The Big Red Horse

picture is the day we brought him home

The big red horse that lives at my house has been going down hill for the last month.  Bought with the thought that he was 19 years old but in all truth vet thought closer to 29 or 30. He came here in December 6 years ago as a pasture mate for Tweeter. We almost lost him the second  year we had him. I fought everyday to get him to eat and fill him up . Peppermint candies (which he loves ) Beet pulp soaked in warm water with vitamin and minerals. Special feed mixed at the local feed mill . Sunflower seed for roughage. Special hay .It was a long hard battle but he made it that winter. He is a sweet old boy with training . In his younger days he had to be a great perforamce horse.  He is branded but I have never been able to find the brand in any western state.  He is a bright red dun about 16 hands tall and as sweet a sugar candy.

 The vet says he is just worn out inside and his colon is not working properly any more. He is not absorbing anything and it is a downhill battle.
He has had many good day in the last month but thing are going downhill fast in the last few days. Tomorrow the vet will come to the house and Buddy will be put down to go to horsey heaven.  It has been hell the last 2 months  first Petunia and now Buddy.  Say a pray for the old boy. It's hard to loose the animals you love.