It doesn't happen often...

It does not happen often.

Or at least it does not happen to ME all that often. As a matter of fact, I can count on one hand how many times it HAS happened to me.

And to what am I referring? Falling in love. Not just love as in a guy/girl thing, but true, unconditional love of the horsey fashion. The kind of love that for no explicable reason, you just know you would never, ever part with this particular horse.

When I take a horse home to live with me, chances are, they are with me until their life on this earth is over. It takes a major catastrophe for me to RE-home a horse I have brought home to my barn, but without a doubt, there are a handful of horses that I would never part with come hell or high water. Until recently, I had only known 3 horses that fit that bill. One, my beloved Czeerz. Two, my clown Houdini and Three, my precious little Mossimo. Czeerz passed away recently and took a large part of my heart to heaven with him. Mossimo went to heaven not long after Czeerz, and I still grieve his loss. At times I am sure I hear his little greeting whicker in my dreams. It has been difficult for both Houdini and I since those devastating losses of our dear friends, but recently, I inherited 2 new horses that, although they will never take the place of Czeerz and Mossimo, certainly fit in the category of, "They will never leave my care".

Boo and Leia. I have fallen totally and irrevocably in love. My heart has once again been stolen by something so pure and honest, so true and honorable, at times, to watch them play in the arena, simply takes my breath away. I love all my horses, but Boo and her gentle spirit and kindly eyes just melts my heart when she comes running to greet me. And Leia...my little Princess Leia...oh how my heart leaps when I see her toss her mane when she is showing off for me.

How is it, that I have been SO blessed? I certainly don't deserve such a blessing. But I am SO grateful that it has come my way once more. I wish I had the vocabulary to describe what or why this has happened, but were I able to do that, I think it would reduce this wonder to something just ordinary and mundane...and as we all know...nothing of the heart is either of those.

Boo

Leia

 

I am sorry for those who have never had their heart stolen by such a sweet thief, for I cannot imagine anything that could compare. I hope and pray, that someday, my dear friend, you too, can experience all that horses can bring...