kittenmmm's blog post - Seasons

Today we put down our horse...he was very old...over 30, which is ancient for a horse. It wasn't an easy decision but we felt that another hard winter would've been cruel for him. Last winter was tough for him, he lost a lot of weight and never put it back on, his hips were very bad and walking was painful, he caught a terrible cold and had a hard time just breathing.

We finally found a gentleman willing to come out with his backhoe to bury him so today Wolf and I gave the horse an apple, a carrot and some hay & grain, walked him over to a special spot and then Wolf put him down. The backhoe came after that and took care of the rest.

So...Unlikely...run like you were when you were a colt, kick up those heels and cavort with glee.

For our horse:
TO EVERYTHING THERE IS A SEASON, AND A TIME TO EVERY PURPOSE UNDER HEAVEN
A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;
A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;
A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together;
A time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;
A time to rend, and a time to sew, a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
A time to love and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.”
(Eccl 3)