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Thursday, April 23, 2009

Valley's back

Hey!

So we finally got Valley back, yesterday! My dad and I went over to the people's house, and when we walked up the driveway, the woman's three year old little boy was sitting on a four wheeler bouncing up and down. He was soo cute! He had curly blond hair, and the bluest eyes I have ever seen. And when he saw the horse's, he said, "Hworswes! Hworswes! Cwome!" Translated: 'Horses! Horses! Come!".


When Valley saw us, she kind of walked away, but dad gave her an apple slice, and I quickly slipped on the halter and lead rope. The little boy started crying when we took Valley away. I was like, "Aww!!" I guess he didn't realize that Valley was my horse. The walk home was tough. Valley was pushing against me, walking really fast. Once she even half reared. Normally I would have pulled her around in circles, but we were right by a fairly busy road (luckily not many cars went by, but still) and so I couldn't.

She acted a lot better once I got behind the house, and in the pasture. The male Canada Goose (I can't decide on a name. The girl is Jessa, and I want a name for him that means protect. So far I got Jai [victorious] and Conrad [brave, bold ruler]. What do you think?) almost attacked her and it kind of freaked Valley out :P

When I put Valley back in the lower pasture, she galloped around, kicking up her heels occasionally, and neighed some. Here is a video of her:

And here's a few pictures I took yesterday while she was running around. I think she looks a LOT like an Arabian in these pictures:























Walkin up to my dad





















Looking at my dad















She looks so proud in this picture! Lol, more like a statue. A proud Valley statue :) When she dies, I'm going to get a statue that looks just like this picture, and put it in front of my house :P















Peace out home dogs! (from FRED)

-Sarah

P.S. I found out that actually the chestnut horse is the gelding and the bay is the mare!! I was totally confused.. but Valley seemed to really like the mare. Oh well, lol.


A canter is a cure for every evil.
~Benjamin Disraeli

Valley Likes:

  • Apples
  • Attention
  • Carrots
  • Celery
  • Company
  • Grain
  • Grass
  • Having her ears scratched
  • Hay
  • Swimming across the lake to visit her horsey neighbors
  • Wide open space to run and buck :)
No hour of life is wasted that is spent in the saddle. ~Winston Churchill

Valley Dislikes:

  • being locked in the back pasture
  • being away from my other horse, Mississippi
  • being ridden
  • Having to stand still
  • anything I want her to do
  • being ridden in a direction that is not towards the neighbors horses or the barn
  • The 'Jolly Ball' I bought her. Lol
  • Being tied up without food to eat
  • Having her hoofs picked (although, she cooperates)
  • lunging
  • Taking worm medicene
In riding a horse we borrow freedom.
~Helen Thomson

Things That Valley Does...

  • bites sometimes..
  • bucks
  • swims through lake to get out of pasture to visit horsey neighbors
  • chase my dog
  • anythin to be stubborn. She likes being stubborn.
  • Gallop and buck when I put her back in the pasture after she's been out for a while
  • Licks my hands
  • Tries to eat grass while I'm leading her
I bless the hoss from hoof to head -From head to hoof, and tale to mane! -I bless the hoss, as I have said,From head to hoof, and back again!
~James Whitcomb Riley


A lovely horse is always an experience.... It is an emotional experience of the kind that is spoiled by words. ~Beryl Markham

The horses paw and prance and neigh,Fillies and colts like kittens play,And dance and toss their rippled manesShining and soft as silken skeins;...~Oliver Wendell Holmes

Names I Call Valley (in order of what I call her most)

  • Valley
  • Vales
  • Silly Goose

Our first day!!

Our first day!!
Adam, Valley, Me