10/12/2023
Well, here I am again. It’s been a sh*tty week. My one and only Ethyl has gained her wings. She and Miss Kitty and baby, Bailey and Cash are all running free and together again.
I’m so blessed that I was able to be with her yesterday. And her last 24 hours were spent in the best hands ever, being pampered and treated like a queen. So thankful Ashley was able to comfort her in her last day/hours.
Ethyl was a one of a kind, broke the mold when she was born kind of horse. She had a great start with Stacy and Bailey. Then I got her when she was four and she’s been my main girl for 19 awesome years. You could do anything on her. It always made me so proud when one of my kids would choose to take her for their usin’ needs. I remember texting Stacy one morning, I was so excited because Lane was headed out to rope some bulls and he had Ethyl as his ride on the trailer that morning!
Ethyl and I did so many things together, obstacle clinics, trail rides, cattle work, mounted shooting (she even made the paper for that!), teaching many young horses the ropes, ponied some race horses, heck, even JULIE GOODNIGHT used her as an example in a clinic we attended in Kansas. I still had so many plans for us to do that we didn’t get the chance to do.
Oh my, my dear Ethyl, I am going to miss you so much! Fly high girl!
