And he's sold.

We still have some details to work out and he's still mine until the end of the month but he's found a new home. She's a 16 to looking for her first horse. Her coach road him first, then she got on and he was awesome for both of them. She's really excited an although I'm a little sad I know that it's going to be a good fit.

:(

Well the nice people have decided to pass on Lucas, they figure that as much as they like him they want more of a western horse, which I cant blame them for.  We have someone coming up on the weekend (possibly but I wont belive it untill they drive into the drive way) to try him out.  So fingers crossed again.  I know the trainer/coach of the kid who is a good horseperson.

I'm covering for another girl at work while she is out, and its making work really long and dificult, so Im off to bed early.  C and D are off to the USA this weekend to check on there Goodbar stud prospect so I'm back at the barn again this weekend. 

hips are good!

I forgot to mention that when I saw my family doctor on Friday he had my x-ray report from the end of May.  Turns out there is no permanent damage done to my hips yet!  All of the pain is muscular, which still hurts but my joint is clean and does not need anything but a better drug to take away the swelling.

D, C and my best friend had a big discussion at the horse show with out me (I was home barn sitting) and they think I should get a weanling and do the lungline with next year.  Personaly I'm thinking about not buying anything for a long time.  Selling Lucas has been a heart breaking process, and I dont think Im willing to do that at this point again.

Lucas is only my second horse, and my first horse was leased out for my last year of high school (was riding and showing 'flip' horses for my coach) and first year of college.  When his lease person decided she wanted to buy him it wasn't a huge deal, she was a very nice lady who got along with him very well.  He was already more her horse than mine at that point anyways.  Once that lady got out of horses he moved on to be a pasture pet at a farm.  It was the best ending for him.  I only hope that I can find the same type of situation for Lucas.

My new drugs begin on July 4th, so cross your fingers that it works and that the cross over is easy.  Lucas and Chilly are both doing good.  Chilly is now going w/t/c on the lunge with halting and changing directions easily.

Lucas was good this weekend as well, some old friends of my parents/mine (I used to baby sit the daughter) that are kind of looking for a horse.  They really wanted to wait another year but love Lucas from all of his pictures on facebook and the videos.  The brought out apples and carrot tops for all of the horses which made them even better in both Lucas' and mine opinions.  I hope they will decide to take him, it would be the perfect situation for everyone. 

New Video of Lucas

Of Lucas and Dean





He looks so good when Dean rides him.  He was super lazy as well.  Oh well, hopefully this will attract a new home for him.  I went out and helped D with chores this am (C is judging a show) and then D rode him for me.  I managed to get my car clean this weekend as well.  Chilly had the week off because she is growing so much (she's almost level this weekend but was an inch and a bit lower in the withers last week).  Lucy is getting her feet done next week and I'm going to try riding her, there is a chance I could show her at the end of August if I can get both of us fit enough (and my hips can handle it). 

boring!

Yup I'm not doing too much more than working, either at work or at the barn, and studying  I found out that I have been approved by my drug company for the new drugs so I should know in the next couple of days when I will start that.  It looks like I'm going to end up officially starting my meds and my course at the same time so I've been reading ahead so that I don't have so much to worry about that week. 

I do have to say that my boss and direct manager have been awesome about the changes that are taking place in my life right now.  They got me approved for extra sick time, got me set up so I can work from home on the days that I'm too tired to put in a full day (8 hours of work plus an hour of commute twice a day is too much when I'm wiped out, but I should be able to do a couple of hours from home).  They are also trying to get some of my courses paid for.  Let alone the actual dollar amount that my work insurance is paying for my drugs.

The weekend

So I finally took some pictures on the weekend!  It was a good weekend, but a long one.  I'll caption all of the photos with who is in what.  I took off on Saturday and went to the horse show for a bit so I took pictures of the lovely province that I live in.  First off is Chilly, looking cute, wanting her supper!

Chilly

Lucas on Saturday morning waiting for me to bring him breakfast

Lucas helping to keep the grass trimmed around the paddocks.

Loading docks for the salt mine, this is (I think) the same boat I got to get on when I did my work term at the mine.  This is in Pugwash.

Drive on the way to the show, great views on the drive!  This is Wallace Bay

Going over a bridge

Lucas eating grass again... he works really hard!

Some of the kids at the show

Chilly standing like a big girl, tied to the wall.  She shot up in the hind end this week so shes back on a bit of a mini break for a bit.  No need to press her so we'll let her grow a bit until she gets more even as it was hard for her to stay balanced when shes this downhill.