Dear Boo Boo,
Another year has passed making a total of thirteen years together. I can never forget the cold winter Saturday when I was told to ride you for the first time. I am forever grateful for that afternoon and that first ride together. There was no way for any of us to know that afternoon how much it would change us.
Thirteen years is a long time together. We've gone on many adventures, but we don't have to recap them all again every year. We have done a lot that I still have a hard time believing we've done like ride on the highway, travel across the country, and dress up as Ariel and Flounder. Sorry for putting you through that, but you made one of my dreams come true.
You've actually made a lot of my dreams come true. You were my first horse. You are my heart horse. You love to jump just as much as me.
I know the last few years we haven't been doing a whole lot. I keep saying that'll change. I hope that is true. I praise every ride I get to have with you, and I wish they never had to end.
We are still learning new things together after all this time. You have learned how to move sideways towards me and pick me up at the mounting block, and we are on a journey to learn about positive reinforcement training together.
I know I sometimes ask a lot of you and put you through a lot, but you always have my back and I hope you feel I always have yours too. At this point I probably shouldn't be surprised at how well you handle everything for me, but I am. I could not ask for a better partner and I am grateful every day for how much you have me spoiled!
Thank you for being you. Thank you for sticking with me these last thirteen years. Thank you for loving me.
Love,
Joyce