05/11/2026
Meet Boomer ❤️🐴
Some horses come into your life quietly… and then change everything.
Today, Boomer turns 11 years old 🎉.
Boomer’s story actually began before he was born.
His mother, Nellie, who we affectionately called Mama, spent her life as a Premarin mare and never had the chance to raise any of her previous foals. When she was no longer useful to that industry, she was sent to auction. During attempts to load her onto a trailer for what would have likely been her final journey, they realized she couldn’t fit. As fate would have it, a draft horse rescue happened to be there and stepped in to help her. They contacted Darlene Macrina Supnick of Forgotten Angels Equine Rescue in Medford, NJ, who agreed to bring her to the rescue. At the time, nobody knew Mama was pregnant.
On May 11, 2015, Boomer was born. And just like that, a brand-new life began for both of them.
Watching Boomer grow up at the rescue was something special. From the beginning, there was just something about him that made people fall in love with him. Sweet, curious, full of personality, and impossible not to adore.
In 2017, we lost Mama during a serious colic episode. It was heartbreaking for everyone who loved her. Not long after, Boomer left the rescue for a few years to be trained in jumping and dressage. While he learned how to do both, it became clear that his heart really wasn’t in it.
I had told his adopter that I believed Boomer would be much happier as a western riding and trail horse. Because she truly loves him and wanted what was best for him, she agreed to return him to the rescue so he could have the opportunity to find the life that suited him best. Knowing it would create additional expense for the rescue, I agreed to foster him.
And that’s when our journey together really began.
In many ways, it felt like picking up where we left off when he was just a c**t, continuing to build the bond we had started forming all those years earlier.
Boomer is now becoming an incredible western horse and has done wonderfully as part of my lesson program. Like all of us, he is still learning, but he teaches so much in the process. He reminds students that horsemanship is about patience, trust, communication, and truly understanding the horse you are working with. At Mystic Dreams Horsemanship, horses are more than lesson horses, they are partners, teachers, and individuals with stories of their own. Boomer has become such an important part of that story.
There are some horses who come into your life and quietly leave a permanent mark on your heart. Boomer is that horse for me. Over the years, our bond has grown through trust, patience, challenges, and healing. And during one particularly difficult day a few months ago, Boomer reminded me just how powerful that connection between horse and human can truly be.
In ways I will never fully be able to explain, he helped carry me through when I needed it most. That’s what makes him so special to me, not just the horse he is, but the heart ❤️ he has.
And honestly, I wouldn’t trade this journey with him for the world. I’m looking forward to many more years together and seeing where this journey continues to take us. ❤️🐴
Happy 11th Birthday, Boomer. 💙
