New horse alert

Is it possible that my horse shopping is over for 2011? Perhaps...time will tell.

Amelia's new horse arrived yesterday. Of course we waited until after her lesson and after she put Kokanee away to tell her! She hadn't met her horse yet, only seen videos as he came from the middle of nowhere and is in rough shape, but he is starting his Hillside Makeover tomorrow with hooves trimmed and teeth fixed!

The poor fellow is in need of a lot of TLC, and who better than a 13 year old girl? Of course she has to come up with a name for him or I will start calling him Noodle.

He is a VERY cute bay, with a giant star and white under his chin. Cows chewed his tail, and his mane was lost to the round bale feeder...but hair will grow back by the time he is ready to show.

We bought him based on video from 2 years ago when he was at a show barn and jumping. So sad that his life took a wrong turn and he ended up at auction to be run through with the meat horses. Fortunately someone took him home and fed him...but not much else. Lana (vet) doesn't think he has seen a farrier since spring and he has all sorts of dental issues.

If you want to visit him he is very friendly and is living in the wood pen behind our garage. Because of his sketchy past, he is in true isolation, so please don't pet him and then one of our horses...maybe save visiting him until you leave.

I am ridiculously excited to ride him, but it will be a little while before he is ready for that...poor guy! Of course I have to keep reminding myself he is for Amelia not me!

Karen