Thursday, July 9, 2009

Rocky

Rocky eating with the girls
This post is about Rocky. We got him 13 years ago. We don't know how old he was except that he was full grown already and he was "broke" to ride. We don't know if he was 2 or 6 or 10. However, his wither is looking very pronounced this summer. That would lead one to believe maybe he is a pretty mature horse. Ponies can live into their 40's so he has a long life ahead as easy as his life is. Our daughters grew up loving him and getting very comfortable with horses taking care of him and now he has several children who come to love and take care of him each week. He is loving it. He missed his girls (Merry and Jeni) who don't give him a lot of time any more. I love all my critters very much but he will always hold a very special place in my heart. I used to say: "If no one ever rides him, it's ok, he is just so beautiful to look at and watch."
Even with all the troubles in the world, and all the issues with Grandpa and Grandma, having all the nice times with the lesson kids and seeing the progress with the horses makes me very happy.
Our goal is to have horses that can work with any person with any level of experience or limitation. I think we will have achieved our goals by winter this year.

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