Henny leads after dressage in Rocking Horse Adv division: Maybe life is looking up

[Lori_B]

This has been a bad winter for me personally. A bunch of people I know have died (both relatives and friends). My beloved mare colicked and was euthanized not even 2 weeks ago. The crappy weather has barely let up long enough to get a ride in here in MD. I have been coughing for a month.

However, I see a glimmer of hope for 2014 being better than its sucktastic beginning: Henny is leading his advanced division at Rocking Horse HT with a 32.1 after dressage. Usually, he wows us by jumping up 15 places by the end of XC.

I want to see him kick a$$ and take names at WEG this year.

Feeling better already. Go Henny Go!

[jen-s]

Yay! Run Henny Run!!!

[ACMEeventing]

Aw man, Lori B, sorry the rough road. Sounds like you’ve been through the ringer. Thanks for the bright news about Henny, hope those two serve it up!

[Lori_B]

And Henny leads wire to wire to win his Advanced division at Rocking Horse II. Dressage score in the low 30s makes him a whole nother kind of competitive.

Wooooot!

[IFG]

Yay for Henny. LoriB, I am so sorry for the rough start to your year. So sorry about your mare. This is the mare that you nursed through a long unsoundness isn’t it? How heartbreaking…

[Lori_B]

Yes, it was Katy, I’m so sorry to say. She has had 4 other colics in the past 5 or so years that were nothing like the one 2 weeks ago, which we know from the necropsy was the result of a twist in her small colon. She was in so much pain, we couldn’t stabilize her enough to trailer her to Leesburg safely, and I didn’t think she was a great surgical candidate anyway, having had so much trouble just keeping her healthy in better circumstances. So we chose to euthanize her where she lived on Feb. 2.

I miss her, and it is very sad.

[ACMEeventing]

So sorry . . .

[IFG]

Hopefully, the year will be better from here on out.

[asterix]

Lori, count me as another long time fan of you and Katy. So very very sad to hear this. I hope this year brings you some healing and some joy with horses, in some way.

[Xctrygirl]

Lori so sorry to hear of the loss of Katy. I am sure that’s a tough one to swallow. I know from reading your posts that Katy would never have been in doubt of your love of her.

Many Jingles for your heart to recover from this.

Emily

PS: RUN HENNY RUN… It’s the chickens

[Lori_B]

asterix, xctrygirl, acm – I am doing ok. I have been out to ride once, and will go later today. Zeke is giving me a little happy horse time. Zeke is a therapy horse at a place out in Montgomery Co. who needed some regular riding, and I’ve been riding him since Nov., since Katy has been retired for over a year. He’s a character, and fun to be around. Just the ticket for me right now. Thanks all.

[Fred]

I’m so sorry for your very sad start to your year, Lori B.