Charles Town, WV, track listings 7/11/09

Helllooo! everyone

Since there are some kinks currently with the CANTER website I’m going to go ahead and put up everything from last weekend (and one we got last night!) here so all you addicts have something to browse through.  Ready?  Good. (two of these pics I posted last time, but without details.  So here we go!)

 

6 yr old Chestnut mare, 16.1 hands (est), described as sound with no breathing issues. This mare started her career late (as a 5 yr old) and just doesn't have a lot of speed. Very nice and sweet personality. $2500 call Linda 304-261-0182

Not a new listing, but updated photo. 5 yo 15.2 hand gelding. He is built like a tank and super quiet- trainer had to do jumping jacks to get his ears up! He does have two old bows but should be suitable for pleasure/trail career. Very sweet horse who wants to come home with you! $1500 Call Mike 301-233-9530

Also an updated listing- 4 yo 16 hand bay filly. She is SUPER sweet and kind, and seems quiet. Trainer describes her as sound and jogged her for us. She really has to be seen in person- there's something special about this girl! $2500/neg Call Mike 301-233-9530

3 yo steel grey filly by Rich Deeds. 15.2. Very cute and sweet natured. Has raced, legs looked clean. She's super cute- the photos were difficult because of lots of traffic around the barn- worth a look! $1500. Mr. Hagy 304-728-0840

5 yo chestnut gelding, 15.3. $2000. John - 304-279-6545

4 yo bay filly, seemed very sweet and quiet . Big bodied 15.3. Trainer said she has a chip in knee (and a bump on her knee), but seemed to walk out sound. Ran 3 times, but needs a new job. $500 OBO. Lewis Close - 304-582-0613

(edited 12-13-2009 as many of these horses are not still available )

Confusion!

It occurred to me yesterday, while watching Rosey load up on Jess’s trailer, that our blog titles are now officially outdated.  After all, Dixie is sold/gone.  And now Rosey will be moving to the blog about Dixie.  It seems sort of silly, though, to keep making new ones or retitle things, so this will officially stay the blog for all things other than Klondike, for my end.

The weekend here was fairly uneventful on the farm front.  Kat got some visitors in the form of horse-crazy children, who had a ball giving her attention and loving on her.  I didn’t really get a ton of riding in because I did a track visit on Saturday.

Going to the track, as usual, was both fun and a little frustrating.  I had several trainers show us horses who were very nice, but found out later the price was way high above what we can list on our site. In one case, I believe it’s optimistic but they may sell the horse as a racehorse and get the price.  In the other case… I’m not sure what they’re thinking.  Either way I can’t put them on CANTER, so there you go.  I took photos anyway, to practice, and because I like looking at horses and conformation later (at the very least I can follow the career of the one horse, and see if she does what her breeding and conformation suggests).

Of the other, listable horses, we saw a few real cuties Saturday, like this  guy:

Such a pretty boy, and well behaved too!

and this pretty lady:

I love a redhead

It’s funny, some of the trainers are really good at helping to pose the horses- and understand for the most part how to do it.  Others drop the lead rope and do jumping jacks to try and get the horses’ heads up.  We try to make suggestions, but it doesn’t always work   The chestnut mare above was far too interested in checking us out to get a good view of her neck, but it could have been much worse.

As always it’s a fun way to spend a morning, and we had a great group of volunteers   We were able to split up and get to about 90% of the track, while we usually only manage half.  Of course, it was the other “team” who got most of the listings from the weekend.

Our website has been a bit iffy lately due to being virus-ified, but appears to be functioning almost normally.  So keep your eyes peeled for the new additions from Charles Town!

Edited to add:  OK, I have to add this.  Every once in a while I take a gander at the stats thing on wordpress, which shows you where all your hits are coming from.  It will also tell you what search terms people are typing in to land on your blog.  Sometimes these search terms really make me laugh, but I’m rather mystified by one that led someone here yesterday:  “naked people on horses”

The very thought just makes me itchy.  Back to your regularly scheduled interwebz browsing…

Kat Starts to Look Like a Real Horse

It’s been a while since we had an update on Kat, huh? 

She is doing VERY well, and coming along nicely under saddle.  Her cruise control button is very slowly establishing itself, and her regular rider is very pleased to report that we finally have a LEFT LEAD canter.  This is very exciting, because the first couple times I rode her there was no way it was happening.  Laura, though, has finally gotten her cantering on the left lead, and from what I saw yesterday her balance is improving a ton.

Her body is also changing quite a bit.  Her baby-belly is pulling up from the ground, and there is muscle in her butt and along her back.   Her way of going is still a little shuffly behind, but also improving.  She’s starting to look all fancy!

And to show you all:

So Pretty I Almost Can't Take It

Ooh… looking again, looks like you can even see a hint of dapples! Yay!  It’s about time her looks matched her classy personality!

Trottin Along

Look At Me, I'm FANCY!

And remember folks, she’s available now.  Interested?  Pretty girl like her, for a bargain basement price!

More Pictures from Lazy Horse Ranch

See, when I have nothing else to update on, at least I can rely on pictures!  I took a swing up to Lazy Acres on Friday sort of as a spur of the moment thing, with a few folks who had been dying to meet Mikey (we could sell tickets, I swear).  What was slightly unexpected was that Leo may have stolen the show.  He loves people, apparently, and proved to be the most difficult to leave behind. 

His parts may be totally mismatched, but he’ll win you over with looooooove. 

Hey There, Whatcha doin'

Please, Never leave!

Oh yeah, that's the spot!

Apparently, he loves a good massage about as much as I do.  I do believe that if Connie had let go suddenly, he’d h ave fallen over, he was leaning so hard.  In any case, as hard as it is to move on from the cute, I have a few more to share.

Magical Mikey Strolls Through Horse Paradise

Rosey - Looking FANTASTIC! Quick, someone get her!

I’m not kidding, either.  Rosey is needing to go back to work, and is looking pretty amazing.  Rumor has it that she may be going off to boarding school with Jess (from the Dixie Rumble blog) soon.  Which means that she will go from pretty awesome to ragingly awesome in short order.  Oh, and that’s Wek behind Rosey.  Wek also needs a job, pretty desperately.  She followed us all over the field, begging for a job, in fact.  “Please!!! Please!  I need something to DOOO!!!”  Anybody want to give her a chance?

In addition to all that cuteness, there are a couple new horses floating around as well.  I have no idea what their names are, and because I had no clue what they even looked like, identified them by their track shoes. 

The New Boy

The New Girl

I need to get out there more often.  I also need 40 hours in a day.