Goodbye, Old Friend

For Grandpa and Teton. May they be riding down those trails together again...

It's been time for a while now...to say goodbye. And I knew you knew that when I walked out in the corral the other day on that cold and frosty morning. The time had come to let go. And I could hear Grandpa saying the same. The goosebumps came, the hair stood up on my neck and the tears welled on my icy eyelashes while I slipped the halter on and walked you to the trailer...

It's funny how one, single moment can cause a flood of memories. This moment, this short walk from the corral to the horse trailer with the last...