Magidaa were elderly mares and were the best of buddies.
They were stalled next to each other in my show barn.
They went out to pasture together in the morning, and
you only had to put a halter on one of them because
the other one would follow. Fariha had a foal, and she
died shortly after. I named her filly Fariha Magidaa. Bint
Magidaa went into mourning and quit eating. One day,
I put carrots in the Cuisinart and brought them out to
Magidaa. I opened the container and held it under her
nose and she obligingly took a couple of bites. And
then she would not take any more. Bint Magidaa had
a quirk — she never liked people to touch her head. I
don’t know what happened to her. I did not get her until
she was 18 years old. So I put my arm under her neck,
thinking she was going to freak out. But she put her
head on my shoulder and rested all of her weight on my
shoulder. She was telling me she loved me. She was ready
to go. I cry thinking about it to this day.
That’s how these horses have affected my life.
They’ve brought me joy, and they’ve brought me tears.
But even in moments of such sadness, we are feeling what
we are feeling because we love.
I cannot imagine what my life would have been like
had I not found Arabian horses. They made it so much
richer, as did all the people I met through the horses. It’s
been wonderful.
BINT RHAPSODY INBLACK
(Alixir x Rhapsody In Black) left, and
her daughter by *Mishaal HP,
MISHAALS RHAPSODY RCA,
above, are offered in the Treasures Sale.
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