Rode Beamer the other day, just a short ride as he was really ouchy on hard ground, I had trimmed him a few days before.
Look at that unruly mane! I wanted to ride him through the pond, but it is rocky bottomed and with him being ouchy , not a good idea.
Then since we had a nice hot day (several of them in fact!) I figured it would be a good time to introduce Drifter to something he is going to have done to him a lot during his life- bath time! Although I only hosed him not shampooed. For the first 5 minutes he circled me trying to evade that darn water that kept following him but he eventually figured it out.
Then on to the big news....
My friend Janice who originally bought Belle and Beamer's first foal, Sparkle N Peppy, (you can read about her by clicking on my sidebar under the label, Sparkle) asked if I was interested in owning her again, and since I didn't get my Beamer daughter this year from Belle, I agreed and she arrived yesterday. Sparkle was born in 2008 so she is 11 this year. She is just under 15 hands, unlike all her brothers who are 15.2 and 15.3. Perfect size for me!
When she got here I put her in the foaling pen so that she can socialize over the fence with the rest of the crew before being turned out with them.
So pretty! Doesn't she remind you of Mesa?
She got her mama's big booty!
She has Beamer's signature silver upper lip
Pretty happy to have this lovely mare back! And it sure seems that I have a habit of buying back horses that I have sold!!!! This is the third one!
Riding day 37
4 comments:
Sparkle is very purty! Yes, Miss Sparkle, I started the beach adventure story with Gussie, and cat! :)
Aahh, she has a kind expression...gets me every time. :) Well, as far as buying your own horses back? At least you know you're getting good genetics! She's a nice looking mare - and you're right, just the right size!
Beamer has messy, but beautiful hair. Just look at that shine!!
We've had no rain at all in May, and the last couple weeks of April were much drier than is usual. We've been hot for almost a week, with 90 predicted over the next 4 days! The hubs put our swimming pool up yesterday! That never happens. And...there are hay fields down all over! Again - never happens. We're happy if we get our hay crop in before 4th of July holiday. Sort of has be wondering what our summer's going to bring??
I'm so happy for you that Sparkle came back! I really liked her as a filly and she sure is a pretty mare :)
Your Sparkle is a pretty gal:)
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