Brandy is actually my mom's horse, but he has lived with us for years now. She inherited him from her old friend that tragically died in a tractor accident. Brandy has been the best horse I have ever had. I grew up in a horse farm, so that says a lot. He is like a person, he tells you if he is hurt, and will even show you. He understands almost everything, even how you are feeling. He has always been super gentle, I let my babies sit on him even. He knows if there is a little kid on his back, and will walk super slow and gentle, almost too slow, lol.
A few months back, he colicked. I thought he was gone. He was laying down, his gums and tongue were white, and his teeth were showing and his tongue was out. I prayed for him, and prayed for him, and kept yelling at him to get up. He picked his head up and looked around, stood up, and was fine after that.
About a month later though, he started dropping weight terribly. We got him a super weight gainer, and he is just all bones. Yesterday and today all he does is lay down. He is dying. Sometimes I think I shouldn't have prayed him out of it before, because now it is freezing out, and he is suffering. I hate putting animals to sleep. After working in a vets office, and seeing how often they do it for no good reason, I really hated it. But he is so cold, and we cannot keep him warm. We have a blanket on him, but he is so thin now. He keeps trying to hang on, but he is so tired.
I just want him back how he was a few years ago. I have never had a horse I trusted so much.
I hate this. I hate this so much.