Reader Story of the Week: December 18, 2009

Submitted by an anonymous reader and horse owner of 7 years...

Tribute to Natalie
In 2002 I bought my own horse after riding for 10 years at a riding school. She really is my everything, and what makes it so special is that I have a special condition, I have diastrophic dysplasia which means that I'm 3 ft tall and have a stiff skeleton. It's hard to find a "sport" who fits me but horses are really great, and Natalie (my horse) has really made my life brighter. I can really trust her cause she would never hurt anyone on purpose.

I thought I had to lay her down february 06 because she had a huge laminitis-attack but now after 7 months she's back on track and I ride her agaain with no problems. I just wanted to write something cause I'm proud over her. The day when she's no longer with me I'll lose a huge part of myself.

Riding is for everyone.