# I lost my horse Saturday **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 14, 2024, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-my-horse-saturday/1010246 "2024-11-14T04:54:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2024, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-my-horse-saturday/1010246/1 "2024-11-14T04:54:43Z")
I haven’t been able to post before, not ready. [My boy Irish](https://imgur.com/N5cWoej) has been with me since 1995, he was a yearling when I got him. Recently he lost his remaining vision, and wandered through a fence and hurt his leg. I had the vet out - the leg injury was painful but not serious. I confined him with his companion to a smaller paddock with few obstacles to let him hopefully get accustomed to his sightlessness. But slowly, over a couple weeks, he just stopped caring. He’d eat, but less than before. He was up and walking, but less than before. Saturday I went down with his breakfast, and he was up, but didn’t eat. I went down 90 minutes later to see if he’d eat then, and he was gone. He was my boy for 30 years. Goodbye, my Irish. > StG Sorry, couldn’t embed image. ---
**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2024, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-my-horse-saturday/1010246/2 "2024-11-14T05:04:05Z")
I’m sorry for your loss. You clearly did everything you could to give Irish his best possible life, and he passed without pain and with companionship, so take comfort in that. Stranger ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2024, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-my-horse-saturday/1010246/3 "2024-11-14T05:04:21Z")
What a heartbreaking story. You have my deepest condolences, and virtual hugs over the wires of the internet {{{ }}}. Your story reminds me of how I lost my beloved Bernese Mountain Dog, Bernie. His problem wasn’t blindness, it was immobility due to a worsening and incurable neurological problem that made it more and more difficult for him to walk. Eventually he just gave up the will to live. Dogs and horses are much, much smarter than we give them credit for, in some ways perhaps smarter than we are. Unlike us, they know when it’s time to leave this vale of tears. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2024, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-my-horse-saturday/1010246/4 "2024-11-14T05:27:57Z")
So sorry for your loss. 30 years…wow. Grieve as best you can. ❤ ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2024, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-my-horse-saturday/1010246/5 "2024-11-14T05:46:35Z")
Very sad. He was a handsome guy. We all know this day will come but we are never really prepared for it. At least it seems he had a good run. You gave him a good and happy life. Sorry for your loss. RIP Irish. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2024, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-my-horse-saturday/1010246/6 "2024-11-14T06:01:09Z")
Way too late to edit my earlier post, but I didn’t even see that you had posted a link to an image. In honour of Irish, here is the image you had linked: [![](https://i.imgur.com/N5cWoej.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/N5cWoej.jpeg) 30 years is a long, long time. So very sorry for your loss. ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2024, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-my-horse-saturday/1010246/7 "2024-11-14T06:16:32Z")
My condolences. Losing a beloved companion is just awful. ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2024, 7:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-my-horse-saturday/1010246/8 "2024-11-14T07:40:57Z")
I’m so sorry, sweetheart, he was an absolutely lovely creature and had a big heart caring for him. ---
**Author:** ![scareyfaerie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scareyfaerie/32/3135_2.png) [@scareyfaerie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scareyfaerie)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2024, 8:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-my-horse-saturday/1010246/9 "2024-11-14T08:17:44Z")
I am so sorry, he was a beautiful boy and you clearly did everything you could for him. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2024, 9:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-my-horse-saturday/1010246/10 "2024-11-14T09:32:19Z")
He was beautiful. A bay colour, I think? I had a horse once. Nothing specific, she was a mixture of breeds. But she was pleasant-natured, and easy going, and we worked well together. We had many happy times, many happy rides, and I have many happy memories. And when she passed, it was just like a close family member had passed. I am sorry to hear the news, @StGermain . Take time to mourn your family member, and cherish your memories of him. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2024, 10:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-my-horse-saturday/1010246/11 "2024-11-14T10:08:08Z")
I’m very sorry for your loss StGermain. May your memories bring you comfort. ---
**Author:** ![Ellecram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellecram/32/18948_2.png) [@Ellecram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellecram)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2024, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-my-horse-saturday/1010246/12 "2024-11-14T11:42:31Z")
My condolences. It sounds like you gave him a long, full life. I hope you can find some comfort in the days ahead. ---
**Author:** ![saje](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saje/32/3631_2.png) [@saje](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saje)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2024, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-my-horse-saturday/1010246/13 "2024-11-14T11:50:47Z")
It’s so, so hard ☹ My horse is 25, and I bred him. I dread the moment his day comes, he’s been a part of my life for so long. Comfort yourself if you can by remembering that he knew he was loved, and that’s something too many beings on this earth don’t experience. You did right by him, and I’m very sorry his time with you has ended. ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2024, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-my-horse-saturday/1010246/14 "2024-11-14T12:20:40Z")
What a beautiful animal. You have my deepest condolences. ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2024, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-my-horse-saturday/1010246/15 "2024-11-14T12:39:12Z")
I’m so sorry! Thirty years of love and companionship gone! I hope the fact that we care and we are here soothes your heart even just a little. ❤ ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2024, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-my-horse-saturday/1010246/16 "2024-11-14T13:25:13Z")
I’m so sorry for your loss. I hope his memory brings you joy. ---
**Author:** ![Ulfreida](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ulfreida/32/8014_2.png) [@Ulfreida](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulfreida)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2024, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-my-horse-saturday/1010246/17 "2024-11-14T13:47:10Z")
So sorry. It is a terrible loss. When my pony died I had a bracelet made of her tail hair and wore it everywhere. It felt like she was still with me, a tiny bit. My mare is only 14 so I hope we have many more years. ---
**Author:** ![thorny\_locust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thorny_locust/32/431_2.png) [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2024, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-my-horse-saturday/1010246/18 "2024-11-14T14:25:50Z")
I am so sorry for your loss. It seems he was ready to go. That doesn’t mean that you were ready to lose him. It’s always hard. But you know you did your best by him. ---
**Author:** ![TRC4941](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trc4941/32/6792_2.png) [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2024, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-my-horse-saturday/1010246/19 "2024-11-14T15:09:37Z")
He was beautiful and you gave him a wonderful life. My heart goes out to you. Grief is love that has nowhere to go. ---
**Author:** ![peedin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peedin/32/14095_2.png) [@peedin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peedin)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2024, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-my-horse-saturday/1010246/20 "2024-11-14T15:30:26Z")
I’m so sorry. As a fellow horse owner/lover, I can say the pain of loss is crushing. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-my-horse-saturday/1010246.md?page=2)