Introducing “Rory Malloy”
Me and my mom have so much news to share with everyone. Some happy and some sad. My mom and I are not quite able to talk about (or type) the sad news without crying but we thought it might make us feel a little better if we shared the good news first.
On Sunday evening the new pony that Jenn and my mom picked for the upcoming show season arrived at the farm. His name is Rory Malloy and he is a large pony. Rory was one of the first ponies I tried and after visiting several others Jenn and my mom wanted me to try Rory agian. Jenn thought he was just what I needed for my last year in Short Stirrup. Rory is 14-years-old and has been a show pony for most of his life. He is very well trained and has a lot to teach me this season.
We had our first lesson together on Monday morning. It was very different to be riding a pony other than Skittles. We had a great lesson. That brings me to another piece of news. We are so happy to have Lisa Dye back helping out. You may remember that Lisa is a friend of Jenn and Harold’s and lives in our area. Jenn had origianally asked Lisa to help us when she is not available. Shortly after starting to work with Lisa in the early spring she took a new job that moved her to Texas. Recently, she decided that she wanted to move back home and contacted us. We were thrilled to hear she would be working in our area again. I am so lucky to have what my mom calls “the dream team” helping me again.
We will be traveling to Southern Pines to have a lesson with Jenn this weekend. It will be the first time we will be taking Rory with us. I will have plenty of photos to share.
Many of you are probably wondering “what about Skittles”. That is the sad news. As I said earlier we are not ready to talk about it yet. Skittles is safe and in his new home in South Carolina with wonderful people. We had a wonderful last show together. We were reserve champs of our division. I will post later this week when we feel better and tell you all about our weekend and saying goodbye. For now I will share one of our last photos together with you all.
Check back later this week for more updates. See you all then!
Thanks to Amelia Wirth for the great photo!
You will always be my first love Skittles. I will miss you.
Love Savannah
oh my goodness yall are crazy the new pony is beutiful! No he’s not incredibly flashy but he’s pretty snazzy! I’m so excited to hear all about how yall do! You know who is awesome I unbraided him when he got off the trailer and he had the whole perm thing goin on! haha We had so much fun watchin him play!
Awww… Congrats on the new pony – Rory looks like a sweetheart with a ton to teach as well. Looking forward to the updates as you guys bond and start showing together.
Congrats on a great last show with Skittles and I’m sure he’ll be doing wonderfully in his new home as well. It’s always hard to move onto that “next” horse and watch the first drive away.
I LOVE the pictures of Rory! I <3 me some Rory!!! Tell him I love him!!! (sorry I keep telling you stuff like that. It’s just weird not having him here
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Skittles is doing very well. Man that fence at the fair looks big. You guys look great together. I’ll keep you posted on his progress. He’ll be showing on Nov. 15th.
I beleive I’ve seen you at some of the shows with Skittles! Is his show name Call Me Mr.Fiesty? anyways, good luck with your new pony and I’m sure Skittles has found a great new home with a new family to love and care for him! Lisa Dye also trains at my barn and I’ve been thinking about starting to train with her, she seems like an amazing trainer! Are you showing this weekend? If you are, good luck!
Hi Erin,
Thanks so much. Yes, we are showing this weekend. Lisa will be with us! I love to meet people so if you get a chance come out and visit with us. Yes, Skittles is also known as Call Me Mr. Feisty. I miss him so much but my mom and I are updating the site today and there is some news about him. Lisa Dye is so great! She helps me out so much. She is really nice and makes me laugh! Her dog Mini is soooo cute too! I bet you would like a lesson with Lisa. She explains things so you can understand and she knows a lot about horses and showing. I am so lucky to have the trainers I have and we were so glad when Lisa came back from Texas. Please come out and visit us if you get a chance!!