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Sandra Kay's avatar

waited til the weekend to read this and savor each word. The best idea of the month. Moo.

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Nicole Qualtieri's avatar

Omg! Thanks Sandra <3

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Leslee's avatar

Nicole, your filly is lovely; can’t wait to see her when her shoulder catches up with her croup. You perfectly captured all the nuance of a good horsewoman working with a youngster, and I felt like I was sitting on the rail taking it all in. Magic!

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Nicole Qualtieri's avatar

This was last summer when she'd just turned three! She's grown so much, I absolutely need to take some updated pictures once she sheds out - she's a real stunner of musteño, if I do say so myself.

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Sam Dunn's avatar

I got the notification for this hours and hours ago and saved it for the very end of the day because oh boy, Nicole Qualtieri wrote a new thing, I better be READY to SIT DOWN and ABSORB it and CONCENTRATE on it.

I loved every word of this, Nicole! Somehow the world sure does just happen that way, doesn't it? 💙

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Nicole Qualtieri's avatar

It really does! So much magic, in the most unexpected moments. Finding my name in the sand will never not give me goosebumps.

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Anja Semanco's avatar

Really love the winding nature of this, the vignettes. And as a woman new to horses it’s thrilling to get a little taste of what having these animals in my life will be like.

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Nicole Qualtieri's avatar

Anja, I love that you're bringing horses into your life! Remember that they're more soulfully pragmatic than spiritually ethereal, and that will take you a long way ;)

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Anja Semanco's avatar

I think that is the best advice anyone has given me so far.

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Nicole Qualtieri's avatar

They are nothing if not rational in their own way!

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