MatthewsHomestead
True BYH Addict
Ever since I was a kid, growing up around horses, caring for them, learning and growing with them, I have wanted one of my own. Here I am 10-12 years out of the saddle, a bit rusty, and I finally have my very own! It took some shopping around. A let down or two. The first horse I attempted to buy was not the one I ended up with, Thank God. (Hindsight is ALWAYS 20/20)! After a big letdown on a paint filly, I was pretty discouraged. I thought to myself that I would never find the right horse for me and for my family. Later on that day, I decided to look some more. Try to be encouraged and keep looking. I came across an ad that was just a few mins from our home. A pretty gal. Sounded positive though a bit older than I had hoped. What did it hurt to go give her a gander though....right? And so my beautiful, gentle, sweet sorrel Rose entered my life. The guy actually had several up for sale that would have made a great choice for me. But after my big letdown that morning, I knew I needed to look for my family, not just myself. So while the beautiful black gaited TWH mare would have been a dream to ride, she wasn't practical around my mostly roudy and sometimes obnoxious boys. And my beginner level husband would have no clue how to do anything on her. I told the man that while she was a wonderful specimen, I needed a broke as they come, been there done that horse. One that didn't spook around kids or happy dogs, and that was generally an easy keeper. That is when I saw the lightbulb flick on in his head. He mentioned a 12 yr old mare he had and asked us to please wait while he brought her up from the lower pasture.
When they say "love at first sight" they really are underestimating those feelings. He brought to me a creature with kind eyes full of life, a gentle and loving spirit, patience like even I do not posses, and an attitude of an angel. She loved the attention from my crazy boys and was gentle and mindful of her size and step around them. Here at the farm, she listens for us and knows each of our individual sounds. As gentle and calm as she is, she is like an eagle on the wind when you let her wide open in the fields. She trots next to our 10yr old, but follows our 4 and 6 year olds like a mindful momma. She nickers when she sees me coming and blows when the goats get too roudy. At night she likes to graze near our quail pens and you can see her ears perk to their nighttime songs. She even likes the ducks and whinnies to them. She is even mindful of the chickens who are sometimes underfoot. She has fast become a member of our family. And at last she has found her forever home where we will love her, care for her, and let her live out her days happy on the trails, content in her pasture, living a full and healthy life. It is true that our animals are fated to us. While she is not what I originally set out to find, our QH Rose is exactly what we needed.
When they say "love at first sight" they really are underestimating those feelings. He brought to me a creature with kind eyes full of life, a gentle and loving spirit, patience like even I do not posses, and an attitude of an angel. She loved the attention from my crazy boys and was gentle and mindful of her size and step around them. Here at the farm, she listens for us and knows each of our individual sounds. As gentle and calm as she is, she is like an eagle on the wind when you let her wide open in the fields. She trots next to our 10yr old, but follows our 4 and 6 year olds like a mindful momma. She nickers when she sees me coming and blows when the goats get too roudy. At night she likes to graze near our quail pens and you can see her ears perk to their nighttime songs. She even likes the ducks and whinnies to them. She is even mindful of the chickens who are sometimes underfoot. She has fast become a member of our family. And at last she has found her forever home where we will love her, care for her, and let her live out her days happy on the trails, content in her pasture, living a full and healthy life. It is true that our animals are fated to us. While she is not what I originally set out to find, our QH Rose is exactly what we needed.
