Rosie's Birthday/ New Pen/ No Stella

Hello everybody!

I am sorry I haven't posted in the past few days, but many things have happened. More will be posted about  my busy life later.

Yesterday was Rosie's birthday. She turned eleven. To celebrate, I decided to make her a nice bran mash. Of course, Half Pint had to enjoy it as well, so I also made some for her.

 Molasses, bran, carrots, apples, and warm water completed the yummy treat.

Waiting patiently.....well...kind of.

Rosie loved her bran mash. So did Half Pint!


Anyway, since I am getting a horse (though probably NOT Stella) soon, my dad and I have been working on a separate pen for the minis to stay in so that the horse will have the one that the minis are currently occupying.

 The new pen.

 This will be a 8x12 shelter for them. It will have dutch doors and one or two windows.

 The dutch door will be on the left side of this picture here.

Here comes the sad part of this blog post. 


I got a call from Mrs. June a few days ago. She told me that Mrs. Tia found Stella's injury record and was shocked. Stella has had injections in her hocks and chiropractic appointments, and last year even after injections and four chiropractic appointments, Stella still had lameness. So, long story short, she has major back pain because of her hock issues, and she (unless the upcoming vet apportionment mentions something else that we can do) is pretty much non ride-able without pain, and even though she could be put on painkillers, you could never guarantee that you could ride for a long period of time.  So, (unless the vet says something else) their is about a 90% chance I will NOT get Stella.

Oh well. I guess the horse hunt continues!

~CBL

 

Stella Update/More Breyerfest!

Breyer has announced four more auction models while I have been absent from the category of models and in the world of getting a beautiful mare. I looked today at them, and they seem to really be favoring grey's for this Breyerfest!




6/15/14 announcement.


Oh My. I LOVE her! I don't have any models in this mold, and I just think is is stunning. If you have read this blog for a while, you know that I love almost any Paint or Pinto.



6/16/14/ announcement.


OK, please don't be mad, but I don't really prefer the vintage look. While I do like this mold, I like more "crispness" such that is in the newer painted models.

6/17/14 announcement.

First decorator model announced in this year's auction. I don't have any decorator models, but I do have one horse in this Ethereal mold (Noche Buena, 2012 Christmas horse) I really like him. I love the dynamic pose of this model, and the person who will get this boy will be very lucky!

Today's announcement.

STUNNING! her spots are very nice, and her shading is very good. She seems really glossed up. While I prefer Matte's, I think that she would fit very well into my (or anyone else's) model barn!

 Now on to Stella. 

I was having a hard time waiting for this woman's decision. Neither my mom or my dad thought that she would pay for a vet or chiropractic trip to fix Stella. I nearly cried a few times...

But, I decided to fully to put my trust in God, and see how things played out. 

I got am email a few hours later. 

"Hi, just a quick update. Wendy wants to move forward with the vet seeing Stella for body issues. However, can't get her scheduled for 2 weeks. "

 above: part of email from Mrs. Tia to me. 

I jumped up and down with excitement, tears starting to come. I ran upstairs and called my dad (who was helping a friend move. My mom was also their) and told him. He decided not to tell mom until I could tell her myself (she wouldn't pick up her phone). Then, I called Mrs. June who couldn't believe it. She told me that she had gotten an email from Mrs. Tia that morning, saying that woman didn't want the vet or Chiropractor out (she just probably didn't want to pay for it). 

I couldn't believe it!

Thank you, Lord. 

So, I still have a chance to get her after all!

~CBL

EA Sketched in Krome a.k.a "Stella"

This past day has been very bittersweet.





The good thing is that I was offered a beautiful Arab mare, eight years old, with training and such. She is a very fast mare, but I love speed. Of course, I didn't think my dad would agree to allow me to view the horse and perhaps buy it. But, instead he and I dug seven post holes (two and a half feet deep)! and built a fence for the minis so they could stay in a separate pen from Stella. Plus, he agreed for me to see her, and buy her if possible.

 Anyway, yesterday I went to see her. Her owner doesn't want her anymore, because she didn't/doesn't like how fast she is. She also threw her head when trotting and cantering because she was in a dressage barn for a few years and they rode on a very hard bit and yanked her around. Stella wasn't really meant to be a dressage horse. However, she has completed 2nd level dressage.

She has been at a trainers barn for three months, because the owner wanted her at the barn for extra training. The head throwing had been pretty dissolved. The trainer (Mrs. Tia, I am sure I have mentioned her on this blog) also practiced natural horsemanship on her and she did/does great. I was just dying to see her.

So, I went with Mrs. June and mom to see her yesterday. Here she is from the field.

Pretty head!

Mrs. Tia came on over to the pasture and brought Stella to her indoor arena. Of course, Stella just had to roll.

Stella came right over to me after rolling and just stood their until Mrs. Tia showed us her ground work. She had the kindest eye that I had ever seen. She was so sweet. 

When Mrs. Tia picked up her carrot stick, Stella really powered up and got going!

Every time she came by me, she would throw her head and prance, like she was showing off. 

Mrs. Tia then showed me how she could walk over a tarp and board. 

Mrs. Tia went to go get the saddle and I did some groundwork.

She would come up to me when I stopped my ground work. It was very special.

Mrs. Tia tacked up.

However, she started to act up and kept on throwing her head in the air. She wanted to run, and she hadn't been like that, Mrs. Tia told me, since she first started training her. Then we started to see that she was dragging her back right leg like it was in pain. 

So we switched saddles to see if it would work better. 

She did better, but was still dragging her back foot and was still in pain. I decided not to ride her. I didn't want to get hurt. We felt her back and it seemed like some bones were out of place. She needs a chiropractor to fix that.

Now, here is the bad part. 

The owner doesn't want to pay for anything else for Stella, and if she was acting badly in the saddle because something really hurts her, then a chiropractic appointment would fix that. But if the owner won't pay for it, then we won't get her, and it may even be arthritis, not even an injury.   I am right now awaiting a call from  Mrs. Tia to hear what her decision is.  

Please keep me in your prayers. I really want her!

~CBL