Saturday, May 16, 2009

growing closer

Here are the boys heading out this morning before the storms hit. Look at their sleek coats and "finally-getting-rounder" figures! Mom and I had another excellent ride yesterday. It was buggy and humid and too icky for fun grazing so we took them on a long trail ride in the shade of our own woods and other, nearby woods. I do think Pie would have easily walked into town if I had asked him to do that. We ended up in the wooded backyard of a neighbor and long-time friend of our family. Pie wanted to walk right up to their back door. I was afraid his hooves would cut up the lawn so I made him stay in the woods. He was so funny, craning his neck, like a kid looking in the windows. On our ride, Mom kept saying, "That Pie is so good!" I think she says that because Pie is only 4, but it makes me laugh to myself. She is riding a 5 year old Thoroughbred! She acts like she is on a calm, chubby school horse. We rode all over, including up the hill near the Turnpike and down a steep incline. The boys were wonderful. When we were coming home we were near the road and it was windy and slightly chaotic. I heard Mom behind me calling, "Julie!" I turned around and here she and Sovey come, trotting right up to us. At first I thought he was shying at something until I saw her big smile. She cracks me up! We hosed them off and grazed them until they were dry. Oh happy days!

6 comments:

  1. Oh that sounds so wonderful. I love the image of Pie poking his head around to peer in the windows! That is very dear!

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  2. What a wonderful ride!
    We finally had some nice weather today, I longed my Paint, than did some ground work. Tomorrow we are going on our first "real" trail ride of the year!

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  3. Hard to believe thats the same two hairy little ragamuffins we sent you. They look super!

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  4. Everytime I see your photos of Sovey and Pie, I find myself falling in love with thoroughbreds! They've never been "my kind of horse" because they seem so tall and so spirited! I always figured I'd be better off a little closer to the ground! But then I see your blog and I sigh a dreamy little sigh. They are so noble and graceful.

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  5. Colleen - thanks for saying such nice things about Pie and Sovey. Yes, I agree that Thorougbreds are "noble and graceful" as you say, but they are tall and spirited too! We had two TBs and two quarter horses at our barn last year and they were all so wonderful in their own special ways. Your Lilly is so sweet and loving in her pink accessories. My mom went on and on this morning about how she wants bonnets for Pie and Sovey "like Lilly's!"

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  6. oops...I spelled "Thoroughbreds" wrong!

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