10/23/2026
October is Down Syndrome Awareness Month. Apparently the month is almost over, but I want to acknowledge it and tell the story behind this horse.
Last year, my uncle passed away. He was my only uncle on my mom’s side, and he was special. Not just because he was my only uncle, but because he had Down Syndrome, and in his own quiet way he taught us to see the world a bit differently.
When he died, he left each of us kids a bit of money. The first thing I said to Ben was, “We cannot spend this money on a horse.” (Ha ha!)
Our house needs a deck, and new flooring.. Or I thought maybe we’d put it away for retirement, which was kinda the direction I was leaning.
And then this horse showed up for training.
It didn’t take us long to fall in love with him. He was super trainable, and looking at him, you’d be hard-pressed to find much fault. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘢𝘭𝘦.
So here he is 💁♀️ I’m pretty sure he’ll have a better ROI than whatever saskpension is offering
Thank you, Uncle Merv, for giving us the opportunity to own this special horse. And thank you for all the other things you gifted us throughout your life: your smile, your sense of humour, and the reminder that you can enjoy life and have a good one even when things aren’t perfect.
