It's been a while...been very busy. Just that time of year! Hope all are well!
I have been wanting to do this post for a while. On Mugwump Chronicles last January (Wow! A year almost!) Janet posted about being Horsaii...you can go Horsaii Here to read it and all the wonderful responses.
What I wanted was to see if anyone had pictures of when they were young and Horsaii. Here is my photo:
I still remember my stuffed horse that I slept with...I can't find it anymore, and can only assume my mom threw it out. Okay, I am almost 53, so that would have been a long time ago! Poor hairless, earless, beloved creature! I keep my eyes open for plastic horses like those in my lap...thought it would be fun to find someday. I remember endless hours with them. Didn't matter to me that they were not real; I made them real in my mind.
Then there was my first true love...I was told I could get a horse when I was 18, and that year I went to a riding stable that got horses to use up before they went to slaughter, and Applejack stepped off the trailer. I was *in love*! He was an aged barrel horse, probably navicular, lame only once that I remember after a parade on asphalt. We had a lot of adventures together, and he was a great horse for me.
Wasn't Applejack built! Nothing fancy, but he really was a powerhouse! One of our favorite things to do was chase herds of deer across the fields! I had him for years before I gave him to someone. My only regret was that I did not keep him (too much emotional trama at the time) I could never find out what happened to him.
Rest in Peace, wonderful horse!!! May your fields always be green!
