a sad day

HB is one of Dean's favorite horses. She is a really good horse (despite the one time she tried to buck me off).  Josie loves loves loves HB. She is always talking about her. She named her toy bouncing horse HB. She talks to HB out the bedroom window multiple times a day, and she says goodbye the her every time we leave the driveway. Yesterday we were playing outside with the kids. Dean was showing Josie the horses and she was talking to Reggie, Rowdy, and HB. We went to play in the dirt while Dean worked on the arena. When we came home HB was missing. She had broken two legs in a cattle guard and Dean had to put her down. It was a sad day. This morning I told Josie that HB broke her leg and she went to live in Heaven. She said, "Oooo darn it, I get her some Dora band aids". Then she ran to the window calling for HB. Obviously she doesn't get it and I'm sure we will still talk about HB for a long time. I feel bad for Jos and even worse for her dad.