Sprite has a new job! He'll be going to VA over the weekend to become a western trail horse/pasture buddy for a retired TWH and a mini donkey. I'm sad about letting him go, but it's time...and he's to come back to me if his new buddies can't keep him :) Sprite in a GIANT western saddle walking around with his nose on the ground is hilarious ( Read more... )

3 years ago last weekend, I went to my very first horse trial ( Read more... )

The venerable old man passed his ultrasound Monday with flying colors -- so much so that we've been cleared to start walking under tack a month early ( Read more... )

It's been a while, so I thought I'd post some new photos of Surf Guitar -- 14yo OTTB...who's bigger than I thought! We pulled out an offical stick, and he's definitely 18hh! Most of these are from our last 2 novice HTs...since these were taken, we've successfully moved up to Training!

Here's a sneak preview:

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So when Surf gets excited, apparently he tends to overjump things just a little ( Read more... )

( Job info for Hannah F. from the Area II AR list -- Bonnie Mosser )

As of our last ultrasound, one of the 2 suspensory lesions is healed. If the other one continues to heal as it's healing now, Huey should be able to resume jumping in September!

And, in news of Surf Guitar...

( Click here for pictures of the GIANT horse in pink, and the stories of our first unrecognized and recognized Horse Trials! )

( This is what I sent to Julia last night )

Waiting on an email back that this is about to be mine ( Read more... )

Update on the other Hannah's trip east ( Read more... )