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April 4, 2009 Billy the horse was not the first Billy I have owned. My first horse named Billy was a palomino I loved. This Billy bucked me off and I could never trust him. I owned him 4 years and he would buck unexpectedly out of the blue. I had advertised and tried to sell him several times, put more money into riding him and selling. Finally I said he was going to a sale and I wasn’t going to look back. I never got too attached to Billy and was ready to find something I wanted. With Wade & Carina’s help, we hauled Billy to Belle Plaine to a horse sale. Jayden got to go along and experience the whole sale atmosphere. Billy behaved, as I rode the day before and in the arena before the sale. He sold for a very low price, 1/8 of what I bought him for. That was so upsetting. The horse market has been horrible due to the no slaughter of horses law. Once the realization set in that Billy was sold and going to a new home, Jayden couldn’t hold back her tears. She cried for a little bit and was sad. She is such a tenderhearted girl. She told me she always hoped Billy would be her horse. I want so badly to find something good for her.

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