In remembrance of HRH QE II weekend plans.

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I have had a busy weekend. Saturday was the Shetland Pony show I run. My rosettes didn't arrive until midday Friday. There were things missing from the order and so I ended up trying to ring round rosette suppliers within driving distance but none were answering their phones. So by 5.30pm on Friday night I had accepted my fate and that I couldn't change anything now.

Saturday was quite a pleasant day all in all! The show went mostly without a hitch. Everyone had a good time and even if the judging didn't go their way everyone still went home happy. My Supreme went to the gorgeous lead rein pony and Reserve went to the driving pony. He looked great in his gear! Although I had put a couple of shout outs on the fb page that we would do a fancy dress competition over lunch I only expected 2 or 3 people to do it. 7 ponies and an inflatable one came forward for it! The inflatable one was one of my wonderful stewards who "got bucked off" and disqualified herself from the class ? she is an absolute hoot bless her! She did it for the entertainment value.


Today I have been at Hamilton races with 1 donkey ? he finished back of mid-div, not really interested in the game at the moment.

I am now dead on my feet. I wasn't supposed to be working today, it was supposed to be a chill day to recover from yesterday. But alas that was not possible. So I need to drag my leaden feet out of the car to feed my lot before I can go home and crash on the couch.
 
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The Fuzzy Furry said:
Oh crikey, you managed to find a good home, well done x
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I think it is the best home (aside from with me) and that I was incredibly lucky. The woman who bought him owns a yard/her family does, and we were at this yard for a little over a year when I first bought him and it was fantastic. Then we moved 200km away. She happened to be looking for a horse since her existing horse cannot be ridden (a really weird injury/possibly genetic) and has experience with Spanish horses. She tried him after not having ridden for a bit and they did really well. I borrowed a friend's mare and we also went for a hack. He passed his vetting and she bought him. I dropped him off yesterday and it was so bittersweet. It feels totally strange that he's not mine anymore and I feel like a piece of me is missing, but this is the best possible outcome. It's a wonderful facility, and I still know some of the liveries there from 4 years ago when we left. I hope that they can form a good bond and have many happy years together. He's a sensitive soul, but I think they'll connect with each other. I'm still in a depression about the whole thing, but realize that I should feel good about where he landed.

So, the new one. A livery from the stable where "my" horse went to has two Spanish horses herself, and recommended that I visit the breeder of her horses (they're half-brothers) because I was in the area recently. Aka 2 hours away instead of 4.5 ? so OH and I went for a visit. I had planned to look at a dun coloured colt, and maybe a gray, certainly not another bay. Of course there was a bay colt that wandered up to me first and just had the best eyes. So naturally, he won me over. I had him vetted, and bought him this weekend. He's 2 years younger than my original criteria (3 to 5 years old), and will have to be gelded this week because it's very difficult to find a yard that will take a colt/stallion in the US and actually let them outside/be social. So hopefully that goes well and in 4 weeks or so he can begin his journey to the USA. He's young, but his breeder and the woman that recommended this breeder insists that if any young horse were to survive this journey well, it'd be him ? I will say that horses from this breeder are relaxed and so bold. Totally different from my previous Spanish.

Anyway, the part that is actually interesting:

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CanteringCarrot said:
I think it is the best home (aside from with me) and that I was incredibly lucky. The woman who bought him owns a yard/her family does, and we were at this yard for a little over a year when I first bought him and it was fantastic. Then we moved 200km away. She happened to be looking for a horse since her existing horse cannot be ridden (a really weird injury/possibly genetic) and has experience with Spanish horses. She tried him after not having ridden for a bit and they did really well. I borrowed a friend's mare and we also went for a hack. He passed his vetting and she bought him. I dropped him off yesterday and it was so bittersweet. It feels totally strange that he's not mine anymore and I feel like a piece of me is missing, but this is the best possible outcome. It's a wonderful facility, and I still know some of the liveries there from 4 years ago when we left. I hope that they can form a good bond and have many happy years together. He's a sensitive soul, but I think they'll connect with each other. I'm still in a depression about the whole thing, but realize that I should feel good about where he landed.

So, the new one. A livery from the stable where "my" horse went to has two Spanish horses herself, and recommended that I visit the breeder of her horses (they're half-brothers) because I was in the area recently. Aka 2 hours away instead of 4.5 ? so OH and I went for a visit. I had planned to look at a dun coloured colt, and maybe a gray, certainly not another bay. Of course there was a bay colt that wandered up to me first and just had the best eyes. So naturally, he won me over. I had him vetted, and bought him this weekend. He's 2 years younger than my original criteria (3 to 5 years old), and will have to be gelded this week because it's very difficult to find a yard that will take a colt/stallion in the US and actually let them outside/be social. So hopefully that goes well and in 4 weeks or so he can begin his journey to the USA. He's young, but his breeder and the woman that recommended this breeder insists that if any young horse were to survive this journey well, it'd be him ? I will say that horses from this breeder are relaxed and so bold. Totally different from my previous Spanish.

Anyway, the part that is actually interesting:

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I love this! Also now that his timings are delayed there is an actual chance him and Bog could end up on a flight together ?
 
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I took Nova out for a hack yesterday and she was quite wild - very snorty, leaped into a canter stride when asked for trot and jogged the majority of the way home. I think she wanted to remind me that she is in fact an ex racer.

This afternoon we are going to attempt a solo hack a short way up the track with a friend on the ground.
 
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Currently parked up at the vets waiting on Raz.

Hock X-rays showed no significant changes so the vet scanned his suspensories and his left has deteriorated significantly.
he’s not a candidate for surgery at the moment so going to try medicating one more time and a bit of shockwave and see if they help. ?

On a side note, I must get my finger out and get Jack out again soon as we still need two more sheets for his regionals qualification and time is running out.
 
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