Some sad news, I believe it is time to put Granny/Liberty down. She has gotten better, then gets bad like a yo yo recovery. She is bad again and has abscesses even tho we have done everything we could. If she even gets one bite of a green weed or blade of grass she gets abscesses and she is walking so slowly. We will be helping her cross over today or tomorrow. She will get lots of horse candy before she goes and lots of hugs and kisses. I cry as I write this as I have become VERY attached to her. She put up a valient fight but it is just not fair to her to go thru and endure such pain. I don't see her having much quality of life even on a good day or week. I'm sorry to have to relay this to you but she will finally find some peace. alison
OUR PRECIOUS LIBERTY
THE SD RESCUE THE THOUGHT I COULD NOT SHAKE
I KNEW THIS WAS A HORSE I MUST IMMEDIATLEY TAKE
IN SUCH PAIN FROM HER FEET THAT SHE COULD BARELY WALK
I ONLY WISHED I COULD HELP AND THAT SHE COULD TELL AND TALK
IN SUCH PAIN EVERYDAY BUT EYES THAT STILL WOULD SHINE
I WAS SO PROUD TO CALL THIS WONDERFUL HORSE MINE
AS THE PAIN GOT WORSE AND NOT ONE STEP SHE COULD TAKE
WE KNEW A ROUCH DECISION WE WOULD HAVE TO MAKE
LIBERTY GOT LOTS OF TREATS, SOME HUGS AND WAS KISSED
THIS LITTLE LADY WAS GOING TO BE GREATLY MISSED
STEVE HELPED DIG A HOLE WITH TEARS IN HIS EYES
BACK AT THE BARN THERE WERE LOTS OF CRIES
LIBERTY WAS THEN LED TO THE BIG HOLE
AFTER SHE SAID GOOD BYE TO HER FOAL
LIBERTY LAID DOWN AS PEACEFUL AS COULD BE
HER LIFE WAS NOW OVER AND SHE WAS LIVING PAIN FREE
SHE IS RUNNING AND JUMPING IN LONG GREEN GRASS
NO ACHES NO PAINS SHE IS FREE AT LAST
WE DID NOT LOSE OUR LIBERTY THAT DAY
FOR IN OUR HEARTS AND MEMORIES SHE WILL ALWAYS STAY.
