I've loved horses all my life, and spent a fair amount of time with people who had horses, but there are still only a handful of breeds that I know by sight, and I don't always get it right. ;-)

I even spent one New Year's Eve with a close friend, and although we were supposed to go to the First Night celebration, instead we spent most of the night walking her colicky horse, who was upset because of the fireworks.

We took turns walking her, and spending time visiting the other horses in the stable, as they were all a tad freaked out, so we spent some time speaking calmly and soothingly, so they would know it was okay, and that nothing was wrong.

But although Gail regularly apologized for our interrupted plans, I had a great time just being with the horses, and told her so. An unusual ringing in of the New Year, to be certain, but a lovely one all the same, especially since we left knowing that her horse was out of the woods, and that the danger had passed.

But can I tell you the breeds of her horse, or any of the others? Nope. I know she was caring for an older horse, that was her horse's pasture pal, and that horse was part Morgan, but that's as far as I remember.

Dog breeds I know pretty well. Horse breeds . . . far less so. ;-)