Sharif
#133
Gray Arabian Gelding.
Small snip on nose. Appx. 13-15 yrs. Appx. 15 hands. Rides somewhat
hot. Would require an advanced intermediate rider.
Something
elfish going on here! Santa had some elves that were so busy
partying during the X-mas season, that they overlooked one of
the presents to be delivered. After their error was noticed,
they have been scrambling around to get Sharif (this beautiful
geldings new name) to his new home with Carol. Belated Merry
X-mas to Carol from some elves who love to party, love to give
and especially love you! (That's some group of friends you have
there Carol...including Sharif!)
A
Letter from Sharif
I
had to tell you how good I was today. Mom had the vet out to
look me over, give me a 4-way shot (oh, I was really good for
it), and have my teeth fixed. The vet gave me a really good
shot of something, and I just let her work on me - and did she
ever work! I hate dentists almost as much as Mom does, and it's
been quite a while since anyone made me stand there while some
stranger put weird things in my mouth and did even weirder things
to my teeth. But Mom stood with me, reminding me of how good
I was and that Dr. Lee was a kind and good person who would
make my mouth feel better - and I tried very hard to be a good
patient. The vet liked me a whole bunch, saying I was such a
good boy and was so beautiful (I'm getting used to people saying
that about me - it's almost enough to turn a guy's head).
After
the good drugs wore off and I sobered up, Mom let me go outside
again so that I could show off for the ladies in the big pasture.
They were really pretty impressed - a couple of them were standing
there with their tails up and trying to entice me to come over
and visit. I don't have the heart to tell them that while I
AM a boy, there are parts missing and they'll just have to accept
that.
I
have to tattle on Jurallah - she came in the barn to have her
teeth done, too, and she needed much more good drugs than I
did. That old lady just has to learn to act her age! My, Mom
told me that she's 26, but she sure doesn't act it! Dance, dance,
dance....but she's awfully pretty, and I didn't tease her about
being so old.
BT
and my new friend Dari left for Georgia today - I miss my friends,
but have a bunch of new ones, so I guess it's going to be OK.
Mom spent a lot of time reminding me that I wasn't going anywhere
again, and that BT and Dari were going to a new home with a
good friend of hers, so they would be happy and not in trouble
ever again. I had to show her that I understood, so I rubbed
my head on her and nuzzled her. I really think that she loves
me! She very tenderly put my bridle on yesterday - adjusted
it ever so carefully so that it fit just right, and then did
some weird thing asking me to flex to the right and left. That's
old hat, so I did it without any trouble.
I
know that she is working on the round pen - I heard her banging
away with the hammer and she would fire up some strange saw
here in the barn, trimming the wood. The first time that saw
started up, I was a bit startled, but after that I didn't pay
it any attention. Mom sure does some funny things (and says
some funny things, which I don't think she wants anyone to repeat)
- but I think the round pen is nearly finished! Oh goody, maybe
tomorrow we'll go for a ride or something. I hope my mouth isn't
too sore - but I know she'll be careful.
Well,
it's time for some well-earned rest - it really was quite a
day!
More
later, dear Aunt Gail - Mom sends her love!
Sharif
Update
4/4/01 - I know it's
been a while since I wrote to you... but I figured that since you talk
with Mom a lot she's probably keeping you pretty much up to date.. And
after all, you DID visit a while ago, so you know how spoiled I am.....
But I just had to share some news! Mom bought me a pal!!!!!
He's very elegant, but he's just a kid! He told me all about his granddaddy,
who I know Mom loved (but not as much as she loves me)... and I know that
the girls are CRAZY about me, and little cousin Barbie had a ball trotting
BACKWARDS trying to let this upstart know who was boss.. but I guess she
didn't try all that hard, since she didn't land a foot no matter how hard
she tried! She never tried that with me! Anyway, Mom turned this Toni-boy
out with me yesterday, and we had SUCH FUN!!!! I had to show him all about
being out in the big paddock, and we raced and played until we were both
covered with sweat! I think I like my new friend!
So now we're buddies! We put on quite a show when Mom came home from work
tonight - we wanted to show her how much fun we were having, and that
the kid had already listened to me about the sound of Mom's truck....
so we met her way down at the end of the pasture near the road, and ran
like the wind to show her that we were happy to see that she had come
home (well, and that we were hungry and to PLEASE hurry with dinner)...
Then she had to get that darned camera out before feeding us...
Anyway, I just wanted to let you know that Toni is not bad for a kid,
and I'm really happy that I have a new friend (as long as he realizes
that the girls are MINE!!!!)
Please come visit again, dear Auntie!
Love to all...
Sharif
Update
9/15/03 - The mighty Elfhorse is gone.....
He was his usual storming self yesterday morning, romping and playing
with his best buddy, Tonithetiger. All the vet and I can determine is
that in the course of their rough-housing, he twisted his gut.
My wonderful
vet dropped what he was doing and came out immediately. We thought
to buy him time in case it wasn't a torsion - He fought hard,
and I stayed with him all night, but this morning the pain meds
started to fail and he told me it was time.
He's
buried in the arena... Toni knows...
And my
heart is broken.