Fantasia

We lost a dear member of our family yesterday. Fantasia was my very first horse. My dad bought her for me when I was 4 years old. We were watching the Riverton Parade on the 4th of July and some kids went by us on ponies. I looked up at my dad and said, dad I want a pony to ride in the parade. The very next day my dad went and bought her. Is that spoiled or what? She taught all of us how to ride horses. I rode her in the Riverton City 4th of July parade the year after we got her and my sisters did several times as well. That first year I rode in the parade if I remember right my dad lead me while he rode on his horse.

The following year my sister Hilerie was old enough to ride so she rode Fanny and I had a new pony named Sasha, my dad had to work. I remember riding in the parade kind of sad that my dad wasn't there to see us. We got to the corner where the parade route turns by Dee's (not there anymore) and there was my dad standing and waving. He told his boss he needed to go see his kids in the parade and left work. It was great.

Fanny also went on many horse back rides in the mountains. Ali also had the privilege to ride her. It was really fun to get pictures of her on my very first horse. She has been retired for 3 years now. She was really old for a horse - 34. Once we (my siblings) were all to big to ride her we would take her with us in the mountains and turn her loose. She would just walk on the trail in front of us like a dog. We love her so much and it is hard to let her go. We love you Fanny! We miss you already.