Posts Tagged ‘Tuffys Connection’


Good Horse Gone Gray

April 16, 2019
Savanna Simmons

There comes a time when your good horse goes gray, his walk begins to slow and his back shows a sway. His wise old eyes grow cloudy yet they still have that shine, just as yours do when you think back on his long life with pride. The years in which you gave to me, […]


The Story of Tuff: Part 2

February 23, 2018
Savanna Simmons

Continued from The Story of Tuff: Part 1. Tuff and I went on to represent our county at State Expo in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. We got a few top-ten ribbons through the weekend, but once again, my eye was set on one prize: trail. I slicked Tuff up as nicely as I could (I still refused […]


The Story of Tuff: Part 1

February 19, 2018
Savanna Simmons

I’ve told you about our horse Chavez, and I’d like to tell you about one other horse that compares to none other, Tuffy’s Connection. Tuff has been mine since 2006 and in my family since 2005. My brother started him in the winter, and took him out west for a summer to cowboy on him […]