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First – I have so many pieces to submit so get ready for a flood of art work! Some of these are old, from last year and had just never gotten around to putting them up and some have taken this long to finish!

Second –Sterling and I had our first show of the season a couple weeks ago! It was a dressage show and he was awesome as usual! We got first in all of our tests! We are taking lessons from a Dressage instructor in town twice a week and it has really helped!

Third – I may be transferring to a University in North Carolina that has an amazing Equestrian program! They have 200+ horses on campus with 4 barns, 9 riding arenas, and 5 different riding teams in English and western disciplines! Sterling and I going to try out for their dressage team if I get admitted to the school and I would be able to take sterling with me to college! That would be so fun and amazing! But that does mean hauling him across the country. I’m going to be training really hard over the summer to get ready for the tryouts in the fall! Pray for us and wish us luck!

Fourth – we have a new guy on board now! For my mom’s birthday I bought her a 16 hand palomino paint gelding who is absolutely stunning! I love riding him! I’m totally jealous and wish I could have gotten him for myself! His name is Jupiter and I will be posting pictures soon hopefully.

Well I guess that’s about it! Thanks guys for all the support!

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Oh and the way...i jot my AP Art Score!! I Got a 5!!!!! I'm so happy!


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]]> ~apollo22 http://apollo22.deviantart.com/journal/17497833/ http://apollo22.deviantart.com/journal/17497833/ Mon, 24 Mar 2008 18:14:33 PDT Sterling has been a true companion, loyal, caring, and always there to put a smile on my face. He is a sweet natured horse and is learning extremely quickly. We went to our first show on March 15 and he was absolutely magnificent! He was so calm and willing, never acted up or even spooked. He was practically asleep the whole time! We only entered into 2 classes because it was his and my first show, so I wanted to take things nice, slow, and easy. We place 4th of 10 in our Green Hunter Under Saddle class and 6th of 11 in our Novice Walk Trot Class! I was so surprised we even placed! I’ve never been more proud of him!!! He is going to be a great show horse!!!
Thanks again for all your peaceful and comforting words of wisdom. They have truly helped put me at ease. Of course I will never fail to remember Apollo and never ever quit loving him and Sterling. I love them both with all my heart, mind, and soul.

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He’s dead...

My blessed Apollo is gone, dead! Apollo was everything to me and now he's fucking gone...and never coming back… never…He was my first horse, best friend, my love, my companion, my heart, and my soul. He taught me everything I know about horses, about life, compassion, and was my inspiration to follow my dreams. He was everything to me! Those stupid Vets! They couldn’t save him, I couldn’t save him! I feel so guilty…there had to have been something I could have done… something. I tried my best, but it wasn’t enough and now he’s dead! We didn’t catch the EPM in time! If only I had done something sooner, maybe I could have saved him! He started to improve, get over the EPM but then all of a sudden it all went tumbling down! He could hardly stand… it was heartbreaking to see him struggling painfully just to move, using all his strength just to take a couple steps without falling. The vet said it was a miracle he hadn’t fallen yet and hurt himself… but just then he did… … …

He couldn’t get up… I was crying my heart out knowing there was nothing I could do… except hold him, grasp his mane and sweet loving face in my hands for the last time as the vet gave the injection. I will never see his sweet face again…He was so sweet-natured, loving, patient; daring, playful...He meant everything to me. He rejoiced with me when I was happy, and gave me his mane to cry in when I was sad. But now he’s not there for me to cry with when I need him the most…he can’t be… he’s fucking dead! We were supposed to grow old together… I was supposed to take him on to college… and hopefully one day put my children on his back. And when he was to old to ride… he would retire quietly to my pasture and fill his days with sunshine, endless grazing, and my never ending love and nurturing care for him… … … but not anymore… all those dreams are gone, cut short, dead. I buried him out in the pasture and placed and small cross to mark the last place were he lie… I will never forget him. At least he is no longer suffering. Even the other horses new the end was coming… they stayed by his side all day, not even leaving to eat… and when he was gone… they never made a sound. They never called out him for once like they normally would when I separated him from them.

I will never forget you Apollo, or stop loving you. You were the best horse any girl could dream of having and you made all my dreams come true. I so sorry I couldn’t save you, couldn’t be there for me when you needed me the most. I failed. I wasn’t even able to repay all the kindness, loving care you had given me all these years and now I can’t even see you loving face ever again…

My best friend is gone, and I will never hear his call for me in the morning again.

My God, my horse is dead...My baby is gone.

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~@pollo22

]]> ~apollo22 http://apollo22.deviantart.com/journal/15977980/ http://apollo22.deviantart.com/journal/15977980/ Mon, 17 Dec 2007 18:55:56 PST I just wanted to thank everyone who has kept us in your prayers. I really appreciated your support and encouragement and it helped me get through this very difficult time. But please do not stop! Apollo will slowly recover but it’s going to take A LOT OF TIME, almost 6 months! Please continue to pray for Apollo in hope that he will have the fastest recovery possible and continues to grow stronger and stronger.

Thank you,
@pollo22.

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Thank you,
@pollo22

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I will definately have pictures up when he comes!

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I also took my first jumping lesson today! It was so fun! it was my first lesson and she already has me juming 2'6"! it was so cool but my back hurts now.

Well i have lots of pics when the new horse comes in! I'll probably get him in a couple of weeks.

]]> ~apollo22 http://apollo22.deviantart.com/journal/13958003/ http://apollo22.deviantart.com/journal/13958003/ Tue, 31 Jul 2007 14:38:22 PDT I'll bring back lots of pictures!!!!

]]> ~apollo22 http://apollo22.deviantart.com/journal/13497129/ http://apollo22.deviantart.com/journal/13497129/ Tue, 26 Jun 2007 10:22:47 PDT I haven't been able to ride for a month because our arena isn't covered and it's all flooded out! I would go trail riding but everything else is flooded out as well!!! I HATE THE RAIN AND I WANT IT TO STOP!

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Yeah!!!!!!!!!!!! I've finally got 5,000 page views!!! It seems so long ago I was just writing a journal entry praising my small little 1000. But now look... ... ... ... *1 million years later*... ... ... I finally have 5000!!

Thank you everybody!!!!!



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This is a poem I found appropriate for Barbaro's long journey.

A horse’s Wish

Could you bed me down with kindness
On the soft sweet words of love
Could you ride me in man’s finest
With hands as light as a dove
Could you teach me with old wisdom
By the laws of just a fair
Could you be my friend forever
With a trust so true and rare
Could you meet me on to tomorrow
With the grass so green and sweat
Could you free me without sorrow
On the plains of loam and wheat
Could you say Farwell with honor
On the day my life is through
And remember me forever
As I shall remember you.

By: Barbara Anne Dunn
© Barbara Anne Dunn

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I CAN'T WAIT! I CAN'T WAIT! I CAN'T WAIT! I CAN'T WAIT! I CAN'T

]]> ~apollo22 http://apollo22.deviantart.com/journal/10596120/ http://apollo22.deviantart.com/journal/10596120/ Thu, 02 Nov 2006 17:40:31 PST I'VE FINALLY GOT 1000 PAGE VIEWS!!! I WANT TO THANK EVERY ONE WHO'S HELPED ME GET THERE!!!

THANKS!!!!!

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