Meet Belle!

[mariegrantaire]

Yay here she is! Kind of a bad picture, but she wouldn't look up for me. I still think she looks like an Eponine - she's all skinny and is super sweet, if a little on the jumpy side. She's an 8 year old Morgan, and her baby is due May 11th, the day before my birthday!

Comments

[bramblefox]

Oh, she's gorgeous! I love Morgan horses...and she's pregnant to boot? Wow. What does the father look like? And what breed is he?

[mariegrantaire]

I've never actually seen the father, but I think he's Morgan too, and he's a buckskin. It'll be interesting to see what color the foal turns out. I haven't ridden her yet, but she has perfect ground manners. She's the second Morgan I've owned - my first, Ricochet, is 14 years old. He's a Lippitt Morgan, and has the biggest heart of any horse I've owned.

[bramblefox]

I have a horse who is half Morgan--but she's not exactly a perfect horse. *grins sheepishly* She likes to challenge her rider...who usually happens to be me...*rolls eyes* Have you always owned Morgans?

[mariegrantaire]

I actually started with Quarter Horses because I rodeoed a lot, and my aunt gave me Ricochet, she raises Morgans. My dad got into Missouri Foxtrotters awhile ago, and now we've got one Quarter Horse, two Morgans, and three Foxtrotters.

Ricochet can be a challenge at times. He's very well trained, but was abused so he's a little jumpy, and he definitely has a mind of his own! And he's always ready to run!

[perditus_cor]

Eponine definitely fits with this horse. She seems like an Eponine...just not all too scrawny and poor and all that...

Alas! why must it be illegal to have a horse in Chicago?!?

[mariegrantaire]

I know! They also won't let me name her baby Enjolras if it's a boy. My dad says he can't remember those names...grumble grumble.

Don't they have mounted police in Chicago? That would be a sweet job!

[perditus_cor]

Yeah, they do have some mounted officers downtown...but sadly I don't live downtown...nor am I a police officer...it's all fighting against me in this case...Darn, and I really wanted an Eponine (or other Les Mis name) horse too

[mariegrantaire]

Also, she's always by herself. Maybe she's thinking of her Marius horse! On my own...*bursts into song*
Okay, maybe that's a stretch...

[lexell_cassini]

Aaaaw pretty! Lucky people who can have big animals near (I can only have hamsters T_T)