Kayla Queen

30 years young and living the life!

The dream-come-true horse

The hold onto my beautiful, long, flowing mane and I'll show you the ropes of horse-ownership horse

The sure, I'll stand here while you groom me for TWO HOURS! horse

The I'll go anywhere you want to go horse

The I may not be able to canter very well, but hang on for a great gallop horse

The I can give 'em a good run for their money on the Racing Stretch horse

The let's go celebrate Canada 125 and walk through some strange town horse

The don't pull steady on the reins or I'll go faster horse

The let me teach you about gaitedness - want me to trot or pace? horse

The Ha! Ha! I can pace as fast as most horses canter horse

The trailer loading/round penning/despooking/walking up to you horse

The Competitive trail riding? LET'S GO! horse

The Want me to run down the dog that is scaring our friends and their horses? horse

The Yes, Kelly can be my second Mom horse

The Sure you can try on me what you just learned at the clinic! horse

Truly, Kayla Queen is a "dream-come-true" horse and everything else has been beyond my wildest dreams!

Happy 30th birthday, dear Kayla, the exhilarating horse with a never-ending zest for living!

Kayla at 30

*P.S. For you picky (like me) readers - I know this isn't really an "ode" but I liked the way the title sounds! 😉

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