Amber





14.2hh crossbred gelding

Died August 1994



Amber was my first pony and therefore my first horse love. He was a stubborn horse, but he was honestly bombproof. He was always overweight no mater how hard I tried to make him trim down. I learned to ride Amber bareback as the saddle would always end up underneath his tummy. He had big plate-like feet and was only shod once in his time with me.

I got him when I was 10 and he was already elderly at 27. He stood on my foot so many times I lost count. He was the best pony a kid could have to learned to ride on. We had years of great fun and memories.

Sadly, I outgrew Amber when I turned 16 and graduated to riding Bobby. But I made a promise to Amber as a child that I would never sell him, so I kept my word. Sadly, in 1994, I lost my grazing and was faced with having to run my old friend in a large mob on sandy country. By then he had very little teeth left and was very slow and beginning to loose weight. I had to make a decision that I regret to this day. I had to put my old friend down. I felt it was kinder than starving and being bullied constantly by other horses. I had nowhere else to put him and I owed him peace if nothing else.

Amber was 39 years old. "I am sorry my old friend, I wish there had been another way, please forgive me". Forever your Mom, Angela. I hope you and Bobby are back grazing together on the other side.

Angela







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