Nice addition to your family, Dev. Star is sweet looking. Get your horse a play toy. Why don't you retrain her for racing? If she has good lines and decent personality, this anxiety/confidence problem is correctable. That means potential money making for you if you race her. Have you thought about it? Or did the conditions of the sale forbid you to race her again?
How are you headaches doing? Any better?
Thanks. Long time no see. Star is a sweetheart and honestly I can not picture her racing. Her bloodlines are not the best (her sire only stands for $1500

) Mentally...she is very immature and when it comes to riding she could be considered an ADD child

Yes, mentally she will correct over time and with patience. She was so hyper (hot) when I had her checked by the vet prior to purchase that she was a typical thoroughbred racehorse. The day I moved her and turned her out, she settled down literally within an hour. I did not expect to be able to get on her and ride her for a week to two weeks, instead I was able to get on her within two days of getting her. Actually, 2 days ago (just over a week from getting her) I rode her and needed a riding crop to get her to trot she was so laid back

Did I consider racing her? For a moment, but I know in reality it cost more to train her to race then she is likely to make ($1500+ a month versus about $250 a month). There is no way I could have afforded to send her to a trainer for racing. And yes, one of the conditions of sale was that I would not race her.
As for getting her a toy....the first paddock she was turned out in had a toy in it and she wouldn't play with it. She is now turned out with 2 other young mares, one is a National Show Horse (saddlebred x paint) and the other is an Andalusian. My girl is the youngest at 2, the National Show horse I think is 3 or 4 and the Andalusion is around 5 I think. All three get along very well, but my girl is the independant one who will share hay and feed, but avoids fights and wanders off by herself. When she is out in the field all she cares about is eating grass and hay and being a normal horse.
The headaches were getting worse, but I was very stressed. Last weekend was a bad weekend, but so far this week has been good. I think getting Star will help because it will force me to organize my life for the better. Well I'm off to bed....I have a very early morning tomorrow since I will be working (more like trying not to get hurt by 2 strong babies and one 12 year 16.1 hand stallion) at the horse sale tomorrow and saturday.
