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Happy Tail: The story of a horse named Cathyweloveyou I hope everyone enjoyed their Thanksgiving. Ours was quiet and I got to thinking about a Thanksgiving I had my health to be thankful for - all thanks to a horse named Cathyweloveyou. The Next Earlier Happy Tail: Finders keepers - SFR dogs not available for adoption. Last 200 Happy Tails By Peg Schaeffer Keith and I bought a Thoroughbred mare at an auction several years ago. The price was right and Quarter Horse/Thoroughbred crosses are popular for the hunter/jumper circuits. So we figured if we couldn't ride her she'd be a good broodmare prospect. We nicknamed her "Cat". She only had two speeds - walk and run FAST She was a pistol to ride. After all she was off the track and running was what she did best. But she only had two speeds - walk and run FAST. We advertised her and a woman came to see her. I explained to her over the phone that she needed to be an experienced rider and she assured me she was. She got on the mare and walked around the ring. Then she kicked her to pick up a canter. So Cat did what Cat did - she started racing around the ring. The woman bounced forward and back and then sideways. She didn't have the reins tight so Cat continued to race around the ring as the woman tried to regain her balance and tighten the reins at the same time. As I was watching all I could think was "lawsuit" "lawsuit". The woman managed to stop her before falling and got off. She breathlessly told me that she didn't think this was the horse for her. So we decided Cat would stay with us as a broodmare. We bred her to our black Quarter Horse stallion, Blue. When the vet came to ultrasound her I told him "she doesn't have a very pretty head, but Blue always throws nice heads." He shook his head "he's got his work cut out for him this time." Her first foal was beautiful Her first foal was beautiful and had Blue's handsome head and Cat's height and conformation. Every year we bred her back and every year she presented us with a perfect foal. Sometimes they were chestnut like her and other times they were black like their sire, but they were always beautiful. She was a great broodmare. She'd stay out in the pasture until two weeks before she was due to foal. We'd put her in a stall and she always foaled without complications. In the years that we've had her we've only had the vet out here twice for emergencies for her. She colicked once and another time she ripped her side open. A normal horse might not have survived but she's always been tough. Heart condition under control now, but it made her wonder how active she could be I have a heart condition called "atrial fibrillation". It's under control now but when I was first diagnosed with it I wondered if I'd ever have my active lifestyle again. In October I had gone for my annual physical and told my doctor I was always tired. Even the simplest chore would wear me out and I'd have to sit to catch my breath. It turns out my heart rate was 200 beats per minute. He immediately sent me to the hospital. I was there for 16 days. They tried different treatments to slow my rapid heart rate. Some worked but only for a day and then my heart would start racing again. They even performed shock therapy on my heart. Nothing worked. So after 16 days they gave up and sent me home with different medicines and an appointment with a cardiologist. By November my heart rate was still erratic and I was getting depressed. The week before Thanksgiving I started crying and told the doctor I was tired of being tired. Couldn't she do something? So she decided to try the shock therapy again. She made me an appointment for the day before Thanksgiving. Something spooked Cat and she tried to run away Tuesday night I was outside bringing the horses in. It was cold and the puddles had frozen over. I caught Cat and started to lead her through the gate. Something spooked her and she tried to run away. I jerked the lead rope and she reared up on her hind legs. All I could see was two hooves headed at me. I was on a piece of ice and was struggling to keep my balance. I knew if I fell I'd be trampled for sure. I managed to stay on my feet and Cat went back down on her four feet and I put her in her stall. I remember leaning against the barn wall and mumbling "this is why I have a bad heart." So the next day I checked into the hospital and they prepared me for my shock therapy. They put me in a bed and hooked me up for an EKG. A few minutes later the doctor came and told me to get dressed I could go home. "What about my shock treatment?" She replied "your heart is in sinus rhythm". "What's that?" I asked. She said "your heart rate is back to normal." When Cat reared up, it had shocked her heart Then it dawned on me. The night before when Cat reared up I was so scared it shocked my heart. I laughed and told her what happened. So Thanksgiving Day my heart rate was back to normal and I enjoyed the day. All thanks to a Thoroughbred mare named Cathyweloveyou. And we do. Teacher: "Why do we have a Thanksgiving holiday?" Student: "So we know when to start Christmas shopping!"- Peg Schaeffer, President and Founder, Sugarfoot Farm Rescue Contact us if you would like to help. Peg Schaeffer, Sugarfoot Farm Rescue, 860 Sparksville Road Columbia, KY 42728 Sugarfootfarm.com sugarfootfarmrescue@yahoo.com Home telephone: 270-378-4521 Cell phone: 270-634-4675 This story was posted on 2014-11-30 01:01:31
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