I Adore-A-Nora

And who wouldn't - Nora is a love. At 25 she is a spritely senior and we were so fortunate to have her join our family five years ago. She has brought us so much pleasure and joy: She taught my husband to ride, she has taken several friends with little or no previous riding experience for lovely trail rides and cart rides through the country. She is my unflappable trail horse and I have used her many times to pony Tessi from. She has lots of "go" but is completely reliable on any sort of trail or even pulling her cart along the neighborhood roads.

Her previous owner used her as an endurance horse. When he passed away she was kept in a pasture with other horses for six years until we got her. She is Zazu's Auntie and Tessi's Great-Auntie.

She is a very wise and loving being. She is very affectionate with us and with all her other herd members. All the other animals in the paddock gravitate to her. Tessi adores her and can often be seen resting her head very near, or on, Nora.

Nora is a liver-chestnut with no markings. She has a beautiful, thick tail, with some white hairs at the base of her tail and on her face because of her age. She also has some age-related arthritis but she gets monthly shots and other supplements to help with this and she can do eight mile trail rides with no problems.

Nora loves to go for rides and pull her cart. She gets jelous if Zazu or Tessi get taken somewhere without her. Nora especially likes pulling several people at once in her cart - It's like she's taking her herd with her. Her competetive nature is still evident and she likes to be in front of the pack.