Tribute to Lou and DR

This video is dedicated to my two first horses, Miss Louis and Dance Routine.

DR was bought by my mother as a broodmare in 1997. In her earlier years she had been a top knotch hunter, but had suffered a tragic trailer accident which broke her leg and killed many other horses. While she was sound for light riding, she could never again be a show horse. DR was a Thoroughbred, off the track, and had many typical traits of the breed. She was tempermental, beautiful, loving and always wanted to be moving. In 1998 she gave birth to a filly, by our stallion L'Esprit. In some ways she treated me as a second foal, she certainly loved me more than most people (I was young and don't remember details, but this is according to numerous people who were there). From there, everything went downhill. One of the barn workers poisoned her, intentionally or accidentally, we'll never know and she went through a number of massive colic sugeries. In the end, it couldn't save her and she was put down when her foal was only 3 months old. I'm not sure if it hurt Glory, the foal, or me more.

Glory moved to a new barn and was bottle fed. My first personal horse was bought and became her adopted mother. Lou was 35 when she passed away. I was on vacation in the Bahamas. We had talked to the vet and she had told us that Lou was in no danger, was in fact doing wonderfully for her age. During lunch we recieved a call that she had coliced and been put down. I completely broke Glory's and my hearts again. Throught out the years I have wished repeatedly that Lou could have waited until I came home, but maybe it was better this way.

I have very limited pictures of both, especially DR, and little to no video footage. A friend borrowed DR's sale video and lost it, therefore obliterating all but a few pictures, many of which she is deathly sick in.

This is my first attempt at a video with music. I was crying while I made this, so please excuse any mistakes.

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• horse
• tribute
• love

[Topphatt]

im crying.

sad story..

the end when there was no pictures and it was just music, i started balling because i thought about like what the song was saying, and i starting thinking about my old horse who i left. and now when i will have to leave my horse in a couple years. its so hard to think about. but when i do i dont stop crying.

but. beautiful video. i feel so bad for you, you had beautiful horses.

<3

[witterpony]

thank you very much

I'm sorry for you having to leave your horses, that's always extremelly hard. Since Lou and DR, I have lost or had to leave others, and it never really gets easier.

I looked at your videos, Bently is beautiful. Good luck with him :)

[lucythejuicy110]

this is a lovely video

do you still have glory?

so sad to read that your other horse was poisoned, how did this happen?

x

[witterpony]

thank you for watching!

yes, I still have Glory. She's turning 9 this year.

We have no idea if the poison was put into her food intentionally or accidentally, but it was found there. She had also been given a massive dose of corn oil, just after a major surgery and it played havoc with her intestines because it was much too rich.

[milliesos]

rrrr thats so nice but where was she goin when it happend and how come so many died

[witterpony]

It was before my family owned her, and actually before the person we bought her from had her. As far as I know, it was when she was still a racehorse. Other than that, I was never told the details (I was only 8 at the time we bought her).

[Hyper0x0Horses]

Katie-

I am in love with this video. I almost cried when I first saw it! Don't think I commented before, but I am now. Just wanted to let you know how much I love it. :)

[Topphatt]

awe thanks. yeah bently is only my project horse i dont think ill be able to sell him when the time comes.

but the hardest thing, is i sold my old horse, tophat, back to the barn because i half leased him to a student and they offered 4500 for him. so i took it. but then when i look back on it, with basically no pictures and no videos of him. i just think about how stupid i was. hes in a great home now. and when i visit him i cant help but just sit on him in his field and cry. *iloveyoutoppy*

[hollywood3441]

omg, im so sorry :-( the horse that i grew up with just got sold to someone and i am still heartbroken. His name is scottie and he is still at the barn, but its just so hard because i know he wont ever be mine. its so hard when you loose a pet, because animals are more than a pet, they are your best friends and a part of you, when they die, a part of you goes with them. At least you still have the little foal and you can remember them when you see her.

[futureMrsNJJonas]

omg katie such a good video made me cry next time i see glory im gonna give her a huge hug as long as she doesnt eat me jk love the video♥