F is for . . . Foal . . . and First Ride!

‘F’ is for . . . Foal . . . and First Ride!

Yes! My little half-Arabian sporthorse (our first foal) and I have just enjoyed our first ride together. Although it was a fairly short trip, it was successful. Tomorrow we will try it again!

"Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated." Confucius Ancient Chinese Philosopher (551 BC – 479 BC)

"Do you give the horse his strength or clothe his neck with a flowing mane?" (Job 39:19, NIV)

First Flight

 

Three years ago, he hit the ground. 

I marveled at the wonder found. 

This boy bewitched me from the start, 

One shake of mane: he held my heart.

 

Resolved to ride, I watched him grow, 

While waiting, cherishing his glow. 

I’d write of riding him one day, 

And worry free, we’d run away.

 

Thus, desperate for a saddled trip,

 I cultivated horsemanship. 

A three-year lapse dragged slowly by 

Until the day when we would fly.

 

At last, I climbed upon his back 

And cued him softly on the track. 

We jogged one way, then back again, 

A traveled pair at last. Amen!

c2006 by Linda Ann Nickerson

 

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