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Our horses > success stories > Noshrinking Violet & "Josh"No Shriking Violet aka "Nellie" and Josh aka "Dudley""Josh" and Noshrinking Violet were two of our 25 Special Horses. "Josh" was a colt who was very handsome and studly. He has been gelded and his new name is "Dudley" instead of "Studley". Noshrinking Violet is now named "Nellie". Laura has THREE of our Prospect Horses for Sale. She also owns Miss With Attitude aka "Pooky". She convinced her friend Angela Bliss to buy one of our 25 Special Horses - Artic Vic for her daughter Jennifer.January 2007Hi Elizabeth, I hate to have to send this news, but we had to have Nellie put down last week. She'd been not feeling well for a while and had colic symptoms. The vet was out several times, including for Pooky with colic symptoms also. Pooky got better immediately, but Nellie didn't. He did some blood work which isn't all back yet, but it showed liver damage. She was in great distress last Friday (before that, she just seemed uncomfortable and like she just didn't feel well), so we didn't want her to suffer. The vet looked at our hay, feed etc. and couldn't find anything that looked like a cause. All the other horses are doing fine. Leslie is very upset, of course. She had really bonded with Nellie, and they made a good team. We are glad we had her for that one short year; she was a blessing to our lives. I hope things are good with you and Barry. Laura November 12, 2006
Hi Elizabeth, I'm sending a couple more pictures; Lisa took these with my camera, and I think she is sending you some she took with her camera also. Please don't send my jumping picture to George Morris - I'm still learning!
Leslie and Nellie and Pooky and I are going to Ashland Farms again this Saturday for combined tests. I will bring a camera (with batteries) and send more pics after that. Please tell me how you carry your camera when you are riding; last time I tried it , and it was banging all over the place. I'm sure there's a secret that I don't know.
October 31, 2006Hi Elizabeth, We did go to the Ashland Farms Haunted Hollow Hunter Pace last weekend, and it was really fun. Maybe you guys can come next year. I have to tell you, though, that the camera curse has not been entirely lifted. I had trouble with my battery charger before, but I thought that I had fixed it when I figured out it was unplugged (I guess an animal or someone who needed the socket). I didn't realize that the charger didn't work at all, so the "charged" batteries I put in the camera went dead pretty quickly. I'm learning! I did get a few pictures I am sending.
All three horses ( Artic Vic aka "Phillip", Miss with Attitude aka "Pooky", No Shrinking Violet aka Nellie and) did really well, especially for being in a new place doing new things with lots of new horses. I did want to ask you - how do you carry your camera when you're riding and taking pictures? There has to be a trick to it that I don't know. I promise to do better with the camera. Thanks,
October 18. 2006
Hi Elizabeth, Believe it or not, I think I might be making progress with the camera. I took a class at the UGA Griffin campus here and, as soon as I finish picking the light fixtures for our new house, I'm going to send you some pictures. I am taking Pooky and the camera to Ashland Farms hunter pace Oct. 28th. Dudley (Josh) is doing fine. He is the sweetest thing. I rode him the other day in the dressage ring. He was a little concerned about his girlfriend in the field but did well. I will send pictures soon! Laura
September 5, 2006Hi Elizabeth, I just wanted to let you know that we took Miss with Attitude aka "Pooky" and No Shrinking Violet aka "Nellie" to Big Bear yesterday to school. We have just started doing a little jumping at home, so it's very new to them both. Pooky went out on the cross-country course and jumped over everything (biggest was BN/Novice) I asked her to. She'd never jumped logs before but didn't blink an eye. She did look at the novice ditch, but after following Lisa's horse once, did it on her own. She went up and down banks; did look at the down but went; no problem going up. We couldn't test the water because it was dry, but she's done water before. I jumped things on her that I really am nervous about jumping with Dawn, but it wasn't AT ALL scary! She is such a great horse! She seems to be having fun. She likes to get going fast between jumps, but comes right back when I ask her to. Nellie did well also, but she is a little more excited by new things and places. She went over a bunch of amoeba and tadpole stuff and did fine. She is such a pretty mover and her white hind socks look really neat in her trot as they alternate. Okay, I'm done bragging for today. I hope things are well with you and Barry. Laura February 13, 2006Hi Elizabeth, Laura
February 6, 2006Hi Elizabeth, "Josh" (now known as Dudley) and Noshrinking Violet (now known as Nellie) are both doing very well.
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