Sorry, everyone. It appears that Kacey Musgraves is now taken.
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The "Butterflies" singer recently announced on her social media channel that she is "hard launching a new relationship." And this statement was followed by a heart emoji, so you know it's pretty serious.
"Her Name Is Nava."
If our playful tone isn't obvious yet, we should clarify that Musgraves is kind of joking. We're just playing along.
But this is still a major step for the Grammy-winner. Her new partner has four legs, a flowing mane, and wears a saddle.
"I met this girl in Oregon last summer and fell in love, but it didn't work out at the time," writes Musgraves. "She is the horse that reconnected me with my love of riding again, and in a bout of sweet serendipity, she popped back into my life a whole year later. She just made the trek to Tennessee to her forever home. Her name is Nava."
She concludes the caption with this: "Thank God for good people and good horses."
Kacey Musgraves Has Always Been an Animal Lover
In addition to Nava, Musgraves shared photos of a cream-colored horse in what appeared to be her barn earlier this year.
She is also the dog mom to Pearl and Pepper. Last year, Musgraves said that the 15-year-old Pearl was having health issues and was "still hanging on but very near the end."
According to People, Musgraves and Pearl have been through a lot together. The singer and her pet met the day after Musgraves' 21st birthday. Pearl has seen the singer "thru so many chapters" but had to be taken in by her parents after it lost a limb.
She wrote, "The bond we form with these creatures is a blessing..but a ticking time bomb. An inevitable continuous deposit into a bank of future sadness. So painful but so worth it."
Musgraves gave Pearl permission "to cross that rainbow bridge" if she needs to. She added, "Not sure I will ever see her again."
In a second Instagram Story, Musgraves is petting Pearl, calling the canine "tough as nails."
She added, "She's survived two catastrophic accidents.. is missing an arm and has a rod in her hip. Maybe she'll somehow actually outlive us all."
There have been no updates on Pearl since.
