Animals
- Sid....joy In The Morning
Yesterday morning, as the rising sun turned the eastern sky to crackling embers, I was finishing up morning chores... and had the pleasure of watching Sid and his pony race around the upper pasturewaiting for Becky to bring him home to the barn for...
- Repete
It's often said that cats have nine lives.It's never said that horses have the same. No, horses are fragile creatures.They break easily.Sometimes they are physically broken, and sometimes emotionally. Bringing a broken horse back to life is...
- Pete And Repete
Today I would like to introduce you to a new horse."What? A new horse?" you say. Well, ok, then....not an entirely new horse,but a "remodeled" horse, let's say. Dear friends, I would like you to meet the new and improved Pete.If you are new to this...
- The Introduction
If you have been following my blog,then you know that Becky brought home an "off the track" thoroughbred rescueseveral weeks back.Pete was a sad bag of bones, emaciated, injured...one heck of a mess. Over the past several weeks Pete has been grazing...
- Sad Stories....happy Endings
If you have followed my blog for a while,you will remember that two years ago (April 4th) Sid came to live on the farm.Sid is Becky's thoroughbred (retired race horse) who was very thinand very unhappy when he first came to the farm. Now after two...
Animals
A Love Story
This is Sid.
Sidney.
Sidney is a 5 year old, off-the-track thoroughbred,
that Becky brought home to the farm this past Spring.
(Becky or "Dr. Becky" is Hubbs sister, and shares our farmland.)
When Sid arrived he was underweight, injured...
a very sad horse who had never enjoyed the pleasure of being
out in a pasture.
He had been housed in a stall,
raced,
then put back in a stall.
He had never learned how wonderful life truly is.
Sid has spent the past several months under Becky's loving care,
learning how to be a horse again....
learning the meaning of joy.
His days are filled with wonder and adventure
and
just
being
a
horse.
Becky bought him with the hopes that he could become her
cross country eventing horse.
He has spent the last few months learning how to slow down,
to be calm,
to forget the race.
He has embraced what Becky has taught him and risen to the challenge.
He is kind and willing and eager to please.
He does whatever Becky asks him to do....
all wariness replaced by trust.
Best of all, he has a sense of humor!
The two of them are a team.
And this is just be beginning of a beautiful story.
A love story.
PS.....I did a photo shoot of the two of them
which you can view as a slide show....
HERE.
- Sid....joy In The Morning
Yesterday morning, as the rising sun turned the eastern sky to crackling embers, I was finishing up morning chores... and had the pleasure of watching Sid and his pony race around the upper pasturewaiting for Becky to bring him home to the barn for...
- Repete
It's often said that cats have nine lives.It's never said that horses have the same. No, horses are fragile creatures.They break easily.Sometimes they are physically broken, and sometimes emotionally. Bringing a broken horse back to life is...
- Pete And Repete
Today I would like to introduce you to a new horse."What? A new horse?" you say. Well, ok, then....not an entirely new horse,but a "remodeled" horse, let's say. Dear friends, I would like you to meet the new and improved Pete.If you are new to this...
- The Introduction
If you have been following my blog,then you know that Becky brought home an "off the track" thoroughbred rescueseveral weeks back.Pete was a sad bag of bones, emaciated, injured...one heck of a mess. Over the past several weeks Pete has been grazing...
- Sad Stories....happy Endings
If you have followed my blog for a while,you will remember that two years ago (April 4th) Sid came to live on the farm.Sid is Becky's thoroughbred (retired race horse) who was very thinand very unhappy when he first came to the farm. Now after two...