For those of you who were outraged by the story of Bayboy and DQ: The worm finally turned. Bayboy got his revenge.
When last I updated the previous thread, Bayboy was still with DQ, who had bought another horse. I drove by her place a while ago and saw the other horse. It’s not a young horse, after all; it’s a light gray, solid-looking gelding, and a neighbor of DQ I’m acquainted with told me it’s just the kind of calm, sensible horse DQ should own, assuming she should own any horse to begin with.
The neighbor also had this to tell me: That DQ had taken Bayboy out for a trail ride, and the horse lost it and dumped her. Neighbor arrived at the scene while the EMTs were carrying DQ out to the ambulance. She said that Bayboy was caught by a horse-savvy person who tried to lead the horse back to its barn, but had to give up and let it bolt when Bayboy kept trying to slam him into fences, trees, anything – that’s how wound up the horse was. Bayboy did get home safely and was unharmed.
DQ had to have half her head shaved for the 30 to 40 stitches her gashes required. Neighbor’s gesture to indicate where was a broad brushing motion from left eyebrow back over top and side of the head. I haven’t heard any followup on how DQ is doing, or what permanent scars she may have. Nor do I know what her husband has done about Bayboy.
Neighbor told me DQ lived through this only because she had a helmet on. Which surprised me, since DQ was always too vain about her looks to wear a helmet in the ring at my barn. Oh, well; she won’t have much to be vain about for quite a while, will she?
Neighbor also said DQ was three sheets to the wind and combative with the EMTs when they were hauling her out of the woods. Why does this not surprise me?
Anyway, for those of you who care, I thought you’d appreciate this followup. If I can find out what’s become of Bayboy, I’ll let you know.