Grace
March 6, 2009-October 1, 2009
Grace was born March 6, 2009. She was named Grace after our horse Ace who passed away March 6, 2007. At first her mom, Trixie, was hesitant to be a mother. So we stayed up with her all night, making sure she ate every hour. In the beginning, we were all worried for her. We weren't sure how she would react to the cold. We tried to put a blanket on her but her mom didn't like it so we could never cover her butt with it.
She was so tiny when she was first born, her halter didn't fit her right. The first time she was turned out she loved it. One of her favorite games the first few times she was turned out was to wait for her mom to lay down on the ground to roll, then run away as fast as she could so her mom had to get up and follow her.
The first time she was turned out with a horse that wasn't her mother she went out with Rascal. The seccond time was with Brandy. She went right up to Brandy, unafraid and touched his nose. Then she took off, all ready to play. Brandy was so confused. He chased after her and you could imagine him calling out, "Come back! I need to figure out what you are!"
As she got older she was turned out with different horses. She was often turned out with Chubby and Sparkles. She would run around, wanting to play. Chubby and Sparkles tried to run away from the little ball of energy. Grace didn't care that neither Chubby nor Sparkles wanted to play, she just kept running around.
It was so funny to watch her try to eat treats. Once, when she was being fed an apple core it took her around five minutes to eat it because she didn't have the teeth to bite it so she had to shave off little pieces with her front teeth and eat those.
Grace was a perfect baby. Her show name was Amazing Grace. She never got to use it. There are so many regrets for those who die young. But to understand who Grace was you cannot dwell on the regrets, you have to cherish the moments that did happen. The loss of Grace leaves a hole in the hearts of all who knew her. However, the spirit and the love that Grace had for all she continues to share even in death. It was carefree, unconditional love that Grace taught us and it is this that we have to hold onto to keep her memory alive.
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