The day after I got back from my trip I got a phone call to say that one of my horses died a very tragic death while I was away… a tree blew down and hit him in the wind (yeah, one of those really dead pine trees)…….and then my dad had to put him down as he had a broken back. How absolutely horrible is that? Such a freak accident that will most likely never ever, ever happen again, as it has never ever happened before… I rode Rio for many, many years in 4-H, he was bought to be my mom’s horse, but then I rode him. He wasn’t my favourite horse ever, but he was a great guy and it absolutely devestates me that something like this would happen to him or any animal for that matter. It just breaks my heart. RIP Rio, you were a great buddy, and I miss you so much. *tears*