Baby Superstar

Apologies in advance as my phone kept dying all weekend and so I got very limited media.

We'll discuss my dressage tests, saddle and trailer woes at a later date (oh, and my tall boot zipper packed it in about 10 min before my first test too, talk about a weird week!) For now, I just want to talk about how pleased and excited I am about the new girl! And no, I haven't settled on a barn name yet...so forgive me calling her New Pony for the short term.

My coach picked her up Friday afternoon and immediately fell in love. "She's a mini Audrey!" (Audrey being her up and coming dressage star and my very favorite horse in the barn to ride - they won their Fourth level classes and the high score this weekend  - go team!) Coach's 10 year old son also fell in love, naming her "Sass" and begging me to keep her at their barn :)

I met her for the first time and fell on love with her too. She's really sweet and inquisitive, and also very sensible. She's really well mannered, leads nicely, and is super with feet and grooming. She LOVES being brushed! On a practical note, she thinks and investigates things before reacting, which I much appreciate!

Anyway, a short list of things new pony did this week without any drama:

-Trailering. Trailered in the shipper's big rig, my coach's step up 4 horse, and our little borrowed 2 horse with absolutely no fuss. Stood quietly on the trailer for 2 ferry rides!

-Hanging out at a show. Some of the horses in surrounding stalls were a bit rambunctious (Audrey, I'm looking at you!), and while she was certainly aware of the atmosphere, she ate and drank well, and rested quietly. I was pleased she didn't scream for her new buddies as they came and went from their classes.

One day, that'll be you in the big ring, baby pony!

-Explored TBird pretty much in it's entirety. I handwalked her everyhere and she was great! The odd baby moment where she wasn't sure and wanted to "snuggle" or rush but generally she was super about personal space and not pulling. Loved that the default for everything scary was to want to walk up and look at it closer, also she wasnt worried about leaving the other horses.

She came with the cutest pony halter.

-Tolerated EC's son. He's a 10 year old boy, sometimes he's a bit loud and enthusiastic for some horses. She loved him though, and was quite content to let him groom her and generally make a big fuss of her. So cute!

-Visited EC's on our way home. Marched into the barn like she owned it, trotted around the round pen maybe twice before settling in for dinner and a rest.

The other horses at EC's were so excited to meet her, but this was about the extent of her interest in them, lol

-Finally, settled in to home very quietly and easily. 

Our weather has been awful, so she got a new rainsheet today. She's so teeny, I ended up buying her a 63" blanket! 

And her one big baby moment so far? Somehow, at the show, her water bucket exploded into a million pieces. I don't know if she dumped it and stepped in it or what, but yeah...it lasted like 30min. So, I bought her a heavy duty bucket with that new rainsheet ;)