Hello friends!
If it seems as though I fell into a black hole of no e-mail-ville there for a while, it was because I did!
The biggest change that
happened (as some of you may know) is that Sebien, my horse, broke her
navicular bone sometime in July and I was told that she would have a
year off with a guarded prognosis for her recovery. After a few weeks
of tears, some very deliberate scale-weighing and a lot of long
discussions with my Mom, my trainer and the stallion owner, my decision was made to
breed her for a foal next year from a warmblood (Oldenburg) stallion.
He's a dressage stallion out at the barn where she is boarded, and I'm
hoping for a beautiful baby BOY for next August.
Sebien, however, is recovering
marvelously, and the vet wants to x-ray her again in a few months to
see how her break is coming along. She is racing around her paddock
with her pasture-mate completely (apparently) sound, so I'm hoping for
the very best! Any positive thoughts sent our way would be greatly
appreciated!
After pouting about the whole
state of affairs for a few months, and then getting over the jitters
about getting back into it, I finally rode the other day and LOVED it.
So I'm back on board with taking lessons and taking life in stride. I
am also (as of August) now the proud owner of a 3/4 ton pickup truck!!
(Most of you probably know that I rode my bike for six months after
crashing my car last March... I LOVE DRIVING!!!)
In the midst of the hubbub, I
was also relocated to the mall. So there's been a
whirlwind of change in my life recently, and I'm hoping for only
positive change going forward!!!
In other fun news, I'll be the
announcer at the Equestrian Team show again this
year at the Nov. 12 and 13th show. I'm looking forward to that as I
have a great time and I get to sit by the heaters while I talk over the
mike! (Great incentive right there!) I actually got paid to announce
at the Fair this summer - that was my first
"professional" gig, and I hope to get a recommendation to do more shows
in the future! What better way to spend a day off than to get paid to
sit and talk about horses? :0)
The onslaught of winter has
begun with our first "real" snowfall this week. (When I have to scrape
my windshield, I say it's become the first day of winter, Dec 21st or
not! *lol*) Fortunately, my dog adores winter and will scarcely come
inside at night, and my sweet horse has a brand new blanket to keep her
warm and cozy. Only Shadow cat dislikes it, but she serves as my lapwarmer
and has taken up trying to crawl INSIDE my jacket to keep warm.
*chuckle*
I had the wonderful fortune to
have my family visit several times this summer - my Mom and her husband
in July, and most recently, my Dad and his girlfriend along
with my brother and my 92 year old grandmother came up for Halloween!
We had a smaller party this year - only about 30 or so people instead of
probably about 70+ last year! We didn't even finish off the keg! But
it was a lot of fun to have them stay here! I was invited to three
other parties that night though I barely stayed awake throughout my own
party! (I'm gettting old!!!)
Below are pictures of the stallion, Vergil. He's an Oldenburg.
As the mall is having
(forcing) extended holiday hours I may not get to writing Christmas
cards this year! Therefore, I am taking an evening to write a newsy
letter in the hopes that this rudeness of mass e-mailing and the quite
possible lack of Christmas greeting cards will be somewhat abated by the
news I'll be writing out herein. And if all works as it should, the
possible attachment of several photos as well. (grin)
