Saturday afternoon 3 / 08 my answering machine had a message that Erica  (my favorite horse whom I love deeply ) was in physical distress and that she was dying .
I was told in the message by her owner J . that if I wanted to see Erica while she was still alive to head on over to the property and go to her stall.
I drove over there in the pouring rain w my dog Duke and tried my best to prepare myself for what Life on Life  terms was about to reveal to me .
When I got there I tied my dog Duke up outside the paddock in the pouring rain and went into her stall .
 
Erica was laying flat on her side in pain and when she saw that it was me she lifted her head and positioned herself up into a kneeling position and placed her head in my chest near my heart .
I held Erica in that embrace and gave her every ounce of Love that my heart had inside itself while doing my best to conceal my sorrowful emotions since I knew this might be the last time I saw Erica in this word .
I had spent my time  in the stall w Erica & her owners and there were a couple of times when it looked like she might pull though
 
Erica was a very pride full Tennessee Walker Horse
I know that she wanted me to remember her as the powerful Majestic Horse she always was because at one point she spent every ounce of her fleeting energy  to get up on her feet which she did .
when she did that  I took her head and placed it next to my heart ...
 
Erica fought the good fight for as long as she could , having become weak due to her efforts she went and laid down again on her side .
 
I stayed there for a little while longer and held her and tried my best to show my support to her owner J.
 
When I left , Erica was still alive and my leaving was due to the fact that my poor dog had been getting pelted out in the rain .
 
When I got home I was absolutely heartbroken .
 
Then a few hours later I received the news that Erica was gone .
 
My thoughts and emotions are flooding with all the memories of the time  we have spent together ...
I hope at some point that it might be possible for the waterworks to stop ….I didn't know I had that many tears inside of me 
 
My friendship w Erica is a bond of Love that I will hold dearly in my heart for all the days of my life .
 
 
 
Kenny

Very sorry to hear that Kenny. It's an amazing thing, the bond between a person and an animal. I feel your pain, we lost our oldest pony 'Peanuts' a couple of weeks ago. He was 38 years old though, and the time had come. I hope it gets easier for you, cherish the memories.

Man, I feel for you Kenny.
Suffering the loss of a loved one is the tuffest part of living.
Sorry to hear about Peanuts too James.
 
Sure good to know they were loved though.
It's hard to see so many animals that don't get that.

My condolences, I am very sorry to hear about Erica.  

Aw sorry about that, horses are indeed majestic creatures.

Always hard to lose a friend even harder when that friendship comes without questions.
 
My best to you both in your loss.

Sorry for the loss of you friend.  RIP Erica. 

Sorry for your loss Kenny, my thoughts are with you.

It is good that you got to see her one more time again.
 

I wish you peace Kenny.  Your last moments with her were very touching.