For more than 45 years horses have defined who I am. So many horses have touched my life, some long term & others ever so briefly. Sometimes when I'm out riding alone, the solitude brings their memories back to me. This blog has been created to save & share their memories, to keep them alive even though many are gone. Some of the horses were good & some not so good. But each & every one gave me something of themselves to treasure always. For all those wonderful creatures who have touched my life, I thank you for making me the person I am today.
Disclaimer: It's not possible for me to know the correct spelling of all names, or even the true registered names of some of the horses. The names & spellings are true to the best of my knowledge.
I grew up in S CA, graduated from La Quinta High School & got an AA degree from Orange Coast College. Living in a housing tract meant my horse was stabled so I could have no more than 1 at any given time. Over 20 years ago I moved to N CA, bought property & my numbers have increased significantly. My passion for horses is only limited by my checkbook & sometimes it can't even limit me. :)
I just aged 10 years this morning. I went out to check on Launi, who's been lethargic the last few days. He also had a swollen eye last night. I whistle & call, but he doesn't come down the pasture. So I walk up the pasture & don't see him. Faye comes down by herself. I still don't see him & I'm almost at the top. I start looking at the ground to see if he's down. I don't see Launi. By then I was starting to panic & starting to cry. I don't see him anywhere. So I look around the rock/boulder pile & still no Launi. Did someone steal him? No, how could any one get to the back of the landlocked property? And he'd never go over or through the fence. OMG, he's dead under the trees. I start searching through the eucalyptus bushes, knowing he couldn't fit under them. Sobbing & calling his name. And then I see the BIG BRAT. He's hiding behind an oak bush (more bush than tree), peeking around the corner, ears up & eyes bright. OMG now I could kill him for scaring me into an old woman! He saunters (yes he can saunter) over & nudges me. Doesn't he know I don't have 9 lives? He follows me down the pasture, trying to bump my back the whole way. And he KNOWS that's unacceptable behavior. WHY do I love this BIG RED BRAT?!!