Fwd: “WE WLL HAVE TO SHOOT HER.”…Then along came Gabriela , horse rescuer.

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From: ALAN SKEOCH <alan.skeoch@rogers.com>

Subject: Fwd: “WE WLL HAVE TO SHOOT HER.”…Then along came Gabriela , horse rescuer.

Date: December 28, 2019 at 10:46:28 AM EST

To: Alan Skeoch <alan.skeoch@rogers.com>

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From: ALAN SKEOCH <alan.skeoch@rogers.com>

Subject: “WE WLL HAVE TO SHOOT HER.”…Then along came Gabriela , horse rescuer.

Date: December 28, 2019 at 10:45:43 AM EST

To: Marjorie Skeoch <marjorieskeoch@gmail.com>

“WE WILL HAVE TO SHOOT HER.”

alan skeoch

Dec.  30, 2019

“Hello, is that you Gabriela?”

“Yes.”

“A friend gave me your number.  There is a  magnificent 

mare who is  about to be shot.   Irish…excellent pedigree. Perhaps  you can  intervene.”

“Oh, dear.”

“Her name is Mojo.   She is a 12 year old  Irish mare.  Big horse.

“Why shoot her?”

“She  has gone lame in one foot.  And she  is 12 years old.”

“Lots of horses are 12 and  older.  A friend just lost their

horse at age 32.  Natural  death.”

“The lame leg can get better we think.  The decisions to shoot

her was  a  tough one for the owners so if you want to rescue her,

she is yours.”

“I’ll hitch up the trailer and come down tomorrow.  Let the owners know.”

(Trip there and back took  several hours…but no problem loading

Mojo into the trailer.)

“Alan, this is  Mojo.  Saved in the last moment.”

“Save from what?”

“Being shot.”

“What is she like…hard to handle  I bet because she is  so big?”

“She is gentle…loves  us.   You should  have been here when she arrived.  We put

her out in one pasture with another mare and they ran like the wind…tails flowing…jumping

as high as they could.  Pure joy.”

“What about the lame leg?”

“Not that noticeable really but will need Vet care I  guess.”

“Alan, you should  have been here today.  The mares including Mojo were put in pasture again and

they ran like  wild horses…free…”

“Are you planning to breed her?”

“Already booked…may use AI since a stallion on her back quarters might not be a good  idea.”

“Is she interested?”

“You bet she is.  We put our gelding in the next pasture  and  all hell broke loose as Mojo and the

gelding tried to get together.  He charged the fence as  if he was a  stallion.  And she teased

him the same way.   It was quite a  sight to see.”

“We are trying to think of a new name for Mojo…do you have any ideas?”

“Lots.  I  like the name TRIUMPH for instance.

“I’ll keep  that in mind.”

“Marjorie would call her “BLACK BEAUTY.”

Note…That is Mojo in the distance.

“WHAT are you doing Gabriela?”

“Decorating the stables for Christmas.”

“Why would horses  care?”

“They do care…a horse is  much smarter than people think.”

“Does Mojo know  I am scared of her?”

“Yes,  she  does.”

“Does  she know you are the  person that saved her life?”

“yes.  I could tell by the way she followed me to our horse trailer.

She  did  not hesitate.  And now she greets me every day..  I think

she liked the Christmas  balls as  well.”