Last weekend preparations continued for ponies coming home…
Big Red looks good with a pallet of bedding
Stampede prepped by eating grass with me in order to avoid tummy upset
P and I had our last ride at HR Tuesday night, made even better by getting to spend the ride with my best friend
My friend D and her horse (Phoenix’s girlfriend) Willow left us the cutest note with some treats for the boys.
Then yesterday….
When your Stampede only fits in the big trailer…
Walking down the driveway
My husband walking Mr. P
down the driveway while taking a picture
Walking into the barn for the first time
The face of an unsure Stampede – this was right before he found out the door opening is not as tall as it was at HR…
Those treats from D and WIllow are a good distraction though
P thought so too
Then they posed for some cute photos I could share…
There’s so much grass out there!
More treats please
Their first time outside in the pasture a couple of hours later included a bit of trotting around and some staring following by lots of cuteness.
Synchronized grazing
Synchronized gawking
Then this morning the view from my bedroom window while the boys were outside was truly amazing
Long sigh of peacefulness
The boys are both a bit stressed of course and very much attached to each other right now but thank goodness for ulcergard. I know things will settle in soon enough. I’m missing my friends at HR already but I’m sure soon enough a new horse will be found and I’ll be back out there more as well. Until then I’ll just sit here and take in the fact that my lifetime dream has come true. My boys are in my backyard!
Thank you so much to all the people who helped me achieve this dream. My husband who allowed me to do this despite it not being his dream, proceeded to help me transform our property into something beyond what I had dreamed of, and managed to get pictures of the boys arriving all while leading P in as well. My parents who came out to help many times and listened to my rants as I tried to figure out how to make things work logistically and financially. My best friend Jessica who helped me figure out my stalls and fencing, provided tools, listened to even more of my ranting, helped with moving the ponies yesterday, and will continue to deal with my messages as I adjust to ponies at home status I’m sure. All my blogger friends who have taken the time to provide advice and encouragement as I worked through this process and all my other non blogger friends who did the same. I couldn’t have achieved this dream without such a great group of people supporting me. Thank you all!
THE PONIES ARE HOME!!!!
PS Barn naming contest ends tomorrow 6/2 at midnight!
Whoo hoo! Congrats on having the boys at home! ?
Thank you!
Congratulations! It’s totally my dream to look out my window and see my horses – enjoy it 😀
Thank you, it’s pretty surreal at this point!
Ahh yay!!! Congrats on finally fulfilling that dream – they look great out there!! 😀
Thank you, I do think they improve the view!
Yay! Congrats! Now to find pony 3.0
Thank you! Yes, time to add a new member to the family!
I am so happy for you! Have fun (as much as is possible anyway) pony shopping!
Thank you! Yeah I’m not sure if pony shopping will be fun…I’m trying to be positive.
So, so happy for you! I know how amazing this feels!!!!
Thank you, it’s a cool feeling. Love looking out the window and seeing them grazing happily. They will be even happier when they are allowed to stay out there longer!
That is awesome! Definitely the dream. Enjoy having the boys home!
Thank you, so far I’m loving having them here. I think the feeling may be mutual for them. 🙂
CONGRATULATIONS!!! 😀
Thank you! You really need to come visit! 😉