please do. one thing I learned was to NEVER take them for granted -- one day I'm making HUGE progress in dressage (even if it was odd he was mellow and not stepping out...) and getting excited about eventing next year and then he wasn't quite right, then he was sick but cureable and then ... gone.

I think WTF would summarize that entire experience. much of the internal conflict was a 'WAIT! THIS ISN'T HAPPENING!' feeling.