Posted by Racer on October 14, 2000, at 21:34:02
In reply to Re: Link to insomnia from going through chronic pain?, posted by coral on October 14, 2000, at 16:20:18
My TB mare is aged, and not doing well right now. This is probably one of the last winters I'll have her, and it's bittersweet. She's a dreadful old beast, nothing to recommend her: only the good die young, and she's about 24 now...
All that? It's only because I love her more than anything, and she's not much more than a very large, very expensive pet these days. I still get on her a few times a week, which she likes -- except for the work part! She's never liked being lunged or turned out, would rather be ridden. On the other hand, I'm out of shape, and she's not in great shape, so it's a struggle for me to decide to ask her to haul my big butt around much anymore.
But for all that, and for all that her career as a hunter really only started when she was 18, she was champion of her division the last time we showed. The judge loved her, and that's as it should be. She'd have gone even higher if not for her wretched Mom on top of her.
Loveliest mover, big, bouncy stride even now. If you were in Northern CA, I'd say "c'mon to my house and meet my love!" She's always happy to show off for an appreciative audience!
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