End of a chapter

The farm has been sold, and the closing date is fast approaching. I'm looking for a new place to live (renting this time), and have sold or adopted out most of my ponies, horses, and other critters.

Sneakers, our old faithful, passed away of old age at 35 or so in August. He ate his breakfast just fine, and at some point after I left for work in the afternoon, he lay down and died. Mom and I were heartbroken, but we're both glad he lived a long life with us. He'll be remembered by lots of Pony Club kids, therapy kids, and adults for a long, long time.

Rusty, the hound x terrier dog, found a new home with good people. Diva and Aggie (the cows), along with Comet, the goat, have gone to be pets at someone else's farm. Forever Porto, Firefly (Fly), and Raven have new homes, too. Melina and James (and their parents) adopted Butterscotch, and Jasmine has a new home with Macey and Dianne. Donna is now Paul and Yannick's horse.

I still have Sam (Jasmine's colt from this year by CWS Totally Silver) and Silver. Mom has Beauty, Spot, and Pebbles, although she's trying to sell Spot. Since we'll be boarding our ponies, it's going to be more expensive. Shy, Beauty's filly from 2012 by Silver, will be leaving soon to go to Elite Equine in Southern Ontario. She qualified for the Royal Winter Fair when miom showed her at Summerfest this year, and Cheryl and her son, Jadon, plan to show her in the Sport Pony class.

Thank you very much to all the generous and wonderful people whom we met over the last six years. We couldn't have done it without you. We're sorry that the farm had to be sold, but we just couldn't afford to keep it going.