Eve Of The Big Day

So tomorrow is the big day! Terra is off to the new barn. I hope all goes well with trailering her tomorrow, ended up hiring a trailer company to get her moved as no one with a trailer that I knew could do it for me on the day I needed it done. Not too bad $100, I expected it to be more! So anyways 9am tomorrow morning I'll be out there helping them get her loaded, follow them to the new barn and help them unload her. I'll be beyond relived to have this all done and over with.

But of course before any of this could happen Terra decided to hurt herself. The current BO isn't over sure how but she thinks she was kicking at her neighbors in the next pasture and skinned it on the fence. Just a big ugly scratch is what I'm told. Nothing to be worried about, a little swollen and she seems a tad ouchy but BO doesn't seem concerned so I guess I shouldn't be either. Silly horse, she already has one wonky hind leg guess she wanted a matching pair. Bubble wrap anyone?

Orientation

Heading up to the possible new barn today to check it out with a friend from cat rescue. Hoping all goes well, it would be great to have Terra closer, be able to see her more and work with her. The barn has five other horses from the same place, so they understand her and what we're going through. That she may very well be a handful, which was one thing I was worried about with changing barns.

I've had enough of all this, the halter needs to go on, she needs to get some manners under her belt. This isn't going to get any easier as time goes on, she'll only get bigger, stronger and be more of a pain in the butt. We've tried tranqing her to get the halter on but it never took effect after several hours of waiting and re-dosing her. So maybe its time for a more herbal approach. I know it works, I've seen it on my brother and in a couple horses I knew briefly, I'd feel better about using herbs too. Looking into this stuff all morning, trying to find what I need. Its a little overwhelming to say the least but I'm determined to see this through, she'll be a happier horse and I'll be a happier owner.

I'll update later today about the barn and herbal approach.

Lacking in my duties

Haven't updated in awhile, but there hasn't been much to say. I haven't been up to the barn alot to see her royal highness as she is a fair trip out and my car is old, need to take it easy on the poor old Accord. The winter drive up there really wont be fun so today I started searching for boarding barns that were closer to me and not charging an arm and a leg. I also put her up for sale, but doubt there will be many bites on her.

Asked a friend who I know through cat rescue if she knew of any decently priced boarding barns in the area. She steered me towards her former boarding barn, said the woman who owns it is great, has a few horses from the Georgetown Herd being boarded there and understands Terra's personality and what not. I ask how much, $300 for the first year, then it'll go up to $375. Not bad for outdoor board. I've been to this barn before, used to ride a horse there, its nice, the people are really nice and what makes it better is I may be able to work 1 day a week or so there to get some money taken off my board. Also may possibly get some help with bringing Terra around both by a friend of my friend's and this farm. The barn is only about 20 minutes up the road so, nice short drive which is great. My friend is going to take me and my failed foster Gibson up there (he's destined to be a barn cat seeing as he refuses to be a pet) this weekend to talk with the owner and show me around a little. So yeah, that's what has been going on basically. Don't have any new pictures of her really so I'll just post a picture of the barn she may possibly be moving to.