{"id":1765,"date":"2026-01-20T15:13:42","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T15:13:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/homeplacefairies.com\/blog\/?p=1765"},"modified":"2025-12-03T18:02:40","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T18:02:40","slug":"old-horse-snow-horse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.homeplacefairies.com\/blog\/?p=1765","title":{"rendered":"Old Horse Snow Horse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Each day the little girl comes to visit Old Horse as he stands sentry to the hidden entrance of the Home Place Fairies winter chambers.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/homeplacefairies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/snow-Horse-5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1749\" src=\"http:\/\/homeplacefairies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/snow-Horse-5-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"snow Horse (5)\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.homeplacefairies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/snow-Horse-5-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.homeplacefairies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/snow-Horse-5.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The little girl brings him fruit and carrots.<\/p>\n<p>She pats him and laughs as he nudges her in greeting.<\/p>\n<p>Old Horse whispers to her that spring is on it&#8217;s way, he knows this and he knows so much more.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/homeplacefairies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/snow-Horse-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1748\" src=\"http:\/\/homeplacefairies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/snow-Horse-4-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"snow Horse (4)\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.homeplacefairies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/snow-Horse-4-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.homeplacefairies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/snow-Horse-4.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Together they taste the magic of snow.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/homeplacefairies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/snow-Horse-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1747\" src=\"http:\/\/homeplacefairies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/snow-Horse-3-300x217.jpg\" alt=\"snow Horse (3)\" width=\"300\" height=\"217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.homeplacefairies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/snow-Horse-3-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.homeplacefairies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/snow-Horse-3-1024x744.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.homeplacefairies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/snow-Horse-3.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As darkness approaches the little girl bids him goodnight and walks home to her house in the woods.<\/p>\n<p>Old Horse will be here tomorrow as he has been each and everyday.<\/p>\n<p>He is her best friend as well as guardian of the Home Place Fairies.<\/p>\n<p>All winter long Old Horse guards the entrance to the fairies chambers and each day the little girl comes to be with him.<\/p>\n<p>Together they enjoy snow and dream of springtime flowers and fairy folk fluttering in the breeze.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/homeplacefairies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Nightingale-and-Old-Horse.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-3505\" src=\"http:\/\/homeplacefairies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Nightingale-and-Old-Horse-210x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"210\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.homeplacefairies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Nightingale-and-Old-Horse-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/www.homeplacefairies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Nightingale-and-Old-Horse-719x1024.jpg 719w, https:\/\/www.homeplacefairies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Nightingale-and-Old-Horse.jpg 738w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Each day the little girl comes to visit Old Horse as he stands sentry to the hidden entrance of the Home Place Fairies winter chambers. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; The little girl brings him fruit and carrots. 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