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".....and God took a handful of
southerly wind, blew his breath over it and created the horse." |
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In Memory of the special horses that I have loved and lost.
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"Don't Cry For The Horses" Don't
cry for the horses that life has set free. Don't
cry for the horses now in God's hand, They
were ours as a gift, but never to keep, Their
spirits unbound, On silver wings they fly. Look
up into heaven, you'll see them above, Manes
and tails flowing they gallop through time. Don't
cry for the horses, they'll be back some day. Do
you hear that soft nicker? Close to your ear?
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| Sandra
Lee's Dixie Dancer (1996 - 2010) |
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![]() Grand-daughter Jessa with Dixie – 1st prize – G.P. Parade |
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(Double
D Dixie Doodle x Sandra Lee’s Classey Cassey)
35.5" AMHR 1996 black pinto that loves attention. "Dixie" is broke to ride and drive and has participated in several parades. She is an excellent mother and has consistently thrown us nice foals. Dixie is a really good all-round mare. It is with great sadness that we announce the untimely death of this great little mare. Just one week after winning first prize in the Parade, our beloved “Dixie” left us for greener pastures. If tears could build a stairway and memories a lane, I’d walk right up to heaven and bring you home again. No farewell words were spoken, no time to say good-bye, You were gone before I knew it and only God knows why.
“Rest in Peace, Little One”
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“Prince” had been our main man since day one. We fell in love with this adorable little sorrel pinto colt from the first day we saw him. He had an extremely pleasant personality and was a real gentleman with his ladies. Because he loved attention, he was our ‘mini ambassador’ at nursing homes, at the Petting farm and for school tours. On
Your
eyes showed us just how much pain you were in, One
last hug and one last kiss, I
looked into your eyes for one last time, Good-bye,
my Prince, please think of me when No
pain in your body, just love in your heart, Sadly we said our final farewells to our “little man”. We
had 17 awesome years with Prince |
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Micro’s
Lil Cameo |
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Cameo, our pretty little dapple grey mare, was everyone’s friend. She was broke to drive and all our grandchildren drove her in parades over the years, bringing home many first prizes. She
was our faithful little cart horse pulling the Roman Emperor’s chariot
in
our outdoor Journey to We bought her as a baby and she was like one of the family. Cameo
gave us lots of babies to love and play with, but
during the birth of her twelfth baby, Cameo
had problems.
Due
to a very hard and laborious birth, we lost both her and her baby. I
sat there beside her, gently rubbing her ears, |
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Jandt’s
Falene of Owatonna
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Falene,
our grand old matriarch, left
us just short of her 30th birthday. God
looked around his pastures Love
you forever, Falene. |
| Macview's
Just A Lil Gem (1995 - 2007) |
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| "Gem" was
shown extensively in her younger years and she truly was a "little
gem". She was in many parades and was always one of the favorites at
our petting farm.
"Gem" was my best broodmare, raising a beautiful foal for us every year. This little black mare was a wonderful momma to the nine foals she gave us. During the birth of her tenth foal, Gem had problems. Sadly on February 22, 2007 we lost "Gem" to dystocia (a very difficult birth). The vet worked on her for over 2 hours, but we ended up loosing both the foal and Gem. My little Gem - I miss you and will love you forever! "Don't cry for
the horses, they'll be back some day, |
| Macview’s
April Evening (1999 – 2006) |
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Our
little “April” was born one warm April evening in 1999.
She was so sweet and gentle and such a little pet right from day
one, that everyone loved her. We had lost one of our smallest mares, a good show horse and a great mother! I will forever miss this sweet little girl and will look for her at the Rainbow Bridge. “They
were ours as a gift, but never to keep, |
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& J's Jennifer (1991 - 1999) |
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husband and daughter went to pick up a little sorrel mare for me - "Jandt's
Falene Of Owatonna" and when they came home they had a surprise. They
also bought Falene's little bay filly - "Jennifer".
I fell in love with that little one right from day one. She was so enthusiastic and willing to please. Jennifer was extremely good-natured and so easy to train that our 8 year old grand-daughter led her in our local parade when she was just a yearling. Jennifer raised several nice little pinto foals, one of them being our bay pinto stallion "Royal". Tragically, her life was cut short. Jennifer died giving birth to her 6th foal. I miss you, my baby, and still cry when I think of your untimely death. Until we meet again and cross the Rainbow Bridge together, your spirit will live on in my memory. "Look up into
heaven, you'll see them above. |
| Chinook (1985 - 1999) |
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| "Chinook"
was older when I bought her for my grandchildren to ride. She was so
loving, gentle and kind.
Chinook was used in our church's outdoor Nativity at Christmas time. She was one of the white horses ridden by the little Roman soldiers. Chinook would let anyone ride her and we took her to several fairs giving rides to many young children. Everyone loved "Chinook". We don't know what happened to our sweet little white mare, but one sunny summer afternoon, she laid down in the pasture and "closed her eyes forever to sleep". Sleep well, little one, and know that you were loved. Chinook left behind, a legacy in her daughter "Breeze", who is a pure white mare that is so much like her momma. "Don't cry for
the horses that life has set free, |
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Lady Jay (1986 - 1995) |
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| "Lady
Jay" was the first miniature horse that came to live at our farm, so
she was very special to us.
We broke her to drive, showed her in horse shows and took her in several parades. Because Lady Jay was the first miniature on our farm, she became the "boss mare". One fateful evening, our mares got the door open on a granary full of field peas. Being the boss mare, Lady Jay got more than her share of peas. No one else got sick, but Lady Jay got acute colic - impaction of the stomach. We took her to the vet, but after working on her and giving her strong pain killers for over a day, they said there was nothing more they could do for her. I was devastated and it broke my heart when I made the decision to have Lady Jay humanely put to rest. Rest in peace, little one. "Don't cry for
the horses now in God's hand, |
| Trigger (1960 - 1982) |
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| "Trigger"
was a little grey pinto Shetland pony who had been one of a lead team of
chuck wagon ponies for Frank McDonald. He loved to run and thrived on
praise and the cheering of crowds.
We bought Trigger when he was 18 years old for our 7 year old son. Trigger loved the show ring, especially gymkhana classes. He could do anything a big horse could do .... poles, barrels, keyhole race, ribbon race .... Trigger and Kerry were local favorites at our fairs, and together they made many trips to the winner's circle. This little pony gave and gave .... all he had .... all the time. Trigger carried his little rider on many trail rides in the Riding Mountains. He had many homes over the years, but his final home was Macview Acres. We loved Trigger dearly and our hearts were broken when he left us at the age of 22 years. "Don't cry for
the horses, they'll be back some day, |
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