A little bay arabian filly was born on April 16th, 1978. The breeders of this filly were Stephen and Dorothy Chesley. They named the filly Sera Nique, for her father was Bonique and her mother was Ser Seyna. From her fathers side names of her relatives included Bolero, Witez II, Ofir, Ghazi. From her mothers side Sera Nique's ancestors included Serafix, Abu Farwa, Ferseyn, Khyber.
As a two year old Sera Nique was sold to Donald and Cookie Moore. Strangely, that is the name of our equine chiropractor we use now. We were told later she showed in english pleasure. Somehow, many many years later this beautiful bay arabian mare ended up in the desert in Phelan with a neglectful owner who was feeding her one can of dog food per day. Luckily, a neighbor intervened and took the mare and called us.
Sera Nique was now 32 years and had long curly hair, a dropped back and pot belly appearance from her Cushings disease that had been allowed to ravage her body untreated. We did not know her name at the time and so we named her Kharma. She was small, petite and had doe like eyes and a long wavy mane. We put her on Pergolide for the Cushings a a few months later she looked like a different horse. Her coat came back to normal, she gained fat and muscle and energy. She got healthy enough for David to evaluate her and found she rode wonderfully. I wondered who this obviously purebred and delightful arabian mare was. She was ridden in lessons by a young lady named Sarah, and did wonderfully for her. Sarah loved Kharma very much.
One day, a volunteer was giving Kharma a bath and noticed she had a freezebrand on her neck under her mane. We shaved it to read it, wrote down the symbols and called a friend to look up the number in the Arabian Horse Registry. Her number started with an A, which meant she was a purebred arabian. I received an email back with who Kharma was. That is how we found out she was Sera Nique, born of pure blood and champion lines that reach far back into arabian history. She was royalty, and we were lucky enough to have her.
The last three weeks Kharma started slowly eating less and lost weight. She was unstable at the walk and starting to get weak. She could not eat enough to sustain her weight and I knew it was time. It is difficult to do, but responsible to let a horse go and not let them linger when they are ailing physically. Dr. Moss was called out and Kharma went over the Rainbow Bridge today. I wish I could let her old owners know who had her before she was neglected in Phelan. Someone in the past loved Kharma and she was a part of their family. They will not know she has passed..that they lost a family member...and that saddens me.
Goodbye sweet girl...we love you and you were the most beautiful horse in the world...a champion...and a part of OUR FAMILY...
forever.
Love,
Nicki
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