Archive for December 9th, 2009

We have three children – ages 5, 9, and over 20. The youngest is a beautiful and gentle Shelty named Robbie.

The 9 year old is my amazingly sweet, western trained roan Appaloosa-Thoroughbred cross, named Sunny…

The oldest, leased by Rosemary, is a wonderful Thoroughbred, named Lummy.

Today is their day. I’ll groom all three, walk Lummy, and ride Sunny. Lummy needs the most care. He was actually lame when Rosemary began working with him. He’d been on the race track, a jumper, and won many ribbons in equitation, but was headed downhill. He had been the alpha horse, but was pushed aside as he got older. He’d lost his mojo. Rosemary has been working with him every day, caring for his ailments, joints, bones, and such. She has brought him back completely. He appears sound again and has won ribbons. He’s got his mojo back, and is once again the top horse among his peers!

Horses calm me. It is an awesome thing. When I’m writing I take breaks to go to our stable close by. Whatever state I’m in, whatever thoughts race through my always working mind…it turns to immediate calmness around the horses.

Sunny is priceless. He’s the most responsive horse I’ve ever ridden. He has a beautiful ‘buggy’ trot with his head lowered that I could ride all day.

Robbie, of course, is ever present…ever vigilant…always protective…and always makes us smile. He is the bright sun in our lives, and he shines … he purely shines.

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