Goodbye Kit

It has been a pretty sad couple of days here. The only other horse, Kit (owned by the barn's owner), at the indoor where Will and Chip are has not been good for a long time. She was pretty well crippled with arthritis in the front and was starting to lose control of her back end too. Well Tues night when Terry and I went out to the barn we walked in and went to turn on lights. When I walked in though I noticed a large mass in front of Will's stall. When we turned on the lights we saw it was Kit and she couldn't get up. Terry ran to the house to get the owner, but he was at a meeting. So Terry and I manuevered her around and did get her up. With Terry supporting her left hip (so she wouldn't fall again) and I leading her, we did get her to the indoor arena. While just standing there, she went down again. This whole time I knew it is time for something to be done for this poor mare. I love this little mare just like she was one of our own. I spoiled her rotten when we are at the barn. She always gets a couple of handfuls of Will's grain when I feed him plus cookies plus she always gets a bite of hay as we walk by her stall. I killed me to leave her in the arena as we hurried around to feed Will and Chip. And as I was getting their grain together she nickered for me to not forget her. I finished up then took some grain in to her. I held her head up and gave her, her handfuls of grain. I didn't want to leave her, but Terry thought it best as her owner would be home shortly and she was trying to get up to be with us and Terry thought it best if she just stay down so she didn't hurt herself more.

I had Terry call Wed. to see if she had been put down or what was going on, as I didn't want to go to the barn and see her suffering. According to her owner he did not do anything Tues. evening because she had managed to get up. When he went out to check her Wed. AM and feed everyone, she had managed to get outside and was there eating grass! So he left it as a wait and see again.

Last night when we went to the barn the owner was there and said she had gone back down and that they had put her down. It really hurts but I am so thankful that she is not in pain and she can run and play like she couldn't here on earth. I know God is enjoying this little bay mare with her wiggly lip. RIP Kit, we love you and you are greatly missed little mare!