A Package from Nancy

I knew it was coming, but I was still so happy to see the package from Nancy in my mailbox.  Expecting only a laminated registration paper, I was excited to find a beautiful horse calender and a handwritten three page letter along with Willow's pedigree.  I cried as I read her heartfelt words..."Dear, dear Shana... How I think God for you. I am so happy Leona / Willow has such a wonderful loving home now....."  She went on to explain how she is "so overwhelmed with grief at that this dear animal has had to endure" that she cannot stop crying and can't bear to even look at my blog...    Her daughter will be keeping up on the blog until Willow looks much better so Nancy can endure seeing her photos.  Even more proof that Willow was loved very much for at least 10 years of her life. Aside from the past three months when she being cared for by Leah, the 4 years before that are a mystery.  And honestly, I don't think I even want to know what happened to her and exactly how long she was left with a heard of other horses, starving and wasting away...   it really is heart breaking to imagine.

Willow's pedigree from the Netherlands was so fun to look at.  Since it was not written in English, I couldn't read all the words; but it was fun to look at the names and designations in her ancestry...  her Sire (father) is Lukas, and her Dam (mother) is Meike.   I like her Dam's Dam's name (her grandma lol)... "Fannie" and her great grandmother's name was "Happy". ♥   I don't know much about showing Friesians or anything about their Keurings (show tests) but Willow is designated "Ster" which means "Star" and has a 1e premie and a 2e premie (I think those are both very good).  Nancy told me she was the star of all the shows...  and in her letter, she offered to send me photos of her!  I really can't wait to see those.  To see a healthy, nourished Willow would be so good for me- I"d have an image to hold on to when I imagine her once she's healed.  I also know Willow's birthday.. it's April 20th. ♥

Thank you, sweet Nancy... not only for the beautiful letter and her pedigree... but thank you for loving Willow.  I look forward to the day you come to visit her, and I know she will be so happy to see you. ♥