Tour through the Geriatrics- Pie

 

The third in The Geriatrics is Eza Royal Pie, “Pie”, a 2002 sorrel AQHA mare by Royal Officer and out of Strictly Hot Pie by The Pie. We purchased her in October 2018 from a local breeder. Pie was a 1D barrel horse in Texas then broodmare. She is not very big, about 14.2, not that sound with arthritis in a knee but gets around just fine, and is sweet but prefers to do her own thing.

We bred her in the spring of 2019 to First Down Illusion in the hopes of producing a barrel prospect. She had a small, cute filly on Easter day in 2020. Because that was the “B” year for the babies (each year, the babies have names that start with the same letter) and because Pie's name is Pie, the filly was named Blueberry. She was a flashy little thing with a blaze and some white on her legs. And so sweet, at least for awhile, then she became pretty aloof until she was a yearling then super friendly again. Quite a few of the babies have a similar cycle of friendly then aloof.

Blueberry didn't become a barrel horse. She was purchased by our farrier as a riding horse, which is amazing. They're a fabulous team. Blueberry lost an eye when she was a short yearling. We're not sure what happened, but it was during one of the high wind events so we think something punctured her eye. Ironically, Pie lost an eye, too, but it was during the summer. We have no idea what she did, but Pie is doing great. Horses find a way to hurt themselves, I suppose.

Pie prefers the retired, quiet life now, for sure. She enjoys scratches, but she likes to be left alone. She maintains herself very well, but she's always more sore after they get to running around. She recovers to her status quo pretty quickly, so she's another one we watch and wait until she says enough.