To Jack....a poem from me to you x

It was on a cold, misty December morn the lorry rattled down the lane,
I never realised on that day my life would never be the same.

A sorry sight came down the ramp, eyes black, coat dull, head low,
The bones and ribcage fully exposed, Why did they treat you so?

The first few weeks I could just stare, looking for hours over the door,
You started to accept me being there, you just needed to feel secure.

You were scared when I touched you, the corner your safe place,
A flinch if I did too much, fear etched on your face.

Winter turned into Spring, weight covered your bones,
Your beautiful eyes came back into life,
Your coat showed a myriad of orange tones.

You blossomed slowly before my eyes, cheeky and full of play,
Frustrating to lead, impossible to tie, and catching took hours a day.

Then one day I received a call, you were sick and I thought you would die,
The vet told me to expect the worst,
I stayed by you all night and just cried.

It had been the starvation and mistreatment before,
Your body just couldn’t cope,
But I had found you now, and I wouldn’t let you go,
I knew with my love there was hope.

You became my shadow, you grew strong and tall,
You no longer hid, you came to my call.

The riding we started, at the beginning it went well,
But you hit a trigger, you bolted, I fell.

You napped, reared and bronced,
You span and you ran,
I got professionals to help you,
I did what I can.

More than 3 years we struggled,
Injuries, hospitals and fear,
I just couldn’t control you,
BUT I HAD ALL THE GEAR!!!! :0)

I saw an advert one day,
‘Try Parelli’ it read,
Well nothing else worked,
said a voice in my head!

The rest is my journey of love and success,
Each day I work to get my better best.
The bad things all went, replaced with happiness and smiles,
We haven’t taken steps, we have travelled for miles.

You are my best friend, my teacher, each day we have fun,
You are my partner for life, We are two become one.

Jack I love you, even from the first day I knew you were special.