Bette, Johnny and I go way back before the days before college, but our friendship really found its roots as dressage teammates in school. Since then, Johnny, an Irish Sport Horse gelding (7/8ths TB- can you believe it?! Not me!) is retired at 21 years old and living the life of luxury while Bette has made a life for herself amongst the beautiful Tryon mountains. We all have that one horse in our lives that simply cannot be replaced, and for Bette, I’m guessing it’s Johnny.
And a couple photos of the famous Jello, for good luck! #jellosleeping (instagram- you won’t be disappointed!)
Many thanks to Bette again for all the tours, meals shared, and tack store visits that made our trip to Tryon fly by! Happy Friday all!
Red on the Right 
Love them!!!! And yes- Johnny is that irreplaceable special horse 🙂
You take the most beautiful portraits! How you capture everyone’s personality and relationship so perfectly is truly amazing
These are so lovely! You can really see their relationship.
These are beautiful 🙂
Those photos are just lovely. And your dog is adorable.