12-04-2019, 12:27 PM
Anything but poor as I see it. Rough physically, and mentally, yes, but each obstacle overcome in time. I train horses again. Not as I once did, but still I make a living doing what I love again. I own my own horses again, and have with effort learned to ride again. I own my own home, my own land, though things have been tough lately it's still mine to rebuild.
Most important though, even after the horse trying to kill me made my physical conditions so bad that Shadow & I could no longer make love for the last 10 years of her life, we loved and were in love for them. No-one can take that away.
I had disabilities of some sort all my life. They grew over time, yes, and injuries made them worse (especially what I saw and suffered in the Army, and finally what that crazy mare did), but I guess I never had the mindset of "You can't because..". I should have never made it into the Army honestly, let alone to be a Green Beret. When they sent me home, after 17 years, it was again "You can't because.." so I did. And the disabilities didn't stop me meeting Tippy, or our falling in love and having a great life together. Most here never have that.
Even with the depression & PTSD, and this damned brace, I manage now if I'm told I can't, and I'm told I can't every day it seems.
I guess that means I really don't belong in this thread, and I'm sorry for those who do. I wish I understood how it is for you, but at the same time I thank God I don't. I appreciate your good thoughts HorseHoof and you definitely have mine. You always have had. Don't worry about me though, I'll get along, I always do.
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