
Wolfe was born
April 3rd, 1999. A purebred Friesian colt, he was out of Bendert
and Nikkie, a Reitse mare. Wolfe fell out of his mother into
Jacqueline's lap, and she was there to support him as he took
his first breaths and his first steps.

Wolfe was quite a precocious foal, and he grew up into a precocious
and loving stallion! But Wolfe's story is rather a sad one.
His mother was killed in a horrible accident when Wolfe was
only 5 weeks old. Jacqueline handraised him from that point
on, feeding him with a bottle, and often sleeping in his stall
with him on her lap. She even rented him a goat to keep him
company!
From gangly beginnings, Wolfe was shaping up into a wonder horse!
His future was to be a Champion Dressage horse. He had movement
and presence unrivaled! Long legs, long neck, beautiful head,
and incredibly smart. He was the horse everyone stopped and
said, "WHO is that horse!?" But in his barn, in his stall, he
was still Jacqueline's baby. He still tried to curl his 1700
lbs into her lap, and he still fell asleep to the sound of his
favorite lullaby. He was 17.2 hands at not quite three years
old, and we figured he would eventually grow to be the tallest
Friesian in the United States!

But his heart was too big for this world. On February 20th,
Wolfe was found dead in his stall. He looked asleep, and as
an autopsy revealed, he probably was. The wall of Wolfe's heart
had opened and a flood of blood had stopped it. He most likely
never even woke up. Jacqueline's grief knew no bounds, and the
outpouring of sympathy and grief for this beloved stallion was
amazing. Flowers covered his stall, and cards came by mail in
piles. Jacqueline was and is still grateful for the love everyone
showed her wonder baby, and she is thankful for the most extraordinary
not-quite three years she had with him. Wolfe has become Jacqueline's
guardian angel.

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