Merry Christmas From The Equine Chronicle!
By: Brittany Bevis
On behalf of everyone here at The Equine Chronicle, we would like to wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Whether your plan is to enjoy some hot cocoa by the fire, unwrap presents underneath the Christmas tree, enjoy a great holiday feast, attend a service, or simply take a drive to see the lights, we hope your Christmas celebration is filled with love, laughter, peace, and prosperity.
If you’re hoping to spend some time out in the stable today, you should feel right at home, because that’s where all of this first began, with a holy birth, many years ago. To help you get into the Christmas spirit, we have taken a traditional Christmas carol and given it a bit of a rewrite. It goes a little something like this.
The Twelve Days of Christmas (Equestrian Style)
On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me, a Pinto in a paddock.
On the second day of Christmas, my true love gave to me, two Thoroughbreds, and a Pinto in a paddock.
On the third day of Christmas, my true love gave to me, three Welsh Cob, two Thoroughbreds, and a Pinto in a paddock.
On the fourth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me, four Cleveland Bay, three Welsh Cob, two Thoroughbreds, and a Pinto in a paddock.
On the fifth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me, five Quarter Horse, four Cleveland Bay, three Welsh Cob, two Thoroughbreds, and a Pinto in a paddock.
On the sixth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me, six Gypsy Vanner, five Quarter Horse, four Cleveland Bay, three Welsh Cob, two Thoroughbreds, and a Pinto in a paddock.
On the seventh day of Christmas, my true love gave to me, seven Shires-a-snorting, six Gypsy Vanner, five Quarter Horse, four Cleveland Bay, three Welsh Cob, two Thoroughbreds, and a Pinto in a paddock.
On the eighth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me, eight Morgans marching, seven Shires-a-snorting, six Gypsy Vanner, five Quarter Horse, four Cleveland Bay, three Welsh Cob, two Thoroughbred, and a Pinto in a paddock.
On the ninth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me, nine Jutland jumping, eight Morgans marching, seven Shires-a-snorting, six Gypsy Vanner, five Quarter Horse, four Cleveland Bay, three Welsh Cob, two Thoroughbreds, and a Pinto in a paddock.
On the tenth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me, ten Hackney hacking, nine Jutland jumping, eight Morgans marching, seven Shires-a-snorting, six Gypsy Vanner, five Quarter Horse, four Cleveland Bay, three Welsh Cob, two Thoroughbreds, and a Pinto in a paddock.
On the eleventh day of Christmas, my true love gave to me, eleven Paints-a-prancing, ten Hackney hacking, nine Jutland jumping, eight Morgans marching, seven Shires-a-snorting, six Gypsy Vanner, five Quarter Horse, four Cleveland Bay, three Welsh Cob, two Thoroughbreds, and a Pinto in a paddock.
On the twelfth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me, twelve Trakehner trotting, eleven Paints-a-prancing, ten Hackney hacking, nine Jutland jumping, eight Morgans marching, seven Shires-a-snorting, six Gypsy Vanner, five Quarter Horse, four Cleveland Bay, three Welsh Cob, two Thoroughbreds, and a Pinto in a paddock!
