Saying Goodbye

     today i had to say goodbye to two of my horses; belle and silkie. we could not afford to keep them, so i sold them to a friend of my mom, who knows horses very well and has promised to give them a good home.
     we have had silkie for 9 years, and belle 6. i really can't believe they are gone.
     i'm keeping max, belle's foal; he's four years old and is the sweetest thing ever... i couldn't bring myself to sell him along with the other two. i'm hoping i can pay for his training and he'll turn out to be a good horse.
     i went up to the barn this morning to comb their manes and brush them down... it was a nice, quiet last few minutes with them...
     it's hard to say goodbye.

Horse Love

   It's been a long time since I've posted pictures of my babies, so I decided to take my camera up to the barn a few minutes ago when I went to feed them.
   Enjoy!

- hannah

P.S. Max has grown SO MUCH!

We sees what you did there...

Happy Birthday, Maximus!

Happy Birthday to my special BIG BOY!
At this exact time two years ago, I was watching him come into the world. He's grown *so* much!

I'll give him a kiss for all of you well wishers!
AJA!
- hannah

B.I.G B.O.Y

2 Years Ago Today

Yes, two years ago at around this time, 9:23 AM, I was cold and wet, sitting with my hurting horse in the woods, wishing him to get well. Sadly, he died only a little while later. He was 28 years old, and had some sort of stroke the night before; he couldn't walk right. He'd fallen during the early morning sometime down a slippery hill, and was trapped in a big hole, straddling a log. My poor baby. We called as many people as we knew on that rainy, misty morning, just like it is this morning, and tried so hard to get him to stand. He tried, too, but couldn't. So... *sigh* We put him down. My poor baby. I miss him. He was the sweetest thing ever. Good old Red...
If you'd like to see the tribute my dear friend did for him, you can go here.
We love you, Red! Always!

 

All the Pretty Little Ponies

I had posted this video up here a while back, and just had to post it again!
Horses. Are. Amazing....