*Horses n Barrels n Spurs*

see, I have this horse. her name was ‘beauty’ when I bought her, but I call her ‘Khaleesi’ bc she’s a queen to me and I love her. I bought her informally, simply because I was looking for a full-size horse (i raise miniatures) to relearn to ride after I had been in an accident that shattered my legs in 13 places. Also, simply to bond with. 

I found what I was told was a 10-year-old quarter horse with a ‘ghost eye’ (a blue eye) and I fell in LOVE. The man I bought her from was someone I’ve known since I was six, and I trusted him to help me find a good horse. I had a vet check her out, and everything appeared fine. She had a gentle nature, kind eyes, she was steady and willing to work, and happy to be around me. And unlike many of my own horses, she had no aversion to my wheelchair. 

i would go into her paddock in my chair, and she would walk over and simply lay her head into my lap. she’d hang out there for hours if I stayed long enough, and she’d just- let me talk to her, and stroke her ears. it was a communion of souls, honestly- we learned eachother. she understood me and i understood her.

lately i’d noticed that she was a little lame- just, whenever the ground was hard she would have a little bit of ‘ouch’ whenever she placed one of her feet down. Specifically her left foreleg. Honestly, I attributed to a bad farrier- and I wasn’t entirely wrong. He’d been cutting her wrong and I quickly changed farriers. My new guy is amazing, and he loves this girl as much as I do. 

and she did improve with him, she did. Many less ‘ouchy’ episodes. But they still happened, and so I decided x-rays were the way to go. I wanted to know what was wrong, and I wanted to work to get her better, to make her better. 

well. 

well.

first of all she’s somewhere between 15-18, which, you know, i don’t mind. still a super good age for a regular riding horse and even an athlete. 

second, though.

while with the people who had her first apparently, she foundered. which, ok it does happen. but they let it go. they didn’t treat it. they didn’t manage it. so the chronic swelling in the worse foot caused a deformation of the coffin bone, or the bone in her hoof. She has a problem called a ‘ski hook’ 

this causes her pain. it causes swelling. she will never be able to be ridden regularly, and she LOVES to have a rider. she will never again be able to do a sport with a rider- which she loved. she will never be able to gallop flat out with a rider- which she loved. she can still, sometimes, be ridden on a trail no faster than a slow canter. not often. i will need to manage her pain for the rest of her life. 

i don’t care. i’ll do it. i’ll do any and everything for her. i’ll make her know she’s loved, and special, and i’ll do anything and everything my vet can think of to help her pain so that she has the best life i can give to her. her care might grow to be expensive- but i don’t care about that either. she’s WORTH it. she wasn’t to the people who had her before me. she is to me. she is. 

i’m not asking for money. i don’t want to ask anyone for money.

but i’d just love some good vibes for my girl, because all y’all on tumblr came through with amazing vibes and spells and well wishes when i had a sick horse once before. 

please give khaleesi your love. this horse has a soul that shines brighter than the sun.