On December 30th 2013, I had to say goodbye to my best friend. I'm so blessed to have been given the honour to own the most honest, sociable, strong horse I've ever known.
Tully was my therapy, he had a way of comforting me in a way humans never could. He knew everything about me, when he retired and we went on walks through the forest just the two of us, I always told him stories.
I remember back when I used to ride more, we never had a bad day. With other horses there would be an off ride, etc. But with Tully he was always perfect and willing to do anything for me. His passion for trail riding and anything cow related made me smile, I had never experienced a horse that was happy to be out and about as opposed to being in his field. Granted, Tully was very food motivated and I knew not to bother him for a while if they just received new hay or his dinner.
It breaks my heart I couldn't adventure off with him for the past year while experiencing my own health issues, but at least it gave us the time to strengthen our bond. Riding isnt everything. Above all, Tully taught me so much. He taught me to love harder, to be brave and most importantly, strength. He went through a lot with his health, but his strength to overcome everything was inspiring. We never gave up on him. Always finding the strength to still nicker and be happy even while we thought we were losing him, because yes there have been close calls before.
I take his bravery, strangth, and passion and apply it to my own life now. I'm putting in the same amount of passion as Tully had for me and trails into my own craft in art and film. And his bravery and strength is helping me to cope as we speak.
I don't quite know how I'm supposed to go on without him. But I'm happy I have memories and pictures to last a lifetime. I can still feel his breath in my ear as we said our final goodbyes, hooked up to IV and all. He rested his chin on my shoulder until it was time to leave. I hope that feeling lasts forever.
Rest in Paradise baby boy, everyone misses you.
Ashley
Here is
a memorial video I just finished: R.I.P (Rest in Paradise) Tully
Tully 
