OK, well, first things first...a few years back I decided I was dead set on learning dressage. I wanted to show, but my horse will never be a dressage horse. Well, I take that back...my horse and I will never be a dressage team. ...He's short. We look awkward together. And then there's the whole idea of an Arab doing dressage. It just wouldn't work at any shows around here.
Then my mom bought a Thoroughbred mare. I was terrified of her. I'm so used to Nike, so used to having a complete pushover beneath me, I'd forgotten what it was like to be on a horse that had much better ideas than you did, and would gladly show you how much she'd rather do things her way. It wasn't that she was just stubborn or anything, she was strong. There's nothing wrong with that, it's just not what I was used to. She's also a rescue. (not a racehorse, an abuse case). So we had some trust/respect issues. But we grew to respect one another. However, she'll never be a show horse, either. There's just too much damage already done. But you can tell she could have been great. So, we decided we'd breed her. I'd start learning on Nike, then by the time the new baby was done with her training, we'd be ready to go on together and learn and show.
That was the plan...
it didn't work.
College took over, I didn't have as much time as I thought I would have. Things at home got stressful with family issues popping up, and it just wasn't working.
So, I put her up for sale. It broke my heart, but I had to. I wouldn't be able to give her the time she deserves.
Right away we got a bunch of inquiries, only one serious one. The lady was perfect. She had experiance, trainers, a nice barn, and seemed to be an overall kind person. Her mare was a rescue, (who looks a lot like my mom's TB). Anyway, she was going to come with a trailer. Then a few days before she was coming, she called to say something had come up, she needed to help a friend. We said fine, and kept talking to her via email. She was coming up with shownames, the works. Then she was going to come again, and she called the morning that she was supposed to come and said that her trainer told her to hold off, that her mare needed some more work, etc. It aggravated me, because that's not something that just comes up. That's something she should have known about. But I don't know. Something might have. Who knows...
So, the sale continued. I put her on every available site, put up signs locally, etc.
No one.
Finally, we got a couple of emails, people who seemed very interested....and they were...until they realized she's not APHA. It says on her sites that she's not registered, but...I guess it didn't click.
Then someone south of us wanted her, we had shipping arranged and everything, and all of a sudden he dropped off the planet.
Nothing again. Not for a while.
Then a man in Fort Worth wanted her. He called, seemed interested, wanted to put down a deposit. But something about him was wrong. I don't know what it was, but something bothered me about this man. He may have been a perfectly wonderful person, but I just didn't want to sell to him. I broke down crying about it.
But...what do I do now? Just sit and wait? It's been a while already. I don't have a problem with her staying for my own selfish reasons, but there's only so much I can do for her...
She's fantastic, the best filly I could ever hope to meet, but...no one seems to see that but me...
A few older ones:
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f122/MiK...y/P10102541.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f122/MiK...P10102621-1.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f122/MiK...sk/DSC01101.jpg
and some photos of her sire:
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f122/MiK..._op_340x600.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f122/MiK...ew_203-6-07.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f122/MiK...ew_12-30-05.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f122/MiK.../brewshead1.jpg
Then my mom bought a Thoroughbred mare. I was terrified of her. I'm so used to Nike, so used to having a complete pushover beneath me, I'd forgotten what it was like to be on a horse that had much better ideas than you did, and would gladly show you how much she'd rather do things her way. It wasn't that she was just stubborn or anything, she was strong. There's nothing wrong with that, it's just not what I was used to. She's also a rescue. (not a racehorse, an abuse case). So we had some trust/respect issues. But we grew to respect one another. However, she'll never be a show horse, either. There's just too much damage already done. But you can tell she could have been great. So, we decided we'd breed her. I'd start learning on Nike, then by the time the new baby was done with her training, we'd be ready to go on together and learn and show.
That was the plan...
it didn't work.
College took over, I didn't have as much time as I thought I would have. Things at home got stressful with family issues popping up, and it just wasn't working.
So, I put her up for sale. It broke my heart, but I had to. I wouldn't be able to give her the time she deserves.
Right away we got a bunch of inquiries, only one serious one. The lady was perfect. She had experiance, trainers, a nice barn, and seemed to be an overall kind person. Her mare was a rescue, (who looks a lot like my mom's TB). Anyway, she was going to come with a trailer. Then a few days before she was coming, she called to say something had come up, she needed to help a friend. We said fine, and kept talking to her via email. She was coming up with shownames, the works. Then she was going to come again, and she called the morning that she was supposed to come and said that her trainer told her to hold off, that her mare needed some more work, etc. It aggravated me, because that's not something that just comes up. That's something she should have known about. But I don't know. Something might have. Who knows...
So, the sale continued. I put her on every available site, put up signs locally, etc.
No one.
Finally, we got a couple of emails, people who seemed very interested....and they were...until they realized she's not APHA. It says on her sites that she's not registered, but...I guess it didn't click.
Then someone south of us wanted her, we had shipping arranged and everything, and all of a sudden he dropped off the planet.
Nothing again. Not for a while.
Then a man in Fort Worth wanted her. He called, seemed interested, wanted to put down a deposit. But something about him was wrong. I don't know what it was, but something bothered me about this man. He may have been a perfectly wonderful person, but I just didn't want to sell to him. I broke down crying about it.
But...what do I do now? Just sit and wait? It's been a while already. I don't have a problem with her staying for my own selfish reasons, but there's only so much I can do for her...
She's fantastic, the best filly I could ever hope to meet, but...no one seems to see that but me...
A few older ones:
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f122/MiK...y/P10102541.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f122/MiK...P10102621-1.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f122/MiK...sk/DSC01101.jpg
and some photos of her sire:
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f122/MiK..._op_340x600.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f122/MiK...ew_203-6-07.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f122/MiK...ew_12-30-05.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f122/MiK.../brewshead1.jpg
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