My Sweet Spirit

My sweet rebellious Spirit. You were my very first love when it came to animals. You were born when I was just 5 years old. I have lots of pictures of us just babies...and then more as we grew up together. I remember all your little tactics and teachings. Have plenty of memories of you trying to bite, get loose and run all over our fields full of yourself. Remember our first trail ride together? You took me everywhere I didn't want to go. You were soooo angry! *L* I look back on all those times when I could have strangled you and it leaves such a smile on my face. You were the best teacher for me. I learned so much from you. Everyone loved you because you were so spunky and full of life. Never did you back down from anything. You fought other horses tons bigger than you and would whoop them before we could stop you....and next thing we'd know, you were the "boss" again. I can't believe it has been two years since you've been gone. I still look for you to be up there in the fields with Treasure. Sometimes I wish I had done more for you cause we lost you so fast. I hated seeing you the way you were....you became feeble overnight. I will never forget walking into the barn when you were sick and you had become blind. You were trying to find me from my voice and kept running into things. It was then when I knew you were gone from me. I was told you had a neurological problem...and I'm thankful now it all happened fast. Now I can remember you for how you really were...wild and free. I know some say there isn't animals in heaven, but to me, what is heaven without them? In the Bible it says God loves each and every one of us...and I think it applies to our animal Kingdom. I can see you now jumping through clouds....bucking and kicking at the stars in the skies. You will forever be my fiesty, spunky, Spirit. You truly lived up to your name.