RIP Cuna ...

Hakuna Matata with Aimee aboard - photo by Ellie

This was not my intended post for the day, but a fellow blogger lost her equine pal yesterday, and it touched me more than I expected. I can't claim to know Aimee outside of the online world, but I followed her adventures with Cuna, and I feel her deep sense of loss. Her friend wrote a lovely tribute that could have been written for any of us who have loved and lost a horse. You can read it here. 

If you've owned horses for any length of time, you've probably also had to let one go. Maybe to greener pastures, maybe to retirement, or maybe just to a home that isn't yours. I've lost two horses in my lifetime and let others go on with someone else. It's never easy.

I think Cuna's passing struck me more than most because it was at nearly this same time a few years ago that I lost my best and favorite horse, Montoya DSA. Like Cuna, she was also a big red horse with a long, white blaze who took me on an incredible journey. I hope Aimee's sadness passes quickly. Rest in Peace, Cuna; you will be greatly missed.

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Montoya DSA (June 1989 - January 2010)

We're off to the cabin this weekend so you won't hear from me until Monday. Go hug or ride your own horses this weekend and give them an extra treat on Cuna's behalf; I hear he loved peppermints.