RE: [RC] [RC] Tara Needs A Tevis Horse, I'll put my stamp of approval on her! - sherman
Thanks for your recommendation, Char. And I wish your horse were closer, Jody.
Yes, time is getting short. And $$ too. Emergency
vet calls, stitches, medication….you all know that means big bucks. Let
alone the emotional toll of a traumatic injury. This injury was caused by a
combination of small events, and a tiny flaw in the design of the trailer. Any
of you that have Thurobuilt trailers, take a look at
the trailer entrance. Where the sheet metal trim piece comes down to meet the
door, it flares out just a tad. It doesn’t seem like a safety hazard, but
when Shadow flung her head against it, it ripped out a chunk of bone from her
skull, luckily (yep, it could have been much worse), right at a place on the
skull where vets sometimes have to drill a hole to drain very bad sinus
infections. I’ve taken my trailer & had that trim cut off, and I
suggest that anyone who has a Thurobuilt trailer
should do the same. I did call the manufacturer, but they didn’t call me
back.
Tara’s little mare was a gift from an older (86yrs) gentleman Tom
Mathews, who just passed away about 12 days ago. Tom was not an endurance
rider, but loved riding. He came out on his 85thb’day
for his last ride on Shadow. He didn’t want us to tell anyone for quite a
while that he’d given the horse to Tara, he was so proud to be
able to ride at his age and his peers were in awe that he still could. Many,
many year ago, he and a few other“old timers” used to
have weekend breakfasts at Paige Harper’s kitchen, along with a young
Potato Richardson. I thought it would be such an honor for the beautiful &
tough little mare that he gave to Tara to complete Tevis on the day of his memorial and what also would have
been his 65th wedding anniversary.
