Ten Minutes to Midnight (welcoming a new filly)

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Midnitesun

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0 posted 2004-06-20 05:40 PM

Ten Minutes to Midnight

At ten minutes to midnight
you slipped from a darkened womb
into a softly darkened room,
stalled, but only for a moment
at the gate of reality.
Beautiful jet black filly
with a white star on your forehead
that will disappear when you are mature,
when it blends in with the white coat you’ll wear
as a fully grown Lippizaner mare.
And I was blessed to be there
with my own beautiful filly Sara,
to help welcome you into this world
at ten minutes before midnight.
*

photos to follow soon

[This message has been edited by Midnitesun (06-20-2004 09:06 PM).]

kaile

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1 posted 2004-06-20 05:47 PM

Congratulations!

and LOL at these lines

And I was blessed to be there
with my own beautiful filly Sara,

Kevo
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2 posted 2004-06-20 07:12 PM

Lippizaners. I know them well. Marine Corps Mounted Color Guard horses. Why? Because they are the most intelligent, beautiful, and graceful horses on the planet. Of course, they cost a pretty penny. Give me a good Sorrel and I could be almost as happy. Very touching poem for the horse-lover in me. Congratulations! That is quite an event. My buddy had his foal 4 days ago. Same star. Precious. So seemingly independent so quickly on wobbly little legs. He's been showing pictures as if it was his child.

Kevin

Midnitesun

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3 posted 2004-06-20 08:48 PM

hehe, kaile, glad you enjoyed that part

Kevin,

thanks

last Sunday at 4:15AM it was a Lippi colt, last night this new filly and then another mare is due to foal mid July....
yes, the barn night life is quite busy

And for general info:
The Mounted Color Guard actually rides wild mustangs of Palomino color adopted from the Bureau of Land Management’s Adopt a Horse and Burro Program. The mounts are gentled and trained by the Marines.
The famous Spanish Riding School is the one that uses the Lippizaners.

[This message has been edited by Midnitesun (06-20-2004 09:19 PM).]

Kevo
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4 posted 2004-06-21 12:59 PM

Not to back peddle but the horses used in Camp Pendleton were Lippis. I had long talks on the subject with buddies that were on the guard and why they chose the Lippis. They are so incredibly intelligent. You are more than likely correct about the 8th & I Marine Barracks Mounted Color Guard (The President's Own). I certainly could have been mistaken there as my experience and relation was of the Camp Pendleton guard exclusively. I also road at the same stables there with many Marine Corps friends. It was also the destination of my wife and I on our blind date. I took her riding through the hills behind the stables there. Thanks for the insight. I'm still jealous. Lippi's are top o' the line. You must be blessed. I rode sorrels mostly. We had one when I was a kid that stood over 17 hands and jolted the spine out of your back in a canter but ran as smoothly as riding a bike. Take care. Thanks for the lesson. I shall remember that interesting fact.

Kevin

Midnitesun

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5 posted 2004-06-21 02:14 AM

Aha! so Camp Pendleton had Lippis. I didn't know that. Yes, the Lippizaners are incredibly beautiful and intelligent. Too bad, they don't belong to me. My daughter is a working student at this wonderful stable with a world class classical dressage trainer/instructor. I am the proverbial barn mom, LOL, which means I also do anything that needs to be done.
Thanks for taking the time to let me know about Pendleton's Lippis.

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6 posted 2004-06-21 03:35 AM

Kit McCallum

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7 posted 2004-06-21 06:39 AM

What a wonderful experience, Midnightsun! It brought back some long-ago memories for me. I think I was about 10 when I got to see a young filly enter the world. Please do post some pictures, and let me know when you do? Loved this.

Best wishes,
/Kit

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