Twelve Davenports of Christmas: Rababe CF
For our faithful readers who may be taking a break from unwrapping, photographing, and/or toasting, I’m offering a Davenport photo a day for the next twelve days. Do you know anyone who needs yet another partridge in a pear tree? Thought not.
Rababe CF, 1987 Hamdaniyah Simriyah (Lydian x Fiddledeedee). When not caring for small children, as in this photo, I understand she has a pretty impressive spin and sliding stop.
Thanks Ambar for the charming photo that entices any of us to want to go for a free bareback gallop around the farm, one of my favorite things to do when I was younger here at our farm.
Who’s the little one on the mare?
Edouard, I believe that’s Aida Schreiber’s older daughter, but I don’t know for sure. Maybe Aida will drop by and tell us more about the photo.
Joe: not a Davenport story, but a Christmas ride story. Picture a snowy Christmas Day in southwestern Ohio. Picture a blood bay Paso Fino stallion, 3″ deep in winter coat. Picture a foot of new snow on the ground. Picture a brown paper grocery bag, full of tins of Christmas cookies destined for our neighbors. Picture me, 12yo, in a nylon snow suit, riding bareback.
The cookies were delivered successfully, but the only reason this worked is that the horse, a noble soul, would sidle under a rider who was losing their balance.
Bombero is a memory now (not to mention the snowsuit and the snow that prompted it), but the Christmas cookies are still a tradition, as several recent victims can testify. 😀
Fantastic story Ambar! I can picture it in my mind…. and what a great tradition. Thanks for sharing and Happy New Year!
Thanks Ambar for sharing. What color was the snowsuit?
Navy blue base with big red accents down each limb. (I admit, I had to refer to a picture of my brother in his matching suit for this one!)