Pony Tales
by Sandra Murphy
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Surviving the Big Scary Truck...Together
O The world has changed in the life of But he “has an opinion” and on
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my granddaughter. I have been replaced occasion, his “opinion” is very much
by a white, shaggy, sappy faced pony. different than mine. Take for example
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No, she doesn’t own this pony, but never how quickly his “opinion” changed
the less, she treats it like she does. It is when a big truck, with a large plastic
Photo © O’Neills
the pony she has been riding, in all of bag, went zooming down the road past
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her pink riding things, during her new the arena. He, of course, knew it was steps became higher and higher adding
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lesson program at a local stable. coming long before the instructor or my spring to each beat on the ground. His
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“Oh, Gramma, is that a Unicorn?” granddaughter did. He must have felt the head made him taller and taller and his
she squealed the very first time she laid earth shake since his reaction was one of eyes got amazingly big. I never knew a
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eyes on it. “Where is its magic wand? the land falling out from under him. horses eyes could almost pop out of their
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THERE IS NOTHING ON HIS He stopped shock still, put his head lovely heads, but I can tell you this one
HEAD!! Oh please let that one be for so far up in the air he looked like a did! I felt myself sit shock still, frozen
me!!” giant to me. His eyes got really big and with the premonition of what was to
Raz Ma Tazz is a Welsh-Connemara- his ears stood straight up, listening to come.
Quarter Horse that has delved deep into the approaching dragon. When he saw My granddaughter grabbed on to the
the heart of a seven year old child. He it coming, his tail became a white flag mane, looked at me with terror in her eyes
is nine years old, 14.2 hands and loves swinging for anything but surrender. while I mustered up enough strength to
to have a child scratch his ears and play Since he cannot read, the word surrender just smile and wave a tiny finger tingling
with his forelock non-stop. He will doesn’t seem to be in his vocabulary and salute. Seeing my smile, she sat up, grabbed
lower his head for the bridle and stand there lies the problem. Sitting on the the reins and yelled “WHOA” at the top
patiently while little girls braid his tail side lines and watching a pony dance in of her lungs at this giant critter that was
in big fat lumps. To their eyes, he is high prancing steps around the arena, becoming bigger by the second. Raz Ma
the most beautiful thing that has ever with your 7 year old on it, will stop Tazz stopped in place, still waving his tail
walked this earth. your heart and it sure did mine. His like a flag, and waited.
Cont. on page 38
The only thing that should come between a
great horse and a great
rider...is a great saddle.
Savannah La Liberte & White Chocolate
Gold Coast Hopeful Jumper Champion
Trainer: Sandie Springer / Westview Farms
www.sandiespringer.com
www.antaressaddle.com
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