Your reaction? Is it just me? https://www.chronofhorse.com/article/what-we-wanted-christmas
Not just you!
I love that story every time I read it. :yes:
Aww.
Goodness. Not just you. I could see my grandfather asking for that. As it is I see him in the sky every time I go underway. My gramps is who introduced me to horses. Be it with my mare or underway I always know he’s with me. It would have been amazing to hunt with him. He suicided when I was ten.
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Oh, I’m sorry to hear it. That must have been very difficult for your 10yr old self.
It’s wonderful that you feel he’s with you when you are with your horses though. :sadsmile:
Funny, I think it has had more of an impact on me as an adult. Mostly wishing he could see my achievements, failings, and life in general. I miss him dearly even though he did constantly steal my blanket when I was a toddler. That would make me so mad! :lol:
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Nope, made me cry too. I taught my 73 yr old dad to ride on my old grey mare. Together we trail broke my new gelding. He died at 75, 15 yrs ago. I miss him daily.
Lovely story :yes:
My Dad & his sister rode livery horses on Chicago’s bridle paths back in the mid 1930s.
My first hunt coat was her black wool hand-me-down.
Dad indulged my 20-something self with a 2h hired trailride in SoCal.
He rode along, must have been 40+yrs since he’d sat on a horse.
He never complained, though he must have been godawful sore the next day :sadsmile:
Later he drove me & DH to Buellton (from Encino) to visit Monty Roberts’ Flag is Up farm before Monty was a NH Rockstar.
No security, visitors could wander the barns at will.
I saw Dad stroke the nose of a horse in a stall & my heart swelled a bit :love-struck:
Gosh yes I cried, what a wonderful Christmas Day!
