That being said, I think I've finally got a buyer for Sienna. A lady contacted me from my ad on equinenow.com, and today she and her daughter came out to try her out. It was a cloudy, stormy day--which actually worked out perfectly. Thunder was rolling in the distance, and the lady was impressed that it didn't bother Sienna in the least. Sienna behaved very well for both of them. They fell in love. Tale as old as time!
Sienna would be the lady's horse so that she can go riding with her daughter. The lady really doesn't want to do anything more than walk/trot with her new horse, and she asked me if Sienna would get bored with that. I almost couldn't say fast enough "Are you kidding?? That would be this mare's dream come true!" These people have 10 acres, a barn with two stalls, and another mare. They said they would stay in touch with me and send me pictures and that I could come visit. Everything sounds better than I could have ever asked for. They are coming back Monday with the money and their horse trailer.
In a time in my life that I've been doubting things would ever turn around, I have to laugh at God's sense of humor. I've been praying so much about Sienna, Rosa, Chica, new jobs, relationship, everything--and I didn't think my prayers were being listened to. Suddenly, the perfect person that I would absolutely pick for Sienna calls me up one day, out of the blue, comes out to my house, falls in love with Sienna, and wants to give me what I'm wanting for her. I just can't get over how perfectly this has fallen into place.
While I am happy, I am also sad. I have 6 more days with Sienna, and I'll be in Dallas for three of them. She and I have bonded a lot over the last two and a half years, and I am very sorry to see her go. With Chica on-again-off-again lame, and with Rosa in the beginning of her training, I'm not going to have a solid horse to ride for a while. Which is ok; I can use the extra time for my part time job and can ride Rosa more consistently now. And, as every horse owner knows, removing one horse from my feed/vet/farrier bill will be liberating. But she has been such a good horse, both for me and for others who come out to ride, and I'm sad to be losing that.
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| This is the tired face of a filly that says "Please, no more work!" |
Guess it's time to find another!! Haha. No, not until/unless I sell Rosa. I'm not going back up to three horses any time soon. But that doesn't mean I can't (and haven't already) look, right? Dangerous ground, that is. I may or may not have three dreamhorse ads currently open in my web browser.
But no worries, family. I mean what I say about not getting another horse right now.
Speaking of others coming out to ride Sienna, look who got some bonding time in this weekend?
He was trotting all over the place with her and even got a few (accidental) canter steps in, too. He needs a different saddle, though, as my western saddle doesn't fit him properly. Hmmm...his birthday *is* coming up...but he also needs boots, and maybe his own horse while we're at it... ;)
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