HAPPY MAY THE 4TH Y'ALL!!
I'd like to tell yall a story.
As well all know, 3 years ago today The Bad Batch premiered. We were in the thick of Tritcale Harvest (like we are now lol). I was too excited to wait till I got home to watch. So I propped my phone up on the tractor steering colum, used my head phones, and watched the pilot while driving tractor. It was wonderful.
At the same time, my big red mare was over due to foal by two weeks. She could release the hostage at any time. I had checked on her at 4am when I left for the field, she showed no signs of foaling.
A surprise bout of rain at 10am shut us down that day. So I went home and drove out to check her just in case.
He was dry, standing and nursing. I'm guessing she had him not long after I had checked in the morning.
A perfect clone of his mother right down to the star on his head. After a few days, when he mother would nicker, he would too.
So of course he had to be named Echo❤️
In the same way I have loved this show over the past 3 years and watched the fandom grow, I watched Echo grow as well.
He is curious and kind. First to meet you at the gate when called. He is playful by nature, stealing hats, gloves, or anything else left unattended.
He is a fast learner with more try than any other horse iv started (and iv started a lot of colts)
Anyway
A few days ago, I once again left my house at 4am, propped my phone up on the tractor steering colum, and watched the series final the same way i did when it first aired. It was so bitter sweet.
Then as if it was meant to be, a suprise bout of rain hit at 10am, and shut us down again.
I figures I only had one choice.
A few days shy of his 3rd birthday, I put the first ride on my ARC trooper in training. I felt how he moves under saddle for the first time.
He is a horse that very few ranchers get to ride in their lifetime. He is brave in the face of the unknown. Calm in the chaos. Everything I want in a cow horse and then some. I can only imagine him 5 years down for road
My how he has grown into his name
Why did I feel the need to write all this?
While our favorite show has ended, Echo here will live another 25 years with me if I'm lucky.
And every time I swing my leg over him, I'll think of this wonderful fandom iv come to be apart of. Of the artists and writers who put their hearts and souls into their work for us to enjoy. I'll think of the amazing people I got the privilege to know and call friends. ❤️
I'll think of all the Echo posts. Funny and angsty alike.
So while the show my have come to a bitter sweet end.
I'll have my sweet Echo to remind me of why I fell in love with the show and fandom in the first place ❤️
