Tuesday, October 15, 2013

SURPRISE REVEAL!

All right, I've taunted you enough!
Meet the new surprise!


Meet Trebuchet, my new project. 
(Yes, she DOES have kind of a Gogo face... obviously not the reason for getting her but interesting nonetheless!)



She is a 5 y/o Appendix mare, 15.1 hands of springloaded action. The girl is ATHLETIC.






So, why is she ending up with me? Just like with O and Immy, there is a story behind it and a reason I am picking her up for dirt cheap (i.e. a few hundred bucks). And just like with the others, it's a gamble and it may or may not pay off for my end goal. O is turning into a really cool little event horse, but Immy instead has turned into a really cool little companion! Unlike the other two, however, this mare's problems are not mental - they are physical. In some ways, this is both easier and harder to deal with.

So what happened to her? Her usual turnout at her old barn was flooded one day, so the barn owner decided to turn the horses out into a pasture that had a paved road in it. She took off, like you'd expect, and being steel shod.... boom. Wipeout. 

She has a small chip in one knee from the accident, with no joint involvement, that is now healed. She is currently sound but the trainer says she thinks she is a bit stiff behind still - the vet thinks this is probably a strength issue that will improve as she gets fit, but perhaps she'll need to be medicated. As for me, I can't see a lameness - or even that much of a stiffness, unless I am REALLY looking for one - and my vet and I see no reason to believe that this mare won't be 100% fine with a proper rehab. In his words, "if anyone can do it you can."




We're going to pick her up TOMORROW! It has been pouring literally for days and days, so she'll probably be up in a stall or in a tiny turnout for a few days, and then she'll go out with O. I'd rather her not go galloping around in the slop! (This weather is super, super gross... I have been feeling like a very bad horse mom because I didn't ride yesterday OR today... I could have gotten my lazy butt up and trailered to WD, but... I didn't want to. I wanted PJs and hot tea and BED, so I did that instead. I have guilt!)


Who's excited? I'm excited!!


22 comments:

  1. I'M EXCITED!! Hahaha so glad to finally meet her! Another mare, you have the harem of hairy hussies now. She's so handsome and a nice match for O, they're both the same size and both goers from the sounds of it, and I love the name.

    Well thank dog you finally shared, now I can go sleep....

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  2. EXCITEDDDDDD! Congrats! She's a cutie!

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  3. Wow! Super exciting! Especially now that O is going so well, it's great that you have time to help another one. I'd love if you could detail some of your "button installing" techniques ;-)

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  4. Way exciting! Load like such a fun project!

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  5. Trebuchet is a FANTASTIC name. Have fun!

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  6. She's absolutely stunning. And, I love the name, too - one of my favorite fonts is called Trebuchet. (I'm a graphic designer, I can't help being a nerd!)

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  7. She certainly is gorgeous. Good luck with her!

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  8. Yay! Fabulous photos, can't wait to hear how she does!

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  9. Oh man she looks cool!!! That is so exciting.

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  10. oh my god you got a tiny mini pony! Hell yeah!

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  11. YAY!! She is beautiful, and I love the name!

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  12. Very exciting! Can't wait to hear more about her!

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    1. Also, we have opposite taste in horses apparently; you have small mares and I guess I am going for the big gelding thing:)

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  13. So cool, I've been hanging out for your news! Love the name too.
    http://mymagnificentadventure.blogspot.co.nz/

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  14. Oooohhh, VERY nice! It seems like you're collecting quite a wide variety of problems :P

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  15. I saw your pictures on FB and thought "humm" who's that. She does look A LOT like Gogo in the face. Congratulations!

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  16. Wow. She does look like Gogo.

    Love that she's a small athletic appendix.

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  17. This will be both inspiring and fun! Can't wait (and you deserve a jammy day now and again. :)

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