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I first met my appy mare back in 2009. She was owned by my then best friend's grandparents. I started riding there in 2009 on a different horse (a very very beginner horse) and then in 2010 I moved up to Angel (my appy). I rode/competed on her for a year. Then, they sold her without telling me. I had to hear it from a third party person who didn't even like the grandparents of this friend. So Angel was sold and i never got to say goodbye. I was devastated. I started riding at my sister's friend's house and when we went to an equestrian meet, i happened to meet Angel's new owner. A mutual friend of ours rode one of her other horses and introduced us. We talked about Angel for a long time. That was the only time i met her. She said i was welcome to come see her anytime but she was over 1.5 hours away and i couldn't drive. So i spent 8 years praying and hoping to just see Angel once more,to say a proper goodbye.

Fast forward to July 4th 2018. Completely out of the blue, Angel's owner messages me. She said that shes too old and sick to ride anymore so she is selling her last two horses; one of which is Angel. She said she remembered how much Angel meant to me all those years ago and she wanted to offer her to me before posting publicly. NOBODY in my family was even the slightest supportive. They thought it was a bad idea and that i should wait. But i just couldn't. I had to have her. It was fate. The worst part was i had literally JUST put in my 2 week notice at my job and didn't have another lined up yet. I had enough for the down payment and i was able to make payments for the next 2 months. But before i could bring her home, i had to have a buyer lined up for her other horse because she wanted them to leave at the same time, so neither was left alone. It took a while, but i managed to find the perfect buyer for the other mare and this lady, who i didn't even know, offered to pick up Angel and haul her to me for free since she was going through our town on her way back anyway and i nearly cried. My sister's trailer wasn't registered so we weren't sure how we would get away with the 3 hour round trip. We met them at the local highschool parking lot 2 miles away.

July 22, 2018. Angel stepped off the trailer in the parking lot and i nearly cried. I was smiling so hard. The horse i thought i would never see again, was now 100% mine :x And she will be with me to stay forever and ever.