{"id":661,"date":"2010-11-24T08:48:42","date_gmt":"2010-11-24T08:48:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/homesteademporium.wordpress.com\/?p=661"},"modified":"2010-11-24T08:48:42","modified_gmt":"2010-11-24T08:48:42","slug":"a-girl-and-her-horse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/homesteademporium.com\/blog\/2010\/11\/24\/a-girl-and-her-horse\/","title":{"rendered":"A girl and her horse."},"content":{"rendered":"

No better friends can be found.<\/p>\n

It really is true.<\/p>\n

If you don’t want to go through too much turmoil with your daughters, get them a horse. It’s very difficult to “run away from home” with a horse trailing behind you. No girl in love with a horse, \u00a0is going to even consider leaving home when she knows she can not take her horsey with her.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This was advice given to us years ago when we `rescued our first two horses, by someone who had horses all their lives.<\/p>\n

It’s very true too. Although, it must not be ALWAYS true because my own mare came to me because a young woman gave her up when she left home. But that’s besides the point.<\/p>\n

I`ve had several people ask recently about Julia and her horse Nikki, so I thought I`d share about them, plus some photos from this past spring.<\/p>\n

Nikki is the horse Julia adopted almost 5 years ago.<\/p>\n

This was them back then.<\/p>\n

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The two of them love each other, very much.<\/p>\n

Julia works very hard helping to take care of Nikki, and, just as she promised, helping to raise funds to pay for Nikki`s care as well. There`s Nikki`s feed, hay, worming medicine, farrier work, and the list goes on. When ever she`s not busy doing something else, rather then be `bored`, she diligently cuts out the cotton balls and mini facial spa kits for the shop. She does a great job on them too and even picks the colors she works with. She has a very mature taste in fabrics and color co-ordination. It does this fabric loving mama`s heart a world of good.<\/p>\n

Julia has made good on her promise, and has been a very good horse owner.
\nI`m sure these two will be spending many more years together! So hard to believe Julia was just six when Nikki became a part of her life and now she`s going to be turning eleven next month!<\/p>\n

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On this day, they were riding bareback. I’m so proud of my girl. (I haven’t even ridden bareback yet in my life time. lol Shhh…. I like the safety of that saddle, and the big ole horn!)<\/p>\n

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I like this next one, Julia’s talking and Nikki is listening. What a good pony. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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Yep, a girl and her horse. There isn’t a whole lot that`s sweeter!<\/p>\n

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No better friends can be found. It really is true. If you don’t want to go through too much turmoil with your daughters, get them a horse. It’s very difficult to “run away from home” with a horse trailing behind you. No girl in love with a horse, \u00a0is going to even consider leaving home […]<\/p>\n

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