Rulan's Heart For God

Wednesday, March 29, 2006

My old friend Dusty

I managed to load the photo I mentioned the other day. This is Dusty, she was Quarterhorse crossed with an Arabian.

Couldn't ask for a kinder natured animal. Mind you though, she bucked me off once. She sure chose a good time to do it too. Right in the middle of a western riding show ring.

The man who was buying her watched as my faithful horse flung me in the dust. I must've looked a right sight to.

I was 4 months pregnant at the time. Just as well I landed on my rump.

Guess Dusty didn't like the feel of the curb bit in her mouth.
mmm? I wonder if she knew she was being sold?

Nah, she couldn't have... could she?

posted by Rulan at 7:44 AM

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13 Comments:

At 1:54 AM, April 01, 2006, jel

love the horse :)

glad your better!

I is better!

have a great day!
At 3:57 AM, April 01, 2006, David Meigs

Dusty does not appear to be very tall...
At 5:44 AM, April 01, 2006, Rulan

jel, nice to see you. Glad you like my horse and that you are better. It's no fun being ill.
You have a great day also.
At 5:58 AM, April 01, 2006, Rulan

curm, gasp, shock, horror. (slap hand to my mouth) You insult my horse?! splutter... She was very good at limbo. huff...
lol. You nutter.
At 6:29 AM, April 01, 2006, David Edward

sugarloaf mountain has a new post, i am writing, but not easily, mostly pictures if snow this month. I like the horse pic. Bless you
At 7:26 AM, April 02, 2006, Rulan

David, great to have you visit. May writing become easier.
At 4:04 PM, April 04, 2006, Anonymous

beautiful horse you've got there. =)
At 4:30 PM, April 04, 2006, Rulan

pia, thank you. It's great to see you.
At 7:04 PM, April 04, 2006, Godwyn Lim

Sister Rulan,

Dusty, a wonderful creation of God:-)
At 3:02 PM, April 05, 2006, M. C. Pearson

Oh, she was sold? Or did you not get the sale because she bucked you? Wow, pregnant and thrown. Yikes! But she is/was? a beautiful horse!
At 9:10 PM, April 05, 2006, audrey`

You have a charming horse :)
At 4:09 AM, April 06, 2006, Rulan

godwyn, yes, Dusty was a beautiful creation and I thank God for horses.

m.c., Yes, Dusty did sell. The man believed the truth when I told him that that was the first time she had done anything like that. See, at the show, I used a bit in Dusty's mouth that she wasn't used to and it upset her.

audrey, thank you. That was a long time ago.
At 10:39 AM, June 02, 2006, Anonymous

They are amazing animals eh. So stunning! Are there any particular breeds you don't like so much, and what is your favourite? Have you ever seen Kevin Costners version of Robin Hood? I love those heaver type of horses. Not built for speed, but pure strength and beauty! To me they are bigger versions of the Andalusian which I love the appearance of, but are too small for my liking. I love Irish Hunters too, and Hanoverians. When we lived in England, we went to the Birmingham Event Centre and saw the Andalusian show they put on there. Like the Lippizaner school in Vienna, you know? That was cool.

I just pasted the whole email in here so you would know what I was referring to. How many children do you have, and what ages? I have one, she is 11 and a sweetheart. A really lovely age.

-------Original Message-------

From: Rulan
Date: 06/02/06 06:49:54
To: acoustics4me@nerdshack.com
Subject: [Mike's Banter] 6/01/2006 12:00:31 PM

wow. It is so good to see a fellow horse lover and what a difference you have made to this horse.

My first job when I left school was breaking in and exercising horses way up north on Mangawhai beach.