On February 4th we said goodbye to one of our beloved horses, Sarah. Sarah passed away peacefully in her sleep Wednesday morning at the age of twenty one. Sarah, and her older sister Bonnie, were one of the first pairs of horses we purchased for Threejays Carriages. The “ladies”, as they were affectionately known, spent their early careers working hard as logging horses and broodmares in Northeast Canada. They even donated their services as therapeutic riding and driving horses for disabled children. After breaking my back training a young driving horse, Sarah and Bonnie were the ones who gave me the courage and confidence to continue driving and training horses. We retired “the ladies” in the spring of 2007, and although Sarah enjoyed retirement (loafing around on 60 acres), she enjoyed work so much more. I have never met a pair of horses who absolutely loved to work as much as Sarah and Bonnie. They would bend their heads down to help me put on their collars and would even open their mouths and take the bits before the bridle was even on their head. Sarah and Bonnie had been together for Sarah’s entire twenty one years, and Bonnie’s heart is quite heavy right now. John and I would like to thank Sarah for being a part of Threejays Carriages and our family. We will miss you dearly. You have forever left hoof prints on our hearts. We love you.
