Our Greatest Mistake Was Thinking We Have Enough Time 

They have to do what is best for Coda and their family. In today's video Coda went to a new home, I am sure that Coda will have a wonderful life and be in a better situation so he can learn and thrive and live his best life❤

@@makeuplover6852 I agree, no horse is worth the safety of your family. We learned the hard way many years ago which ended in the death of a loved one.

The pony is beautiful !

Good job making the tough decisions!!! Not easy, but definitely worth it.

This episode had beautiful sky scenes both day and night. Thank you!

I “second” everything Florence said!! ❤💯👏🏻

Look so forward to your videos every Saturday. Beautiful horse and it will be great for the kiddos…right size and right temperament. You have totally thrown me now with your height…lol. I always pictured Jeremy as around 6’ and Melissa at 5’ 6” or 5’ 7”, now I have to remember you aren’t tall at all..lol. So funny how you can picture something on the tv screen but find out it’s nothing like you thought. 🤷‍♀️. Everything is looking great. You two work so well together. May God continue to bless you and your family.

LOL @ only complimenting Jeremy for the build and saying Melissa is always by his side. They are both doing the build not just Jeremy. She is not a sidekick but a full 50% of a team. Don't downgrade her to the "little woman." It amazes me when women are the people to lessen other women and their accomplishments.

Keep Coda for Jeremy or Nevaeh. No such thing as too many horses.

Yeah, going to have to disagree with you. Horses form relationships, it's not Koda's fault he's too young and not fit for little kids. He's got a home, he knows it and he's comfortable and he's already been rehomed at least once 18 months ago. Animals are a lifetime commitment. In the case of a horse, that can be a 30 year commitment. Yes, they're expensive, and that's why the time to decide if you can afford that commitment is before you get a horse. Auction lots are full of horses going for meat because people decide they don't want to honor the commitment they made to an animal when it becomes inconvenient for them. Horses are not tools, and they aren't toys. They're sentient animals that have emotions, form bonds with each other, and don't exist for the pleasure of human beings. People who would never, ever think of rehoming a dog will rehome a larger animal, but there's really no difference between the two even if people have decided to call one group of animals "pets' and one group "livestock".

@@lindak3030 there is absolutely no legal, ethical or moral reasoning that agrees with your statement that animals are a lifetime commitment.

@@lindak3030 Koda deserves a deep bond with owners skilled enough to ride her. Bottom line. These owners don't have the skills- there is no crime knowing ones limitations. The ranch they just came from- I could guarantee they leave Koda there for a long summer - they will get back a different horse. Lil-Debi came from a full fledged serious horse facility, and an old pony without a name or papers is very strange, wouldn't you agree? That is the kind of ranch that's "been there done that" raising and selling generations of horses. If I had to sell Koda somewhere it is too a place like that! Even if I took a hit because I would know Koda will learn quickly what Koda needs to learn and likely sold again to become someone's treasure. No judgement upon anyone okay?

@@lindascheffer1973 really? When you adopt, it’s for life not until you get fed up with it otherwise get yourself a stuffed animal not a real one. What’s wrong with you

@@GPeterson-jw5sp The little kids can't ride him. That doesn't mean no one in the family can't ride him. In any case, again, horses aren't toys or tools. Even if no one can ride him he deserves to not be shifted around every 18 months and torn away from everything and everyone he knows just because he's not "useful" in the way they anticipated. Bottom line, they have the money, the land and the time and made a commitment to that horse by getting him, and moving him there. Horses aren't playing cards, you don't trade them when something else comes along.

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Me too. 😢 He’s clearly not fit for what he was bought for, but he seems so happy and part of the family. 💔 I’ll be sad to see him go.

I do not like the idea of re-homing. Ugh! Poor Koda. It's coming.

@@bcCurwick Thanks for your feedback, and education, on this subject.

Aww HUGE hugs!! Elu wNts to join Space Force as well. It's a lump in my heart for sure. Prayers for comfort and lots of joy!

Well said. So trueJ.R.❤❤

Thank you so much Mary 💓

Thank you 😊 💓

@@GoodSimpleLiving how about using hardhats, (still looking good👍

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Never hurts to respect a critter bigger n faster than yourself. I do not own. But I care for horses in my community when their owners need to be away. Still learning all the body language they give. Been stepped on twice...handler error...the don't see too close to their front feet under their head...don't stand too close to their shoulder, stay away from the back end if you don't know the temperament run your fingers along their side when you need to walk by so they are aware of your position, esp if they are eating.

That is exactly, what I think too! Good words! Coda lost a bit of muscles in my opinion. Maybe he need a bit of a different attention or work than Melissa can provide him in order to be even more happy. Melissa, you did a great job with him, but it is even more brave, to recognize in front of all your fiewers, that Coda might be better for someone else.

Koda needs training and patience not to be "gotten rid of." He's young and was left to stagnate once the colder weather hit which is normal. Melissa didn't and doesn't have the horse training experience to know how to handle that and she never will if she just dumps her horse problems on other people. If she doesn't want him then she should get him back to his previous horse training owners.