Sarabear is a horse. If you have not spent time around horses, you may be wondering what kinds of chronicles could be told about them. While I have never been around horses much myself, I do have a sister and two nieces who adore them. They recently acquired a horse named “Sunshine” and are boarding him at a neighbor’s farm, where they volunteer in exchange for boarding.
Recently, I had a chance to meet Sunshine and was amazed to hear the stories about each of the horses distinct personalities, and who gets along with whom. At this farm, some of the horses are trained for therapy, helping kids with emotional disabilities. My niece pointed out one of the therapy horses who has quite a bossy personality, yet is one of the best at his job. She also said that this horse was one of her favorites.
Lensmaster Wysiwigs is also obsessed with horses and runs a small family-run charity called Epic Farms. I always enjoy reading her entertaining articles about the farm because she speaks of the horses just like my nieces do, as personal friends. One of her recent articles, Meet Sara (or The Sarabear Chronicles), tells the story of integrating their newest horse, Sarabear, into the herd. Apparently, being the new girl in a herd of horses is a lot like high school, with hormonal boys, brownnosers, and mean girls alike! She writes, "Rina, in a bout of teenage drama, has decided that Sara's presence here is unacceptable and ruining her life. Really." You’ll just have to read this hilarious story for yourself.
On another note, this page donates 100% of its proceeds to Epic Farms and is in contention for a Summer Sunshine Award, which would mean an additional $99 for Epic Farms and an additional $99 for the author. So, if you think it’s worthy, please nominate it for the award, according to the instructions on the page.
Visit: Meet Sara
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Like you, I've never had the pleasure of being around horses much. Sort of understood that they had their own personality by the way humans talk about their horse. But had never correlated that with an individual personality that it would apply in the herd…much like wolves and their pack.
What an absolutely delightful read Sarabear's Chronicles was! It was funny yet insightful at the same time. Made me want to meet each one of those horses and my heart went out to Sara being the new kid on the block.
Certainly worthy of a nomination…sent one in for her and hoping I'll see her name on one of those awards!!!
Great share today, Kim!
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Oh my, what a lovely surprise! Thank you for the lovely write up Kim – it absolutely made my day (I can't wait to tell The Girls :o)
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P.S. Thank you too Bev for your wonderful comments – I am forever fascinated by the myriad of personalities that exist among our horses (I have a lens on the subject, of course! :o)
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Thoroughly enjoyed reading this review. And Jen's story about Sara. Have never been around horses much, but I do love them and think they are beautiful creatures. Didn't know about all that Peyton Place, though. :D
An Most Excellent lens to review! I loved Epic Farms before I read this lens and I loved reading this story. It was a wonderful and very entertaining way to start the day. I really could imagine the horses talking like the animals in "Charlotte's Web."