An angel walks this earth, to guide, grace, and inspire others.  She has deep eyes, as deep as the ocean.  She has a heart so great, great just like the vast blue sky.  Her touch will send tingles down your back, and put the light back in your eyes.  She gallops across the ground leaving a trail wherever she goes.  Let her into your heart and she will walk you across a bridge to a hidden place.
Walking Errika around on Saturday, knowing that this might be the last time I walked beside her, was one of the toughest things to do.  I fought so hard to keep the tears from coming.  And as the vet came to tell me that it’s the right time to lay her to rest, the tears began to fall.  The vet gave me a huge hug, and I felt so embraced by her warmth.  That vet is amazing, and I love her for everything she has done for Errika and I.  But then she said she wanted to try one last thing, and they would give her the night. 

As I walked her around, she was her usual self, perky, and I knew she was happy.  And as I cried she would turn her head around to me, as if to say it would be alright.  I will never forget that day. 

Errika isn’t just some investment.  You don’t know what true love and life means until you meet her.  It’s about opening your heart and freeing your mind from walls, bounderies, and pre-conceptions.  She is the meaning of life, love, happiness, and truth. 

I can truly say God sent her to me.  And she was sent on this journey to inspire others, including the vets, and all the staff at UCD.  The has truly been the most uplifting experience.  I have more appreciation for the path we all are ment to walk.  I have a deeper understanding of what it means that things do happen for a reason.  I love this horse more than I ever have, and I am so thankful that she is and was able to touch the lives of others during this amazingly difficult time for everyone close to her. 

Errika is what miracles are made of.