Goodbye old friend walkonthewildside.org

He has gone on to be with Poco and run with Sheba, Nikki, and Dandy to be with all those who have gone on before him, now galloping through the lush green meadows.

He did not come up yesterday and his food and water were untouched from Thurs. I went into the woods looking for him, he stood alone underneath the shade of the trees, his head slowly moving back and forth he wanted to come to me but couldn't so I went to him and wrapped my arms around his neck and thanked him for all the years he has given us and all the joy he gave us. I told him to let go now and go to his friends his time here was done and he could do no more, we all loved him and did not want him to suffer, I said it was okay to go and I held his head and hugged him from all of us. I stayed with him down there in the woods for some time, he knew what I was telling him I could see it in his eyes, I thanked him again and told him it was okay to go now. Last night he crossed the rainbow bridge and he is now with all his friends who have gone on before him. Our Unicorn and Pegasus our white and faithful friend is at peace now and he is free to run again.

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He brought joy to all who met him, so many wanted him once they rode him, but that would never happen he was family. He loved the young children and babies, he would give an experienced rider a ride they would not soon forget, but was as gentle as could be with the children, he was wise and knew the difference. He was our champion this little gilding who was half Arabian and half Quarter Horse, the best of both worlds, with spirit that the grandest could not match. He left many of the high dollar horses eating his dust, he was unbeatable in games, untouchable in ribbon race, and bribe a horse. He earned many ribbons and trophy's for the spirit he carried within him. He set a first in barrel racing, he was the only horse ever to run barrels with out a saddle. My daughter ran him around the barrels bareback to the amazement of the judges and the crowds, he won first place. This stubborn little gilding was not a quitter, he fought hard right up to his last breath on this earth. He swam with us across lakes, and carried us through mountains and across streams, never had a shoe on his hoof in his life. He traveled to the Rocky Mountains in Colo. where a friend took him high into the mountains deer hunting. He proudly led parades, with his head held high and his neck arched and he carried his tail high as he pranced, he knew how to draw attention. He was amazing and one of a kind, he was our champion. There will never be another like him in our life, and we miss our old friend and companion, I still look for him in the field and listen for his whinnie in the early morning as he calls to me for feed. I can still hear the thunder of his hoofs across the pasture, I swear I hear him calling and see him standing in his stall.

He's buried now in the place he chose to die, a beautiful spot, atop a small hill above a spring fed pond, surrounded by towering old trees in our woods. A small spot was cleared for his grave and their he will rest in peace, the place he chose for his passing.

He left behind a little boy who loved him dearly and who's heart is broken now because his "BESTEST FRIEND" died on his 8th birthday. He doesn't understand why he could not live forever and be with him, he has cried and sobbed for him every night since we told him Rossi crossed the rainbow bridge. Just how do you explain to an 8 year old to ease his pain. Rossi became ill towards the end and Bradley took on the responsibility of caring for his friend to make him better. But age and cancer were taking the life out of our old friend, but the determination of a child to heal him I know kept him here on this earth far longer than he would have been. On the 1st day of school when Bradley was gone all day and his birthday party was the next day, this is the time Rossi finally chose. He had been shutting down his body for a few days prior, no longer taking food or water. When I went to him in the woods he was waiting for permission to go on. That is when I told him to go and be at peace, we did not want him to suffer we loved him to much. His time with us was done and he needed to rest now, I thanked him for all his years and said good-bye to him. That night he went to his spot on the hill above the pond and crossed the rainbow bridge, and a small young boy will mourn his passing for a long time, his "Bestest Friend" has left him now and he too has an empty spot in his heart that went across the rainbow bridge that night with Rossi. Rossi took a part of all of us with him that night he died, a friend to a little boy his entire life, and a friend in ours for over 25 years. He has left an empty spot in our hearts, we miss our friend. I know he will greet us again when it is time to cross that bridge, I will hear the whinnie as he calls to me and the sound of his hoofs flying through the lush green meadows, and the sun glistens off his pure white coat, where he is waiting to carry us once again.

Until then old friend thank you for choosing all of us to spend your life with, we all miss you. You were our Pegasus and our shining white Unicorn good-bye for now old friend .

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