Atlon

May 13, 2017: Atlon aka Tonton…leaves us suddenly17 years old … quite a life together….and leaving at 31…a fine age. But despite all that, hard to see our Atlon off on this last journey.
His tired body and worn frame said stop. Having fallen during the night onto the terrace of his cubicle, Atlon was unable to get up on his own. After spending hours on the ground and no doubt struggling to get up, Atlon is exhausted. We had already lifted him a few times before….For months, we had to relieve him several times with anti-inflammatories so that he could enjoy a good quality of life, go to the meadow, and enjoy his sweet Alizée.
Atlon was a little bearded horse with a “show-off” temperament. As a youngster, he loved to impress people, either by charging you with his ears back and rearing up at the finish line, or by pulling on your clothes. As his owner confided to us back in 2000, Atlon could no longer be ridden, but could enjoy retirement to the full. Atlon has been through all my travels, all my trials and tribulations, and despite it all, he has enjoyed some superb years of retirement at the Refuge. He was pampered by the team, and the volunteers invested in making these last years a happy Atlon, who above all succeeded in making us give in to his every whim.
Atlon was part of the core group of horses I collected when I started out, and he left surrounded by friends and family, but it was a big blow not to have been there to accompany him… Uncle, the void will be great, a big page is turning for me, this nucleus of my beginnings is drastically reduced, the departures have followed one another for a few months, but what luck to have met you and been able to offer you the maximum… Hi Uncle, a friend is leaving us…