At this point I am not sure which horse is the more disgusting one, Pangea or Bay Girl. These girls LIVE to waller in their own filth. They could go head to head in a mud wrestling competition and I'm not sure who would win. If there is moisture in the air or on the ground or in the dirt, they are there in a heartbeat and grinding the mess into their hair.
Therefore, she got her first bath in FIVE MONTHS immediately following this. (There was literally no way to give her a bath with Elvis attached to her! Not my colt, not my place to risk taking him outside of his pasture!)
She was relatively well-behaved for it, sort of. She's a bit rusty when it comes to handling... there was a fair bit of wiggling and some screaming at first. She was not amused with having her face washed either, so I got the worst of it off and left it on a positive note.
Happy girl was very pleased to be clean.
And now..... THE BEST NEWS. (I had to save it for last!) I called the ET facility again today after not hearing back from them after I left my last message. (I figured a bit of harassment couldn't hurt.) I told them it was weaning time, and I wanted the mare. "All right," he said. "All I need is a check and she's yours."
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It is all thanks to my readers that this is happening. Without your generous donations, this might never have become a reality. Because of you guys, she is going to come home with me and be where she belongs. I don't know when Elvis' owners plan on sending her back, but when they do, all I have to do is show up at the ET facility with a trailer and a check, and I can take her on home.
And I'm thinking I finally have the perfect name for her.... Imogen. I haven't decided that 100%, but as with all my horses, the perfect name almost always just leaps randomly out at me from absolutely nowhere. I love it.
I like Imogen! Congrats!!
ReplyDeleteShe is going to LOVE being with you and Pangea! Imogen is a great name. I'm so happy for both of you.
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ReplyDeleteYes, that's right Bif. We weaned by moving her from the front mare pasture to the back mare pasture and leaving Elvis up with the other babysitter mare that he has been living with for several months. Easy, stress free and quick!
ReplyDeleteNo idea when they plan on sending her back to the ET facility... I would guess at the end of August, because why pay another month's worth of board on her when her job is done?
And when they send her back, she'll be moving to the barn Pangea is at - a cute little backyard place around the corner from my house. Quiet and out of the way, just how I like it!
ReplyDeleteI deleted my comment because I didn't read the earlier post and started to and felt retarded ;0
ReplyDeleteCongratulations!!! How exciting. She's a lucky girl.
ReplyDeleteFeck yeah!!! I'm so excited for y and Imogen
ReplyDeleteYay!!!!!!!! Can't wait to read what happens next! Congrats to both of you!
ReplyDeleteSo exciting! Let the adventures begin!
ReplyDeleteYAY!!!!! I am so happy for you!
ReplyDeleteSo happy for you. I cannot wait to see what you two do together!!! ps. LOVE Imogen. Love it.
ReplyDeletewoo hoo!!! SO excited! What great news!! Only a few days left in Aug so she should be yours soon!!
ReplyDeleteI love the name as well- perfect!!
YAYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am sooooooooo happy for you guys!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteWonderful! I'm so happy for her and you. Glad to have played a small part in this :)
ReplyDeleteYep, what everyone else said. Now I want LOTS of blog entries.
ReplyDeleteSo happy!! I don't know how you've been able to stand the wait. Can't wait to see where she goes from here :)
ReplyDeleteYES. RAD.
ReplyDeleteHow strange, I thought I'd posted a big hoo-rah.. anway, HOORAHHH!! I had tears when I read this, I'm so happy for you both, and how lovely too that Pangea will soon have a beautiful new friend and stablemate. Big hugs from me xxx
ReplyDeleteFantastic news!
ReplyDeleteI am soooo far behind on reading your blogs! Sorry! I'm catching up, but I'm not commenting as much because it slows me down. On this one however I HAD to comment. YAY!!!!! Congrats!!!!! I am soooo happy for you both!!!!!!!!!!!
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