A Name

Well, it's been a while since I've posted, I said I wasn't good a this!

After getting my horse and spending time with him I decided that he reminded me of John Wayne. He has this quiet confidence, definitely a western boy, kind, doesn't want trouble and able to get along with everyone. But if pushed I think he would stand his ground. He has a great sense of humor! (laying down in the brook with me on his back will always be a great memory!) He has all of the qualities a Marshall or Sheriff would have and he kind of looks like John Wayne too. We would laugh wondering if John Wayne had come back as my horse!

I called him Duke for a while but it wasn't quite right. P thought of Marshall, I loved it but it just wasn't sticking. A thought he might like the name Charlie, a nice name also, but it wasn't sticking either. So, I did some research on John Wayne. He played a character called Sheriff John T. Chance in the movie Rio Bravo. That was it, "Chance". I took a chance getting a horse I knew nothing about, he is taking a chance learning to trust me, he makes it easy for me to take chances with him, try things that I have been afraid to try. He is my "Perfect Chance". Don't get me wrong, things are not always perfect, but I love this horse and we work well together. I think we are going to have a wonderful partnership, we are learning to trust each other, we gain confidence from each other and he is a great teacher! Neither of us want to rush through anything, we want to have fun and enjoy the learning process. I have a vision of the two of us riding everywhere, we are on a journey and I don't want to miss a step. We are having fun doing all of the beginning stuff. The groundwork, the lead-bys, the walks and the quiet times.
I wouldn't change a thing.

I have finally found MY horse and he has HIS person and now a FOREVER home!