Twenty Three

Today my very muddy heart horse turns twenty three!! I managed to hop on him between storms on Sunday and wander around a bit, and I've been making sure to go see him at least twice a week to pick his feet (since he was very foot sore this fall/winter due to his feet being packed with mud). He's just the best and although the move back down to this area has been a little on the stressful side, he's been a shining light. So glad to see him way more often.

It's been 14 years since I bought him (January 8th, 2005), we're closing in on spending half my life together. He gave and continues to give me so much. This morning before work I'm going to give him a birthday cookie, and ride if it's not raining.

He looks SO feral these days, I'm going to at least trim his goat
beard soon... 

He's not the prettiest thing right now in the winter (uh see above), so here are some pictures looking back at all we've done together: 

Reluctant modeling 

Circus horse

Grand Prix

Being a spooky asshole

Bridleless jumping

So many trail rides