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BabyGirlOooh -> RE: Goodbye Barbaro (2/2/2007 9:40:56 AM)
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Well said Peter.....
A true champion. His owners were kind in letting him go - and they were there holding him when he passed - as were all of the people involved in tryin to help him stay alive......
He was well loved.....
It broke my heart watching the Preakness.... and I have been following his progress ever since that awful day,,,, My heart is broken now.
His owners did all that they could for that beautiful animal - and NOT for the money he could have earned them.
They did it from their hearts - out of LOVE - and that's the best gift that they could've given him. And he knew that he was loved.....
It's the best gift that we ALL can be given......
I've seen way too many races where the ambulance pulls up on the track, puts the white sheet around the poor horse, kills the poor baby, and pulls away. I cry every time......
(My ex used to laugh at me for cryin..... ya think that's why he's my ex? lmao.......Sorry - laughter through tears is my favorite emotion )
Rest in peace sweet Barbaro - you were well loved.................
xo
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Just this side of heaven is a place called Rainbow Bridge.
When an animal dies that has been especially close to someone here, that pet goes to Rainbow Bridge. There are meadows and hills for all of our special friends so they can run and play together. There is plenty of food, water and sunshine, and our friends are warm and comfortable.
All the animals who had been ill and old are restored to health and vigor. Those who were hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again, just as we remember them in our dreams of days and times gone by. The animals are happy and content, except for one small thing; they each miss someone very special to them, who had to be left behind.
They all run and play together, but the day comes when one suddenly stops and looks into the distance. His bright eyes are intent. His eager body quivers. Suddenly he begins to run from the group, flying over the green grass, his legs carrying him faster and faster.
You have been spotted, and when you and your special friend finally meet, you cling together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again. The happy kisses rain upon your face; your hands again caress the beloved head, and you look once more into the trusting eyes of your pet, so long gone from your life but never absent from your heart.
Then you cross Rainbow Bridge together....
Author unknown...
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