09Oct 2015 by myexracer

Bringing the girls home

Barn tales, Life with Circe, Life with Jezebel, OTTB
I brought my horses home. At first I was only going to bring Circe home as she was once again having training issues and feet issue. Poor Circe cant catch a break. Eventually after much thought I decided to bring both of the girls home. I wanted to keep Jez in training to help her realize her upper level potential but not at the expense of my partnership with her growing. I think the best way to forge our bond is to have her home as well.  They came home a few days ago. Loaded and unloaded easy and have been settling in. My better half and I spent 6 weeks gutting, cleaning out, leveling and matting the barn. I also had a paddock built, changed the fence line between…
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02Apr 2014 by myexracer

The big move

Barn tales, Life with Circe, Life with Jezebel, OTTB
[caption id="attachment_1122" align="alignleft" width="300"] Circe, Jezebel and Jax[/caption] It was moving day. The day started out with heading down to the new barn to finish up installing buckets, bed stalls and just get everything ready for the girls. My better half was really awesome making sure i was calm as even though i was excited moving is always stressful. We got everything done pretty fast then headed over the the soon to be old barn to pack out saddles and horses. The girls were muddy (even though they had sheets on) so i did a really half assed job washing their legs and tails. Cuz thats how i roll. While the girls munched on hay and dried off we got everything ready. Loaded M's truck up with a couple bales…
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30Mar 2014 by myexracer

It’s getting closer

Barn tales
[caption id="attachment_1114" align="alignleft" width="225"] Move me out of this mud![/caption] With only a few days left until i move the girls i'm starting to get excited. My better half and I went to the new barn to start setting some stuff up. My commercial shelves (24 inches deep baby!) Circe's stall needed to be cleaned and all her hooks needed to be put up. Jezebel's stall wont be vacated until the end of the day on the day before i move her. We will go out early  on moving day to get her stuff ready. My new Barn mate was there and she and i worked out some logistics of the move and she will strip down the stall shes leaving (shes moving over one) so we can get in…
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22Mar 2014 by myexracer

Made ya look

Barn tales
[caption id="attachment_1090" align="alignleft" width="225"] Chillin'[/caption] Finally a really nice sunny beautiful day outside. It wont last because the weather gods hate me. Of that I am sure. I moved a lot of my stuff out of the soon to be old barn and took it to the soon to be new barn today. I still have a ton of crap to move and all i gotta say is, wow i spent  a lot of cash on horse stuff. When you're packing up the car you can really see what you own. Which apparently in my case is one of all the things ever made. Tomorrow I'll head over to Home Depot for more stuff for the feed room. Gotta store my gain in something after all. Its fun setting up…
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11Mar 2014 by myexracer

For the rowers keep on rowing

Barn tales
[caption id="attachment_1039" align="alignleft" width="225"] Baby Bo and my better half, in red![/caption] Change is not always something i'm really great at. I tend to be a creature of habit. I have to make a real effort to embrace change, to surrender to change, to move into change. I have found the older I get the more I can roll with the punches. I still get terribly stressed but its less traumatic. It's time for a change. I could see the writing the wall and I am embracing it with both excitement and of course my usual stress and fear. I am moving my horses. I was getting what I'm calling a Georgia Ave Ulcer. Georgia Ave is the road I drive to the barn. Its a very busy street, a…
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19Jul 2013 by myexracer

Turmoil

Barn tales, Life with Jezebel, OTTB
[caption id="attachment_404" align="alignleft" width="300"] I swear shes smiling[/caption] I have moved horse farms. It was sudden and very unpleasant. I was treated extremely badly by people I had always been kind, helpful and went out of my way for. It left a really bitter taste in my mouth but I was lucky enough to have a couple very supportive friends who helped me move my horse and give her a temporary home. They treated her like one of their own while I searched for a good place for her to be. In less than 48 hors after the incident my horse was in a safe place, being well cared for. Which pretty much is all that matters to me. I drove all over Maryland looking at farms to keep my…
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