Today has been a memorable day so far. Firstly, I have found the horse of my dreams which, amazingly enough, looks almost exactly like my current horse, though about 21 or so years younger. As you can see, he is WELL TRAINED, and only 4 years old, so that is like, a definite plus. He is 14.2, the same size as Debbie (his way older twin) and this measurement is in Hands, so for all you non-horsepeople, a hand is 4 inches. Anyway, this is the perfect size. Not too big for us short people; not too short for when we get taller. He would look absolutely fantastic on the trail with Debbie right beside him. Plus, he is a gelding, which is just great in every way. The only downside? His name is Elmer. Whatever. We'd just change it.
Actually there is another downside, which is he lives in Apple Valley, which would be a long drive to our place, but if we borrow our friends' trailer, that should be ok. The biggest deal is the price: 600 dollars. No kidding, $600. I'm thinking this has to be a typo, that he's really 6,000 dollars, but he has no registration papers (like I care) so that could affect the price, I suppose. YIPPEEE!!!!!
And I rode Debbie today, which I haven't done in a while due to her hoof issues, but it went fine, so that's all good. Mom says that if we get this horse, (who I have already re-named Denny) I will have him and she will ride Debbie. Which is fantastic since Mom won't ride nearly as much and Debbie needs the retirement, and Denny absolutely does not. So ya, I'm a happy person.
Of course Dad will absolutely forbid it, but perhaps if Mom persuades him, which should be easy enough, MAYBE just MAYBE...maybe we could actually get another horse...*squeal of excitement*
