Foaled: April 1st, 1996
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Story
When I sold Buck (Lily's baby), Lily was acting a bit sad. She was lonely and missing her boy. I tried to spend more time with her, but she just didn't seem herself. My best friend Bev talked to me about an option to cure Lily's lonliness. Bev had taken in Pam. Pam was a broodmare for life, and was gorgeous. She is well put together, but had no training. Pam was a docile horse, and had some herd anxieties. She needed to be around other horses.
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| Lily and Pam |
We decided to try it out, and see how these girls did together. The results were amazing. The girls got along perfect. Lily was lead mare #1, and Pam came in as the submissive mare, so they fell into a nice herd instantly.
I can't afford to have pasture ornaments around, so I started working Pam and Lily together. The first few sessions consisted of Lily pulling Pam around. Pam slowly got the hang of things and is a fabulous hitch horse today because of the start Lily gave her.
Pam is the reason that I got to spend some time with Lily before we lost her. On that horrible January day when we lost Lily, it was Pam who let me know something was wrong. It was she who led me right to Lily as if pleading with me to help her friend. Pam has had a soft spot in my heart ever since.
Pam has continued to be worked, and is now part of my dream team. Pam stands on the left in the team and Rachael on the right. This is the kind of team that all teamsters hope to have. The kind that doesn't spook at much; the kind that will pull their heart out for you in the field, and the kind that will stop and stay perfectly still until told to move. Pam has been in parades, given Christmas wagon rides, has worked with the Boy Scouts of America, and has even done a tractor pull.
Pam will stay on my farm the rest of her life. She means that much to me.
