Real Horse – Page 5 – Kristian Beverly

Merry Christmas

December 25, 2016December 28, 2024Kristian Beverly8 Comments

Merry Christmas! It wasn’t a white Christmas this year, but it’s warm enough to wear a light winter jacket instead of a heavy winter coat.
The mini barn needed a tree plus present and a cat. Because cat.

Here’s a decorated stall closeup. I bought the tinsel at a local doll house store and found the wreath in a bag of random doll things.

Here’s Misty and some of my riders taking pictures. The one holding Misty was made by Ann Field. I’m not sure who made the other one.

Misty and tiny Misty.

Red Queen and riders.

I hope everyone has a nice Christmas and a Happy Holiday! Thanks to all of my readers. You all are the best. :)

Old Friends Part

August 6, 2016December 28, 2024Kristian BeverlyLeave a comment

Old Friends was founded in 2003. It’s a non-profit that focuses on giving a retirement home to ex-racehorses and breeders, the successful ones and the lackluster ones. After the premature death of Ferninad, Old Friends took off and gained ground in giving these horses a last home. Not all horses have sad backstories, and you can read more about them here.

It was my first time coming to Old Friends but Mel had visited before. One of my favorite parts of the tour, if not my favorite, was the seemingly unlimited amounts of carrots we could feed the horses.

Twins

Afternoon Deelites

Silver Charm

I was excited to see Silver Charm, but the horse I was most excited to see was Genuine Reward. I learned about his story through one of my favorite authors, Laura Hillenbrand. He was found on craigslist for 500$, and is one of the only foals of Genuine Risk. Genuine Risk was the second filly to win the Kentucky Derby.

Mel and Genuine Reward

War Emblem

Popcorn Deelites was one of the horses that played Seabiscuit (on the right).

But his friend knew how to get treats!

(I think I correctly identified the horses, but if not and you notice, feel free to correct me!)

*I’m currently away for the week, so if you try to contact me or have sent me a message, I won’t see your message until August 7th.

To The Beach Part 2

July 6, 2016December 28, 2024Kristian Beverly2 Comments

On Tuesday, it was overcast when Madison and I woke up. Crossing our fingers that it wouldn’t rain, we went to the meeting spot for Captain Dan’s Around The Island Tour. Madison had been on it before, but this was my first time. I was hoping to see Blue Moon, the pony that both Madison and I had bought into in 2015.

Captain Dan has lived on Chincoteague his whole life and was happy to explain all parts of the islands. Including the story of these houses.

They were built prior to the wildlife refuge and were grandfathered in, but once they are no longer standing, they cannot be rebuilt. So that was an interesting fact.

The perfect trifecta of touring would have been finding Bald Eagle, dolphin, and ponies. We did see a Bald Eagle, and the first pony we came upon was Rainbow Warrior.

The next set of ponies we came to were a part of Ace’s band. Ace is the black horse.

There was one foal in the band.

He was fun to watch.

We didn’t see Blue Moon, but we did see Riptide’s band.

He has a large band. I think one of the largest if not the largest one of the Assateague Stallions.

They were the last ponies we saw on tour before heading in. While we didn’t hit the Trifecta, we did see a Tricolored Heron.

If you want to own an island, this one is for sale lol.

After the tour, it was time to wander around the Chincoteague Museum before heading to the beach.

Which is where Misty and Stormy now reside.

To The Beach Part 1

July 5, 2016December 28, 2024Kristian BeverlyLeave a comment

The midweek trip to Chincoteague in mid June started with an email. There was a hotel special going on so Madison of Gyrfalcon Studios and I decided to do a beach trip together. We stayed for three days and we couldn’t ask for better weather. It wasn’t too hot nor too cold and there was a constant breeze. Chincoteague is only 4 1/2 hours from us. We left early on a Monday and got to Chincoteague around noon.
The first stop after doing the whole hotel check in was the Chincoteague Pony Centre.

Misty’s September Stardust

Walked around and shopped for a bit.

Saw Misty’s Hoofprints.

Misty’s Statue.

Giant chairs.

Photo taken by Madison

Then, before heading to the beach we stopped at the pasture next to Macdonalds to see their ponies. Both mares belong to the Leonards of the Chincoteague Pony Farm.