Boggle- USA bound!

Oh I am just delighted for you, it all looks gorgeous, and even if you are paying double board (ouch) what a nice situation for Atlas. I hope he continues to come sound and you get a good long run of relatively trouble free life for a while! If anyone deserves that it's you.

Have you got a few rest days planned in after trailering all that distance? I have a feeling I know what the answer is but.....you know you should! 😆 Either way I hope you can get out and do some chilling in the redwoods with Pepper soon.
 
Michen said:
Yes! We are basically living in a tree house.

I don’t have any decent photos but here’s a few. And of course we aren’t really unpacked properly yet so everything’s a bit sparse!

The barn Atlas is at is 4 mins away and not fancy and "show barn" like, it's very well run and down to earth and I like it because he has an airy open stall situation as you can see plus I am paying double board- ouch- to also have spot for him in the 24 hour “pasture” (dry lot in a herd) as otherwise it’s a small limited time turnout type situation for the stall/run horses. I didn’t want him out 24/7 as they are fed hay at certain times rather than free fed which would correlate a lot with when I’d be taking him out to do things with and I didn’t want him to be consistently missing meals. I’ve been watching the herd and they all seem very chilled and I haven’t seen any hay bickering which is great. He will go out there once he’s done a bit more walk and trot to prove his soundness.

These are the redwoods around here.

Very pretty!



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Wow it's beautiful 😍
 
BTW have you had all that rain that's been reported in the LA area? Or have you avoided that? From the way it was being reported over here it sounded fairly extreme.
 
Thanks everyone! Atlas really is a good boy. He's been through so much in the last year. Moved Minnesota to Colorado, then Colorado to Arizona. Then got sick and nearly died, then moved Arizona to Colorado. Then went lame, then got sick and spent time in hospital, then moved barns in Colorado and as put on stall rest for 2.5 weeks. Then in a trailer for 3 days laying over in Utah, then Nevada, then on to California where he's now still on rest albiet being walked for a good amount of time twice a day.

He's had syringes constantly in his mouth for various medicines, been asked to load in the pitch black the morning after 2 days of 10 hour drives and not even been able to have a trot, just in hand walks.

Throughout all of this he's remained cheery, good natured (well, there was a hoof that was sent flying in my direction once but I'll give him that), sensible bar some exuberant squeaking and fun to be around. I hate that he's had so much turmoil in his young life and a lot of it has been caused by me dragging him around but hopefully his day to day care makes up for it, he's had all the support he could possibly get and fingers crossed now he get's some consistency, routine and no more dramas for a bit.
 
I do wonder whether he sees it quite like that though - obviously it's disruptive moving home and tiring being in a trailer, but he probably doesn't have any comprehension of the distances involved or the danger he was in when he was ill. Horses live for the moment and he's obviously a very chilled little guy - it might not have bothered him as much as you think. I don't know. I do wonder quite a lot about this sort of thing.
 
Widgeon said:
Oh I am just delighted for you, it all looks gorgeous, and even if you are paying double board (ouch) what a nice situation for Atlas. I hope he continues to come sound and you get a good long run of relatively trouble free life for a while! If anyone deserves that it's you.

Have you got a few rest days planned in after trailering all that distance? I have a feeling I know what the answer is but.....you know you should! 😆 Either way I hope you can get out and do some chilling in the redwoods with Pepper soon.
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I am doing absolutely NOTHING bar hanging in the house and unpacking, eating and walking Atlas! I've had no on site client meetings this week. Glorious. It's my 34th birthday this weekend and I think we will head to the beach.
Widgeon said:
BTW have you had all that rain that's been reported in the LA area? Or have you avoided that? From the way it was being reported over here it sounded fairly extreme.
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Yep, it's been pouring for 3 days. Pepper is horrified. I am horrified! It feels like the UK, very damp and wet and green. But supposedly the sun arrives tomorrow and it'll be clear and 20 degrees for a week. Plus, rain is always needed.
 
Widgeon said:
I do wonder whether he sees it quite like that though - obviously it's disruptive moving home and tiring being in a trailer, but he probably doesn't have any comprehension of the distances involved or the danger he was in when he was ill. Horses live for the moment and he's obviously a very chilled little guy - it might not have bothered him as much as you think. I don't know. I do wonder quite a lot about this sort of thing.
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Probably not in an accumulative way that I see it but in terms of general stress, feeling unwell, having horrid things done to him etc it's been pretty constant and I think he'd have had every right to become a bit grumpy or whatnot or stressy from the changes.
 
Pleased to hear that you, your OH and Pepper have made it safely to your new home in California with the lovely Atlas. I hope you have time to relax a bit now, to settle in and enjoy yourself. Best wishes for the next stage of your rather exciting life! xx
 
Atlas has a very exciting life and appears to take it all in his stride. What a cool horse!
Enjoy your CA life. It's far nicer than Minnesota where I lived for a couple of years!
 
So pleased the move went smoothly and everyone has settled in so well.

Your new home is stunning! And Atlas is so awesome taking everything in his stride. I do hope you get some time to enjoy him now. And have a great birthday.
 
Honey08 said:
You pick all my favourite American places! Colorado, Arizona and now Northern California by San Fran. You’re always making me miss my flying days.
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They are amazing states. I have to say… I had no idea how this would hit me. It’s been so crazy busy and stressful moving, sorting Atlas etc. I didn’t really feel anything as I drove out of Evergreen early hours with Atlas.

Moved in, unpacked and then bam. Last 24 hours I’ve cried and cried. Cried for having left another group of people that mean so much… AGAIN. And the magic of that place, and the Boggle memories that are all wrapped up in it. Somehow it feels like I've truly left/moved on from it all now.

I am literally homesick for Colorado right now (and that’s not even technically home) despite being in this beautiful place with this amazing new life. So ridiculous! I need to pull my s*** together!
 
Michen said:
They are amazing states. I have to say… I had no idea how this would hit me. It’s been so crazy busy and stressful moving, sorting Atlas etc. I didn’t really feel anything as I drove out of Evergreen early hours with Atlas.

Moved in, unpacked and then bam. Last 24 hours I’ve cried and cried. Cried for having left another group of people that mean so much… AGAIN. And the magic of that place, and the Boggle memories that are all wrapped up in it. Somehow it feels like I've truly left/moved on from it all now.

I am literally homesick for Colorado right now (and that’s not even technically home) despite being in this beautiful place with this amazing new life. So ridiculous! I need to pull my s*** together!
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You met some absolutely fabulous people there who supported you through some tough times. I expect you will miss them. Plus Colorado is so breathtaking. I don’t think many states will compare for that fresh beauty.
 
Thank you 💕 Feeling MUCH better and more calm.

I guess it’s not an ugly spot when these redwood forests and this beach are 40 mins apart.

Getting adjusted, slowly! Atlas is doing great. He’s basically doing one hour in hand hacks and he seems to be staying sound. Another 10 days and I’ll let him out in the pasture and cross my fingers as he’s behaving well but extremely bright, and at the end of what it’s reasonable to ask a 4.5 year old to put up with whilst still remaining polite at the end of a lead rope!


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