and I will hug your
head off
and kate
my cousin will get to meet
her baby
Horsecrazzz, words can’t express my sympathy for you and your family. It’s one thing to lose a beloved pet, but losing a child is heartbreaking. Your cousin will be in my thoughts…
Thanks so much LeadMare! That means alot to all of us. I will tell my cousin that the horse girls of the world are praying for her.
Just a few days ago: I was walking home from the bus stop, and my mom was walking with me. I asked, “Did you make any cookies or anything?”
She said, “No, today has been kind of an odd day.” I remembered my dad driving me to school earlier that morning, he had said, “I’m taking K.D. (one of our dogs who is a black lab) to the vet today. Just a checkup, maybe even to see if she needs to be put down.” She had been in a bad condition. She was real thin, she has licked a certain leg for several years and it has made a big open wound so she limps on it, she had blood in her uran, and a lot more was going wrong. She possibly was getting or had cancer.
I looked at my mom. Her eyes were dull, and she wasn’t smiling. She seeme very sad. I knew what was going on.
“They had to put K.D. down?” My mom didn’t say anything, but she nodded.
“I started crying so hard and so loud that I bet my friends who were walking home from school, too, were worried. My mom and I kept on walking, but she squeezed my head against her. Soon as I got to my house, my dad drived up. He was the most upset out of all of us. He was the one who entered hunting contests with her, trained her, and spent them most time caring for her.
“Where are we going to burry her?” I asked.
“We burned her.” He said hoarsley.
“Why? You’ve burried all our dogs in the past at grandma and grandpa’s house.” I knew this was his favorite dog.
“I didn’t keep the ashes.” He was too sad to do anything with her. Then I thought about my 18 year old sister, Rachel. We were 7 years apart. I was 11. She was at school, at college. She’d have to here the news over the phone. I felt so bad for her.
And that’s my story. Every single bit of this is true. I miss you, K.D., so much. And Mandy (our yellow lab) and Holly (our black cockapoo, meaning a mix of cocker-spaniel and poodle) will miss you too. I love you so much. You are right here in my heart. I know you are saying to me, “Don’t worry, everything is going to be okay.” She is repeating it to me over and over. K.D., you lent me your strength, kindness, courage, and confidence. I miss you so much. You were the one who completed my life. We all miss you. Love ya! R.I.P, K.D.
Lauren: I am so sorry for you and your family. I hope that you will be ok, and your dad, mom and sister too. If you need to talk, I hope that you will open up to your virtual sisters/herdmates!
Oh thanks Horsecrazzz! That means a lot to me. Seriously, you people are like my horse sisters! And LeadMare, your like my horse mother! I appriciate it very much, I cried many times but I know in my heart K.D. is telling me “don’t worry, everything will be ok.” I miss her soooooo much, even more so!
R u there, Horsecrazzz? You haven’t responded in a while. That’s okay! LeadMare, I want to thank you for working so hard for us horse gals, I am thanking you because we are almost halfway through the year! This blog is so great and it lets me refresh myself and get something sad out of me. I’m sure everyone can simpathize with me for Angel, the horse at my horse barn (I might be switching barns though) and K.D, a dog my family and I have had for a long time! Bye everybody, I’m going to go trot to the greener side of the pasture! :)
Luv, Lo (That’s my nickname, yall can start calling me that if you’d like.)
Lauren, that’s very thoughtful. The thanks go to Horzecrazzz for creating this blog to remember the animals who have touched our lives. I’m glad you feel better having expressed your sadness, and no doubt you will be a good support for others who need to release something sad.
Lauren: Sorry I haven’t responded for a while! I really am glad that I made you feel better with this blog! That’s the only reason I want to write blogs, to make people feel good (and I like to write!)! Well, I hope that everyone is feeling ok lately. I haven’t seen any new posts about animals, or people so I hope that means that every thing is well with my virtual family!
Love you all!
(sorry if that makes you feel weird!)