Kiki February 27, 2002 - February 21, 2012   Kiki my beautiful girl.  I miss you so much.  You left so unexpectedly, only 10 years old.  We had our last ride on Saturday, February 18, and you were not yourself.  By the 21st, you were gone.  It turned out to be a bad heart, oh but what heart you gave me.  You gave me everything you had and more during our many rides together and in competing in trail trials. I bought you 5 years ago to replace an aging trail horse that was retired.  I was looking for a horse ready to go and instead I bought a green horse with a great mind and will to see everything.  I learned so much about training and patience, working with such a sensitive and willing partner.  We learned on trail, riding with my husband and his faithful trail horse, Rusty.  From our first ride, you showed what a natural you were and how much you loved to get out.  Than we lost Rusty and Jack quit riding, so we were on our own.  You took right to that. I miss your great curiosity on trail.  You would look over the walls into neighbors' yards, try to enter open gates, pick up bottles and cans and smash them.  I will never forget riding by the greenhouse and you would pick up 10' cardboard rolls and play with them as we rode through.  And the huge plastic sheets, how you enjoyed pawing in them.  You would go anywhere alone, trail and even enjoyed busting through brush.  I had to steer you home or you would walk right past the trail to the barn and keep on going.  We had some great explorations together, I will miss that so much. Than we discovered trail trials, what fun we had playing with the obstacles and riding with good friends.  We placed many times and even won a buckle which I will always treasure, my first buckle after having horses for 40 some years.  You had to satisfy your curiosity about everything and I let you, so it sometimes hurt our scoring but I could not suppress that great mind. I also met some very wonderful dedicated horse people who knew you through your growing years.  All your previous owners loved you as I did and it was wonderful meeting them and than sharing our grief over your loss. You have a very special place in my heart that will never be replaced.   Linda

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