THE SKOOG FARM JOURNAL: Happy Birthday Gary!

Monday, September 28, 2015

Happy Birthday Gary!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GARY SKOOG!

After

celebrating with

all of our friends and family

there is always something to keep you busy back on the farm.

Still throwing hay at 72.....with gusto.

MAKE IT A GREAT DAY!

xxxxoooooooo

7 comments:

Grey Horse Matters said...: Happy Birthday Gary! Have a wonderful day!; September 28, 2015 at 11:33 AM
Jo said...: Happy birthday Gary!; September 28, 2015 at 12:09 PM
Nancy J said...: Birthday Wishes, Gary.. what a way to go, with hay, gardening, events, family fun.; September 28, 2015 at 1:07 PM
Stephen Andrew said...: Happy birthday to Gary! Does he like a standard birthday cake or a Swedish confection?; September 28, 2015 at 3:03 PM
thecrazysheeplady said...: HAPPY BIRTHDAY :-D; September 28, 2015 at 3:05 PM
Two French Bulldogs said...: Where's the cake! Happy day
Lily & Edward; September 28, 2015 at 3:25 PM
~Kim at Golden Pines~ said...: Happy, Happy Birthday Gary!!!; September 28, 2015 at 9:38 PM

FROM GREY HORSE MATTERS...

Where to Bury a Horse

If you bury him in this spot,
the secret of which you must already have,
he will come to you when you call;
come to you over the far, dim pastures of death.

And though you ride other living horses through life,
they shall not shy at him, nor resent his coming,
For he is yours, and he belongs there.

People may scoff at you, who see no lightest blade of grass
bent by his footfall,
who hear no nicker pitched too fine for insensitive ears.
People who may never really love a horse.

Smile at them then, for you shall know something
that is hidden from them
and which is well worth the knowing
The one place to bury a horse is in the heart of his master.

Thank you, Grey Horse Matters.

Poem for Masterpiece

Masterpiece of '79

He was a dark bay Masterpiece.

Deep chocolate brown

With small coal tipped ears

And three snowy white socks.

An eraser smudge of white

Above his eye

And a star connected to a blaze

Starting narrow and funneling wide

To wrap his lips

in a kiss.

He lived with dignity and joy;

A Masterpiece blend

of longevity

And temperament.

Appaloosa for soundness,

Thoroughbred for heart, and

Quarter Horse for sensible intelligence.

Although he is gone

His Masterpiece remains

In the memory of Jen

Who found and rode him;

And of Lori

Who soaked his beet pulp

And his sore feet,

Who loved him and,

When it was time,

Let him go.

Poem by Annette from Aspen Meadows.
Thank you.....

Followers

Monday, September 28, 2015

Happy Birthday Gary!

7 comments: