This is a poem by Shannah M. Helman.  I found it by mistake while searching for a different one.

You lived a life that no one should have to live

I gave to you all that I had to give

I showed you how to love and set you free

And I could see in your eyes how much you cared for me

You were my diamond in the ruff

You were strong, you were brave, you were tough

And there was nothing that could come between the two of us

And I will always care, I will always love

My diamond in the ruff

You were the one thing I could always rely on

A strong and loving shoulder that I could cry on

And when we galloped together I felt so free

We would always have each other as far as I could see

You were my diamond in the ruff

You were strong, you were brave, you were tough

And there was nothing that could come between the two of us

And I will always care, I will always love

My diamond in the ruff

I never thought the day would ever come

When you and I could no longer be as one

I lost my soul, my friend the night you died

As up into the night your spirit flied

You were my diamond in the ruff

You were strong, you were brave, you were tough

And even though you're gone I can still feel your love

I really miss you, I really need you

you were my diamond in the ruff

At one point or another, it's every little girls dream to have a pony.  One that was magical to fly you away from danger or just spending a lazy day kicked back under a grandfather oak watching him graze. 

When Major and I met for the first time his spirit was broken beyond belief.  He would walk with his head lowered and sad eyes.  My words to Justin on the phone the day before were " He needs me.",  and at that point I didn't know how much I needed him.  We were just two broken souls who needed each other.  We just needed someone to trust and love us unconditionally. 

A lot of people would say the he wasn't a good horse, that he wasn't worth the air he breathed. No Major wasn't perfect but in my eyes he was magnificent.  The more time we spent together the higher his head would rise.  And every time I rode him it was a different adventure.  It didn't matter where we were riding.  I was a princess and he was my valiant steed, riding through an enchanted forest.  Or racing the wind on the open plains of the mid-west.  We were together and that's all that mattered.

Though our time together was short I have millions of special memories.  The road ahead of me is going to be hard and it's going to take all I have to make it through.  A very strong woman told me not too long ago, that "this is God's way of testing your faith."  It's just such a cruel way.

Altough I was not there in his time of passing, I know my dad was there to help him cross.  So I close my eyes an picture him in a grassy meadow near a pond and shade trees, and my Dad is there with Paw Paw(his father) and Grandpa(my mom's dad) and my great grandparents, Nanny and Grady, are there too.  And my dogs Koda, Miracle, and Bo too.  There all laughing and fishing and Major never looked better. 

I love you Major and I always will.  Til we meet again.

Major Magic Diamond, April 4, 1996-April 16, 2008

I took his pictures off of private so who ever wants to see his pictures can.