NOV 23 2022
Nov 23 2022
My biggest excitement is a check....that Janine ( and elizabeth) sold some horses to some wonderful homes --- the mom... now a riding horse and the 2 babies togetehr to an experienced horse woman in ?virginia? .... all cleaned up and beautiful rescued ... just in time to pay the hay bill for the next ones she just bought in penna over the weekend...she is a facebooker so often the details are there --- I have only a phone call to go on so far..
The big horse thing is tomorrow.s thanksgiving day hunt at myopia...... realllllly fancy—hounds--- braided manes and tails.. for years the HUNT has far outshadowed our family dinner routine...
Interesting is the progression over the past 45 years.. I think. It went like this......
At age 9 janine dreamed of riding with the hounds at myopia and at winthrops
At age 10. She rodea pony “ tinkler “ in the hilltop group ( non fence jumping group) with a too big jacket covering her hands...
Then a few years.... “That Horse” jumped things very reliably and she moved up—earning $20 to braid other horses for the big day..
She worked in the myopia kennels to earn some credits
Eventually getting her “colors” a yellow collar which corresponds to the red coat of the major men.. who ride $50,000 horses bought from ireland ( another $15,000 airfare I am told)
Rode respectifully for a few years on a horse she bought as a 6 month old baby --- she looked very respectable
And selling a horse or two... which. “ had been hunted in a snaffle by a lady”
And introducing a mule or two which betsy is riding..... in with these $50,000 beautiful irish hunters
All the way to...... This year ---where I. don’t think she has a respectable horse to ride tomorrow..
If she climbs on a horse that she just bought by the pound over the weekend--- I can not go watch.
She would not do that
Would she?
I bought. The complete TD dinner ( for teh 10th year....). will pick It up at noon... keep it warm ont eh iron stove and see who shows up to eat.
What the world forgets is... with animals there is no holiday- there will be a crew here and at meridith taking care of all. those animals.so the least I can do ... literally ... is feed the people
