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Sunday, July 26, 2009

Abbey


I'm two weeks away from being a horse owner. This is Abbey, an eight-year-old BLM Mustang. Isn't she freckly? Our first meeting was a hit; we kind of "joined up" (a la Monty Roberts) right off, and her owner said she was amazed at how quickly I was able to get on her (she has back sensitivity issues). I just took my time with her, leaned on her a bit first, and then got on, and she stood like a rock, which apparently she has not done for everyone.

She's coming home with me (not my home, but not far either) on August 10. I've wanted a horse since I was five! So she's a dream come true. We're going to start out slowly but we'll do some dressage, some trail riding, and dabble in whatever else seems like it might be fun for both of us.

Oh, the funky markings on her neck are a freeze brand (I said it looks like it's written in Klingon). Each mark represents a number and by looking it up you can find out about where she was caught (she was 2 when caught wild, apparently in California) and more. I can't read it from the pictures but I'll definitely be looking it up.

Dontcha just want to hug her neck? :) Better pictures later.

4 comments:

artbykarieann said...

she's a beaut, hope you take lots of pics, I'll be back to see more.

restoration42 said...

I am so glad you got her. Personally, after 25 years away from horses, re-connecting with them was like pouring crystal clean water over my parched soul. How is it going with your new beauty?

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Unknown said...

How wonderful! I just got a new horse too, and there is nothing quite as wonderful!

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