Bella Rosa Del Julio

"It is the difficult horses that have the most to give you."  -Lendon Gray

     Rosa was the last baby that San Ann Del had as a broodmare. She has a blaze in the silhouette of an ostrich down her nose, and she also has Socks on all 4 lags. When I first learned that she was to be born, it was an accident. I had been hoping and praying for a filly from the day that I had been givin Sanny, and it was a year later that I put two and two together. I over heared Grandma Jan and Angela talking about Sanny and asking each other if she was "Prego" or "Preggers." It didn't take long for me to process what they were saying and to ask if it was true. I don't think that I have ever been more excited about anything in my life before.
    She is 4 right now and I got on her for the first time this summer. Learning how to train a horse has been a wonderful experience. I have learned just as much as my Rosa has. I have learned that training a horse takes a lot of patience, a calm state of mind.  If you are nervous, then the horse you are training will pick up on your nervousness and will also be nervous, even if it doesn't know why. Being almost bucked of a horse because you were nervous is a big eye opener.
    Rosa is a fast learner and it is sometimes hard for me to keep up with her and see what she can do. It seems at times as if she is waiting for me to learn something as if she were the trainer instead of me. It will be very exciting when we can ride on the trails as Sanny and I used to do.