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How Haflingers Captured My Heart by Eva Lis Bring, Sweden (winner of the 2001 Haflinger Friends essay contest)

Involved in this one-minute drama was one Haflinger, six years old, leader of his herd. And one man, born deaf and dumb some sixty years ago. Most of his life lived in a mental hospital, but ten years ago, he moved to a small unit-home. And with daily help and good care he has accepted the outside world and now lives kind of a good, ordinary life.

He had never been on a horse-back, but at his first visit here, we invited him for a ride. He mounted the horse, very carefully, didn't want to hurt the horse. He found the right signal for Go and we all went
for a nice walking pace into the woods.

Second visit, this man went straight to our number one Haflinger, grabbed his golden ears, gave the horse's head a firm shaking and let out the only sound he is able to--a huge roar! Loosened
his grip of the ears and just stood there, smiling and waiting. Nobody in the "audience" had a chance to interfere. We all waited, breathless, for the catastrophe.

And what did this wonderful Haflinger do?

He caressed this old man's furrowed face very gently with his nostrils, inhaling the mans scent, then licked his hand. If I've ever seen a horse smile at someone, this was the time.

Together with a Haflinger, no words are needed, just be your true self.


Haflingers Bring Happiness  by Leslie Walker, Novato, California


September Gold by Carla McPherson of Covelo, California


Dreaming About Haflingers by Volkhard Fritzsche of Vancouver Island, British Columbia


If At First You Don't Succeed.... by Kathleen Florio, Pennsylvania


About Heini by Otto Schweisgut, Ebbs, Austria in Haflinger Pferde available for purchase from AHR http://www.haflingerhorse.com


Ski-Joring by Charlie Anderson, Olympia, Washington


Ariane by Peter Janicki, Washington


My Chocolate Pony by Gale Emmons, Oregon


And The "Eyes" Have it by Jennifer Rousseau, Illinois


About Mando by Norma Jenner, Ernest Jenner and Linda Kindle, Washington


Old Friends by Jodie Hemmy, Indiana


Tucking the Haflingers in at Night by Emily Gibson, Washington


Wolfie's Hunting Adventure by Jan Maday, Virginia


Wanderlust in Haflingers by Emily Gibson, Washington


Moonlight Rides by Lorna Bergman, Fall Creek Farm, Clatskanie, Oregon


About Molly by Cathy Morris, Golden Slippers Haflingers, Klamath Falls, Oregon


How Haflingers Changed my Life by Peggy Rodgers, Rodgers Ranch, Medical Lake, Washington (winner of the 2002 Haflinger Friends contest)


About "DD" by Jenny Rausch, Brush Prairie, Washington


About Whit's End by Cathy Morris, Klamath Falls, Oregon, Golden Slippers Haflingers


About Zoey by Shanelle Shrader


How I Discovered Haflingers by Anita Sweeney, Willow Brook Farm, Arkansas


Triggering a Goal (how I came to love palominos) by Cathy Morris, Golden Slippers Haflingers, Oregon


Spending a Day with Maggie by Laura Benson, Ontario


Watching the Ears by Emily Gibson, Washington


Martian Fever and Haflingers by Emily Gibson, Washington


Scratching as a Form of Grace by Emily Gibson, Washington


Why we must do what we do by Emily Gibson, Washington


Putting on a new coat by Emily Gibson, Washington


Mending Fences by Emily Gibson, Washington


Haflingers in the Mist by Emily Gibson, Washington


Savoring the Sweetness by Emily Gibson, Washington


There Must Be a Pony in Here Somewhere... by Emily Gibson, Washington


Haflinger and Fugue in D Minor by Emily Gibson, Washington


Witness to Sunrise by Emily Gibson, Washington


Tied Up in Knots by Emily Gibson, Washington


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