The Roar of Silence...

Silence can be deafening. Its' meanings are many and widely varied.  Silence is peaceful. Silence is annoying. Silence is uncomfortable, Silence is soothing, Silence Roars and Silence purrs.  My personal favorite type of silence happens on the back of my curly horses.  My least favorite type is the silence of 'no more' .....  

I think the saddest type is when one's heart is silent.  For example...I have never understood those that go thru life withOUT a family member from the animal kingdom.I respect their option to not...but I will NEVER understand it.  On days I am glad, sad..mad or any emotion in between my four pawed/four hooved fuzzies
Horses are fluent in the language of Silence. I truly wish that more humans would take the time to be as fluent. 





~♥ Then God Created the Curly Horse ....and it was AWSOME ♥ ~

Simply *reaching* for the "Stars"

 Reaching for the stars~ All of us have heard this thru various stages of our lives. It consists of setting a goal....and organizing the energy and actions required to meet that goal. When you ride a horse...a must involved in EVOLVING as a rider is trust!!! Earning your horses trust...and your horse earning yours. In Sassy Hippotherapy this week....Dianne put Team Sassy/Krista's Trust in each other to work!!!!  O What a feeling!!! I want to share the gift Dianne gave me in this...She has no idea... she thought she was just enhancing my riding skills ...but I know..and I want to share......

  We started out with "Up On the outside of the box" !!! And I have to add that we were laughing and having an awsome time!!!  Sassy is a joy ...but never a push over....We are a partnership of the heart and work with each others mood ...and Sassy takes on the added aspect of being quite careful with me depending where I am on the medical barometer that day!!!  Sitting down under a horse isnt at the top of most peoples "TO DO" list.....and in my case....Let's see: Left side that can just decide its not going to play nice....Dizzy blonde spells ....and a thousand pound animal balanced on a box...Ummmm Yep...What could possibly go WRONG here???!!!  Everyone was remarkably calm when I sat down....Thank you all for that...for BELIEVING in Team Sassy/Krista!   Sassy stood with ears turned towards me...waiting patiently! We finished "ground" work...and moved on ....to the newest chapter in the Sassy adventure. 

NO Hands  NO Stirrups NO Doubt NO Fear





   



 Sometimes in life we deal with circumstances that are beyond our control! We simply must trust... one of the hardest of all human emotions to achieve.  As I stated above...Dianne unknowingly gave me a priceless gift in this adventure.  Raynaud's Phenomenon is a secondary issue that I deal with due to my migraines.  It is a condition that can be quite painful (Cold weather below forty-two degrees is no no)  and if it progresses to a certain point...can mean the loss of the fingers or toes/feet.    Mmmmm NOW the loss of feet could SEVERELY interfere with a girl's riding......OR SOOO I had been rather UNEASILY thinking .....and THEN we REACHED for the stars.

  I LOVE that Dianne is so open to my confidence level * my mother would say lack of commen sense LLOLL ....I call it a LACK of FEAR* ...and we JUST RIDE and when she suggested this exercise my comment is "LET's DO IT !!!!   So, RIDE Sassy I did....NO FEAR....NO DOUBT....NO Hands....and NO STIRRUPS...... which means NO feet needed.....I never AGAIN will uneasily wonder if should I lose a foot..that then I would also... lose my ability to be in my happy place...on my Sassy's girls back!!!! By nature I am a positive person *my very blood type is B positive* ... but as the temps have been slipping....at times the ramifications of the Raynauds do slip into my thoughts... On this day....thru Dianne and Sassy...The Good Lord VIVIDLY reminded me to TRUST that He will always BLESS US.....and will always provide what we NEED the most....For me on this day...my two wonderful friends gave me the priceless gift of  .....NO FEAR.... !! 

One of God’s most Intelligent Creatures  is The Horse…. They Love…They logic..They protect…They trust...throw in wonderful two footed friends then......  ....Always ...Breathe... BELIEVE.. Have faith in God , your horse, and yourself ...That combination gives you the ability to ALWAYS REACH For the Stars . Curly Hugs from Sassy N Krissy
 

~♥ MAY the CURLS be ALWAYS with you  ♥ ~

Thinking UP on the outside of the box....

My adventures with Sassy are creating epic "remember whens" for me and teaching me epic lessons~ Those of you who know me are aware of my ability to "think outside of the box". This weeks lesson was "Thinking UP on the outside of the box" for me as well as Sassy!  To give a bit of background.... I have my *hippotherapy once a week..... and there is nothing I look more forward to for me!! I plan my "awake" time carefully so that I haven't taxed my system and I can go ...

 Dressage is other worldly to a rider that in the past has ridden "just to keep the horse between her and the ground". My wonderful instructor Dianne who is quite regal in the saddle has to be thinking..OO GOOD LORD... as she watches me and develops techniques (Outside her normal equine instructing box) to make me a better rider inspite of my unique medical aspects!!!! However...develop them she does....and I am learning so much from her and from Sassy.  I see a difference in my riding as well as FEEL a difference.

Every person has physical aspects that come naturally to them....the same is true of horses. They are born with the propensity towards certain movements....some rear(vertical movers) ....some kinda bounce and sidepass(lateral movers)  Besides loving to be prissy....Sassy~girl has a love of climbing. Yes...climbing...Step up...stand....step down....rear hooves left on step.  I have at my disposal a huge tree trunk and Sassy and I step up and stand on that quite a bit

 Dianne has a horse sized box to teach them to stand on and we decided last nite to introduce Sassy to it!!! They brought the box out of the corner...I dismounted...took off her bridle....lead rope in place.....and led her to the box.... BUMP...BUMP BUMP BUMP...there she stood with all four hooves ...... Quite pleased with her curly lil self!!!! Dianne and I were even more pleased.  She posed for picts....Let me REMOVE her lead rope and move away.....posed for more picts.....stepped up with encouragement from the other direction....posed for more picts.....stood there for a LONG LONG time!!!

 Now at this point I must share my Sassy girl's focused area of improvement ..... She loves to be close to her horse buddies!!!  When I first became her human...she had a borderline obsession so we have made progress!! She was perfectly content if she knew the rest of her buddies were in the stable and I have her full attention.  But she would become quite agitated if say she saw them from the round pen going to the pasture...or if she were in her stall...she would circle and call.  We worked thru it ......or so I thought.  Then last night....after well over a half hour of her just standing on the box....with none of us near her...Bucky passed by.  Bucky is a lesson horse....and Sassy LIKES him!!!  Off the box....snorting...with tail up and to the side (yes she is in season) my Sassy girl went!!!

It took some time to get her full attention back..and back up with all four hooves back on the box..(Sassy was showing us why her name is as much of  a description as a name ....   The situation was backwards to most horses who resist in the beginning of the exercise!!! In working it thru in my mind,  I should have gone and got the target and my clicker....but the change in her had turned off my thinking Outside the box while UP ON the box switch....so even tho it ended well....and is really funny thinking about now....my Sassy life lesson for this cool September evening ...was that Ending up is as IMPORTANT as Starting out thinking and being Up ON the Outside of the box.♥

   

 ~♥ Then God Created the Curly Horse ....and it was AWSOME~~~May the Curls be with you  ♥ ~

Remember When..............

Remember when. .....Two words linked together that create a cerebral vehicle of time travel.... taking me back inside my mind to special places and times in life....childhood fun....graduations..meeting "the one" ..birth of my only child....best friends....deaths....becoming a horse's human for the first time.

Over the last couple of weeks....saying "goodbye for now" has occurred  in just about every realm of my world.  A friend lost her father. Another friend lost her four month old colt. A cousin passed away suddenly.
Life gets busy....and sometimes we forget to remember when...Then the Heavenly Father reminds us in such a profound manner HOW important the moments are by giving us a reason to remember when.

I grew up in large families on both sides and,was blessed to know my grandparents(three of which have passed on)...and my cousins were my first best friends and are still .  My aunts and uncles were more like older siblings.  Both sides were "Off the Mountain".   Belcher Mountain on my dad's....and Sand Gap Mountain on my mom's. My Grandpa Calvin had hands that could palm a basketball and an amazing twinkle in his slate blue eyes. My Grandpa Oscar would smell of Prince Albert tobacco, had the most amazing head of curls and was one of the most gentle souls ever.  Grandma Rivanna had SKY blue eyes and was one of the wisest, kindest hearts God ever sent to earth. Grandma Elizabeth's giggle ....her love of the color red and big brown eyes....
The memories of growing up, visiting, , church services, playing out in the yard, my love of all creatures great or small, and learning about life have profusely been dancing thru my head.

I like horses......OK...I LOVE HORSES.... and I consider them my happy place.  This evening as I brushed each of my curly girls... I was saying a prayer for my friends and cousin's broken hearts.....and the realization hit me out of the.... well quite honestly the curls......I dont remember when I grew up....what I do remember and am so thankful for, are the whens that together make my life ......my life ~ As the Alan Jackson song says life changes.....disassembles and rearranges.........

Sassy,KAllie-girl and Krissy with Love~Remembering When.......


May the Curls be with you

My Lil Curly Geriatric Escape artist

My Curly GPS system

Have I mentioned how much I love my KAllie-girl......Geriatric Curly Extrordinaire?!!! As loved ones age....they can present special care challenges.  Horses are no different than humans in that regard.  A year ago, my beloved twenty-eight y/o KAllie-girl retired from the trails.....but NOT from keeping me on my toes.  KAllie-girl has remarkable intelligence. I cannot count the number of times trail riding that upon enountering rough terrain.... and asking/trusting her to find our best option.......she would look over the land....and you could visibly SEE her mind working......without fail took us to exactly where we needed to be! She can spot a bag with wormer in it from miles away.....

Ask her a question...she will shake her head up and down....for yes....back and forth for no...... Now, it seems that my beloved KAllie-girl has decided to demonstrate a couple more of her God given talents.
This morning... this is what I found..... bottom two snap hooks on her stall guard undone and swinging.....complete with teeth marks... and the top two still attached....which means my old girl.....had to basically LIMBO to exit the building!! 

How I found the stall guard this morning...Notice the bottom snaps hanging...complete with Teeth marks



So this is how high and there fore HOW low she had to LIMBO




Another to show HOW low she had to Limbo

  

Love her so



Valentines Day treat for your Horsey love

Kerrits Recipes

Valentine Carrot Horse Treats








Ingredients:
2 cups of flour
8 cups of sweet feed
1 cup of oatmeal

1/4 cup of molasses

1/2 cup of shredded carrots
Warm water - enough to mix above ingredients into a batter

Directions:
-Mix all ingredients together

-Spread into a greased brownie pan

-Bake at 350 for 30 minutes.

-Use heart shaped cookie cutter to cut out individual treats.

-Decorate with sprinkles or crushed peppermints.See More

By: Kerrits Equestrian Apparel

The Mare in the Mirror

I am constantly amazed at how much in the world there is for me to learn about....to learn of .....to learn to be. I love to learn...and try ....so I am  very blessed that..... for me......my four footed/hoofed family members are often God's chosen "tools of higher learning" for me.  Teaching me lessons of life and lessons of heart that are at times quite in your face...others quite subtle and simplistic....... I want to share one of my recent epiphany's....courtesy of Sassy.

A couple of weeks ago, Sassy and I embarked on one of our adventures. Upon arriving at our destination, we were exploring our surroundings and she discovered a mirror....or more precisely, she discovered herself  in the mirror. There were other horses present....Unfamiliar horses.....yet, she ignored them.... mesmerized by the mirror.  She moved a bit closer to me.....then softly blew on the mirror. *Hello in horse language to her reflection*  To my "inner little girl and of course my inner photographer" delight ....the sight she created momentarily made my breath catch...it was a  beautiful image! Her ears perked......she arched her long, graceful neck and looked from the right.....blew softly again.... and then from the left......quite obviously pleased by what she was seeing and the reaction of the "mare in the mirror"!  For horses, there is no separation of how they act from how they feel! What you see is EXACTLY what you get........

Horses are very, very social creatures...their survival mentally, physically, and emotionally depends on it. There is a base programming for them to be part of the herd....whether all members of the herd play nice or not. Sassy likes her herd/safety zone...so for her to ignore the other horses,especially unfamiliar ones was shocking!  I pulled my "emergency" camera out of my pocket....snapped a shot and we continued with our adventure.  Before leaving...I removed her lead rope, after a minute of standing stock still beside me...we walked to the mirror again....and she was again quite enthusiastic about the reflection!  

Now, as the mother of a sixteen year old daughter (and a former teenager myself several decades ago)there is probably not a day that the sun rises and sets that "image" issues aren't or haven't  been a part of a discussion or thought process.  I am also a master certified personal fitness trainer....so I have.... as a career path.... dealt with "ideals" of body image.  The mind is the biggest obstacle to be overcome when a person wants to change body image and their physique.  The body naturally follows where the mind leads.   We humans place an incredible amount of importance on aesthetics....on what we or others "see" us as in the mirror.  It is.... on some days.....heartbreaking to see/hear our children or friends or self deal with these types of situations....and on days of good experiences.....a source of joy! Even as adults there is such an emphasis that some lives are made miserable by the subject or hearts are made hard from envy of another....lives wasted  by attempting to be something they are not or never finding peace or contentment.  So many "look in the mirror" and don't like what they see.... Sadly, they don't find a friend.

My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me… For when I am weak, then I am strong. – 2 Corinthians 12:9-10

 At the time of Sassy's reflection interaction....I was caught up in the moment....delighting in her delight (it is an image that will forever be seen in my minds eye) ....and the AMAZING lesson she was demonstrating by simply BEING what God made her to be.....flew right over my one active blonde brain cell....... BUT......that one brain cell of mine has the gift of replay.......and as I replayed the events of that day........WOW!!

“For I know the plans I have for you. They are plans for good and not disaster, to give you a future and a hope.” - Jeremiah 29:11

She was a shining example for what we all need to do....be accepting of ourselves and each other.  Sassy was not only at ease and content  with what she was seeing....but had found a friend in that "Mare in the Mirror"

PS....Sassy is getting a "Stall Mirror"  :)))))))

Jun 1, 2009

Maxx........

*sigh*...... Below is a post that I composed two years ago........

I was so very blessed to have him in my life just a little while longer....

Today.........at eighteen years of age.....my beloved Maxx (Maine Coon Kitty to the Maximus)  crossed that rainbow bridge ...........my heart is so sad......I cherish every kitty kiss......head butt.......train engine purr that he shared with me through our eighteen years together.............rest my beloved Maxx ....I love you.........



Friday, August 10, 2007

My heart is so sad......

On Tuesday, August 7th........My very first "pet child" started showing signs that after 16 years of unconditional love, loyalty and companionship he was considering a trip across the rainbow bridge. Maxx my tuxedo colored Maine Coon is a well seasoned traveler.........He has moved with me 5 times .....everywhere I have lived as an adult....my trustworthy companion has simply packed his litterbox and his bed......ready to make his home simply where I was........... His warm green eyes would narrow and consider as he would initially take in our new home..... and then he would strut off to the bedroom....jump in the middle of the bed and let me know once again we were home.......His glorious train engine purr reverberating through out the room.......We have made wonderful new friends together.....and spent time with old ones......He is there everytime I cry.....everytime I get over whatever has made me cry......and whenever I just need.........

Over the years he has in his own feline way graciously accepted my "strays" into our home.... Strays in Maxxology is any other living entity other than him and myself.....He has perfected his indignant "I am truely surrounded by idiots" look and he communicates it to me as clearly as if he had spoken the words..... Always making me laugh.....

And now he is speaking to me again.....

On Tuesday .........he was refusing to eat or drink....and he moved to the farthest part of the house.....my bathroom.....and there he simply lay down and began to wait........As I pet him his wonderful purr now rattled somewhat....and I knew....

I in all my humaness wasnt ready for what that was saying....and we rushed him to the vet........ He is there at the moment.......with IV's...... .......They found his heart is enlarged and pressing on his trachea........and his kidneys are not functioning correctly......Diagnosis: Due to old age.......There is no evil outside germ that I can help him fight.....There are no meds that I can get to make him better .......

So, on Sunday I will go and bring my very best four footed friend home.........and help him prepare for one last move......one last new home.....one last trip that I cannot accompany him on.......I simply hope he knows how much his purrs and kitty kisses mean and have meant to me............and how thankful I am that he chose me as his human........................

A horse of a Different Color......

"That horse is a different color........*quiet pause*........What a Beautiful color........*quiet pause* what color is she??" I hear those words often from people seeing Sassy in person or in pictures.........The technical answer is Grulla (Spanish word pronounced grew-ya) .... according to the info the rarest of all coat colors .........the coat is slate (blueish silver) with primitive markings such as leg barring or as in Sassy's case, tiger stripes at and above the hock. Grulla's will also have a dorsal stripe on their back. Their face and ear tips are outlined in black. Lending an even more unique aspect .....Sassy is also a Curly...sporting Marcel curls in winter.

Sassy was my birthday gift last year.....and upon arriving into our herd of a deep mahogany bay(Kallie)....two JET blacks (Lex and Montana) and one black and silvery white spotted draft(Panda) the "oddest" thing happened....... NOT one of the other horses asked her what color she was...nor did they care......Nope...Not a single one!!!!

When we introduce a new member ...... we do it one at a time.....leaving the upper hierarchy of Lex and Panda last. Horses say "hello" with soft and sometimes NOT so soft nostral blows....

The acceptance or dismissal of the newcomer by each individual personality is immediate..... there is no wondering where you stand in the herd nor with the current members.

The horses dont care what color she is....where she is from....who her farrier is.....what set of grooming brushes she may be sporting....nor what her lineage is....they follow their "instinct" on whether the newcomer is acceptable. They take life one minute at a time....they take time to drop and roll...they take time to nap......they take time to give a hug or a good grooming to friends....they discipline with purpose and they work as a team...... The herd is family whether genetics is shared or not!

We have a certain order that we bring the horses out and back into the field in. Deviations in that order can cause the upper hierarchy to become a bit grumpy!!! LLOLL If only humans were as organized yet fluid in reactions and accepting.

Panda will do a head count each and every time she is turned out. If one of the others are missing...she calls ....and calls..... and calls. She is the first to investigate if something has changed in the pasture.....and the ground truely trembles when she accelerates to close a distance. She has put her body between us and strangers that she has not deemed non-threatening!!!....Panda has carried Alexis and Deb upon her back ...never faltering in her mission of keeping them safe.......and never failing to be the noble creature she is........ Never once caring if we are the two legged or four legged members of her herd...nor if blonde...redhead....or brunette.... she just keeps us safe!! She takes her responsibility seriously and withOUT hesitation!

Lex has been rather antisocial.....an equal opportunity "disliker"....LLLOLLL She is our most prolific jokester.....but also our most wary! We do not know her full interaction background....but if a human she is not familiar with attempts to "lead" her anywhere.....she plants those long legs.....pulls that beautiful head upward..... squares her "lex hiney" and refuses to move. Where Panda has this almost etheral air about her....Lex and Sassy have ...fairytale princess qualities...

But Lex could care less that Sassy is beautiful....or that she is Grulla....or that she is curly.....she has decided simply that Sassy is her friend....Lately she and Sassy have been gifting us with the most amazing displays of grooming each other! Lex has bonded with Sassy in a most incredible way....

I have heard the term of "livestock" used as a descriptive catagory for these creatures.....and quite honestly I am dumbfounded that anyone ever exposed to horses would think that....... mankind would be so much more blessed if it simply followed Lex's shining example and obtained the understanding that love and family of the heart can make life as it should be.......and when you find an amazing friend ....it is of no importance if She is a horse of different color....

Because on Earth....Its a bit of Heaven for me.....

Yesterday, at One pm on the dot.... I had the privilage of turning forty-two years old.. .... while on the phone with a loved one wishing me birthday fuzzies...she asked me "Why on EARTH do you get up on the back of a horse....Arent you afraid you will have an episode??" She didnt mean it maliciously..nor in a demeaning manner..... She was simply voicing concern for my safety.I have been asked "why" several times before and am sure that it is a question that has come into the the thought process of MOST everyone that loves me..... a vast majority of those that are not Equine Enlightened.....and simply dont understand what they have NEVER experienced!!!When the "Equine UNenlightened" look at a horse....They see mass...muscle....and hooves....! An entity that could create mass destruction to humans and surroundings should it so be inclined....with one simple buck...send its rider into a dangerous trajectory .....and let me assure you....Gravity WORKS.....LLLOLLL But, as every Equine Enlightened one knows.... Our Heavenly Father....the Great Equine Creator did NOT design these amazing creatures to be destructive.....Quite to the contrary....they go out of their comfort zone to avoid destruction...... they display incredible loyalty, enthusiasm...empathy...kindness....temper....curiosity....senses of humor and protectiveness. They are in my opinion/experience one of the top intuitive beings on this Earth. Just like "man" .....each horse has its own individual likes and dislikes.....personalities.....and quirks. For me personally the keys to a successful relationship with a horse consists of never stopping the learning....never stopping the fun.....and never stopping the trusting. My equine family members consists of Deb's three and my three. So, between us we have several tons of equine...five of which PMS *in our world that stands for permanant Mare syndrome* .... and quite honestly the four legged mares...and the two legged ones....SYNC.....LLLOLLL... but here I digress....back to the "Why on Earth" question....When Panda came to be a part of our Family ....the months prior had been medically challenging for me..... in attempting to give something special to my daughter...a port in her teenage world's storms....an incredible barage of Blessings began and have continued for me...... wonderful humans and animals... (Deb, Rhonda, MJ, Toni, Suzie, Lisa, Nikki, Rikki, Dianne..KAllie...Sassy... Lex...Montana..Maverick...as well as several others) and experiences(Renee....your Fast ride on KAllie...and you trusting me when I asked you to ride with us..!!! Mj...Our Saturday ride that was a series of UNfortunate events)......Memories that are hugs to my very soul........and will bring a smile even when my head feels as tho it is going to explode .....Blessings beginning in this realm with Deb's encouragement and Aly's Pandamonium...the noble black and white draft cross...that I entrust Alexis..(my most cherished and loved part of my heart to) .... and Panda has NEVER ONCE let me down in that trust.... Indoors and Out....She has always taken care of Alexis <3 Deb and I are blessed to be able to ride for hours in our subdivision.... and several of our equine sisters of the heart have joined us....each and everyone of them have been so understanding and amazing on my more medically challenging days...which is a boost that I am not skilled enough to put into words...By simply climbing on either KAllie-girl before she retired or Sassy's back now.....physically...the perpetual ache of /from my migraines are temporarily soothed and lessoned.......mentally there is a unique peace that I have never experienced elsewhere,..... and emotionally...the giggling is at its maximum with me.By simply being... in either the field,the stable, or the saddle ..... I am in my amazing happy place....the soft nuzzles and becalming knickers of welcome....they are excited and happy to see us....the sound of their hooves as some days they race up and others they walk with happy purpose to simply be close.......it is complete and pure acceptance... the equine version of love.... I never ignore nor lose perspective that they are thousand pound creatues....and I am so thankful that the horses never lose sight of the fact that I am fragile in my humaness .... doing all they can to take care of me ..... So, for me...the Blessings FAR outweigh the risks...It is my Heaven on Earth...and That... my loved ones is "WHY on EARTH" I get up on the back of my beloved horse.....

A Road Less Traveled

I've always loved animals....from the little girl that I was to the woman I am now...I have been drawn to Any and ALL of God's creatures. *I have been refered to as "Ellie Mae" more than once in my lifetime* I have been blessed to be claimed as the human of some incredible four footed fuzzies....Up until a couple of years ago, my "fuzzy" population had consisted of cats, dogs, ferrets, fish, and at one point a "fancy" mouse......*it was Aly's and I was SOOO not present when it was purchased* Then....one day I made a small decision .....a decision that would impact ....bless and change my world in a most dramatic way.... I chose to take a road less traveled..... In this instance....the road less traveled was the rarely used... by me.... other entrance of my subdivision and would take me right passed the home of one firecracker of a redhead..... Deborah Martin..... who on this day was getting her mail... we had met at a neighborhood cookout the summer before....I stopped and spoke..... she mentioned she was going to take care of her horse....... and less than a week later I was sitting in her "cowgirl cadillac" SUV ....going to look at a horse for my daughter....You guys know the end result of that adventure as Aly's PANDAmonium.... Panda <3Its amazing how God works in our individual lives.... For those of you that dont know....I have a rather unique Migraine issue.... one that literally causes my brain to "reboot"..... Cleveland Clinic uses the term "confusional migraines with syncope"(with an itty bitty Chiari malformation) ....which triggered a secondary condition known as Reynaulds Phenomenon........effecting my nervous system primarily on the left side..... by this point in the progression of the medical issues I was/am no longer driving far distances.....Deb, who is a registered nurse....has no issues with hanging out with a blonde that could go from fully functional to "UT O" in a flash of a light beam....Literally!!!! As we spent more and more time at the stables and with Aly's Panda....the little girl in me became very aware of my hope for me to some day have a horse of my own.....Deb is as avid an animal lover as I am ... and it wasnt long til she had located what seemed to be a great horse partner for me .... "Free Lease" on an Appendix Bay Curly.....Parades Jubilee.....aka KAllie-Girl....... she sent me photos that she had obtained from Kallie's owner and asked me if I wanted to take a ride...... and Ride we did....with Deb's trailer attached....the moment I saw Kallie and KAllie-girl saw me.....I have been her human....

Ms Sue gifted KAllie girl to me several months later...making me her forever humanAngels take different shapes for different people .....KAllie-girl is mine...... KAllie-girls LOVES being a horse...she has shown me unconditional kindness...patience ..... and forgiveness of my unusual episodes.....and some of the unusual situations it has caused..... I have always been a sharing person.....yet....... I have entrusted KAllie-girl to few ....Aly...Renee...and Deb have been on her back.....she is that precious to me...... Where God may close one garage door (my driving freedom) ....Our Heavenly father throws open a stable door ( the amazing addition of KAllie-girl to my world) ... The UNequaled sensation of God's created freedom ......of being on her back....and giving her her head...............and flying on the ground.... I receive a mindboggling amount of support from my family who arent necessarily horse passioned other than Deb..... I love you all.........Thank You Deb and Ms Sue for the amazing GIFT/Blessing of KAllie-girl <3I retired her in May....but I will never ever REtire...or Tire of the memories of what it is like to be on KAllie-girls back....listening to the sound of her hooves....in perfect rhythm with the beat of my heart.... on the road less traveled...


My last time on her back.....