i have decided to revisit this whole blogging phenomenon. i really enjoyed coming and sitting down, tracking my thoughts, and letting myself get lost in, well, translation from mind to key pad. i think one of the most positive ways to do this is to simply follow the progress i am making with my newest project -- sailor.
sailor, or originally 'city' is by carson city out of daisy dukes. he is a well bred, well-started thoroughbred colt, off the track colt that came with minimul education. we adopted him through New Vocations Racehorse Adoption Program (http://horseadoption.com/). despite some conformation faults (check out that knee! ack!) and an old bow (that is completely healed and vet approved) he is turning out to be quite the project.
we've had him now since julyish...maybe...? my mom originally adopted him, going out on this whim to bring home something. (she's on a mission to save them all) and, in the middle of the afternoon, called to say "Lauryn, i've found you a horse"
yeah, like i need one. i'm in college, working at a bakery and already set up with the most perfect, steady-eddy paint gelding in the world. yet, somehow, she talked me in to it ;)
several hours later - sailor was home and refused to get off the trailer. long story short - our journey has been a pretty lazy one until now. i've trailered him up to my college and since late october have started the training. i'd like to have this blog outline my progress with him, show my challenges and successes and how we've grown along the way. if anything, its therapy - and amusement and something i'm excited about taking on. hopefully, i can just stay dedicated :)
anyway, here are some pics...and mind you - he looks thin. i moved him to a barn near my college and things, well, they didn't work out and he lost a bit of weight. he is currently at a new facility eating his way through my pay check. he is currently on grass all day, hay 2x a day and beet pulp + safe choice grain. i'll update pics tomorrow when i go to the new barn but these are some older ones.
they date back to...mmm...somewhere in mid/early october right after he was moved to his new barn.
like i said, more later, im tired and the only reason i'm up so late is because of the election. damnit, i am proud to be an american ;)
yes, we can
goodnight. for real.
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