On Monday I made the decision to retire my horse from showing. I will still ride him for pleasure but not at shows. Here is a poem for how much I love him.

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I've had you for eight years.

I've been taking you to shows for 5 of those years

I never thought that October was going to be the last time walking into that show ring with you

I thought we had more time

This is one of the hardest decisions I will ever had to make.

To leave you behind

as I load another horse on the trailer

to get another horse ready

to pretend that this was easy.

Showing without you will never be the same

You and I were

partners in crime

now I have to leave you behind

and try not to run back to you

I know that you will be there,

waiting for me at home

I know that you're still there to ride at home

home in the woods where we both love.

But without you in the show ring,

It will never be

the same

I know that this is for the best

but I'm going to miss my best friend on show day