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DELIGHT FILLY OURS HAS
ARRIVED !!!
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Delight Filly Ours, the newest Tennessee
Walking Horse import to the UK, arrived in Wales on the 13th of June, 2007
after a very long journey from Tennessee. She came off the truck like a trooper,
calm and pleasant and introducing herself all around.
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In completely strange surroundings,
including a herd of sheep in the next pasture,
she delighted her very excited audience by demonstrating a lovely park.
I must say, this was 'love at first
sight'!! She is a beautiful, elegant, gentle mare
with all the manners of a true southern belle.
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Despite having just completed the
journey from the Netherlands to Wales, Didi was pleased to demonstrate her
wonderful gaits to her new owner, the haulers, and her new vet. This
vet, renown for his taciturn manner and serious demeanor, burst into the
classic smile that wreaths the face of anyone who has just been exposed to a
Tennessee Walking Horse for the first time. The phone lines were
buzzing about THIS event as well.. "Guess What!!! Our vet can
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Didi was shipped barefoot, and had just
traveled hundreds of miles when these photos were taken, but she exhibited a
lovely smooth running walk, willingly and spectacularly. She is
an absolute joy to handle and a credit to her trainer, Shelly Herman in
Tennessee. She is very friendly and personable and
quickly won the hearts of everybody who saw her.
The haulers were strutting and preening like they had given birth to her
themselves
on the way over from the Netherlands. : ) They appeared quite infected
with the pride that comes of being associated with a truly special horse.
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Although her journey took three and a half months to complete, Didi arrived
looking sleek and relaxed, and still safe in foal!! (That's your old,
overweight and out-of-shape
webmaster handling her in these photos... ; )
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She seems quite content with the quality
of pasture in Wales, but prefers the
company of humans to even the most luxurious grazing. She is so calm and quiet, and curious
about everything, but absolutely fearless.
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Typical of a Tennessee Walking Horse,
Didi prefers to hang out with her new owner, Jenni Miller, even though she will be on crutches for a few more weeks, and
cannot ride her wonderful new horse yet. Didi is very sympathetic and handles her new, but injured owner with utmost care. Jenni can't even lead her yet, but Didi stays with her like a big dog, and is very careful not to crowd or bump her. (This
photo was taken less than a half hour after Didi came off the transport truck. She is
already bonded with her new owner. Aren't Tennessee Walking Horses grand?) |
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A very special Thank You to
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Kate and Lucy Morton of
Southern Tradition in Georgia who found her
for us in Tennessee; to
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Mary Ellen Areaux of
Walkers West who got her bred, and arranged
all her documents, and delivered her to the quarantine facilities in
Oklahoma; to
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Nedpoint Quarter Horses who handled the quarantine and shipped her to the
Netherlands; to
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Maryan Zyderveld of
Little America who met her in Amsterdam and
hosted her for a brief rest stop in the Netherlands, and then delivered her
to the haulers to complete her journey; and to
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Gelissen Paardentransport Beek who brought her to Wales and handled her like she was
their very own.
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David and I would
like to thank you for the assistance given in the
process of bringing Didi (Delight Filly Ours) to
North Wales UK. Thanks also for coming to assist
when she arrived, it was a boon.
Jenni M
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