What a beautiful story... And that pony is beautiful! Is that a picture of Merry Meadow? My grand-daughter would sure love her. You do a good thing Gail!
Mary got her pony, MERRY MEADOW, on Christmas Eve. She and her mother had plotted and planned for six weeks for this most special arrival. They bought purple buckets and a purple pony wardrobe and put up fences and a stall. But, best of all, not only was Mary getting her very own pony, but soon there would be two ponies to care for because her pony was PREGNANT.
And just as planned, a horse trailer arrived on Christmas Eve and out came MERRY MEADOW jingling with the sound of bells on her halter and festooned with Christmas ribbons. Mary could not see her pony as she stepped down from the trailer because she is blind-but she could hear her bells and the patter of her tiny, pony feet.
For many hours that night, Mary hugged and brushed her new pony and marveled at the hay-sweet warmth of her pony breath and the fuzzy, round belly that sheltered a new life. It was early morning before Mary turned out the barn lights and headed towards the house.
Mary and her mother had planned to breed ponies for other blind children. Their dream was cut short, however, when Mary died unexpectedly that Christmas Day. Mary’s mother wrote to us about the tragic ending to this story…but she also told us how comforting it was for her that Mary experienced the MAGIC of her own SPECIAL pony—if only for a few short hours.
Mary’s mother has decided to keep MERRY MEADOW and continue to breed ponies for other blind children in Mary’s memory.
At PERSONAL PONIES we work hard to make dreams come true and put a bit of Magic in children’s lives. Wouldn’t you like to help?
Oh, Gail! I am so glad you joined. This perfect group for your Personal Ponies! You should tell more about it. It is such Santa thing that you do with your ponies!
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MARY AND MERRY MEADOW
Mary got her pony, MERRY MEADOW, on Christmas Eve. She and her mother had plotted and planned for six weeks for this most special arrival. They bought purple buckets and a purple pony wardrobe and put up fences and a stall. But, best of all, not only was Mary getting her very own pony, but soon there would be two ponies to care for because her pony was PREGNANT.
And just as planned, a horse trailer arrived on Christmas Eve and out came MERRY MEADOW jingling with the sound of bells on her halter and festooned with Christmas ribbons. Mary could not see her pony as she stepped down from the trailer because she is blind-but she could hear her bells and the patter of her tiny, pony feet.
For many hours that night, Mary hugged and brushed her new pony and marveled at the hay-sweet warmth of her pony breath and the fuzzy, round belly that sheltered a new life. It was early morning before Mary turned out the barn lights and headed towards the house.
Mary and her mother had planned to breed ponies for other blind children. Their dream was cut short, however, when Mary died unexpectedly that Christmas Day. Mary’s mother wrote to us about the tragic ending to this story…but she also told us how comforting it was for her that Mary experienced the MAGIC of her own SPECIAL pony—if only for a few short hours.
Mary’s mother has decided to keep MERRY MEADOW and continue to breed ponies for other blind children in Mary’s memory.
At PERSONAL PONIES we work hard to make dreams come true and put a bit of Magic in children’s lives. Wouldn’t you like to help?
www.personalponies-nh.org or contact Gail