What a lovely boy. I'll bet you're glad you didn't take that option now 😁
SO GLAD!!

He's just home to me, and having him here has made me so happy. Also...I cannot imagine trying to horse shop right now with the market the way it is - being new to the country, not knowing anyone, prices through the roof....this definitely worked out the way it should. And knowing that Sig seems very happy lets me know I made the right decision for us both.
Glad that you made the decision to bring your beautiful horse over - looks like it is all falling into place

How are you finding the contrast between an American barn livery and what you have now? I think that the facilities look wonderful.
Thank you! Thus far I'm not finding it too different, but I'm on full livery (as I was in the States). So for us, not much has changed, which has helped us both settle into the routine better. The mix of DIY/part/full livery is pretty unique to my experience in the US, though there are farms that have the same set up in the US too, I've just never boarded at them. I've also seen more likelihood around here for livery yards to turn out individually as well - I'm hoping Sig gets to go out with others soon, because he's well socialized and very civil, and I just feel very strongly like I owe him the opportunity to be a horse. Back home it was default to go out with others (a lot of care went into matching pairs/groups up for compatibility) unless specific reasons required individual turn out. At least at the yards I've inquired to, it's the opposite approach. He's out on grass adjacent to other horses, but still separated by a fenceline. I understand not wanting the animals to get hurt, but...horses gonna horse.
As we go on I'm sure I'll find more similarities and differences, but I'm really only working off a week or so of actually experience since he arrived. I think the comparisons between horse worlds is half the fun of this adventure!
