Post by cat67 on Dec 9, 2009 21:31:01 GMT -5
My old, crabby but endlessly entertaining mare, Buffy, had to be put to sleep today. She enjoyed a really great last few months of bossing my trainer's ponies around. Buffy had been the Boss Mare in a herd all her life and was very upset when she got creaky and old and couldn't kick everybody's butt anymore, so we put her in with the ponies and let her be queen of the Munchkins and think she was a big deal again. 
Buffy had points in nine events in ABRA (Buckskin) and had a half-dozen registered foals. After that, she raised Frankie, my 2 year old, who was orphaned at four days. She taught him manners so that I did not have a spoiled colt to deal with. I had her for the last year and a half of her life and am glad I was able to give her the nice retirement she deserved.
Buffy this past summer:
Buffy and baby Frankie chasing me down for carrots in summer 2007
The face Buffy made when you scratched her withers.
Buffy had points in nine events in ABRA (Buckskin) and had a half-dozen registered foals. After that, she raised Frankie, my 2 year old, who was orphaned at four days. She taught him manners so that I did not have a spoiled colt to deal with. I had her for the last year and a half of her life and am glad I was able to give her the nice retirement she deserved.
Buffy this past summer:
Buffy and baby Frankie chasing me down for carrots in summer 2007
The face Buffy made when you scratched her withers.
