Two Stoney Acres: Happy 1st Anniversary Mac!

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As we grow up, we learn that even the one person that wasn't supposed to ever let you down probably will. You will have your heart broken probably more than once and it's harder every time. You'll break hearts, too, so remember how it felt when yours was broken. You'll fight with your best friend. You'll blame a new love for things an old one did. You'll cry because time is passing too fast, and you'll eventually lose someone you love. So take too many pictures, laugh too much, and love like you've never been hurt because every sixty seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back.

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Friday, November 5, 2010

Happy 1st Anniversary Mac!

All horses deserve, at least once in their lives, to be loved by a little girl.

These pictures were taken the night we gave Mac to Jordana (Nov. 5, 2009). I had actually bought him a month before. But October is a heavy horse show month, and Jordana couldn't have any lessons for over three weeks because Tipson was busy with shows. I didn't want to give her a new horse and then not let her ride him. So we decided to wait until the night lessons resumed.

It was so funny! She saw the sign on the stall door which says, "Te Dee Mac loved by Jordana" and she didn't figure out that he was hers. Tipson, her trainer, and Beth, the lady we bought Mac from, were there and we kept saying, "Get YOUR horse out." She just had this confused look on her face.

Finally I sent Jacob out to the car to get the bucket full of new grooming tools with a big blue bow on it. When she saw the bucket and bow, she said, "You mean he's mine?" I said yes. And then she started to cry -and so did all of us. No horse has ever been loved more than she loves Mac. I'm so glad Tipson guided us to him and Beth sold him to us. It was a wonderful moment and I hope she looks back on this someday and treasures it as much as I do.

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The Crazy Mind on the Inside.November 28, 2010 at 10:08 AM
i love my horse
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