Where do I start? I suppose I can start when I bought him. I bought from a broker in Iowa. Never got a chance to see him in person before paying for him. But I did not care. It was love at first sight. They delivered him for me. As soon as I got him off my horse trailer over at a boarding stable where I had a stall ready for him,I noticed something was wrong. I got the shoes they had on him pulled and took him to the vet for x-rays. I found out that he had Navicular. No real big deal. With careful trimming and TLC he was fine. Everyone at the boarding stable told me I should sell him and get a different horse. I couldn't. I was already attached and in love with him.
I finally brought him here to the farm. We bonded after bringing him home. I would go out to feed him and he would welcome me with a nicker everytime. He was a lover. After having him at the farm alone for about a year,we decided to buy him a friend. That's when our gelding,Cheyenne, came into the picture. Trigger and Cheyenne bonded right away and were inseperable. Fast forward to the fall of 2007. I bought myself another horse. Planning on retireing Trigger to a pasture pal as his navicular was getting worse. This time I bought a mare named A Dun Surprize aka "Easy". Her and Trigger got along right from the beginning. I believe they were in love. lol.
On March 15,2008,I noticed something was wrong with Trigger. He was pawing,laying down,and getting back up again. I called my regulat vet and he never called back. I got desperate and called a vet I never dealt with before. He came out and gave Trigger a shot of banamine. He was more concerned about getting my billing address then my horse. He watched as Trigger laid down in the yard and said he is fine as long as he isn't rolling. He never checked Trigger over. He was in shock. After the vet left,we got Trigger back up on his feet and walking. He passed stool so we figured he was getting better. I had to go to work that night so I put him in the pen with Cheyenne and thought he would be at the gate,waiting for his breakfast.
Instead I came home from work and found him laying in the barn in a hole he dug while pawing all night. I got him back up on his feet and called my regular vet. This time he called back and I told him Trigger's symptoms and he said he would be right out. He showed up and we went over the options. He thought with his age he wouldn't make it thru surgery. I made the most difficult decision I've ever had to make and had him euthanized to ease his pain and suffering. I held his head in my lap and told him how sorry I was and how much I love him as he passed over to the Rainbow Bridge.
He colic'ed for almost 12 hours. I believe he held on that night for me so I could say my goodbyes. He loved me that much. I still love with all of my heart. I will never forget a horse that taught me so much. I miss you each and every day,big buy!!
