Tuesday, August 1, 2006

WILLIWAW - THE HORSE

Our trusty Morgan Williwaw in the afternoon sun. Conceived in Juneau
for the Speckings, born in Hope Alaska and given to Kriss in thanks.
He started out with us a full stallion, served as our only transport
on and off the the property for the first 4 years when there was only
a trail to house, covered most of the mares at the Echo Ranch Bible
camp before being gelded in 1988, and pulled many a log from the
woods. He worked in a Washington state riding school while we were in
Saudi Arabia and Russia and returned to Juneau in 1998 in the aluminim
3 horse trailer with all the final goodies from Moscow. He was our
constant companion and friend on the property and founded the riding
school there carrying many a young rider. The perfect horse,
except he hated other horses and savaged them brutally if given the
chance. He was sent away abruptly in 2006, to warmer climes. I cried
and still do.