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  • #161
    Yahoooo !!! I'm so happy for you. Keep the updates coming and have fun with your new guy

    "www.lechevalfrancais.com"

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    • #162
      Amazing how even this happy news makes me cry! How wonderful for both you and Oliver. The adventures you will have will surely please Willem to no end
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      • #163
        I have no doubts whatsoever that Willem personally supervised and engineered this new dance partner for you, Coreene...

        bless all of you
        ..there shd be an exclamation point after 'you' but my keyboard has decided several keys are no longer working..that heavens "e" still works..sigh..
        one oak, lots of canyons

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        • #164
          I am very happy for you Coreene, and I can see you and Oliver are already forging a beautiful friendship.

          Enjoyed all 9 pages of posts- especially loved the little
          "Willem-isms" sprinkled throughout. I really miss the old guy!

          I know what you mean about showering off the horsey smells, slime, manure, etc. After 2 years of looking, I finally found a horse of my own to love, and it is heaven!

          All the best to you and Oliver- keep us posted!

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          • #165
            That's so wonderful! May you have many years to enjoy each other.

            Stay me with coffee, comfort me with chocolate, for I am sick of love.
            Stay me with coffee, comfort me with chocolate, for I am sick of love.

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            • #166
              "Concern for animals is a matter of taking the side of the weak against the strong, something the best people have always done." Harriet Beecher Stowe 1811-1896

              Ponies are cool!

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              • #167
                So very happy for you....and misty eyed from your posts AND from Mr. Dublin's.

                No, you will never love another like you loved Willem. But you will love him as much, in a different way.

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                • #168
                  Boy am I ever late to the party!! I just wanted to add my congrats to the list of well wishers. I think Olivier has the most excellent modder!!
                  Have fun and dance well together!!

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                  • #169
                    Congrats! He sounds wonderful! I just got a new horse and I know how fun it is A new loff!

                    A note from my horse Nitro:

                    Howdy Oliver! Hope your new howse is nice. Mine is very nice, lots of green green grass. I came from Mexico a year ago and I still dont' know which place I like better. My madre is trying to teach my english riding, I like it, the saddle is really little. I haven't spooked at anythinga t my new home yet, have you? I hope we can be amigos. I like to have friends!

                    Your amigo,
                    Nitro

                    "We'll raise up our glasses against evil forces, singing Whiskey for my men, beer for my horses." --some country song
                    \"My insurance doesn\'t cover PMS.\" --10 things I hate about you

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                      #170
                      OMGiH, a GREENIE who LIKES TO WIPE HIS NOSE ON YOUR SHIRT. Let me tell you, he is destroying all my shirts. Thank goodness they all belonged in the rag box anyhow, I have never come home from the barn more stinky in my life.

                      Last night I was impressed at how, after he spooked, I could do a highly gymnastic Face In Horse's Left Shoulder Butt In The Air position and still stay on. I would like my first spill to be on very soft ground and I would like to land on my feet or butt, but not a faceplant on hardpack.

                      Am very much looking forward to that day a month from now when he is used to the place a bit more. But am proud that I, founding member of the Fear Factor Clique, got on my greenie three days running. Truly something! But he is SUCH a sweetiepie. And I think he loves being a beach boy.

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                      • #171
                        Hey Coreene: I did the Face In Horse's Left Shoulder Butt In The Air too last night. But sadly my horse isn't a greenie A 13 year old chestnut with waaay to many eyes in his head. and God Forbid that mounting block looks totally different going in the other direction. I have riden by said mounting block for the past 6 weeks (since my lease started) and Rosie has lived at the same barn in the same stable gone by the same mounting block for the last 3-4 years. I think hes just messing w/me cause it feels so good to have someone take time w/him and ride consistantly and Loff him to pieces. I had to forgive him tho - i got done riding and Rosie proceeded to nuzzle the back of my neck. awwwwww
                        That makes everything better.

                        "Do not underestimate a horse's pride, or he will dent yours.

                        My horse's feet are as swift as rolling thunder, He carries me away from all my fears. And when the world threatens to fall asunder, His mane is there to wipe away my tears. ~Bonnie Lewis

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                        • #172
                          Ah, Coreene, I am so wonderfully happy for you.


                          Oliver sounds fabulous and ready to be loffed beyond measure.

                          And I am sure Willem is rejoicing that you found someone to once again add the stink to your day.
                          Keith: "Now...let's do something normal fathers and daughters do."
                          Veronica: "Buy me a pony?"

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                          • #173
                            Coreene, you've done it again - where is that blasted smiling through the tears icon when you need it!!! oh look, there is one Very, very happy for you both. Wouldn't it be great if someone could bottle horse "stink"? Anyone for eau de cheval?

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                            • #174
                              Sue, my favorite fragrance is "Evening in Barnyard"

                              Resident racing historian
                              Founder of the Mighty Thoroughbred Clique
                              F O.B
                              Resident racing historian ~~~ Re-riders Clique
                              Founder of the Mighty Thoroughbred Clique

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                              • #175
                                I just read something today that really spoke to me and I thought I would share with those who have lost someone this year. It was in a book by Rita Mae Brown "Riding Shotgun". "Sorrow is how we learn to love. Your heart isn't breaking. It hurts because it's getting larger. The larger it gets, the more love it holds."
                                Member of the Redheads with Redheads clique.
                                I have a blog about Sammy: http://www.sammyssaga.blogspot.com/

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                                • #176
                                  "This it be right."

                                  I'm almost in tears, could it be summed up any better?
                                  How wonderful for you and Oliver. Congratulations! He's beautiful.

                                  ____________________________
                                  Ancoro Imparo.... I am still learning.
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                                  “Not all chemicals are bad. Without chemicals such as hydrogen and oxygen, for example, there would be no way to make water, a vital ingredient in beer.”
                                  Dave Barry

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                                  • #177
                                    CONGRATS COREENE!!!! He looks super! Just the way I like 'em: tall, dark and handsome !!
                                    As we say in Argentina: "esta bueno!!!!"
                                    Oliver is the luckiest horse on earth having you as a mom!! Post more photos!!!
                                    Over what hill? Where? When? I don\'t remember any hill....

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                                    • #178
                                      Coreene, I am so happy for you!
                                      I'm sure Willem is smiling too. Oliver is beautiful, I wish you both the best. You are an amazing person with a lot of loff in your heart and Oliver is a very lucky horse to be on the recieving end. I am so teary right now reading all the posts of everyone here that loffs and supports you. In my next life, I would loff to come back as I one of your horses-I can type!!!

                                      "I'm so excited I could just pee in my pants!"
                                      That about sums me up too- I have just bought my very own first horse....He comes home Sept. 1st and I can't wait for the first ride on MY own horse, after all these years it is so worth it!

                                      Unofficial Founder of the Tall People Clique! Member of the Klutz Klique, Member of the Thread Killer's Clique!

                                      "Does anybody know how the story really goes or do we all just hum along?"
                                      -Stone Temple Pilots
                                      ~**Unofficial founder of the Tall People Clique**~

                                      Member of the Klutz Klique, Thread Killer\'s Clique, and the Mighty Thoroughbred Clique

                                      \"Private Pyle-What is your major malfunction?!\"
                                      -Full Metal Jacket

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                                      • #179
                                        Congrats, Coreene! I'm late to the party as usual, but put my whirly twirly skirt on and am dancing with glee!

                                        How wonderful for you and for Oliver and for Willem too! Now Willem won't have to worry about you.

                                        You have a place to put all that extra love!

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                                        • #180
                                          wow......see what happens when you don't check this for a few days!!!!!!!!!!i wish you both many miles together.Willem will probably be supervising from above.........

                                          mm
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