08/09/2021
I am sad to announce the recent loss of our cherished Adara (aka, Doodle). She came from my friend Tonya Withers, who entrusted her care to me 6 years ago. Over all those years Adara taught many riders with her perfectly cadenced canter, and careful precision in jumping grids, combinations or single fences, always going over, even if the rider was struggling for balance or timing. In the language of a school program, she was a “saint”. Thankfully, all my students who had the opportunity to ride her truly valued her and spoiled her with treats, hugs, love, and extra grooming, especially after a good roll. Sometimes she’d come in looking like she knew she was supposed to be gray, so did some special, extra rolling just to get that extra grooming time!
It was obvious that she died peacefully, just laying in the field. A student saw her alive, and 15 minutes later she didn’t come in with the rest of the group for feeding and that’s when we found her, just asleep on the ground.
All of us at Stonelea Farm miss her terribly. She was a very special mare!