In Loving Memory of Huntin For Candy – 2008-2025

By Cheyenne Scoot Augsburger:

If I had known April 11th was going to be our final ride, I would’ve ridden a little longer and appreciated it a little more.

And if I had known May 23rd would be the last time I’d ever see you, I would’ve hugged you a little tighter and a little longer.

I’ve waited so long to make this post because I don’t have all the words you deserve because I still can’t believe this is real.

To the most incredible horse I’ll ever own, where do I even begin? First off, thank you for every ride, every laugh and every amazing memory you’ve left me with. I’ll look for you in every horse I come across but there will never be another like you. You were the horse of a lifetime-the kind they write about in stories, the kind people dream of but never find. And somehow, I was lucky enough to call you mine for the past 13 years.

We accomplished so much together but you were so much more than that. To know you was to love you. The barn isn’t the same without you standing in that first stall hollering to every horse that walked by and begging for treats from every person that walked by. You were the most full of life horse I’ve ever known, you loved every minute of it.

We’d be getting you ready to show at the biggest shows in the county and you look fresh as could be standing on the crossties everyone would say “are you sure he’s ready to show?” My response would always be “of course he is, it’s Skampo!” And you always proved me right, you were always ready. you gave me 110% every time we walked in that show pen, and I always knew I could count on you. We were a team, and I trusted you with everything in me. What I wouldn’t give to have that feeling again.

Thank you to my dad for shaping Skamper into the horse he was. Skamper came to Dad as an unbroke, big headed, scrawny yearling and he made him into the most incredible show horse; he wouldn’t be the horse he was without you. Thank you mom for always making sure he got everything he needed and made sure he was always feeling his absolute best.

Thank you Weston Davis for always going above and beyond for him, and always making sure he felt his best. You helped him live a great life and he was lucky enough to have one of the best vets in the country love him as his own. Thank you Billy Velix for always keeping his feet feeling the absolute best even after we moved 5 hours away. And the biggest thank you to Courtney Sturgill Makris and Jennifer Sturgill Mullins for bringing my heart horse into this world and deciding to send him to training with Pinetree Quarter Horses.

Skamper was loved by so many and this loss has hurt a lot of hearts but that just shows the type of horse he was to have touched so many lives. This isn’t goodbye my boy, it’s see you later. Run free now, my love. You were the greatest gift, and I will carry you with me always.

HUNTIN FOR CANDY

(Huntin For Chocolate X Zips Asset)

2008-2025

AQHYA World Champion

AQHYA Bronze World Champion

Aqha Congress Champion

Multiple Time Reserve Congress Champion

Multiple Time NSBA Reserve World Champion

Multiple Time NSBA Bronze World Champion

And so much more…

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To the Augsburger and Collier families – Huntin For Candy graced our print magazine pages, our social media pages, and our website countless times over the years, and we are honored for each and every time.  We are extremely sorry for this tremendous loss.

 

The Best Horses in Heaven, They Have No Tail

by Miska Paget

The best horses in Heaven
they have no tail.
This is a rule they all know
without fail.
For when a new horse arrives
with a short cut bob,
they all know that this horse
did a very good job.

His owner could not bear
to part with her friend
so she saved his tail,
wrapped in ribbons
and in braids,
to hold with his memory
in a very loving way.

To enter Heaven
without a tail
is an honor,
a message,
that without fail
announces to everyone,
far and wide
that this horse
was more than a wonderful ride.

But
this horse was loved and cherished by one
and when his time serving on this Earth was done
he left behind
a broken heart
and a soul
from which he never will part.