Here is the horse I am making an offer on. Pending clean blood test (which we think it will be). I am in that funny place of trying to be neutral. It’s possible the proverbial rug can still be pulled out from under me before buying the horse.
I will tell you more about him if and when he becomes my own.
He looks remarkably like my beloved DC, but he acts remarkably different as he has a much calmer demeanor (and he has a long beautiful forelock as opposed to DC’s funny “fro-lock” that was always fuzzy and never grew).
My brain has been rehearsing best and worst case scenarios for the last 24 hours.
“What if I get him and and he goes lame?”
“What if he has some freak accident?”
“What if I never get attached?”
I didn’t pet him that much on the day of the trial or yesterday during the vet check. I didn’t talk to him that much either. Just a few pats and a few “good boys.” I’m guarding my heart still.
The vet I used yesterday I had never met before as she is from the San Diego area. She was professional and a good communicator. And toward the end of the exam she shared with me on the plane of rider to rider, woman to woman–not professional to client–that she thinks he’s a diamond in the rough.
My trainer thinks so too.
And I agree.
And so, I don’t know how this will flesh out, but I am taking the plunge.
And I am learning to be comfortable with the risk.
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Lauren says
SO EXCITING! Wishing you the best.
Susan Friedland-Smith says
Thanks. I’m nervous.
Rodney's Saga says
!!!
carey says
Excited for you! I really hope it works out
charforever says
Ah! I hope it all works out!!! I’m so excited for you!!!
FromtheHorsesMouth says
AHHH!!!!!!
Melanie Bonk says
He’s gorgeous! I hope everything works out for you!
Susan Friedland-Smith says
Thanks, Melanie!
magreenlee says
Woohoo!! He looks lovely, I love a dark bay. I can’t wait to hear more about him.
(But fingers crossed for a clear blood test)
Midwestern Plant Girl says
Break a leg!
Susan Friedland-Smith says
Funny. Just don’t say that phrase to a horse! 🙂
Carolyn Miele says
Wonderful!!! How exciting!!!
Susan Friedland-Smith says
Thanks, Carrie!
firnhyde says
Aah exciting!!! He has such a cute face, I could get used to seeing that around! We’ve now embarked on a horse shopping journey of our own looking for an old broke packer for my li’l sis. (And explaining to sellers that old, broke packers generally don’t bolt off within the first 5 minutes of a trial ride…)
Susan Friedland-Smith says
When I read your description of not bolting, it was so funny. There’s a reason not to trust sellers you don’t know. 🙂 Hope you find your sis a sweet horse. How old is she? Will this be her first horse?
firnhyde says
She’s 15 🙂 She had a real jewel of a horse when she was only 8 – he was about 16hh but she could do anything with him (except groom his back without standing on a gate or tree stump!), unfortunately he fell in the pasture and broke his leg… so after that she had a couple of green ponies that were really unsuitable and shattered her confidence. Now we’re on the hunt for someone who’ll really look after her.
lorlee1 says
Good luck! Oh and I love the word ‘fro-lock’! Had a good giggle, thank you 🙂
Susan Friedland-Smith says
I just learned that word from my trainer. I had a giggle too. It described DC’s forelock completely!