Well Today was pretty crap. Our old Shetland had to be helped into the great pasture in the sky. He had got to 32. My wife has had him since he was six months old. I have known him for 25 years at least. Poor little chap was getting more doddering and in the end we think he had a stroke.
He was the last of her original driving ponies.
Hopefully I will get some painting done tomorrow. On the upside…I opened my school again today. Okay it snowed solidly for the first hour and a half. I was really beginning to think I had made a cock up. The sun eventually came out and the roads cleared again.
It was a rather nice view coming home…
Bogenwald 
Awe man, I feel your loss, we had to take our rescue dog for his last walk yesterday, he was 15+ years old, so well past expected life span for his breed, and suffering from strokes and seizures these past week. Sad.
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Cheers Eric, sorry to hear your news too.
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Sad Steve. ☹
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Thanks Dave
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So sad to read this! Will be thinking of you all!
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Cheers John
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Sorry to hear the news as well. Losing an animal member of the family is difficult no matter how long you’ve had them.
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Cheers mate
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So sorry to hear this mate, all the best to you and your wife.
Cheers Roger.
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Much appreciated Roger
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Sincere condolences to you and the family
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Thanks Mark… it was expected, but still a bit shitty.
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Oh dear. Even when it’s for the best, having a lifelong companion put down is so hard.
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Cheers mate, I appreciate your comment.
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Sorry to hear of your loss Steve, it must have been hard for your wife as thats along time to have an animal mate. I didn’t realize horses lived that long.
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Cheers Pat. Yep they can go on for a good old while we have one that is old years but the other two are 24 and 27.
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Wow I have never thought about the life span of horse’s,thanks for filling me in on that one, and I thought I new everything !!
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It may come in handy with trivial pursuit one day 🙂 To be honest though ours are all native breeds that tend to live a bit longer. In the wild, like your Brumbies over there they wouldn’t make it to these ages. Thoroughbreds on the whole don’t live as long.
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Ah👍🏻that’s interesting as when we move up here to a colder winter our pot plants were destroyed only to be told they will adapt and become acclimatised and become stronger.
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