LimonCello II

2004 - 2022

THERE ARE REALLY NO WORDS TO DESCRIBE THE PAIN OF LOSING SOMEONE YOU LOVE SO MUCH. YESTERDAY I EXTREMELY SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY LOST MY VERY BEST FRIEND, MY ROCK, MY LIMONCELLO. IT WAS BY FAR ONE OF THE WORST DAYS OF MY ENTIRE LIFE. WHEN EVERYTHING ELSE IN LIFE FELT WRONG, HE ALWAYS MADE IT RIGHT. HE WAS MY HEALER, MY CONFIDENCE, MY TEAMMATE, MY THERAPY, MY BEST FRIEND. THROUGH BATTLING DEBILITATING ANXIETY OVER THE PAST COUPLE YEARS HE HAS BEEN THE ONE AND ONLY THING TO COMPLETELY RELIEVE IT; A TRUE GIFT FROM GOD. I’VE KNOWN MANY HORSES IN MY LIFE, BUT NONE COMPARED TO CELLO AND THE BOND WE SHARED. ANY DAY WITH HIM WAS THE BEST DAY EVER, EVEN IF ALL WE DID WAS SIT TOGETHER AND DO NOTHING OR EVEN IF WE DIDN’T HAVE A GREAT RIDE. I WAS JUST ALWAYS BEYOND THANKFUL AND HAPPY TO BE WITH HIM. HE WAS GENTLE, HE GAVE THE BEST KISSES AND CUDDLES, AND HE LOVED HIS JOB AND EVERY PERSON AND HORSE AROUND HIM. HE HELPED ME REACH RIDING GOALS I NEVER THOUGHT I COULD AND GAVE ME OPPORTUNITIES I DREAMED OF MY WHOLE LIFE. EVEN AFTER MY INJURY WHEN RIDING FELT SO SCARY HE WAS THE ONE HORSE I COULD COMPLETELY TRUST AND GAVE ME THE CONFIDENCE AND PASSION TO RIDE AGAIN. HE WAS SO SWEET AND INNOCENT LIKE A LOVING CHILD WHO LOOKS AT THE WORLD WITH SO MUCH HOPE AND POSITIVITY. HE ALWAYS TOOK CARE OF ME.

JUST MINUTES BEFORE HIS LAST MOMENT WE WERE ABLE TO SHARE AN INCREDIBLE RIDE TOGETHER IN OUR FARM’S FRONT FIELD DOING A SPECIAL DERBY COURSE. IT WAS ONE OF THE BEST RIDES WE’VE HAD ALL SUMMER. I’M SO THANKFUL THAT HE GOT TO SPEND HIS LAST MOMENTS DOING WHAT HE LOVED AND THAT WE GOT TO DO IT TOGETHER AND BE TOGETHER UNTIL THE VERY END. I ALWAYS SAID I’D LOVE HIM TO THE VERY END, AND I DID.

THE FIRST DAY I SPENT WITH CELLO I’VE BEEN OVERWHELMED WITH GRATITUDE AND DISBELIEF THAT HE WAS MINE, AND I FELT THAT WAY EVERY DAY SINCE. HE WAS MY ONCE IN A LIFETIME HEART HORSE, AND I WILL FOREVER LOVE HIM AND CHERISH EVERY SECOND WE SHARED TOGETHER.