Finding Freedom

July was a very sad month for Nick, but also an exciting one. He lost his horse, Danny, of 12 years who we will never be able to replace. The funny thing about Danny is that he ONLY liked Nick. I was lucky enough to be tolerated by Danny on occasion, but others were not so fortunate. It did not matter if they were kids, adults, or pony clubbers, he bucked them all off. Nick could bump Danny on the back or pull on the reins too hard because Danny loved him. If  I were to do that I would have been laying on my back. Nick and Danny truly were a perfect match and he will forever be missed.

The good news is that Nick decided to start riding again. There was the option of buying a new horse, but he decided against that. He started riding one of our own horses, Freedom, at a riding lesson and really connected with him. His famous words were "I think Freedom will be my horse now".