She wouldn't put her Welsh Cob, Shae, in the class unless I was assigned to him, because he was not quite three, and she wanted someone "so light he wouldn't know you're there" and "with your sense of humor, it's necessary to work with Welsh Cobs."
He was still at the college for my graduation at the end of the semester, so after the ceremony I went - where else - across campus to the barn. All photos by my mom.
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| See his crooked ears? My college has used this photo in programs and marketing materials. |
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| Still so young, not even close to being filled out. |
I loved him, how could I not? He was the first Welsh Cob I ever met, and I was totally in love with the breed and with him. Dr. Marks even offered him to me once, but I had to admit to myself after working with him for a semester that Shae didn't want to be a sporthorse despite being built for it. He's now in the perfect home: on a heritage farm in Vermont, hanging out with the family dairy cow and a couple of horse crazy children.
11 comments:
Awww, so cute!
he is adorable! and what an awesome opportunity that Dr Marks recognized what a great match you would be for both the breed and that specific horse
Cute! I love all your college stories, sounds so fun :)
It was really awesome. My life would be totally different without Welsh Cobs.
Thanks! It was a lot of fun. Glad I didn't go into it for a career, but getting the degree was awesome.
This is so awesome I love the photos
Those pictures are adorable. I would have loved to have had a program like that at my school, the closest thing we had was halter breaking and basic ground work on standardbred weanlings.
I love that last pic. College grad reveals herself to be horse crazy girl.
Such wonderful pics! :D
So cool :)
So jealous of your college experience!
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