Pony!

R the Rescue has departed. In 48 hours of being together he was dangerously attached to Banana. We're talking threat to my safety when I tried to do anything with Banana levels of attached. He has been replaced by Pony (who needs a name.)

Yes, she's drinking out of a cat bowl despite the perfectly good horse bucket

A friend of a friend upgraded her from a situation where she was living in a tiny pen surrounded by junk. She could use a couple pounds, but since I'm an eventer I like them fitter so I'm not sure I want her to gain any (yes, buying a tiny muzzle today.) She does need some muscle. She's thought to be 3ish, the vet is coming out tomorrow so we'll get a more accurate idea. She's obviously too small for me, but I think she could be fun to work with. And! Pony!

R and R

Today my newest residents moved in: R the Rescue and The Red Horse. Red Horse does not yet have a name. His owner wants to call him Sue, but his wife is unenthusiastic.

R the Rescue was rescued out of a field last winter by a friend of mine. She doesn't have room for him so he's been moving around. I hope he finds his person soon. That person will not be me.


Where is Banana you ask? She went out for training, so we could fill in some of ridiculous holes. Alas, the trainer's mom died so she's coming home. I'll have a full house again. Plus, I'm adding a new horse to my to-ride list. More on him later.

Sonny went back to his mom and will be living with her mom for the rest of the summer. I'm rather sad about that. I love that old man.

Not home

Cause I'm somewhere I get to see stuff like this:

They look just as awesome as I imagined them

I love them.

RIP Pony Toes

It isn't fair that bad genetics made me let you go far too early.

I wrote this when I had to put down my beloved Fudge:

Nothing quite equals the love of a pony
From when they are young till they get old and bony.
they take up a big huge chunk of your heart
Then at their death it gets torn painfully apart
I will miss you my best equine friend
But I will do my best for you up till the end.
I hope that you're happier on the next plane
But right now all I can think of is pain
I hate that this is causing me such horrible grief
But I know that the end will be your relief.

Penny's Tail

If I needed another reason to know it's time for her, all I have to do is look under her tail. Which, she's not thrilled about doing at present, I suspect it hurts.

The friends

Bit? Or can I finally ride?

The Taskmaster is repossessing her baucher, the bit I've been riding Banana in. I therefore needed to go into my small pile and pull something out for her. I grabbed the myler comfort snaffle, as it's different than everything else we've had her in. Either she really, really likes it or I finally figured out how to ride my horse. She isn't rooting and is more accepting of contact. I've been having a lot of fun with her the last couple of rides. We've jumped small logs out in the field and over the ditches. She even jumped over the ditch today by herself to come see me. We jumped our first 2' fence on Saturday and our first tiny oxer today. She was completely steady when Penny and Sonny ran up to us the other day and were cavorting around her butt.

I am absolutely sure bringing her home was the right thing. We're really bonding. It's fun to be out with her in the evenings fussing (Penny was not tolerant of fussing.) She still walks very quickly, but I'm okay with it now as I know it doesn't mean she's going to take off, she just walks fast. We've been down the road with my favorite neighbor and her mules (who are in love with her.) She's a little silly until we meet up with them, but once with them I can ride her on the buckle.

She still needs crap loads of training, but I think we can probably safely get around an event at pre-comp this summer.

Sonny's back!

I've missed his sweet old man face. Banana is acting like she thinks he should be the model for the cover of 50 Bales of Hay.

Conversation from earlier:

Me: Vet, I think Banana might have ulcers.

Vet: I think Banana is giving you ulcers.

Banana's pacing is driving me nuts. Hence, Sonny coming, to see if his company might be more sufficient to her needs than Penny's. Right now I want to yell at the two of them to get a room, but that's far better than pacing.

Playtime at the Fox Den