09/18/2026
I’ve been a “horse girl” all my life. With a bit of a gap, but I found my way back to horses after moving to Texas in 2015.
In 2018 I bought Jordan, she was to be my “bronze medal” horse, that was MY plan. Oh how she laughed at my plan 😂 What she actually came for, amongst teaching me to be better generally, and to give us the experience of USDF Finals in Kentucky, was to educate. She was nothing if not a thorough teacher.
I learned so many things during my time with her, not things I necessarily thought I needed to know about at one point 😅 but all of them have come in useful later. Muscle disease, osteoarthritis, pedal osteitis, suspensory branch problems, fibrotic myopathy, dental fracture, neck issues, tmj, anhydrosis, allergies, cellulitis, periostial abscess, puncture wounds, colitis… I could go on 🥹 My vet would joke, I take the list of all the things this could be, throw it away, then open the book of weird things it never is at a random page and that’s what we’re dealing with 🙃 Even her death (which was an unexpected emergency euthanasia) turned out to be something that no one had ever experienced in a horse without severe trauma (which she showed no signs of).
I’ve had many people over the years ask me why, why did you keep going with that horse, why invest so much? Why did I literally buy a place to live where she could live with me and I could provide the care she needed? She was my best friend, my favourite creature to ever have lived, and while she would occasionally drive me crazy, she was worth every minute of stress and I would do it all over again.
Truly she was a gift, and she put me on the path of helping horses for a living; I will always be grateful for that.
She has also given me the gift of understanding. Because now, when you come to me, frustrated and unsure, knowing that something isn’t right, but perhaps not having been listened to or understood, where you arrive is to someone who will listen, to both you and your horse, without judgement, with the ear of experience, who also knows when to proceed with bodywork and when to refer.
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