we bougth her because the way she looked at people

[clanter]

We had a ![](organ that we bought as a long yearling back in 1989. We were not looking for a young horse at the time as our kids were just getting interested in horses and were needing a proven mount.

We looked at hundreds of horses but I saw this young filly and even though she did not fit any of the requirements of our search… I bought her.

Later people would ask why did you buy that horse? It was her eyes and the way she looked at people that interested me.

I found this old photo of her that shows that interest

[IMG]http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b386/clanter/Foxieatthree.jpg)

She never let us down, we kept her until she died 26

[rizzodm]

There is a Morgan at my barn that has that same look. He always looks so curious and inviting.

[Romany]

I love your occasional stories about your beloved Foxie, clanter - she was a special girl: very sad for your loss.

[Bluey]

[QUOTE=Romany;7872131]
I love your occasional stories about your beloved Foxie, clanter - she was a special girl: very sad for your loss.[/QUOTE]

Second that, lovely filly.

I have a horse that I picked up the phone and bought right off after seeing his picture and his expression there.
He is one in a million, still can’t believe anyone that had him would have sold him for a younger model.

Some times we do such and are oh so lucky, are we.

The filly also was lucky, you made her what she was for being in your and your family’s care.

[MunchingonHay]

She was lovely ! So expressive.

Thank you for sharing

[Stushica]

She was lovely! My favorite shade of bay, I too love horses with expression! They all have their own way of looking at things but some of them are definitely more expressive than others.

The way Gretch looked at me over her huge gate, is what ultimately made me pick her over the more leggy, flashy mare.

My mom is the same way and liked the look of her filly Lilly when she picked her out even though she was really wanting a red and white pinto. Mom’s filly Photo-bombing

[clanter]

[QUOTE=Romany;7872131]
I love your occasional stories about your beloved Foxie, clanter - she was a special girl: very sad for your loss.[/QUOTE]

I know Foxie was special, but the reason I keep looking back at her career/life is the results of what she did.

What started this “story” was Aimee’s Biology classes collected dog food for Meals-on-Wheels.

She just told me that she knows how fortunate she was to have had the horses to help focus her life as teenager, she was wanting her students to see beyond their circumstances of the intercity. She said Foxie taught her a lot about never giving up.

[clanter]

[QUOTE=Stushica;7872222]

The way Gretch looked at me over her huge gate, is what ultimately made me pick her over the more leggy, flashy mare.

My mom is the same way and liked the look of her filly Lilly when she picked her out even though she was really wanting a red and white pinto. Mom’s filly Photo-bombing[/QUOTE]

her eye :D… hey you with that camera I am the one you are supposed to photographing

[Gestalt]

I remember going to look at a tb filly that the farrier said I would love. He was right. As soon as I pulled up to the barn and saw her I knew she was the one. It wasn’t just her eye, though they were big and soft, it was the whole package. She simply was the most beautiful horse I had ever seen. And she was as beautiful on the inside as she was on the outside.

[Fred]

[QUOTE=clanter;7872068]
We had a ![](organ that we bought as a long yearling back in 1989. We were not looking for a young horse at the time as our kids were just getting interested in horses and were needing a proven mount.

We looked at hundreds of horses but I saw this young filly and even though she did not fit any of the requirements of our search… I bought her.

Later people would ask why did you buy that horse? It was her eyes and the way she looked at people that interested me.

I found this old photo of her that shows that interest

[IMG]http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b386/clanter/Foxieatthree.jpg)

She never let us down, we kept her until she died 26[/QUOTE]

Lovely, so sorry for your loss of your beautiful girl.

[Pocket_Pony]

What a pretty face. And how lucky both of you were to have her in your family for so long!

[SLW]

It sounds like Foxie still impacts young people even today. Lovely mare and story!

[Laurierace]

Eyes truly are the window to the soul with horses. Godspeed.

[CFFarm]

As rational a reason as any to buy a horse! From the sounds of it she was talking to you and you were listening…

[allons-y]

I too bought a horse because of the look in his eye. Humorous and kind. I met him while being tacked up by 2 small non-english speaking barn workers. Yes I showed up an hour early to my appt - Im old school and heard of tricks. He was in crossties in a million $ barn, standing completely still with a gleam in his eye. “Watch this”, he ‘said’ to me. He then proceeded to make those guys jump and skip and holler, just by moving his head “I’m gonna get you!” Ears forward, grin on his face. Never tried to bite or really do anything, but boy could he make them hop. The whole time he was looking at me and laughing “they’re so silly” he ‘said’ to me. Never moved a hoof and never lost that intense happy, goofy look on his face. Now that’s a horse with a sense of humor! Funniest, sweetest, most entertaining boy ever. Complete strangers wanted to meet him because they heard my stories, favorite of everyone who ever met or heard of him. I always look for another horse with a good sense of humor. My current boy did not have one installed - OTTB - I call him “Earnest” call thats what he is. Sighhhhhhhhh

[Beverley]

Yes, when I went to look at my now 11 yo appendix gelding when he was 2, I took one look at his front end and said ‘no way,’ but it was a colleague from work selling, and I figured I ought to be polite and at least ride the fellow. And he embodied an old quote from a former Canadian MFH to the effect that when you are on top of them you can’t see the ugly legs or movement. But his mind and come hither look overcame his serious conformation flaws and so, here he still is.

[x-halt-salute]

How perfect for her to find such an excellent home and you such an excellent mare.

[Griffyn]

Clanter so sorry for your loss of such an obviously special mare. The neat thing is her memory will be carried forward by many others. I too bought a mare who gave me the look- she has a plain head- but oh my, a lovely soft eye that tells so much.

[syreino]

My mare’s eyes were the most expressive I have ever seen. I bought her sight unseen from 500 miles away for the cost of the meat on her bones. She was from a very fancy show barn and her breeding meant she was worth big bucks. But she was born with a partially blue eye. They kept her for 4 years, and decided she wasn’t worth the effort. Thankfully a friend of mine worked at the barn and had been trying to get me to get a second horse anyways … so when I was home visiting my family, I got a message that I had until 5 pm to decide, but it was after 5 when I got the message. I was distraught that I sent some poor arab mare to her grave, but my friend had taken it upon herself to assume I would do the right thing. I drove the 10 hours home a few days later to go see my new horse - and it was love at first sight. For both of us.

She was the most challenging horse I know, she made me question all I thought I knew about horses, she taught me so much about life, love and horses. 13 1/2 years later, on November 8, 2012, she decided her life was complete at 17 and it was time to say good bye.

I could always look in her eyes and just KNOW what she was feeling. Her BFF has very kind eyes, but they don’t have the depth that Ribbons’ eyes had. I miss her touch, her goofiness, her love of life, but I really miss her eyes - those windows into her soul that she shared willingly with me.

I am sorry for your loss - I grieve for Ribbons daily, but I am enriched for having her in my life and will always remember her kindness and how her eyes are the window to her soul and how she graciously shared her life with me.

Thank you for reminding me, in my sorrow, that her eyes truly were windows into her soul and I am so honored that she chose me. To all the special horses out there for each of us, Happy Thanksgiving. And to you Ribbons, you are my soul …Thank You.

[Romany]

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What started this “story” was Aimee’s Biology classes collected dog food for Meals-on-Wheels.

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Not to derail, but this had me :eek: then