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    #21
    Woo-hoo!!! She's here! And OMG, can she move. All the pictures I got of her moving suck, but she just floats, but with impulsion. Holy cow. This is supposed to be a horse for me to actually ride and show this year. She arrived high as a kite - in fact, they said she broke her halter this morning loading. Her owner had told me in her Pixie 101 course that the mare gets very up and tense when she does not know what is going on or is with a bunch of strangers. She wants a person to bond with and look to for leadership. Once she bonds with you, she's fine, but she will be a bit nutso at first, and she is quite powerful. Anyway, she's here!

    I let her frisk and gallop and snort and fret for a bit - plenty of room to do that with - then went back out in 30 minutes to catch her and add a blanket on top. I didn't want her getting steamed up at first under too many layers. She was still walking around the pasture with this "what's happening" frazzled look, but when I started toward her, she came over instantly with this, "Ah ha! A person! Do you want to tell me what to do?" expression. So glad to get her (new replacement) halter on and be put under orders. She was absolutely still while I tied her and added a blanket, even putting up with me putting it on backwards at first, and I fed her some treats and talked to her a bit. When I let her go, she went over and took a long drink - first time she had, although we'd showed her the water when she came off the trailer - then went to the hay.

    I think it might be good for this girl that her saddle isn't here yet. We'll do some groundwork and bonding for a few days. But OMG, can she move!

    It's a cloudy, icky, frigid day, but here are a few pictures.

    Anticipation

    http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/k...NewArrival.jpg

    Checking them out through the window

    http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/k...n152009003.jpg

    Nothing like a good shake after a long trip

    http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/k...n152009004.jpg

    Checking out her new herd

    http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/k...n152009005.jpg

    5 degrees

    http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/k...n152009013.jpg

    Treat? Got another treat?

    http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/k...n152009015.jpg

    Am I staying here?

    http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/k...n152009019.jpg

    Prancing

    http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/k...n152009020.jpg

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    • #22
      She's lovely! Congrats on your new girl!

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      • #23
        Awww she's very cute!!! Congrats!!!

        Me next?? Pleeeeeeeeease??

        Please, weather gods, make it stop snowing in upstate NY long enough for my hauler to make it up the driveway? Pretty please??
        "The standard you walk by is the standard you accept."--Lt. Gen. David Morrison, Austalian Army Chief

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          #24
          Aww, I hope Quattro makes it down soon. Who wouldn't rather be in Georgia than New York with this weather?

          Pixie is settling in and more relaxed today, starting to tentatively make friends. My little Silver Yearling is fascinated. He's never seen a covered horse before and wasn't sure it really was one. A few more pics:

          Settling in:

          http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/k.../PixieDay2.jpg

          Her gorgeous head:

          http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/k...eHead11709.jpg

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          • #25
            Awww, she definitely looks like she's settling in just fine!

            I actually feel kind of sorry for Quattro. He has never been separated from this little herd of fellow ASBs that he grew up with... They were all foaled on the same farm and then all went straight to the new place and have NEVER been apart, not ever. Poor little guy will think his whole world has fallen apart. We'll make it as easy as we can for him, though.

            He leaves NY today around 3! Should get here Thursday night.
            "The standard you walk by is the standard you accept."--Lt. Gen. David Morrison, Austalian Army Chief

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              #26
              Whoo-hoo!!! Post pictures when you can (like you have to be told that )

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              • #27
                Will do!

                Can I say once again how much I LOFF my job? My boss just gave me Friday off!! "You HAVE to take Friday off. You need to play with your new horse!" How awesome is THAT.
                "The standard you walk by is the standard you accept."--Lt. Gen. David Morrison, Austalian Army Chief

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                • #28
                  I am waiting for my TWO (yes I am certifiably nuts) new broodies to get here from KY.

                  They were supposed to leave Sunday morning so I am guessing today/tomorrow depending on what time they left. I forgot that you turn into a kid a christmas when they get close to arriving.

                  Buying at Keeneland, you don't REALLY get to see much of them other than to inspect their conformation. We weren't there long enough to check them out but once in the barn and again in the preview ring. We went to see the one mare after the sale on Thursday, but she was way the heck up in barn 48 and it was so brutally cold that I got halfway up there and turned around and went back.

                  They're both bay and one has more white than the other, but that's about all I remember. I'm still not used to having a cell camera so I didn't even think to take pics.

                  Very excited.

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                  • #29
                    Cool news, Jennywho!! Congrats!!

                    Got pedigrees/pics?

                    I'm just now awaiting the call to let me know Quattro has loaded (please be good pony, pleeeeease, LOL!) and is en route.
                    "The standard you walk by is the standard you accept."--Lt. Gen. David Morrison, Austalian Army Chief

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                    • Original Poster
                      #30
                      Hope all goes well for both of you! Poor Quattro, leaving his buddies. Pixie loaded okay at the barn but then broke her halter getting back on after a layover. Nope, no more, uh uh.

                      Another pic of my girl's gorgeous head. We've been weathered out so far but getting to know each other. Tomorrow looks good to actually work! I have a certifiably sound and workable horse! Isn't it amazing?

                      http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/k...Head011809.jpg

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                      • #31
                        Awww she looks like a sweetie!! I loff her.

                        Well, the latest is that Quattro and his girlfriend Roxy are being BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD ponies and will not load. Can't say as I blame them, in a blizzard in the dark. Shipper/seller have sensibly agreed to call it quits for tonight and hope they load in the daylight tomorrow....
                        "The standard you walk by is the standard you accept."--Lt. Gen. David Morrison, Austalian Army Chief

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                        • #32
                          YEAH!
                          So excited for my new mare! We are picking her up mid feb. on the way down to FL.
                          She is getting on plane this week(from Holland).

                          She is a 7y.o 16.3 dutchie, lovely to ride-planning for her to be an eq horse, that can also play in the hunters and jumpers.

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                          • #33
                            Originally posted by earlybird View Post
                            YEAH!
                            So excited for my new mare! We are picking her up mid feb. on the way down to FL.
                            She is getting on plane this week(from Holland).

                            She is a 7y.o 16.3 dutchie, lovely to ride-planning for her to be an eq horse, that can also play in the hunters and jumpers.
                            Congrats!!!

                            Just got the call - they finally got the li'l stinkers on the trailer and they are ON THE MOVE!!!
                            "The standard you walk by is the standard you accept."--Lt. Gen. David Morrison, Austalian Army Chief

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                              #34
                              Updates? Are yours here, Jennywho? And WA, Quattro should be getting close, right?

                              I'm having a blast with my new girl. We're learning a few things about each other. You carry a whip with this horse because she wants you to hit her once in the beginning of any encounter - maybe leading away from the herd to be tied, maybe later, but it will come, pretty early in the session. She gets silly while eying you sideways, like a kid testing the teacher, you give her a good smack, and all is great there on. I don't know if that's because I'm new to her or just her. She also wants a lot of reassurance, too, so it's reassurance crossed with wanting to see if you'll really correct her. But once you get past that first smack, you do not need any kind of encouragement for forward. Wow, has she got gears. But she comes back when asked, too. Haven't ridden yet (waiting on new saddle, so far resisting temptation to just jump on anyway - I have no idea if she's been ridden bareback before). But just the lunging and ground work is enough to get me smiling.

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                              • #35
                                Q will be here tomorrow night - probably quite late, so no updates til Sat I'm afraid.
                                "The standard you walk by is the standard you accept."--Lt. Gen. David Morrison, Austalian Army Chief

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                                • #36
                                  Woo-hoo!! He's here!!! And I'm *very* pleased.

                                  He got here about 1:30 a.m., unloaded slowly and carefully off the trailer like a champ, led quietly up and down the aisle (albeit he did do "Saddlebred ears" a few times, heehee), led carefully and quietly into his stall, found the water, drank lots, found the hay and plumped his little nose right in - then played with the auto-waterer and had a nice roll and went back to his hay.

                                  More later.
                                  "The standard you walk by is the standard you accept."--Lt. Gen. David Morrison, Austalian Army Chief

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                                  • #37
                                    My students horse is leaving VA today...getting into PA tonight

                                    We're supposed to go pick him up tomorrow morning but it's snowing like crazy!! Jingling that it stops so poor little Crabby doesn't get stuck in PA!!

                                    Her parents are way too excited to have to delay this anymore than past tomorrow lol

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                                    • #38
                                      Aww, jingles, ParisHill!
                                      "The standard you walk by is the standard you accept."--Lt. Gen. David Morrison, Austalian Army Chief

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                                      • Original Poster
                                        #39
                                        Glad to hear Quattro made it okay! Hope the rest on the road have smooth sailing.

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                                        • #40
                                          It's so much fun sharing in everyone's anticipation!
                                          I actually am waiting on a TB to finish racing...he will be racing til the end of the Fair Grounds meet(so at the latest, the end of March). He is 11, gorgeous dark bay(almost black), and the trainer said he is a pleasure to work with. I have been following him for 6 years since I met him while I was a groom for a trainer in the same barn. I try and go in the stands for all his races since I work in the Racing Commission at the track. So, I am very impatiently awaiting his retirement so he can come home! Here is his pedigree:
                                          http://www.equineline.com/Free-5X-Pe...ts_indicator=Y
                                          Brandi
                                          "A horseman or horsewoman must have only one thing (and each in his own way): a passionate, obsessive love for the horse. Nothing more." George H. Morris

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