Respect for the Ultimate Bond
I was touched by Sue Copeland's column, "The One That Got Away" (This Horse Life, December '09), and her offer to be a horse's "last loving caretaker."
I really, really wish there were more people like this who respect and feel the ultimate bond with their horses. It seems there are many people on the show circuit who regularly "trade up" after a couple of years--kind of like buying a boat that's two feet longer than their old one, just to keep up with their neighbors at the marina. Winning supersedes their responsibility for the horse. Whatever happened to the "forever" mentality?
We still have the two horses, who were our long-ago show rides, and they'll be here until it's their time to leave forever.
Carol Barker
Ontario
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