Meet Amos, the Pony Who Cheated Death

Knightrider · 02-11-2009, 11:45 AM

A group of us neighbors all ride together. One very kind elderly gentleman had to put his wife in a nursing home for Alzheimer's. Instead of getting used to it, and doing better with it, he seems to be getting more and more depressed. When invited to do things, he declines saying, "There's only half of me here." They have been married 57 years. This nice man has owned Amos for 15 years, since the pony was 18 months old. They used him for friends and guests, he taught the children to ride, and then the grandchildren. But he got a wire injury, and it wasn't healing. My troubled neighbor decided Amos was never going to get sound, and with the expenses of the nursing home, he decided it would be kindest to have Amos put down.
My other neighbor, Lenny,went out to look at Amos very carefully, and we both agreed it was a fairly simple injury that would, most likely, heal with time and another vet visit or two. A week or two later, the distraught man couldn't look at limping Amos anymore and called the vet to schedule euthanasia. Then he remembered promising his friend Lenny before he had the pony euthanized, to give him a call. Lenny was there within the hour with his trailer to save the pony.
Within two hours, Lenny had the vet out to check him over and do some x-rays. The vet agreed, with time the pony would heal. Nothing severe. Perhaps it was the vet visit, or Lenny's special horse magic, but within a week, Amos was sound. He has great gaits, is the perfect size for a small man, affectionate, friendly, fast, and kind. After saving his life, Lenny felt a real bond for the sweet and willing pony, and has decided to keep him. Originally he had planned to get him well and give him away. I get to ride him whenever I want. He really is a wonderful fellow. I am so happy Lenny saved him when he was only hours away from euthanasia. As Lenny says, "It would be such a shame to put that horse in a hole." And here is Amos, 14 hand Pasoloosa:

TennesseeWalkerGirl · 02-11-2009, 11:49 AM

awww! Great StorY!! Amos is a vary purty lookin horsee!!! Thanks for sharing!!!

95Harley · 02-11-2009, 11:51 AM

Just an awesome story!!

Pixiefly · 02-11-2009, 11:54 AM

cute boy, never seen a pasoloosa before!

Red Gate Farm · 02-11-2009, 11:55 AM

I love stories like these.

We need more of them.

Gotta Love Duns · 02-11-2009, 11:59 AM

What a wonderful story, its great to see Amos sound and healthy.

melmel · 02-11-2009, 12:43 PM

What a very lucky pony and Lenny is amazing!

akasha · 02-11-2009, 12:56 PM

FIRST time for this gal to see a Pasoloosa as well! VERY nice! I am sooo happy for everyone that this story has a happy ending! I am sure everyone that reads this story will smile!

hezzer · 02-11-2009, 01:14 PM

So nice to hear a happy ending! He is sure a nice looking pony. My first time seeing a Pasoloosa too. Thanks for sharing his story and pictures!

horselady · 02-11-2009, 01:19 PM

What a great happy ending for the pasoloosa

and for all involved in saving him. I am sure his original owners is resting well knowing that his horse is in a loving home/

theoldbear · 02-11-2009, 01:22 PM

Great story! Nice horse. There is a Tigre Horse registry, and most of the horses in it are Pasoloosas. I'dnever heard them called that before! But I've seen a whole "ranch" full of them in New Mexico.

Knightrider · 02-11-2009, 03:02 PM

Thanks, The Old Bear. I am going to look up Tigre horses. Actually the former owner is upset with himself that he gave up so quickly. After all, he raised, broke and trained the horse from an 18 month old. He's just so upset with everything right now. We'd do anything to cheer him up. He asked Lenny not to bring Amos to our weekly rides just yet. Can't bear seeing him and knowing he was going to "put him in the ground" which would have been such a mistake. He is such a kind old gentleman, he's not thinking clearly right now. He thinks if he'd done more things with his wife and less riding, she wouldn't have gotten Alzheimer's. And he thinks since she is not happy, he has no right to be either. Sometimes when we are riding together and it's a beautiful day, he says, "I shouldn't be out here riding when she's in there so bad off." At least he has 3 great kids who spend lots of time with him and are doing their best, and lots of nice neighbors who look out for him.

HorseLovinLady · 02-11-2009, 04:09 PM

Great story, adorable pony!!!

Thunderz Gurlz · 02-11-2009, 07:45 PM

Aww, What a sweet story, I have tears in my eyes as I read it. He is a very cute pony by the way!

BarnBum · 02-11-2009, 08:27 PM

That is such an awesome story.

Amos is a lucky pony !!

Sorry to hear about your neighbor and his wife.

granny2u · 02-11-2009, 08:57 PM

Amos looks like a really sweet fellow, it would have been such a waste to put him down, kudos to Lenny! I hope your neighbour soon feels better about things.

Clippity-Clop · 02-12-2009, 05:53 AM

Loved your story and Amos is beautiful! I love a happy ending.

Glad you get to ride him too. Thanks for sharing his story.

Carri · 02-12-2009, 06:38 AM

What a cute little horse!

I am so glad he was saved!

I feel so bad for your neighbor, what a tough thing he is going through.

cameo05 · 02-12-2009, 07:04 AM

What a beautiful pony and what a wonderful story. This is why I love HT so much. Stories and people like this

Causin Chaos · 02-12-2009, 06:40 PM

Love happy endings! Amos is a cutie.

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02-11-2009, 11:45 AM
Knightrider Yearling Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Hildreth, Florida Posts: 599	Meet Amos, the Pony Who Cheated Death A group of us neighbors all ride together. One very kind elderly gentleman had to put his wife in a nursing home for Alzheimer's. Instead of getting used to it, and doing better with it, he seems to be getting more and more depressed. When invited to do things, he declines saying, "There's only half of me here." They have been married 57 years. This nice man has owned Amos for 15 years, since the pony was 18 months old. They used him for friends and guests, he taught the children to ride, and then the grandchildren. But he got a wire injury, and it wasn't healing. My troubled neighbor decided Amos was never going to get sound, and with the expenses of the nursing home, he decided it would be kindest to have Amos put down. My other neighbor, Lenny,went out to look at Amos very carefully, and we both agreed it was a fairly simple injury that would, most likely, heal with time and another vet visit or two. A week or two later, the distraught man couldn't look at limping Amos anymore and called the vet to schedule euthanasia. Then he remembered promising his friend Lenny before he had the pony euthanized, to give him a call. Lenny was there within the hour with his trailer to save the pony. Within two hours, Lenny had the vet out to check him over and do some x-rays. The vet agreed, with time the pony would heal. Nothing severe. Perhaps it was the vet visit, or Lenny's special horse magic, but within a week, Amos was sound. He has great gaits, is the perfect size for a small man, affectionate, friendly, fast, and kind. After saving his life, Lenny felt a real bond for the sweet and willing pony, and has decided to keep him. Originally he had planned to get him well and give him away. I get to ride him whenever I want. He really is a wonderful fellow. I am so happy Lenny saved him when he was only hours away from euthanasia. As Lenny says, "It would be such a shame to put that horse in a hole." And here is Amos, 14 hand Pasoloosa: __________________ "It's better to be hopeful than cynical, because you have to live in the same world either way, and if you're hopeful, you have more fun." Barbara Kingsolver

02-11-2009, 11:49 AM
TennesseeWalkerGirl Halter broke Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Kentucky Posts: 71	awww! Great StorY!! Amos is a vary purty lookin horsee!!! Thanks for sharing!!! __________________ Horses and children, I often think, Have alot of good sense, There is in the world ~Josephine Demott Robinson~

02-11-2009, 11:51 AM
95Harley Started Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Corner of IA, SD, NE Posts: 2,111	Just an awesome story!! __________________ Horses are scared of 2 things- 1. Things that move 2. Things that don't.

02-11-2009, 11:54 AM
Pixiefly Greenbroke Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Eastern Iowa Posts: 3,007	cute boy, never seen a pasoloosa before! __________________

02-11-2009, 11:55 AM
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02-11-2009, 11:59 AM
Gotta Love Duns Bombproof Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Dixonville, Alberta Posts: 11,033	What a wonderful story, its great to see Amos sound and healthy. __________________ A penny saved is a penny you can spend on your next horse. http://nightfireranch.webs.com/index.htm

02-11-2009, 12:43 PM
melmel Halter broke Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Lawton, OK Posts: 162	What a very lucky pony and Lenny is amazing!

02-11-2009, 12:56 PM
akasha Weanling Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Ontario Posts: 251	FIRST time for this gal to see a Pasoloosa as well! VERY nice! I am sooo happy for everyone that this story has a happy ending! I am sure everyone that reads this story will smile!

02-11-2009, 01:14 PM
hezzer Long Yearling Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: northern Minnesota Posts: 1,481	So nice to hear a happy ending! He is sure a nice looking pony. My first time seeing a Pasoloosa too. Thanks for sharing his story and pictures! __________________ *When you look for the good in others, you discover the best in yourself!* *Presence is more than just being there!*

02-11-2009, 01:19 PM
horselady Kid Safe Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: albany new york Posts: 7,096	What a great happy ending for the pasoloosa and for all involved in saving him. I am sure his original owners is resting well knowing that his horse is in a loving home/ __________________ www.rainbow-horse-retirement.com We love and take care of your companion for the remainder of his lifetime

02-11-2009, 01:22 PM
theoldbear Yearling Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Arcadia, Florida Posts: 936	Great story! Nice horse. There is a Tigre Horse registry, and most of the horses in it are Pasoloosas. I'dnever heard them called that before! But I've seen a whole "ranch" full of them in New Mexico.

02-11-2009, 03:02 PM
Knightrider Yearling Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Hildreth, Florida Posts: 599	Thanks, The Old Bear. I am going to look up Tigre horses. Actually the former owner is upset with himself that he gave up so quickly. After all, he raised, broke and trained the horse from an 18 month old. He's just so upset with everything right now. We'd do anything to cheer him up. He asked Lenny not to bring Amos to our weekly rides just yet. Can't bear seeing him and knowing he was going to "put him in the ground" which would have been such a mistake. He is such a kind old gentleman, he's not thinking clearly right now. He thinks if he'd done more things with his wife and less riding, she wouldn't have gotten Alzheimer's. And he thinks since she is not happy, he has no right to be either. Sometimes when we are riding together and it's a beautiful day, he says, "I shouldn't be out here riding when she's in there so bad off." At least he has 3 great kids who spend lots of time with him and are doing their best, and lots of nice neighbors who look out for him. __________________ "It's better to be hopeful than cynical, because you have to live in the same world either way, and if you're hopeful, you have more fun." Barbara Kingsolver

02-11-2009, 04:09 PM
HorseLovinLady Kid Safe Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Alabama Posts: 5,832	Great story, adorable pony!!! __________________ Baylee's Album: http://pets.webshots.com/album/570656187BCJmgs Me and my Horses album: http://pets.webshots.com/album/576862613CwsGEd

02-11-2009, 07:45 PM
Thunderz Gurlz Seasoned Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: South West Michigan Posts: 4,876	Aww, What a sweet story, I have tears in my eyes as I read it. He is a very cute pony by the way! __________________ "Don't be afraid to go after what you want to do and what you want to be. But don't be afraid to be willing to pay the price"

02-11-2009, 08:27 PM
BarnBum Kid Safe Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Sunshine State Posts: 6,363	That is such an awesome story. Amos is a lucky pony !! Sorry to hear about your neighbor and his wife. __________________ *Life is a coin, you can spend it anyway you wish, but you can only spend it once.*

02-11-2009, 08:57 PM
granny2u Long Yearling Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: SW Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,362	Amos looks like a really sweet fellow, it would have been such a waste to put him down, kudos to Lenny! I hope your neighbour soon feels better about things. __________________ Life without Horses!! I DON'T THINK SO ! ! !

02-12-2009, 05:53 AM
Clippity-Clop Coming two Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 1,784	Loved your story and Amos is beautiful! I love a happy ending. Glad you get to ride him too. Thanks for sharing his story. __________________

02-12-2009, 06:38 AM
Carri Pasture Pet Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Alpharetta, Georgia Posts: 13,870	What a cute little horse! I am so glad he was saved! I feel so bad for your neighbor, what a tough thing he is going through.

02-12-2009, 07:04 AM
cameo05 Pasture Pet Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: In my own world Posts: 12,366	What a beautiful pony and what a wonderful story. This is why I love HT so much. Stories and people like this __________________ Life is a bed of roses, until you meet up with thorns.

02-12-2009, 06:40 PM
Causin Chaos Halter broke Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: wynne arkansas Posts: 60	Love happy endings! Amos is a cutie.