P High Flyer By Deena Coulthard “ eo le sa that sometimes the best thin s come in small ac a es and in the case of e bie that s ce tainl t e tandin at a little o e hh e bie has o ed time and time a ain that he on t be sho n b the bi bo s ea old illie bbott e t ell f om en ic has o ned the stoc chestn t since he as fo ea s old and in that time the e become inse a able illie and he mothe e e told hen the st ent to chase him that of all thin s e bie o ld be a s e sta m e and he s ce tainl o ed them i ht It s a common si ht to see this ch n chestn t his in th o h the cm m in o nds In an his e fect timin and illin ness to m sco e them ell in both the c oss co nt and sho m in tho h his stat e lets them do n in the d essa e It s not a conce n ho e e fo its mo e often than not that the mana e to lace ithin the to fe e ha s this s ccess can be attested to the bond that e bie and illie sha e he has onl e e done nat al ho semanshi ith him and he la s ith he f eel in the addoc and m s at libe t e bie has hel ed his belo ed o ne th o h man t ials of he o n thei f iendshi and lo e allo in them to aid each othe th o h dif c lt times If e bie doesn t see illie fo an len th f all of s illie as the calmest he st stood the e and said I on t lea e him in ain I ish I as as st on as he then illie s mothe e esa said he ne t da hen the ent do n to the ets to be ith e bie as he as t do n the fo nd him attached to all manne of d i s e loo ed etched b t lifted his head ea l as the a oached and called o t feebl to illie he a oached and he essed his head into he a ms he et shoo his head in ama ement It s not his da to die he said hat ho se lo es illie nd he as i ht soon afte e bie be an to im o e lo l b t s el he e ained st en th and as t bac nde saddle oin on to es me his m in ca ee he hi hest this mi ht on has m ed is cm an inc edible feat conside in his si e and he s done a n mbe of cm o nds com etin a ainst the bi ho o hb eds e bie has ne e ef sed a m ell the e as that one time b t he d st nished t o Above: Millie and Herbie at the 2011 ODE in Serpentine. Photo by RedFoto. Below: Jumping 90cms. Photo by Ros Nolthenius. It’s not his day to die,” he said. “That horse loves Millie. of time he will become miserable and depressed, sulking in his paddock. About four years ago, Herbie suffered with a bad case of Colitis (Inflammation of the colon/ large intestine). He lost around 150kg in weight and was suffering a great deal. It was apparent that he wasn’t going to make it and so the decision was made to put him down. ” cm o nds and as eall n t o illie st o ed him o e a si t e and then he ot to stand a o nd eatin all da nfo t natel illie is fteen no and is o t o in he fa o ite on ho h she is c entl t ainin a o n aloosa e bie s f t e is oc solid is st home is to be his fo e e home illie intends to t him in ha ness and ho ef ll do some ames on him o it seems that e en tho h his m in da s ma be done he s oin to o e himself in anothe disci line www.washowscene.com.au