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We don't pick our heart horses...they pick us

Mar 06 2012 10:49 PM | Pheobe in Articles

When I bred my mare five years ago, I knew I was breeding for her replacement.  I wanted that special piece of her to be with me as long as possible.  I hope I have another ten years with her but my heart tells me this is our last year together.

She foaled a beautiful colt who has grown into a beautiful stallion.  This coming Monday, he becomes a beautiful gelding.  He's a lot like his dam, with the qualities of his sire that I wanted.  He's no longer mine though.  I've watched him the last few months, I've watched his eyes light up, I've heard that special whicker that's made for his special person...and its not me.

My hearts a bit torn right now, knowing that although I will always own him, his heart doesn't belong to me.  His heart belongs to my six year old daughter.  He follows her everywhere, falls asleep as she sings to him, talks to her everytime he sees her.  I watched them this afternoon, him in the round pen, her outside it.

He trotted by her side whenever she ran, stopped and talked to her whenever she stopped.  I can't wait to watch them grow up together, I know he'll take care of her.  That's the beauty of our wonderful breed...they love.
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Nicole&Reannon
Mar 06 2012 10:54 PM
what a great thing to be witnessing Pheobe. I agree that our heart horses pick us... and your daughter is VERY lucky to have a horse pick her. I can understand that you would feel torn about this, but at the same time, you helped create a horse that will give your daughter the same feeling as you have with your mare. Thank you for sharing!
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msjwebb
Mar 07 2012 03:46 AM
I know the feeling. My boy still loves me and the trail rides, but he also loves my daughter. He will do things for her I never thought he would do. Like the horse eating mounting block is no big deal because SHE asked him. He will stand still in the pasture for her to brush him, with no halter. I felt quite upset that the little mini me stole my horse! But she really didn't he loves her too. Watching my fiery beast that challenged me all of the time for years, take such great care with such a small and important person made me love him even more! I can't wait to hear the stories these to will have.
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Arlene Magid
Mar 07 2012 03:36 PM
My heart horse, my gelding Rodney, chose me when he was two years old. I was at a horse trader's looking at a mare with a friend-the mare had a very rare pedigree (she was one of just 25 get of US Nat Ch Stallion Hajababa++), but she was nuts. Rodney was allowed to roam free on the farm and both days we were there followed me around like a dog. On the second day, he climbed into my car when I was ready to leave (appropriately it was a Dodge Colt LOL). He's still alive and well at age 31-his sire competed at the US Nationals at age 25 and his paternal grandsire, who was bred by Henry Babson, died at age 37. I miss him so very much.
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BFF
Mar 08 2012 07:33 AM
You know what I love about this thread is not only Phoebes story BUT how that story makes every one of us
think of that very special "heart" horse.

For those of us who no longer have that horse it reminds us that they are always right there with us when we read a post
like this.

Phoebe your daughter is very lucky, she may not know it yet but she will.

Here is to my "heart" horse- Azrakenez+/-"Rocky". It was love at first sight at least for me! My parents bought him for me on
March 21, 1976 -I will never forget that day- and he passed on January 12, 2005. We had an amazing time together with a lot
of firsts and adventures that I will never ever forget.
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starlitefarms
Mar 09 2012 07:54 PM
I lost the love of my life 8/21/11 . I owned that mare for almost 20 years and she taught me so much! Now its my daughters turn to find her heart horse.
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Lacinda
Mar 09 2012 08:26 PM
Mine not only picked me , he charmed me into buying him. He really did, true story!! I literally had no choice. I can not even put it into words enough to tell the story, and plus its embarrassing as I cried the first time I looked at him, and that just isn't normal lol
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miriggs
Mar 09 2012 08:45 PM
he is still your heart. Riggs picked me his owner didnt want to sell him to me. wouldnt even take my deposit and told me to come work with him a few weeks. he is so much a part of my life i cant leave him more than 4 days or i have a horse off his feed and down. what he wanted even more was for me to give him a child of his own. ;) loves kids. hates to have his bangs brushed but a little people is near and he hangs his head down and loves every minute.
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Dreamcatcher
Mar 10 2012 11:37 AM
Sometimes they pick us before we even see them. I saw an ad for Patti's brother and was talking to Brenda Laurel about how he was exactly what I was looking for but I wanted a filly. She commented that he had a younger sister only she wasn't homozygous. She sent me a few pics and the rest, as they say, is history. I fell in love with the first pics I ever saw of Patti and when she stepped off that trailer......OMG! All but 2 of the horses on this place are for sale to the right buyer. Some more than others but 2 are not for sale at any price. Patti & Cloney will never be sold. Cloney would be gelded if for some reason I couldn't keep a stallion, but he will not be sold. Patti....I'll cheerfully die with her lead rope in my hands! LOL!

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Timberlace
Mar 12 2012 06:31 AM
My heart horse was Sera-Jo+//. He not only picked me but charmed my mother into buying him (at the time she didn't really like horses). He not only enabled a kid without much money to win big (he was the last purebred to go Top Ten in english and western in the same year) but he also taught me how to ride. He was never an easy horse, but he would bust his gut for you if he was asked right. But treat him unfairly and you were in for Mr Toads Wild Ride. He put himself in between me and a copperhead, attacked a stranger who came out of the woods when we were trail riding, and always took care of me.
I have been lucky enough to have 4 other very special horses in my life, two of which I currently own. But Jo will always be my favorite.
By the way dreamcatcher, one of my current special horses is a giant black and white pinto who is also out by Atomic Delux , and I almost bought Patti before you did.
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ridetowin
Mar 12 2012 09:09 AM
loving all of the stories you are all sharing :) makes you feel all warm and fuzzy!
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BeckyAlexander
Mar 24 2013 05:43 PM

Mine not only picked me , he charmed me into buying him. He really did, true story!! I literally had no choice. I can not even put it into words enough to tell the story, and plus its embarrassing as I cried the first time I looked at him, and that just isn't normal lol

You're not alone on the crying at first sight... I saw my girl in the pictures on that ad, and tears welled up in my eyes, she was so beautiful.  We are just starting our journey together, but I know she's something special.  I look forward to many more years of learning together with her, and seeing what we can accomplish together. 

 

I love reading stories like these.  :)  <3

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