Synergy Performance Horses

Our new pony came in yesterday afternoon, and I'm not ashamed to admit, I'm really excited.  There is a lot more to this story than just us getting a pony for our lesson program.  "Layla" as she is called, has been here before.  

I looked out last night and saw her standing in the big side paddock, and my mind flashed back four years.  Back to when she lived in that paddock with her two siblings.  A good friend of mine had picked these babies up, and we took them in.  They were stunted, skinny, and full of worms.  We helped nurse them all back to health over the next few months.  Even back then, I had wanted the little paint, as I knew she would be a really cute little hunter/jumper pony.  But, we weren't at a time or place that we needed another baby to raise.  She was given to another acquaintance, and we loaded her on a trailer and said goodbye.  She eventually found her way back to my friend, who now owned her own farm.  Occasionally I would get to see her out in the field growing up and think fondly of her.  I even had the pleasure of getting to do some light training with her - so that my friend could sell her again.  Still, we weren't at a point to bring in another horse.

There is a saying - "If you love something set it free, if it comes back, it was meant to be."  Well, Layla is back.  When it came time to start looking at bringing a pony in for our lesson program, I knew just who to call.  And now, a little over a month later, she is here again. This morning I opened her stall to feed her, and instead of the "where's my food" I get from the rest of the spoiled bunch ;-) I was pleasantly greeted with "can I have some please".  There's no doubt she will be absolutely spoiled in the next few months like the rest of the herd, but for now I am just enjoying having her here.