There’s a party coming up on Saturday, October 1st in East Haddam, Connecticut that will be fun for everyone and great for the rescued horses and donkeys and the animal-assisted therapy program at the amazing facility called Ray of Light Farm.

For the silent auction, I’ve donated a c. 1940s red enameled horse head pin from my collection of Vintage Equestrian Jewelry.

Hope to see you at the party, at the only barn I know where a zedonk’s in residence.  This one’s named Fancy Pants.  I’m not sure she’ll attend the party (she does have a mind of her own), but she’s ready to receive visitors most of the time, always in her striped outfit.

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I just finished watching ABC News’ broadcast of Jacqueline Kennedy – In Her Own Words.  Here’s a bon mot from the tapes, delivered in Jackie’s whisper (I couldn’t rewind to make sure, but I think these are her words):

“Daddy always said, ‘Keep her riding and she’ll always be in a good mood’.”

Jackie’s Daddy certainly had it right.  I know what he said is true for me, and my guess is that it’s true for you…if not always, at least most of the time.  Am I right?

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Belatedly, which in this case means only a few hours, I realize I owe a debt of gratitude to Bill Steinkraus.  The title of my newly minted blog sounded just right to me and I went ahead and published it without a second thought.

When I realized that the title of my blog is similar to a book I have in my library — Reflections on Riding and Jumping by William Steinkraus, I immediately went to my blog dashboard to change the title to something else.  Not possible.  I can delete my blog and develop a new one.  Or I can keep it and express my thanks to Bill Steinkraus personally, for the first time.  That feels better to me.

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