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Caesar
Caesar, a Saddlebred gelding, was my friend and companion for nearly
20 years. I bought him from a neglectful home for just $650 when I
was 13 and he was 6. From that day on, I worked at the barn cleaning
stalls and feeding in order to be able to afford him - never taking
him for granted. We would take trail rides, jump fences with great
spirit, and just laze around the grounds just being together. We
were brought together through fate (my mom's hairdresser's sister
had this horse she couldn't care for anymore, and for some reason
she told my mom!), and I knew we were soul mates when he let me
groom and saddle him when nobody else could really get near him. He
turned out to be the most calm, patient, loving horse you could hope
for.
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I gave rides to tons of kids over the years, trying to get them as
hooked on horses as I had been at a young age. He was always so
cautious with them, stepping slowly and carefully while they were
aboard or grooming him. My favorite memories are of the long trail
rides in the crisp fall days in Western Washington where we'd be out
in the quite of the woods, the leaves turning, and the sun streaming
through the branches. Unfortunately he got Cushings Disease at 21,
and he was set free for the last time on September 26th at 26 yrs
old. He was my best buddy, and I'll miss him terribly.
Kelly N.
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Oct 16, 2006, 2006
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