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Amy's Gentle Giants I offer riding lessons,your location or mine,training,showing,exercise regimens of your horse. Events,B-days,cart rides,meet&greets. He died from su***de.

Amy's Gentle Giants- I began Amy's Gentle Giants after being faced with a horrible tragedy no one should ever be faced with. I found my best friend of several years unexpectedly one morning. Little did I know that my life would be forever changed. A word that saddened me before, now not only saddens me but I have a whole new understanding of the word and more sensitive to the subject. Since being

diagnosed with PTSD, I have fought my ways through the many stages of grief and struggled day to day with unanswered questions; questions I will never know the answer to. I turned to God and my horses for therapy. The feeling of being need by my horses filled part of the hole in my heart. I had always been a believer that horses are therapeutic but never really understood just how therapeutic they really could be. I prayed to God while clinging to the manes of my horses and my tears soaking there necks. I feared what the future held for me and being around such large honest animals I slowly became to overcome my fears. I feel that God has blessed me to be fortunate enough to have such animals that I want to share the experience with others. No my horses are not of normal size. Renegade- 10yr old saddlebred gelding, 16 hands tall. Tally Ho Duke- 13 yr old Reg. English Shire Draft horse gelding, 16-3/4 hands tall. Legacy's One In A Billion- 5yr old Reg. dapple grey Percheron gelding, 19.1 hands tall and still growing. Horses are used for therapy in many ways. I am looking to get my certification to become an equine therapist so that I may help others that have struggled w such tragedies, and share an amazing experience. I am currently giving riding lessons, your location or mine, training, riding, showing, exercise regimens of your horse. My Gentle Giants are available (just the horses or horse and cart) for events, birthdays, meet and greets. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to contact me Amy Fields (865) 755-8534. As a su***de survivor, I am living proof these giants are truly therapeutic. The greatest healing therapy is experiencing friendship, trust and love of a gentle giant.

19/09/2019

Bill greeting me at the truck! Lol

Tally Ho Duke looking out his window. Gotta love the shire roman nose..💕
16/09/2016

Tally Ho Duke looking out his window. Gotta love the shire roman nose..💕

06/07/2016

Bill- bobbing for his watermelon slice......

I am so proud of my big boy, BILL. He did so awesome at the Draft Horse Show this weekend!!!! No wind issues. He has con...
10/05/2016

I am so proud of my big boy, BILL. He did so awesome at the Draft Horse Show this weekend!!!! No wind issues. He has conquered and overcome!!!!!!

Extreme Giants- love them!
27/10/2015

Extreme Giants- love them!

I am in desperate need of sincere prayers- Legacy's One In A BILLion, AKA Bill, is not doing well.As many know he was di...
20/03/2015

I am in desperate need of sincere prayers- Legacy's One In A BILLion, AKA Bill, is not doing well.
As many know he was diagnosed w laryngeal paralysis so I had a ventricordectomy (lasering of the left vocal cords) done in Nov of last year. He has done great, had his check up scope looked great. The past couple of weeks, once it got warm- I noticed him breathing funny- kind of like he had allergies. I got worried and Wednesday night I took him to UT large animal vet hospital. They scoped him to find that his left arytenoid cartilage is swollen and inflamed (this is the upper section that is normally "tied back" in attempt to allow more air to flow in horses that have laryngeal paralysis).
He stayed over so the respiratory surgery team could look at him yesterday. I went up on my lunch and was fortunate to be able to be there for another scope and ultrasound. I picked him up last night w 2 weeks of antibiotics and anti- inflammatory meds to treat what they think is arytenoid Chondritis. Another thinks it is granulated tissue from the lasering of the vocal cords.
Basically it comes down to this:
*We are hoping the meds take the swelling down and treat whatever is causing the inflammation, and it goes away!
*If the medication doesn't help surgery is an option- however this surgery CANNOT be down standing up therefore Bill would have to go under anesthesia, which w drafts Bills size it extremely risking- he possibly would be able to come out of anesthesia.
*If he did make it through surgery- they said a 60%-70% chance he would have a chronic cough and runs an extremely high risk of food aspiration, which is deadly.

He goes back to the vet Monday for re-scope to see if the meds are working.
I am so broken hearted right now. I have cried my eyes out till they are swollen shut.

Has anyone dealt w arytenoid Chondritis? It's kind of mysterious according to vets they can just link it to horses w laryngeal paralysis.

It was pretty outside this past weekend so I got to bring out the big guy Bill
10/02/2015

It was pretty outside this past weekend so I got to bring out the big guy Bill

I love my girl Crystal- having fun in Denver Colorado
21/01/2015

I love my girl Crystal- having fun in Denver Colorado

So proud of Bill, he made so many people smile today :)😄
15/12/2014

So proud of Bill, he made so many people smile today :)😄

Bill was a good boy considering we did 2 parades in one day. He was ready to go home!
15/12/2014

Bill was a good boy considering we did 2 parades in one day. He was ready to go home!

Fuzzy Wuzzy is my Big Bill.
01/12/2014

Fuzzy Wuzzy is my Big Bill.

29/10/2014

Visited with Bill on lunch- he was excited to see me especially since I had applesauce!

28/10/2014

After today surgery Bill won't be able to neigh anymore. I will miss hearing him "talk to his friends".
Surgery is at 3:00.

Legacy's One In A BILLion will be at Sweetwater Valley Saddle Club tomorrow Oct. 25th at 4:00- come meet a true gentle g...
24/10/2014

Legacy's One In A BILLion will be at Sweetwater Valley Saddle Club tomorrow Oct. 25th at 4:00- come meet a true gentle giant.

24/10/2014

Love my snot blowing pony!!!

Please remember Legacy's One In A BILLion- he is having an endoscopy done at 4:00- need positive results!!!
17/10/2014

Please remember Legacy's One In A BILLion- he is having an endoscopy done at 4:00- need positive results!!!

Bill and his favorite buddy Duke leaving for Perry, Ga.
14/10/2014

Bill and his favorite buddy Duke leaving for Perry, Ga.

My big Peacock, reserve in costume!
12/10/2014

My big Peacock, reserve in costume!

Working on his que's for going bridless
30/09/2014

Working on his que's for going bridless

30/09/2014

Bill was not wanting to participate.

21/08/2014

Legacy's One In A BILLion
He was a little distracted by the wet, green grass- lol pardon the "after work barn attire" haha

Bill likes the radio!
13/08/2014

Bill likes the radio!

This is the look of distress. Came to the barn and we realized Bill is limping on his front left!
29/07/2014

This is the look of distress. Came to the barn and we realized Bill is limping on his front left!

Loving on my giant in the barn.
24/07/2014

Loving on my giant in the barn.

Legacy's One In A BILLion
21/07/2014

Legacy's One In A BILLion

Not only does he make me smile, but he really "lifts" my spirits.
15/07/2014

Not only does he make me smile, but he really "lifts" my spirits.

Hmmm trying to be superwoman and lift Bill or sheath cleaning lol
09/07/2014

Hmmm trying to be superwoman and lift Bill or sheath cleaning lol

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Bill greeting me at the truck! Lol

Bill- bobbing for his watermelon slice......

Visited with Bill on lunch- he was excited to see me especially since I had applesauce!

Love my snot blowing pony!!!

Bill was not wanting to participate.

Legacy's One In A BILLion He was a little distracted by the wet, green grass- lol pardon the "after work barn attire" haha

My saddlebred, Renegade isn't really liking the muzzle. Lol

Duke is down the road at the other barn. First turn out the ladies were wanting to check out the new "meat"! He was Aloha there before and sure he will be again! Momma loves you Duke

Big Bill loves fresh water. He figures out how to get the end of the hose in his mouth.

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