How Time Flies

I just realized that today marks Rain’s nine year anniversary with us. I figure it’s his birthday too since he’s grade and we have no idea when he was actually born. I know Rain isn’t a rescue horse but he’s a part of the herd and represents Borderlands anyway. So happy birthday/anniversary Rain. Hard to believe it’s been nine years. I still remember the trip bringing him home. Hauling him in a four horse straight load steel trailer (embarrassingly painted turquoise) bucking a headwind the entire way. At the time I didn’t own a truck or trailer so Dad was driving. We made it a family affair.

 A week ago today would have been Ace’s birthday. He too wasn’t a rescue although only because we weren’t running a rescue yet. He’d had numerous owners in his life before we got him at the age of 16. That horse taught me a lot about horses and it’s probably the reason why I prefer to ride Arabians over anything else. Most people want a calm and quiet horse but I’m not used to it and think there’s something wrong if a horse stands still for more than 30 seconds.  It’s been a few years since we lost Ace but he’ll always be remembered and missed.

Crazy how time flies.