hoffywhf
- May 13, 2011
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In Memory of Harmony

Yesterday we had to say goodbye to Harmony, a beautiful gray thoroughbred mare who had lived with us since 2006. Harmony was 31.5 years old, and until very recently I used to joke that she was going to outlive me. Age was just a number to Harmony and she had the energy and the spunkiness of a three year old. Unfortunately things began changing quickly and it became apparent that Harmony was not going to outlive me after all.

Harmony and her BFF Lacy travelled to our farm from Canada (near Toronto) in 2006. Harmony and Lacy had lived together for a very long time, and as her owner said “they are hysterically bonded to each other.” I had no idea just how hysterically bonded to each other they were until the trailer pulled up at our farm with the two of them happily riding together in a box stall. I made the mistake of putting them in adjoining stalls in the barn, and I never made that mistake again. Even though they could reach over their doors and touch noses there was a (heaven forbid) wall between them and that was NOT ok. I quickly rearranged things and put them in a stall together and peace returned to the farm.

Lacy passed away at the age of 28 in December 2007. Harmony surprised us all by never missing a beat with Lacy’s passing, she simply picked another horse to become hysterically bonded with and carried on. The beauty of group living at its best.

Harmony always had to have one horse that was the light of her life and her reason for living. For the last couple of years that had been Cuff Links. As far as Harmony was concerned Cuff Links was her pony. She didn’t have to be next to him at all times but she kept a close eye on him, groomed him regularly, and loved to take naps with him. It was a bad day if someone took Cuffie to the barn and forgot to bring Harmony along. That resulted in a total meltdown from Harmony that involved screaming at the top of her lungs incessantly and running the fence line in a frenzy.

To read all about Harmony’s younger days and see pictures of a much younger Harmony please