Halo

I was at Stone Farm and saw Halo Sept 18, 1999.  He is 30 years old now, and his body shows the ravages of time.  They say he is still doing as well as can be expected for a horse his age.  His eye sockets are sunken in around his face, and one hind and one fore leg seem to have some arthritis in them.  At first, I was a tad disappointed, after all this horse was one of my favorites.  He was my hero, throwing horses with attitude, guts and determination.  And his sons and grandsons are now carrying on the tradition.  And here I am, gazing over the fence at this senior citizen who looked like I could set my children atop him.  However, as I moved closer to get a picture, the stallion manager warned me not to get any closer, as he would drag me over the fence.  I thought to myself "Yeah right."  The stallion manager tried to make Halo back a step away from the fence, so I could get a better picture.  He put his hand on his neck and lightly pushed him to make him step over.  All of a sudden Halo squealed and struck out faster than I would have thought possible for a horse his age. He kept squealing and crowding the fence...his ears were rotating like helicopter blades as he tried to get a hold of the stallion manager, who backed off, pacified him and told me that in his time, Halo was about as mean as a horse could get.  I was thrilled to see that the fireball that is Halo is still inside that body.  His spirit is indomitable, and he is more than ever my hero.

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