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My Calypso is a 19 year old rescue Arabian - she is the best horse I have ever owned for riding... and she is very sweet tempered. Never would have thought I would have owned an Arabian but a good friend of mine (who raised Arabians for years) said "That mare is the horse you need." Truer...

Thank you for the replies (Marty, glad to hear from you - Mercy still wears her flowery ponytail holders to her volunteer events - people LOVE them). From what I am reading from others who have dealt with this or in veterinary articles, the scar tissue seems to be the big drawback with the...

Try Delta Society (I haven't read through all the posts)... my mare was certified through them and did very well as a therapy horse. Halter obstacle training is a plus in the testing the observer may have you do - my first test was with a canine handler who did not understand horses but we had...

Back after not posting for a while... life has not been kind with a riding accident (two fractured vertebra in my back)and now bad news on Mercy, my "third child." She is 17... has had problems breathing and has been treated for fluid in the lungs three times this year - no cough, no heave...

My grandpa always said what doesn't kill you makes you stronger. Dad is here in spirit - there are tons of forget-me-nots growing in the lawn near his house... we have the arrangements made and are getting ready for that... Our friend is banged up but very lucky - a lady cut in front of him...

Many thanks - just sat to write his obituary...working on vacuuming and dusting his home... better if I keep busy while my sister and brother-in-law are making the arrangements. I am so glad I got to be with him...and my family here. Denise

Dad got his angel wings this morning... I woke to the sound of rain and my brother-in-law came to get me and said he had just passed. Thank you for your prayers and thoughts. Denise

Haven't been on in some time...horses are all well and have been a good diversion from some sad news we got in November - my stepdad - who raised me - was diagnosed with stage IV pancreatic cancer that had already spread to his liver... he opted not to do chemo as he did not want to be ill for...

Oops - should have clarified my statement... Mercy and I do warm up and stretch BUT this is the point I was making. Yes, the jumping horse is an athlete and we should not be subjected to time constraints at the expense of our horses. When I say "go cold" - I don't have to pound my horse over...

Hubby got to play with Saoirse this weekend - and he is NOT a horse person. She seems to like him - nudging him, following him... the first of my horses to do this. Denise

I can take our Mercy to a jumping course cold and she knows what to do... and we do not practice at home - she knows what her job is. Her Hall of Fames in Hunter and Jumper and multiple wins speaks for itself. If folks see her coming I often hear "Oh, the fat black and white horse that jumps...

The best medicine ever is in my barn... I have had knee surgeries galore yet managed to get myself to the barn to just touch my horses and rabbits. Denise

My son Benn questioned a steward respectfully one time, some years back, just before the walk through. He asked why the first jump in a hunter class had to be "high" - I think it was over 24". His argument was that kids with horses new to jumping might not get their horses to the first fence...

Hunter is judged on the style of jumping and manner of go through the course - if I remember my big horse days, you want a safe horse in the field and the hunter showed that by doing lead changes, not chipping in or popping a fence... and you have a soundness check afterward. I have shown...

More pictures from today... Weatherly is becoming a better babysitter today. Denise

Prayers for you both. Denise

Saoirse walked in like she owned the place... confident and curious. If we were going to stay inside longer I would have taped her feet - hooves don't do well on linoleum. She was careful so no slipping happened. She got to see her first snow today - an inch of the white stuff fell last night...

I hope they find him safe... Denise

I owe some pics of my Shetland, Silversong Nefertiti - this was taken over the summer right after we got back from the Holley, NY show on 7/11/09. Neffie is doing well - despite a partially paralyzed tongue we are managing - hubby wanted me to sell her to cut down but luckily nobody wanted her...