That makes sense. Good job Mom! Good luck with your new girlThanks. The 'tether' is just a temporary thing so I could groom her and take pics of her. I tried to get pics of her free in the stall, but she kept walking towards meWhen not working with her in the stall, she is free to move about and lay down if she so desires.
lucky horse!
Actual she will either get a shower or a sponge bath.
warm water, of course!
I walked towards her paddock and there she was just standing there, calm as could be with this look of, "What Mom? I'm fine, now can I please go inside and eat breakfast?" After bringing her in and giving her breakfast, I headed off to the track because I'm working another horse sale. Shortly after I arrive, the talk turns to the races from yesterday (Breeders Cup raced here in Kentucky at Churchill Downs) and the 2 horses that broke down during a race (one horse was put down on the track due the horrible compound fracture she sustained). It made me very thankful that I may have 'saved' my girl from that future. 
She is extremely curious about her surroundings, but she is also a wimp about approaching new things (there are 2 50 gallon drums painted black and white like cows and she would look, walk towards them, but wouldn't go within 15-20 feet of them ) She is giving me lots of hope that she will be fun and fairly easy to retrain. 
The downside to having a horse and trying to save money while owning her, I have to get up at the butt crack of dawn so I can take care of her and make it to work on time. In other words...I'm heading off to bed in a few minutes because I need to be up and out of bed by 3:30AM tomorrow 
Nite all.....
hey!
Sounds like a good day for you!
So...you are not gonna race her?
So..it's 10 reps of mucking on the left, then switch and do another 10 reps on the right?
it is always wonderful to have a horse with a lot of personality! I would much rather have one with a sense of humor than one that just stands there all day, even if she does act up on occasion
I know, the hours are nuts, but it is worth it in the end.
She was a champ. It didn't bother her one bit that I was on her back. All we did was walk around for a little bit, but that was all that was needed. It was more than I expected at this point. I ended up graduating her from her paddock to a small field. She is now out with 4 other girls, but one is the boss mare. My girl didn't really care about the other girls, she just wants to graze and explore. 
I will go to the farm in the morning to check on her and feed her. I also will be checking her for any injuries the other girls may have given her and make sure she didn't get too cold during the night (it's supposed to be about 50, but with light steady rain for a portion of the night).
There are 3 girls that only have to look at my girl and she runs away The only plus to running away is she isn't getting kicked, biten, or hurt. I haven't worked her at all the last couple of days because of being tired and it was getting dark out. I plan to work her over the weekend. Atleast I have the weekend off and can rest up. I am working the sale next week, but at the end of the week. I do have to say, the sale was great today. The one baby I took to the sale ring sold for $75,000 which was more than the owner expected and the pregnant mare I took to the ring sold for $200,000 which was a lot more than the owner expected. All in all, the farm had a great day with all 3 horses in the sale selling for more than was expected. On top of the good day at the sale, the farm had a colt racing at Churchill Downs this afternoon and he won 
He paid something like $14+ to win 
Dev.
Can we expect to see this filly in the Breeder's Cup Juevenile Fillies race next year? If so, can I get a special pass?
He broke his maiden today at Churchill Downs and I was incorrect, he paid over $18 to win http://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbPDFChart.cfm?TID=CD&CTRY=USA&DAY=D&DT=11/08/2006&STYLE=EQB&RACE=7&BorP=BAlso keep an eye out for 'Andromeda's Hero'. It has been officially announced, when Andromeda's Hero retires he will stand stud at the farm I work for during the sales. http://www.thoroughbredtimes.com/todaysnews/newsview.asp?recno=67668&subsec=6
ah...she's the hot new 'chick' on the farm..they are just sniffing her out..you know...to see if she has what it takes to hang with them...it's all horse politics...My girl is doing great at the farm. She has become buddies with an aged paint quarterhorse mare, but the other girls in the field hate my girl
ah...she's the hot new 'chick' on the farm..they are just sniffing her out..you know...to see if she has what it takes to hang with them...it's all horse politics...
It does seem like she may have gotten over her fear of another girl in the field. Today when the chestnut girl looked at my girl, my girl didn't run away in fear which is a plus. Today I was either really brave or really stupid. I was actually sick all day today and was in bed untill about 3 pm. I got up and went to the farm for a little bit. I groomed my girl while she ate and then decided I would get on her for a little bit. No problem except, I haven't worked her for a couple days and I decided to just get on her bareback. Problem with this....I was not as strong as I normally would be and getting on a 2 year old thoroughbred off the track is not always the smartest idea. Much to everyone's surprise she was well behavied and didn't mind me on her bareback.
Spent yesterday resting some, cleaning and in general catching up on life. Haven't made it to the gym in a while because of the sale, being sick and the new girl, but hope to return soon. My girl is doing very, very well and is giving me lots of hope she will turn into a beautiful show horse.
It would be so nice if Mother Nature would make up her mind and settle on a season.
...heh...ask a woman...to make up her mind??? HA! HA! HAR! That's funny!
and it has me going through rounds of yuckiness. Except for that, life wouldn't be too bad.
Dev! Get well.
hope your feeling better hon!
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