Timmy  






Intimerado
Sorrel and chestnut registered American Quarter Horse
April 1, 1990 - May 20, 2011





My Sweet, Shiny, Best Friend

On May 27, 2010, I got blessed by bringing Timmy Sunshine into my life. Before I made the decision, my family and I drove three and a half hours 3 weekends in a row to spend time with him. I was green and I loved horses since I was really young, but never had the chance to ride  or to own a horse. My daughter's love for riding made me realize how much I still loved them and how important it was for me to learn about them. I researched for a long time and finally made the decision to get my own horse.

Timmy was the best, sweetest, patient, gentle and safe horse that a beginner could ever get! The day before I got him, he was injured. I was upset but I loved him already and did not want to give him up. I was in a horrible barn, where they would teach you everything dangerous about a horse and told me that Timmy was a bullish horse, they did not want me to be with him because I was green. I knew that it was wrong and I found the best place for any horse to be happy, with wonderful people that loved horses and knew what was best for him and how to take good care of him. "Paradise Stables" is the name of that wonderful place where a horse can be a horse! It was an hour away, but I made it there every weekend and for Timmy and I it was worth it. When I got there the first time to look for him, he heard my voice and came out of the paddock and neighed to let me know where he was. Then our everlasting friendship started. I bonded with him through grooming and took him out for some grass. At the beginning he would test me, but always gently. Timmy was handled roughly and worked really hard and Timmy made me understand what he liked and did not like, so I made him the promise that I would always be kind and gentle with him and I will respect him.

In September or October he was healed and was able to be out in the field, but by himself first, so when I would go in the field he would come see me right away and we walked together. Timmy was able to fill out this emptiness that I had in me since my childhood and made me realize that horses will always be a part of my life because this is where I found my peace and my strength.

On May 20, 2011 when I got the call, I was in shock and I rushed with my family through traffic. It was rush hour but it looked like God had cleared a path for me so that I could be with him one more time. When I got there he was on the ground in the arena and heavily sedated. The owner of the barn and the vet told me that it was bad. I did not want to give him up. I approached him and grabbed his lead rope and asked Timmy to get up for me. After 2 minutes he tried to get up and made a couple of steps for me but then he collapsed again. I asked the vet to give him more liquid to give him some strength  and he tried again and again he collapsed. Then he gave up, he was so much in pain that we couldn't even get him up to get him into a trailer and save him. Then as I am crying my heart out  I was told that it would be better for him to let him go because he was ready to go. This was the hardest thing I ever had to do. I had to let my best friend, my wonderful and sweet horse go.

He was a blessing, he had brought back real happiness in my life, and now he is gone, but his spirit will always live in me. I will always remember how eager he was after his turnout to go back in his stall and dip his straw in the water or when it was feeding time and it would take too long, with his nose he would open the little windows of his stall and poke his head out. That's how cute he was. He was a good horse.

Soraya














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