I was the kind of kid that dreamed of ponies every night. A horse was the first thing on every wish list, and like many kids the last thing on their parents. When I was 6 I got my first horse. I stick "pony" named Oreo that played three different songs. Oreo was my best friend. He literally went everywhere with me. Church, school, ball games, and even to bed.
When I was 8 I met some people who had a small "farm". I made friends with their kids and started to ride. It was one of though's once a month things. But I didn't care and called myself a cowgirl. I watched rodeo's. I read books, and joined horse clubs. Anything that had horses, I would find. Even though I had moved on to other horses Oreo was still there sitting in the corner of my room next to my bed. And I was hopeful that within the year I could change my parents mind about getting a pony. For a while I thought the wish would come true. Yet it would still be many years before I would find one.
Now many of you can remember when you were 12. The in-between age. Not a little kid, but not yet a teenager -a tough time. That is when my father informed us we were moving to Arkansas. I of course was very unhappy about leaving my friends and their horses behind in Arizona. My father, being the good father he is skirted an argument and bribed me with the promise of finding a good trail horse when we got settled into our new place. So, with a skip in my step I ran and packed my bags eager for a adventure to start.
Yet the adventure was put on hold when my dad was laid off his new job only six month after the move. No pony for me. Or so I thought. Within another 6 months my parents came to the conclusion that a sad 13 year old should have a friend. Since I'm not a real people person the next step would be a horse. Without knowledge of my parents decision they began searching for a horse. Still being the normal horseless parents they had no idea what to look for. Which is why I ended up with a wild, untamed, crazed, ugly yearling filly. A yearling no one thought was worth keeping....
