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Kirby was put down on February 6, 2004 due to a broken leg. She had bad arthritis. The vet
came and we guessed that she must have rolled, or laid down, and she attempted to get back up and her leg broke at the shoulder
joint. Age had not treated her kindly from racing to jumping, her bones and joints just couldnt take the stress.
She is buried behind the barn and an apple tree was planted in her memory next to her grave.
Kirby was my first horse. She was orginally trained by my trainer at the time. It was very convenient to
have someone that already knew all about her. When I got her, she was under weight and hadn't been worked in over a year.
However, we rose to the occasion and did very well at hunter shows. She was Kati's dam.
 Rainbow Bridge
Just this side of heaven is a place called
Rainbow Bridge.
When an animal dies that has been especially close to someone here, that pet goes to Rainbow Bridge.
There are meadows and hills for all of our special friends so they can run and play together.
There is plenty of food,
water and sunshine, and our friends are warm and comfortable.
All the animals who had been ill and old are restored
to health and vigor; those who were hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again, just as we remember them in our dreams
of days and times gone by.
The animals are happy and content, except for one small thing; they each miss someone very
special to them, who had to be left behind.
They all run and play together, but the day comes when one suddenly stops
and looks into the distance. His bright eyes are intent; His eager body quivers. Suddenly he begins to run from the group,
flying over the green grass, his legs carrying him faster and faster.
You have been spotted, and when you and your
special friend finally meet, you cling together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again. The happy kisses rain upon your
face; your hands again caress the beloved head, and you look once more into the trusting eyes of your pet, so long gone from
your life but never absent from your heart.
Then you cross Rainbow Bridge together....
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