Pony Tales by Sandra Murphy
THE GRANDAUGHTER CHRONICLES: PART VIV
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The Dog and Pony Show
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As our lives have moved along she for it to visit the grass by the ring. standing on the fence so she was
has recently found another critter to My granddaughter’s interest at the high enough to watch. The pony
add to her beloved pets, a new dog. time was with the throng of ponies would show and she would watch,
T Not her new dog, but someone else’s in their parade as they went to Ga- then the puppy would play with her,
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dog at another horse show. I think I reth’s ring for their classes. She was then the pony would show and she
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may end up calling this part of her following her favorite pony of the would watch again.
life the “Dog and Pony Show”, it is day, a small black gelding being led The best part of life for a grand-
E certainly appropriate. by the groom with a child in pig tails mother is when the grandchildren
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The new love addition to her life trundling along too. Usually when we laugh so hard they almost turn blue.
is a funny, very small puppy that has are in the ‘following’ mode nothing This puppy had that affect on her as
chosen to reside with Lisa Baldassari can deter her but this puppy sure did. they played and played and yet she
at Hap Hansen’s stable. The puppy We did a quick about face and zipped would change her attention to the
is, by all accounts, a dog of a differ- the other way in fast pursuit of the pony of her dreams when it was in
ent color that is a mix of about ev- new animal interest. the ring. Each time she went back to
ery shade on a dog anywhere. It is The real quandary for her was which the laughter and sheer enchantment
grey, white spots, black spots, brown favorite love would win her atten- of the puppy, I found myself laugh-
streaks, tan trimming and a few hairs tion at that moment. The pony was ing right along with her and enjoying
here and there of a non-descript fus- headed to the ring and the puppy was the day as only grandparents can. I
chia..yes, fuschia or something close headed to the grass. The solution was guess it was one of those heart mo-
to that but red at least. all her idea and I am glad she was so ments we all live for and as I sat on
The puppies name is Mushroom and quick to analyze the options. Seems the bench watching the tired puppy
that pretty well describes this dog. It there is an open spot in the shrubs curl up and go to sleep in its Hap
is some kind of a Jack Russell sort, along the road overlooking the pony Hansen doggy pen, she crawled up
with the charming face that everyone ring, and that is the spot the puppy in my arms and finally dozed herself.
loves and always stops to pet. My was at on the grass. I think they both went to the same
granddaughter discovered it recently I was safely stationed, by her, at dream place as every so often she
at a Blenheim show in San Juan Cap- a spot where I could watch both the would smile and about the same time
istrano as we traveled between the ring and the grass. My instructions the puppy would turn over and look
jumper rings and the hunter world. were to “watch and don’t forget to up before going back to sleep itself.
I had her safely in tow when all of a tell me when he goes in the ring.” I Ah, what a wonderful day, chil-
sudden she stopped in her tracks and stayed in my sentry post and each dren, ponies, puppies and dreams of
squealed with delight at someone tak- time the pony went to the ring, she future wonderment. Can’t get much
ing this pup for a walk and a chance stopped playing and took her post better than that!
Scene & Heard
Oct. 12, Sunday – The 9th ANNUAL RECREATION & EQUESTRIAN COALITION RIDE (REC). Staging at
Malibu Valley Farms, Stokes Canyon Rd & Mulholland Hwy, Calabasas. Calamingo’s BBQ RSVP & Hoedown!
Contact Cate Crismani 818-642.4762 or email:
ccrismani@yahoo.com.*******
Mary (Tyng) McKenzie is now located in Middleburg, Virginia and Wellington, Florida. Originally from
the east, Mary has relocated there to take advantage of the close proximity to her father in order to
spend time with him as he gets older. Working in a “close affiliation of professionals” relationship with
Henri and Katie Prudant, Mary is doing select sales with her Quail Run Sales Partnership.
Doris McGee has been in the hospital lately with some heart problems. Doris was an outstanding
amateur with Mark Mullen and Victor Hugo-Vidal years ago. She then worked for Kathy Hobstetter,
Hillary Ridland (then Mayfield) before starting her own Park Place riding school in the late 80’s.*******
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