"We want to buy your house"

Emails with the subject "we want to buy your house" appear in my spam folder all the time and when I glance at them I think they say "we want to buy your horse" and I immediately think NO WAY. And then I realize it says house. I don't even own a house. Just a big gray horse and I'm never selling him.

I imagine T to the X is starting to get quite furry. I hope to make it down to see him sometime soon!!!!

Meanwhile I'll get to ride my other ponies next week when I'm down at the farm for Turkey day.

I'll definitely be riding Clark
(Clark gets two pictures because he is my favorite)


And maybe Travis

Or maybe Lucky

I'm not too sure I'll get on any of the mares as I seem to prefer bay geldings.... and I definitely have the awesome problem of too many horses, too little time when I'm down there.

And I hope to get my brother in law up on the gentle giant Meg (I can't find any recent pics of Meg at the moment but here she is at her old home in FL)


And sadly, my favorite ride, Buckley, is recovering from an injury to his hock so no riding Mr. B :(


I can't wait for Thanksgiving!

If I had a few billion, I would have done the same

T. Boone Pickens and his wife will adopt over 30k wild horses. THANK YOU!

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/17/AR2008111703680.html?g=1

I miss Timex

I didn't think it would be so hard for me having Timex live so far away.

I probably worry about him more than what is considered to be normal.

Did he step on a rock and hurt his hoof? Is he cold? Is he losing weight? Does he want attention?

Meanwhile the answer to all these questions is NO and he is probably beyond happy to be out in that big field with his friends and to be left alone.

Anyway, while I have no intention of ever making Timex into a riding horse, I have been informed that he is in fact rideable. He was not marketed as such for liability reasons I assume... plus, its not like he is clear to be put into work, but a little walk/trot trail ride with me on his back a few times year would not hurt him.... which brings me to what I want for Christmas. I want a big fancy (and totally unnecessary for a trail horse) show bridle for him. He has the prettiest head and I'm just dying to see him with a fancy bridle on. So far I like this one because it has a big wide noseband that I think will look nice on his large face.

I should probably also invest in a larger girth...lol... Timex is much bigger than my TBs.

Irish Draught

While I am certainly no expert on the breed, I really wouldn't be surprised if Timex is an Irish Draught or an Irish Draught cross of some sorts. I spent part of two summers training in Ireland and fell in love with their horses. So much so that there was even an attempt to bring one of them back with us (but of course when an American was interested in the mare the price went up and on top the importing costs it just wasn't logical). Many of the horses I rode there resembled Timex or lighter versions of Timex (Timex is big).
This mare here certainly resembles Timex

And here is a link to the Irish Draught website:
Irish Draught Horse Society

My First Visit

My first visit went better then I ever could have expected! Timex is beautiful, in great condition and the farm where he resides is gorgeous. Let me start by saying Timex has one of the cutest faces I've ever seen. He looks like an over grown pony. I went to him in the field well supplied with carrots and cookies and he let me attach the lead rope and he walked quietly to the gate. I then tied him up to the hitching post and began grooming him. He stood like a perfect angel and knew exactly what I wanted as I made my rounds to pick his feet. I was seriously amazed by how calm he was, I think I've been spending too much time with the Thoroughbreds ;) From just this one visit I got the impression that Timex has never, and will never try to bite or kick anyone, its just not in his personality. Have I mentioned how cute his face is? How anyone could ever think to put him down I'll never understand. Anyway, I checked him over, no bumps or cuts, he is carrying good weight and his feet looked good and were without heat. Additionally his hind pastern didn't even look that bad and again there was no heat. Later I saw him running in the pasture and he was perfectly sound. Thank God! I just want him to be happy and healthy and to live out his days in comfort. At some point soon I hope to have the vet come out and take a look at his leg and see if he needs cosequin or monthly adequan etc. and while I'm still a little nervous about the fact that he doesn't have a stall, I've read and been told that it is often best for arthritic or older horses to be out as much as possible so that they never have time to stiffen up so hopefully this is the right set up for him.

My time with him was too brief but I'm already looking forward to my next visit. In the meantime I'm sure my brother will be out there to check on him and to feed him treats.

Ok, now for the pony cuteness! (oh and I forgot to mention that he sticks his tounge out, which only adds to his adorable cuteness)

Timex on his way towards me to get more treats
Timex and my bother.

Standing like a gentleman to be groomed.

Timex on the far right with his buddies (the chestnut next to him seems to be his bestfriend)

Timex Treats

I baked treats for Timex and they were a huge hit:

-whole wheat flower
-oats
-molasses

-apples

-peppermints