DefinitelyDressage.com

Since my poor Miss Pickle is going to have an extended stay in the PTSD unit before hopefully coming back to me to lead a productive life, I have been horse shopping. Since this will be my third and I'll be paying for Pickle's training for at least several more months, I've been on a fairly reduced budget and trying to find an at-least-greenbroke horse of 16H with decent gaits that I can ride NOW dammit. I found a nice one while I was in Omaha, but she did not make it through the PPE. Now, this weekend, locally, through word of mouth I found a 4 yo Appendix mare with a super brain. Tried her out yesterday and again today and love her combo of sensibility and sensitivity. Lucky break for me as she was not officially on the market yet. So anyway, arranging a PPE first thing tomorrow morning and could use some jingles after last week's disappointment. I will of course provide pictures if all goes well.

Oooh, Appendix, my favorite. Fingers crossed and positive vibes your way. Let us know the outcome!

Best wishes!

Jingles, jingles, major jingles!

Best wishes from me too

Oh, exciting, and what a good plan to have a horse to ride while MP gets sorted out! Definitely sending loud jingles

Jingles!!! You deserve something fun and uncomplicated to ride!!!

JINGLES !!! Coming your way...

JINGLES for a great PPE and match!

Good luck!

PPE jingles coming your way.

Susan

jingles

Thanks! We are on the schedule for 9:00 tomorrow morning.

Fingers crossed!

Well, we are back, the jingles worked and I am taking her! She is a little out in her pelvis, but I think it can be fixed with bodywork/chiro and some correct exercise. At first she was level and moving perfectly, but after the adrenaline wore off, her right hip was higher when she was traveling. Her x-rays were all beautiful and the vet declared "you're buying a perfect skeleton with great feet." She was a good girl at the vet, but will need to learn to back off of my trailer. We had to take out the divider so she could turn around and walk out.

So this is Annabelle. Hoping I'll be able to bring her home this weekend.

Cute face!

Awww she's beautiful!!! Congratulations!!!

Woohoo congratulations! Looking forward to hearing lots about her once you get her home

Nice! Congratulations.

Congratulations! What a beautiful face and soft eye. Love the vet's comments about perfect skeleton and feet!! Best wishes with your new partner.

She's lovely! Congratulations!

Red headed mare! Love her. I'm glad it worked out for you. And her.

Congrats!

Red mare, after Grey mares, the best kind

Congratulations. She looks very nice.

I will dig out my bit bucket so you can find THE one Certainly, I own it .

Susan

Yay! Best wishes for the start of a great partnership!

Congrats! Very soft and attention loving mare!

Congrats!! She looks pretty

Congrats! She's a beautiful girl!

Cute face with a mouth full of hay. Perfect!

She is beautiful! What a great find. Congratulations and happy riding.

Welcome, Annabelle! Look forward to updates on her and of course the pickle.

Best of luck with her!!

Well, I got her moved tonight. That is a relief. The seller needed her gone since she had new horses on the way, and my barn had new horses coming in, and stall repairs needed, so I was kind of being a squeaky wheel and got permission late yesterday to get her moved.

She seemed to be settling in quite nicely this evening and getting acquainted with the funny old Arab gelding she's neighbors with (he squeals like a mare in heat; it's hilarious). I was able to ride her both days this weekend in a snaffle bit and she is not afraid of contact, but it will be a while before she is steady with it, and bending. Will hopefully get a bodywork appt. set up for her soon. This is a crazy work week, so it will just be lunging to keep her sane until she's allowed out with the herd, and then I'll hopefully be riding by the weekend. I did find out yesterday that she gets a little crazy without adequate turnout who knew a 1/2 TB needed to run!

How is she doing now? She is so pretty!

Ryeissa wrote:How is she doing now? She is so pretty!

She is doing well. She is the most busy-bodied horse I've ever met. Into everything! The other day I closed the stall door but didn't latch it when I went to grab something, and when I came back a minute later she was halfway out the door. I've only been able to ride once due to the weather. It turns out that she doesn't have much steering now that she's out of the arena she was familiar with. Her new Micklem bridle arrived yesterday, and I'm hoping it will help her transition to a snaffle (she was in a mullen shank, ). It looks like the weather is going to improve within a few days, so hopefully she'll be working more soon. Right now it's mostly lunging to try to keep her sane; she is pretty energetic.

I call Ariel the nosiest horse ever. She must have talked to Annabelle. Those red-heads.... LOL