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Old Friends\u2019 \u201cofficial spokeshorse\u201d Little Silver Charm was put down Saturday, Aug. 30.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re heartbroken to share that our farm mascot, Little Silver Charm, has succumbed to the infirmities of his ancient age, estimated between 38 and 40,\u201d Old Friends Equestrian Center wrote in a Facebook post Saturday.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe self-described busiest horse on the farm, Little Silver Charm handled all of his roles with style, wit, and, yes, charm. \u2026 He is irreplaceable.\u201d<\/p>\n
Little Silver Charm, a miniature horse, was a fan-favorite among Old Friends visitors, said Michael Blowen, Old Friends founder and owner of Little Silver Charm.<\/p>\n
\u201cPeople come, obviously, to see the superstars in the sport: the Derby winners, Preakness winners, Breeders\u2019 Cup winners,\u201d Blowen said. \u201cBut there\u2019s certain people \u2014 a lot of kids, especially \u2014 that aren\u2019t interested in horse racing at their age.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut they love Little Silver Charm, and he loved the kids.\u201d<\/p>\n
Following the announcement of Little Silver Charm\u2019s passing, Blowen and the rest of Old Friends have received overwhelming support, with Blowen alone receiving over 2,000 messages, he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cPeople loved him,\u201d said Diane White, Blowen\u2019s wife. \u201cThey really did.\u201d<\/p>\n
A \u201ctrademark\u201d of Old Friends, Little Silver Charm became something of a local celebrity, Blowen said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen tourism adopted him as one of their spokesmen for how great Georgetown\/Scott County is, when they adopted him, he became uber famous,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe loved all the attention,\u201d Blowen said. \u201cHe did know that he was significant in some way, because every time the car came up the driveway, everybody made a big deal.\u201d<\/p>\n
Losing Little Silver Charm was like losing a family member, he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnybody that\u2019s in love with anything, it\u2019s hard to explain why you\u2019re in love with that person or that thing,\u201d Blowen said. \u201cAnd it\u2019s hard to explain why we\u2019re in love with (Little Silver Charm), but one look at him, and you would know why. He\u2019s left a big hole here in the farm, in our lives, and everything else.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe was so important to the development of Old Friends,\u201d he said. \u201cHe sent a good message to everybody. He was kind, he was a nice horse.\u201d<\/p>\n
Blowen had nothing but fond memories of Little Silver Charm, he said.<\/p>\n