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I really try to make lemonade. I really do.
With the death of my filly, I was able to see the difference in her sister and watch her become a great little filly.
Frodo is gone and I really miss him, but I can see he’s getting the exposure I couldn’t give him and he’ll be getting shown more than I could. (He’s at a trainer) 😕
With the exposure someone took upon themselves to post in the newspapers about my dad, I thought kharma. (though all it did was bring up horrible memories for me and now I’m embarassed to show my face in my home town) But hey, I hated living there anyway.Last week we lost the colt. Fortune has been fighting an infection and the colt was stillborn. So trying to make lemonade this last week has been really hard. Fortune has gotten the all clear from the vet, so thank God she’s still with me.
But wow. I’m at a loss. I had been looking forward to this foal ever since I bought Frodo and now it seems it was all for nothing.And, please don’t think this is a “Poor Me” thread. I’m over it. Kinda. It’s been a week and I’m not as sad. I didn’t want to post while it was still raw. I’m just really bummed. He looked like a little bay colt. Basically a little Frodo with more white.
So how to make lemonade??? I’m sure there’s a plan. God always has one. I just wish he’d let me in on it sometimes 😕
Thanks for listening to me rant 🙄Personally, I don’t look at threads like this as a rant. You are looking for support and comfort, and I don’t see anything wrong with that. I’m sorry Fortune’s foal didn’t make it, but as you said, I’m sure there’s a reason for it. My thoughts are with you, Phoenix. And think of the joy you get from the ponies you still have. They can ease this pain. Animals are great like that. I’m sorry about the colt, but you still have Fortune. And that’s something to be thankful for. Many hugs!
Yep, I can now devote more time into training the young ones.
One good thing is when I get sad… I spend money…
I’ll be getting some nice Windstones in the mail soon 😉 😆Im sorry about your foal, too. Its hard to find a bright side with something like this. 🙁 We are here to comfort. Dont think I wont be here when my dogs start to fade. I am very glad Fortune is ok and that is something to take comfort in.
🙁 yuh, when things start piling up like that, it is more like you are just getting through one day only to make it too the next. it just is hard, to put it lightly. That is really sad to hear. I missed that you had to give up frodo so i was kinda shocked when i read that and had to reread it a few time.
that really makes the loss of the colt really sore, I know. All I can say is that at some point something will happen that will be just enough to chear you on to the next day, be it a post on this forum, or something else in life that is just enough of a spot of sunshine to make it worth it.*hugs*
Thanks all. I’m not the type to dwell on things I can’t change. Just more of venting to get it out of my system.
Mike named him Sparky (referencing Phoenix) and the barn owner let us bury him up in the corner of the fenceline.Oh, and Frodo is still mine. They’d have to pry his papers from my cold dead hands before I gave him up. 😀 Plus, he’s already in my will to assure he has a great home 😉 He’s just in Southern California with a trainer. It’s so quiet without him though. The trainer loves him and says he just has personality. More so than the other ponies she’s trained and raised.
I just wish he was here to hug! 😥
Sparky looked a lot like him, so next season, we’ll bring Frodo back and *crosses fingers* we’ll have a couple MiniMes in a couple years:)Phoenix wrote:Oh, and Frodo is still mine. They’d have to pry his papers from my cold dead hands before I gave him up. 😀 Plus, he’s already in my will to assure he has a great home 😉 He’s just in Southern California with a trainer.
well sheesh! you scared me. i thought something terrible had happened and some how i missed the memo! lol. well that makes things a little brighter.
so this colt died, but when frodo comes back there will be chance for another! that is good to hear!
I thought something happened to Frodo, too! I’m glad to hear he is just on “vacation”. 😆
I’m so sorry about the foal. It sux when we lose a member of or furry family. 😥
I am so sorry about the colt and hope things start getting better for you. As far as ranting on the Forum one of the things we all seem to do well is be there for each other in times of need. I know when I loose my dog (and he is getting very old for his breed) I’ll probably be the worst bawl baby you have ever seen and everybody will hear about it.
Thanks all. Like I said, I try to stay positive. But when you are waiting for a year for something and you don’t get it, it just bums you out 😥
Is bitter lemonade better than no lemonade at all??? 🙂I’m so sorry Phoenix. I know you were so looking forward to that foal, I’m glad Fortune made it through okay though, it could have been worse.
My horse Dancer was an orphan foal, his mother suffered a prolapse and birthed everything, baby, uterus, viscera…it was really bad, she was a terrific mare. Dancer only made it because one of the ranch hands was able to find him under all that mess before he suffocated, they had to put the mare down and the whole time she’s lying there calling to Dancer. So sad.
There will be other foals, and at least you know Frodo throws true, the colt matched him. So that is something. I am still so sad about the filly too, but things will get better, and the future looks bright for your Frodo.
Soon there will be many of his babies as his reputation grows and others ask for stud service.
Hang in there, we’re never given more than we can handle, though sometimes it seems like it.
Kyrin
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