by LR | Oct 31, 2021 | Dressed for Tea, Horses Hope Healing, Saving Paddy
Patrick Murphy (1999-2021) I’ve wanted to but have not been able to write this post for more than three months now. I think it is because of several things. It is sad, to be sure, dredging up memories and trotting them out to stir emotions I’d rather keep...
by LR | Sep 19, 2019 | Dressed for Tea, Horses Hope Healing
The Spirit of the Horse Returns Two days ago I had to make the hardest decision– to euthanize my mare, my dream horse, Dressed for Tea. Despite a season of hope, in the end, the decision was unequivocal due to extreme pain and a dismal prognosis. Just the same,...
by LR | Jun 19, 2017 | Dressed for Tea
Everything was in order and I signed what was for me a huge check and handed it over. We made arrangements for Tea to be delivered to a trainer I had selected who would work with her to bring her back into shape, get her fit, and tune up her dressage education. I...
by LR | Jun 10, 2017 | Dressed for Tea
I think Dressed for Tea–Tea or Miss Tea for short–was fated to find me (or the other way around). I was looking for a safe, low-level dressage horse who could carry my middle-aged and out-of-practice self to the shows without major drama or trauma. I had...