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#1 ·
...time to meet LADY, my new foster horse!!


So, um, she is super super great already.
She popped off the trailer pretty looky-y but no spooking at all! I was super impressed.
She is pretty pushy on the ground but I think a rope halter (the rescue was trying to use a nylon web one) and a little effort will change that right up.

She and Lacey pretty much immediately bonded. They gave each other a good sniff and promptly cantered the perimeter of their pasture together (Lady in the lead, she's definitely the dominant one but not rudely so).
Lacey thinks Lady is probably the best thing ever. If Lady moved farther than about 10ft away, Lacey'd immediately move herself to catch up. I was impressed with Lady even more because Lacey was trying to constantly be in her space (I think the whole blind thing) and Lady didn't do more than flick her ears back just a bit.

Such good girls!

Anyway, what you've been waiting for, PICTURES!!

Lacey is a CHUNK compared to Lady. That will be fixed very soon, trust me.



Such an adorable lil face!



And, um, I see NOOOO playing with her mane, at all, in my future. Nuhuh! Not me! haha



"I haz friendship!! Didja see her!??"



She's still skinny. :( But she's only been rescued for about a month so I have a sneaking suspicion that she'll be a very easy keeper. haha



"Don't make fun of my chub! I cannot help it!"



Cute Arab girlies...



ALERT!



"Psh, that young horse is sillllly!!"



Gotta go do more investigating...



"What's over there?"

[Also, Lacey's butt compared to Lady's = LOL]



"That girl with the camera...she fed me cookies...."



"Welp, gotta go!"





Lacey's like insta-herdbound so we'll be doing some exercises to combat that... haha

But yeah, they really like each other so yay!

I hope your day has been fantastic too! :D
 
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Thanks everybody! I'm super excited about her. It's gonna be fun working with her! I can't wait for tomorrow to come. Tomorrow="play"time.
I decided to hold off on any work today for Lady because I felt like settling and getting to know Lacey would be more beneficial for her. Tomorrow, though, is fair game! haha

I think Lady already knows how to pose too - she OBVIOUSLY understands that that is a requirement for staying with us. :lol:

I am so thrilled that they got along from the start. And it's all better for Lacey since she really does not need a horse buddy that'll be constantly pushing her around (she's very not dominant).

Do not worry! I mean that I'm going to be doing so much mane braiding. No cutting! I finally have a horse with a long gorgeous mane allll to myself and since running braids are probably my favorite...seems ideal. :D

Grayshell, I'm not sure. She sure looks like she's purebred! At the same time, the people she came from were apparently super sketch so I'd be surprised if they registered her... And she was apparently an orphan to begin with and the people who she was rescued from bottle-fed her soo.... :/
If I had to guess, I'd bet that she's probably Egyptian/Crabbet or some similar combo. She's definitely one of the lanky, no-butt, kind. xD


They are two great girls, this summer is gonna be so fun!
 
#17 ·
Do not worry! I mean that I'm going to be doing so much mane braiding. No cutting! I finally have a horse with a long gorgeous mane allll to myself and since running braids are probably my favorite...seems ideal. :D
*breathes sigh of relief* :lol:

She's really cute. Look forward to hearing and seeing how she does!
 
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#16 ·
Hah, RIGHT?! Lacey's basically looking like one of those freakishly muscle bound bodybuilder guys next to poor zero muscle Lady!
Like right below halter horse status. :rofl:

3 months from now, two horses that are both beefcakes... Sign me up! :lol:
 
#19 ·
Wallaby,

I just want to say. You do such an amazing job taking care of your horse. Lacey, at 27 years old, looks absolutely phenomenal. Its great to see someone with such a passion to care for their horse. You really do a great job. :-D
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#20 ·
I second this. :)

Seeing Lacey pics always makes me smile, and now doubly so! I am so happy she has a friend to love her and not push her around... I know you've talked in the past about how sensitive she is. It sounds like a wonderful arrangement for all involved... Please update frequently!
 
#23 ·
CaLaPorte and Arrowsaway, you two are just too sweet! :oops: I do my best. I've been crazy blessed to be able to find, at such a comparatively young age, something my heart loves to do THIS much. I really think they do me as much good (or more!) as I try to do them. :)

I know what you mean, WTFCas! I'm kinda bummed that since I'm trying to get her OUT of my personal bubble (she was an orphan so has no concept of personal space), I can't do nearly as much nose kissing as I want to do! haha She's gonna be so WOW when she's at 100%, oh geez. All my lesson kids are going to want to steal her! :lol:

Hah, I know Tiny! I'm scared. I'm planning to work with them each separately on a daily basis at least somewhat to hopefully combat that. I guess kinda on the plus side, I assume due to Lady's orphan-ness, Lady is beginning to be MUCH more attached to me than she is to Lacey. I get whinnied at and such (probably something that will need to be dealt with...) when I leave but I can take Lacey away and the only "freaking out" (neighing, etc) party is Lacey. Lacey knows that's 100% unacceptable so I can correct her pretty well when I'm working with her but when I'm not working with her, well, she'll learn.
Hopefully that lil dynamic will help somewhat in preventing any major issues but we will see for sure. My fingers are crossed! I'm somewhat nervous for when I first try to take Lacey on a trail ride without Lady but that's a bridge I guess we'll cross when we get to it. :shock:

I agree, Prinella! I feel like their pasture is the pretty popular girls table in high school, or something. And when they're having a little spat over who gets to be closest to me, I feel like the popular-ist kid of all. :rofl:
 
#26 ·
I'm glad you caught it VanillaBean! :D I was so excited about Lady coming FINALLY when I heard! The rescue texted me, as I was about to head out on a ride with Lacey, being all "Hey, can we bring you Lady today, or is that too soon?" and I was like "BRING ME PONY!" :rofl:
I'm so glad she's here now too. Lacey is still thrilled. They're a really really well matched pair. I might have to agree to foster Lady through the winter too... ;)

Thanks Reining Girl! I can't wait for her to get SO fat....I mean, muscular! :lol:
 
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