09/02/2026
For more than a decade, these two were best friends.
The calm quiet couple where Coop would be a little silly and poke some fun and Diamante would just... let him.
Today we put these two down together. It was fitting but, if we could have avoided letting them go, I truly would have.
At 31 and a half, Cooper was not able to eat without choking and he had lost tremendous amounts of weight. It was time for me to be kind not selfish.
Diamante had a horrible disease that exposed the roots of her teeth and left her in incredible pain Even though she was going through that, she was still the best and softest cuddler of the entire herd. She never walked away from a moment with you to hug away your troubles. She was always there for you when you just needed a hug or quiet moment.
I feel so blessed to have had the honour to care for these two. Coop was my partner, teaching and doing liberty and some silly stuff that was ours together for just short of 2 decades. He was my guy and has touched so many lives.
Diamante was here teaching with her calm ways for over 1 decade. She befriended many who needed her support and was very choosy who she let in to her circle. Few were that lucky.
A piece of me left today,
but it left 19 years of memories in its place.
A lifetime of moments.
A thousand lessons.
A trust that words could never explain.
Walking through life with horses is a gift even when all that is left is reminders of the lives they touched and the pieces of ourselves we shared.
