Coping with the Heartbreak and Loss of a Horse
Anyone who has experienced the loss of a horse knows that the particular silence in the particular barn afterward is usually absolutely deafening. It's a specific kind of quiet that will follows you in the tack room to the pasture gate, a heavy reminder that a massive presence is suddenly gone. For those of us who spend our mornings carrying hay and the evenings scrubbing drinking water troughs, a horse isn't just a good animal or a "pet. " They're partners, confidants, and, quite often, the greatest part of our identity. When that connection is cut, it feels such as a physical hit that leaves a person winded for a long, long time. ...