Shydob's Quest

This is a story that has given me a wake up call I will never forget. Gambler was a young mare that I owned for a very short time. When I got her I learned that she needed help. That the people who had her before me did some very unforgiving things to her. Needless to say Gambler did not trust very many people. I got her to start to trust me and we worked very hard at trusting each other.. As time went on Gambler became a very special girl. We went for walks all over the place and we even started with tacking up again.. She was doing great, taking it all in and was not as worried as she was in the first months of having her. As the months went on I found out that my health was not 100% anymore and I wanted the best for her as she was young and had her entire life ahead of her. In my mind what I thought was best for her was one of my biggest mistakes ever.. I ended up trading her with the agreement that for what ever reason she does not work out she come back to me no questions asked. I had stressed how special Gambler was to me and I did not want her to just go to anyone or end up at an auction. Needless to say the young girl that I thought loved her as much as I did sold her to some people. Those people found out about our agreement and they got in a panic in fear of getting in trouble themselves and shipped her to auction. When I found all of this out my heart went up in my throat. It was and still is a very hard pill to swallow. I will never see my baby girl again..

Gambler May You Be At Peace