Rainbow's Bridge - Seven Year Itch

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Hannah and Seven Year Itch riding in the woods

day at the Roder Market... And there I saw you, from a distance. I fell totally in love, what a bright and clear horse face, what a great color... and you looked around in total peace at that busy market. When I asked how much you cost I was disappointed, that much money I didn't have with me... At the end of the day I went back to the market and you weren't sold, so I asked the phone number of your owner. The day after I went there and after approval of my vet you came home with me.

named you Seven Year Itch (or Wippie) and I never regretted buying you, not even when you did stupid things while riding in the riding school, because when you had to you did more then your very best. We went through B-dressage very fast, we were almost M-dressage.... almost no contest without a winning point and lots of times we won a prize. And great rides in the country and you went with me on holiday... we had such great times, the two of us together...

n 2000 I had to look for new land for you and that was very hard, so I was very happy that I had found a place for you behind the mill.

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saw there were potentially dangerous wires next to the water, but almost 20 years horses in this land and nothing happened in all these years... One afternoon a friend phoned me, she said that you were wounded and covered with blood. I went home so fast...

hree months I tried everything, but your wound was till the bone and probably it itched or hurt, so you kept biting your leg. You wore all kinds of things to prevent you from touching the wound... you became more and more sad. And me? I was afraid to go outside in the morning or to come home...

ne morning I found everything covered with blood... again. You were unhappy and I was ready to collapse. Everyone did everything to help; Tamminga, who normally brought us to contests, came immediately with his truck... We went to the vet and when I looked at you I just couldn't understand.... your coat was shining and your eyes were so bright. Then you disappeared out of my life... Your picture is on my wall now; I look at it with lots of love and lots of good memories.

Dear Seven Year Itch (Wippie), I will never forget you !!!