In April of 2005 we bought an 18 yr. old TB polo mare at the UConn auction. C'est Bon was beautiful, black, 16.1, and in her younger days,had played polo at some of the top polo clubs in the US. It didn't take long for her to win Marks heart. Not only was she an outstanding playing pony, but she had a sweet personality. We owned her for about 10 months, and she developed a problem with one of her front legs, so that she couldn't be played. Mark did some soul searching, and decided we should try to sell her. It didn't take long to get a buyer, and she went to a wonderful farm in southern NH. Her new jobs were to be a guide horse for an old blind TB mare, and occasional trail riding. In her sale papers I had stated that if the new owner was unable to care for her, and needed to get rid of her, that we would have the option to take her back. I kept in touch with her new owners throughout the years. Jan.'09 I sent my usual "hows it going" email, and got a nice update, that included comments about not having time to ride C'est Bon and the cost of feeding a horse that isn't being used. I replyed that C'est Bon would always be welcome back to our farm, and to please keep me updated. Needless to say, we got the promised email, and we brought C'est Bon back to Oakham. She settled right in. She and Alcott seemed to remember each other, and Alcott has been very protective of his "new girl". She's aged, and has a bit of grey on her face, but is still the sweet mare that she always was during the short time we had owned her before. I don't know how sound she is when ridden, but I know she won't be playing polo anymore. It really doesn't matter though. C'est Bon is home, and this is where she'll spend her remaining years.
