Here's two pics of pics of GoLightly, just for Fern.
The second is Peter and GoLightly in a Preliminary Jumper Class, 1984. I THINK he came second? I was the groom, and discovered Lightly liked green grapes, a LOT.. How cute is that nose?? Lightly's nose, of course. Peter was/is cute. GoLightly was very rubber-nosed, and stretched it forward when he jumped big. So cute:)
The first is the advert I found in COTH, in 1990. I still didn't have $25k to spend. Well, I sort of did, Mom had just died, two years before, a small inheritance, not desired. I wasn't ready to spend that kind of money. I had student & car loans to pay, first. Lainie Wimberley, the advertiser, was featured in Practical Horseman just a couple of years ago. I tried e-mailing PH, to see if they could ask her where he'd ended up.
No reply. Ignored, aGain.
Oh, for Andalusians.
The text of the ad reads as follows.
"Brigadoon offers for sale
GoLightly, Bay Gelding, 16.3 12 years old. This horse can do it all. "Go-Go" succeeds in the equitation, as well as adult or amateur jumpers. A real "packer", as forgiving as he is simple. If there's a job to be done, who you gonna call? "Go-Go"!"
I'm sure he was annoyed by THAT name. GoGo. Pah. Darned tacky..
I must do real work today. I'll re-post, when my home work is done, BlueHeron.
Check it OUT! Andalusians of Grandeur has a blog!
way cool.
Here's her link, cause (shines nails) I can do links, in my BLOG.
Just not anywhere else.
To Kind People..
26 comments:
I would love to see that COTH ad close up- Can you tell us what it says?
Maybe I'll try taking another picture.
It shouldn't be THAT blurry, and of course
SIDEWAYS??
grrrr.
be back, guiltily, of course.
I SHOULD work..
Stunning jump. Can you imagine riding that. Yikes. Stunning horse also.
Reposted the COTH picture, now it isn't sideways, and less blurry.
Why would they call him GoGo?
How embarrassing...
I used to wear GoGo Boots.
I'm ashamed to admit:)
Isn't Lightly beautiful?
Gorgeous...
Ah HAH!
Now I knows what kind of horse sets your bells to ringing.
FV's home?! Quick, hide the goat!
What a beautimus boy to be named for. Wow, oh wow. I've always loved a tall cool chestnut. I've never been afraid of the jumps, but show people scare me, chicken that I am.
kestrel
he wuz
BAY
just sayin', ya goopy:)
GL was prettier but Butch is cuter.
Burch's up-keep is very very
cheap:)
You CAN't dust Butch. You just CAN't.
You'll disturb his antiquity:)
GoLightly was a real easy grooming horse. He never grew much coat, at all.
But he did have a sense of humour..
Just screwing up the courage to post me and Tad Plaid.
I'm too chicken to post me & Lightly pics..
yet, anyway.
I have five pics of me and him schooling 4', hat-less, me with my um, mature chaps and paddock boots, and teeny tiny tank top. It was like a hundred degrees that day, Lightly almost sweated! I hadn't cemented my square shoulders thing into my riding yet. I wish I had later pics. I think I was still kinda "shrunk" in my confidence, when I started with GoGo. PAH, silly name.
I kept my shoulders round, to slump into my non-confident being. GoLightly fixed that too. He's a bit annoyed with me in the pics. Can't blame him! He's still just showing me stuff, in the 5 pics I have.
The only ones I have.
SchoolMaster, the best of the best.
Oh, if only...
Stretch up tall, sheeple! Look where you're going!
Your horse will LOVE you for it. Good for the backs, of BOTH of you.
Horses never slouch, and round their shoulders down. At least they better not:)
They never look down..
except, well, you know. To Eat.
Darn, I can't type today.
Butch, not Burch...
Can't read either.
ooops, back to work..
Gorgeous GL, just breathtaking.
Looking forward to more pics from riding days gone by.
What a skilled jumper this boy was!
Thank you for sharing. :)
GL, did you get the work done?? Or are the worms still happy? :) :)
To happy worms, of which I have plenty! :)
little gator, your picture is gone! Fix that darn thing! :) :)
I don't know how. and Mr Gtaor doesnt have time to do it for me.
It's been months at least and no one's commented on it before.
SWA
Don't pick on Gator.
Mr Gator is on linux.
No that's NOT Charlie Brown.
I know nothing more than that, about Linux. My brother-in-law and your Mr Gator would get along just fine.
Computer wizards are wonders of the universe.
Stopping by to see if there are any more pictures....
Nope.
Well, gotta do homework anyway.
Harrumph.
:)
Did I say anthing about linux, or did you figure it out by magic?
Gator
:)
I Know everything:)
NoT.
You mentioned your husband was a linux guy. I store weird techie stuff like that. Why, I don't know:)
My BIL is also one of those genius type peoples.. He got his daughter one of those
um
eee"s, or something?
world's teeniest?
I think it was linux.
I wish I was a geek!
Niece, a ReallY smart kid, can't do much without BIL, either.
She wouldn't mind my sayin':)
But hey, you want magic?
I just KneW.
My transmittzer is functioning, normally.
(I hope)
I weas looking at Butch again. Does he have a saddle? I see he's wearing a dog collar too.
I have a beanie baby cat with the approximate markings(orange tabby and white in a Boston Terrier sort of pattern) of my Best Cat Evar Rudy Patootie*. The beanie baby is wearing Rudy's collar.
Rudy was aggressively in love with all humans, all boycats, and most dogs. But he hated girlcats. And he liked to hide in closets, so I think he was gay.
You know how some ppl think cats can tell if someone doesn't like them and will pester that person? Not Rudy. He would leap into anyone's lap, certain they would love him back. And most of them did. He liked to jump from the floor onto a human shoulder, we had to teach him a few rules about that one. like no claws, only from in front, wait for permission or eye contact. We alos had a rule that no one was allowed to leave our house wearing an orange and white scarf, since it was sure to be Rudy in disguise.
It's been way too long since he woke me up screeching in my face, demanding that I lift the covers so he could come into bed.
He spent his first 6 months in a home with 3 people who smoked. A lot. And had an unregistered daycare and a bunch of kids. And soemtimes forgot to feed their animals. He was anemic when I got him.
I will never know, but I wonder if the smoke is why he died of lung cancer when he was only 8.
*AKA Mr. Patootie Head, Patootlinksy, Orange Boy, Rudolph Patoodolph, Rudolph Orangino, Beautiful Rudiful, Rudes, and the honorary dog.(he liked to fetch)
Best Cats are always the best:)
gr8 story, Gator, ThankS.
Jetharoses was my heart cat.
But then there was...
:)
To your Rudy, and all the gr8 cats:)
My sign drawing is DUN!
finallY.
I'll be baaaack:)
Gl- owe you a big thank you for your wisdom and insight. Made for a wonderful time.
THANK YOU!!!!!!!
NCC?
Huh?
What?
What did I do NOW??
Please 'splain?
Insight? Wisdom??
Where?
duh:)
In everything Go. You bring it with you everywhere you know?
Jeesh.
Duh.
Have you been sleeping through all this?
I'm just saying.
I am sorry I just blew mountain dew out my nose.
I was thinking about the syphilis shredding what was left of your mind.
It was my last ditch effort for you to know that "I" was your troll.
I swear everytime I think of it I start laughing.
You have a fine mind Lassie. And a even greater Heart...
Must go wash my face now. I swear if this doesn't stop, I am going to get picked up someday. And no one will understand.lol
Dena:) thx.
Now cut that out.
My head will get bigger.
It's too big already, or haven't you been reading?
:)
Okay, I am a duh.
I knew THAT, already:)
I try to keep it clear, is all.
I'm glad my aging years are clear, I guess.
But I do go on and on and on and on..
I'm glad you read.
overnout:)
Great photos to come home to! I will catch you later I am POOPED And have to catch up on the game of "silly buggers " you guys were playing on my blog
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