Years ago in Arizona, I knew Laura, who used to post here, and heard the story about her pony Legend, who she won in a contest. (Who wins a pony?! I never win anything.) This is his whole story. NSFW you will probably cry.
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Lovely story of a lovely pony! What a pony Legend was. Itâs so incredibly great that his whole story was traced back like that!
One minor correction, the article mentions Norm, who got away from the herd on beach walk day and cut some didoes. Norm is one of the smallest ponies, but he is no yearling, but 4 years old (2018). Very minor correction, just thought Iâd mention it.
In the final video in the article, of the ponies cantering in to the carnival grounds, that looks like my new foal from 9 seconds to 12 seconds, the chestnut with the blaze and one white sock going right by the camera! Behind Baybe (black and white tobiano). So great to see him in the herd!
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Lovely article! Sounds like Legend was the best any pony could be, helped all his kids grow, be better kids. Canât ask more than that from anyone!! Well-loved like the Velveteen Rabbit.
I donât know what NSFW stands for (New South F*****g Wales? Surely not!) but I do remember going to see âMistyâ the year it was released, and not winning the TWH (?!?) that was being given away to some lucky theater-going child that day.
I always wanted to go to Chincoteague but Iâve only ever known one person who ever got to (she was living in Virginia Beach at the time IIRC).
Not Safe For Work.
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Thank you. I will add that to my initialisms glossary.
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Am I the only one who kept thinking, why donât they get this âmuch-lovedâ pony any veterinary care?
Thank you for knowing itâs an initialism, not an acronym! Ever since I had a boss who beat that into me (in a loving way), misuse makes me cringe.
Rebecca
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Thank you for appreciating it! I have been questioned here on COTH in the past for correctly using âinitialismâ when some thought I was referring to an acronym (I wasnât).
Cheers! 
You donât know that they didnât. Ask anyone who has managed a Cushingâs horse (which it sounds like Legend was) from diagnosis to death, and theyâll tell you itâs a difficult and unstable disease, even with good veterinary care.
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Who said anything about âknowingâ? Iâm just giving you my personal reaction to reading the story. I, personally, was so disgusted I couldnât finish reading. Personally.
Well I didnât take your NSFW advise. So, if anyone caught a Costco optician silently weeping in her department shortly before closing, it was me. Beautiful story and a magnificent pony beloved by many.
Edited to add: I am sure if anyone saw me they would have thought, âOmg, this is what December in retail has reduced this poor woman toâŠâ
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