My Beautiful Girls, All Saint's Day

Here is a photo of my beautiful girls on All Saint's Day. They truly are gorgeaus, well-kept lovely mares. I am writing this note on November 16th, and this weekend I had a wonderful time with my girls and foal. Violet is eager to please, so she and I worked with a cavesson and long-lining, Parelli, and riding. She was good at working in the box over poles, and she played with Jenna, John's little girl who he brought to the stable. Both Jacob and Jenna did yo-yo and friendly game with her and she was lovely and kind and friendly, of course. And my foal, well, let me just tell you, Renny was a champion of goodness. He let me rub him down with crunchy plastic, pick out his hooves, walk him around the farm, take him over ground poles. He slept out in the indoor ring overnight with his girls. He was so funny. I came to the barn early on Sunday morning and I opened the door and saw this group of four girls all cuddled up and laying down like a bundle of kittens, and then my little man laying down a distance aways. He just laid there while I walked over to him and pet him and talked with him and his girls swirled around his fat reclining form. Such a wonderful, funny, fabulous guy! And the best girls ever. One of my favorite places on earth is a Sunday morning, with cup of coffee, New York Times, and Violet as she quietly dines on hay and periodically checks on me with a loving little bump with her muzzle. One of my favorite places!



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All the Pretty Horses!

Here is an October 12th photo of the elegant girls. These are happy friendly joyful girls. These are girls who know about friendship. These are the best kind of girls! Namaste.

My Girls Coming Up!

Look at these happy sleek elegant girls, enjoying their gorgeausness, beneath the sun in a green pasture, and knowing that they are loved!

The Girly Herd!

Here they are in all their splendor, Hailee, Violet, Sedona and Annie. I love this photo, taken on October 12th, because it shows a group of happy girls. I am writing this note on Novembe 10th and I can tell you that Vihas had the summer and fall of her life. She is a very happy camper.

The Four Pals in October!

Here is a photo taken on October 4th of the beautiful herd of mares. I can't tell you how much joy I feel each time I see my girls with their friends, relaxing at pasture.

The Cool Girls!

I am lucky to have Violet and Hailee in my life. And I am so very lucky to have been able to bring Sedona and Annie into their lives this summer. I know that Violet was so unhappy being a stall-bound girl. But now she has her best girl, Sedona, and her place in a herd of beautiful girls! Namaste. This photo was from October 4th!

Gorgeaus Girls on a Cool Autumn Day!

An October 2nd photo of calm girls on a cloudy day!

Fall Brushes the Landscape!

An October 2nd view of the girls and video of the babies. You can see Fall in those trees and that grass!

As Handsome as He Wantsta!

Again, a September 23rd photo of Renny and October 6th video of those Marey Pranksters! Namaste.

Morning Kisses and Grazing!

Here's a September 23rd photo of the babies and an October 6th video of the girls in the far pasture. On that October 6th, yesterday, I just sat on the bridge wall and watched these beautiful girls in the Fall dusk. It was cool and the setting sun was heading down into the spent corn field. The girls coats were darker and thicker in preparation for winter and they were just so relaxed and large and in charge of their world. Annie kept chasing everyone around, and Hailee and Violet would flash hooves every once in awhile. Sedona was the only one who tried to keep the peace, sweet young girl that she is!

Anyway, as I write this entry, I'm thinking about Derek who was such an accomplished skilled rider and who was so such enjoyable early morning company. I liked sharing horse stories with him and hearing about his views. I hope he is doing well in his last few months of school!

All the Girls!

Here is a photo and video from September 23rd. You can see my sweet V at the fenceline, giving me a glance. She is a happy herd girl. I am writing this the week that the Lee's are about to go to Congree and I'm about to go to Florida, so very soon, my horses will have to hunker down for winter and go out less often! They will have to dream of their summer under the sun, being horsey.

It's been an amazing summer. Curlin just cleaned up in everything he entered -- trying his hoof and doing admirably on Turf and winning the Jockey Gold Cup. He now is the highest-earning racehorse ever! What else? Renny joined NASPR! In my mind, both milestones in equine history! Namaste.

Cutest Herd Ever!

I'll never be able to express how stupidly happy, simple with happiness, dumbstruck with happiness, blissed out and trippin' with happiness, I am, when I stand at the gate and watch these girls.

My Happy Girls!

Here's a photo and video taken on September 23rd and I am having my morning coffee. The girls are all a happy herd now. Violet thought she was happy when she got to spend a summer outdoors with her girlfriend, Sedona, but now she gets to have lots of friends! She and Hailee rebonded as sisters! And in fact, now in early October, Hailee is a little jealous of Sedona and often chases her away from Miss V. I barely recognize Violet anymore, she's so blissed out with her changed circumstances! Oh! I am writing this on October 7th, so here's a nice story. This morning, I was having morning coffee watching the girls and Darla came and introduced a new broodmare prospect to the herd. Violet was super excited and trotted right on up to say hello and offer her services for grooming and kissing. And Darla told me that a horse buyer had been at the Farm yesterday and inquired whether Vi was for sale because she was a good mover. And then Brian asked me how old my "sorrel" was. Isn't that funny? He knows Hailee's name, but he didn't know good old sweet Vi's name. Anyway, I was flattered that someone wanted to know about V, but who could sell such a sweet happy loving girl!

Babies Grazing

Here they are, lovely babies!

Running in the Dusk!

Here is a dark smudgy photo of the horses turning away from the scary monster in the creek bed. You can see my little Renny putting energy into "running away!"

P17 in the Dusk!

One Sunday evening, I went out to the stable and let the horses out. Then I sat in the creek bed to get these photos of these lovely creatures!

Head through Annie

Handsome boy peeking at Grandma!

The Cute Herd

The photos are from August 8th and video from the 14th. I am writing this as I listen to the rain outside my window late at night. Not much to say other than that I feel like this Summer 2008 was a miracle. I've enjoyed every moment with my foal. He's been a true joy. He's funny. He's gorgeaus. He looks so smart and sassy and sweet when I show up in the morning to give him love and kisses. He enjoys his grooming. He's fun to watch as he snacks and eats before he's led out. And he's fun to lead to the pasture. This summer, he's filled my heart with happiness.

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Down by the Creek!

Sometimes they like to play around, or stand at the fenceline by the road, or eat grass by this creek. But what's funny is when this young boy from the farm across the road walks under that bridge, so he can look in the shade for frogs.

These four horses go bonkers and run like scampering fools across the pasture and up the hill to the gate, all snorting with feigned terror at the intruder! They are a collection of happy drama queens!

The Whole Happy Pasture Krewe!

I am grateful for this summer. Here is a photo from late July. I am grateful for this little happy herd. I am grateful for Renny's chance to be a foal and to play like a foal with a buddy! Namaste.