In memory of Caden and Lucky.......

Written By Kathy Taylor:

From now on, I will pause when using the word lucky.

Clearly Lucky was one of the starving horses we rescued from his farm. Only six years-old and in-foal. The night she foaled, Andi and I jumped in the truck and on the way over to Nicole’s, Andi found a dead dragon fly in the back seat. Andi looked at me with ‘that look’ . . Then, I said, “It’s okay, a good omen. A sacrifice.” We told Nicole and the little guy was appropriately nic-named Dragon.

Unfortunately, today we could not save her. She was a first-time mom and the starvation along with having to give birth, caused her intestines to revolt.
48 hours of IVs, and round-the-clock bedside care from Nicole was not enough. Her will was gone, she wanted nothing. Her life short and unlike the older mares who had experienced the ‘good life’ in their younger years, she only knew a tough grind at the racetrack and then this. Dr. Ruebel is an angel, she tried so hard and stands by our side daily!

We found Dragon a home today at another farm with an orphan foal. What a blessing, he took to drinking milk from a bucket. And more good news. We have seven mares in-foal with heart beats and very healthy embryos. Go Caden Bloodstock!

Coincidence? :
Earlier today, at my farm, a big yellow butterfly showed up while Andi and I were unloading plants for the entrance to the guest house. Then, today, while Nicole, Andi and Tyler took the foal to his new home, I waited with Lucky for the HorseHeaven truck to come pick her up. The same kind of butterfly showed up. It circled three times around Lucky and then flew away. It was something I’ll never forget.
Then, while the man was removing her, it came back. This time, I got my cell phone out. It fluttered around my head and then sat in the dirt in the middle of the roundpen. I got within two feet of it and was able to capture this image. Then it was gone. When I looked up, Lucky was gone too. Like it distracted me from having to see her go away.

In memory of our fallen, forgotten ones, baby Caden and Clearly Lucky.