Pets
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Firefly passed away over a year ago and we’ve been looking for a horse for me ever since. I’ve been riding Dreamer who is owned by our friend where we board Nola, and I’ve grown to love her, but we still had the urge to find my next horse. We spent time traveling to auctions and replying to Facebook posts and riding wacky weird horses.
Yesterday I brought home Beau. He’s a 15 year old Tennessee Walker and was wondering by an acquaintance of ours. She reached out wondering if knew anyone looking for a horse and him and I will make a great match. We moved him to the new farm yesterday which causes a huge energy shift for the herd. Today we took him on his first trail ride and… I didn’t die.
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@jordanscollected Congratulations on the new horse! Please make sure your horses are vaccinated for “West Nile Virus”. There have been a few cases reported in your area recently and the outcome is poor to bad…The virus causes neurological issues in horses that is not treatable.
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Thanks @goosehd Dennis! We make sure all our horses are vaccinated and negative Coggins, and that’s even more important when introducing a horse to a new home.
I’m also considering the name Roux to pair with Nola, but keeping Beau is the lead choice for now.
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Very, very smart re: vaccinations and Coggins!! I love the name Roux and it's perfect with your profession.
However, with a 15 year horse, I can understand not changing the name… 
How is he trained? Trail, hunter/jumper, companion...
Beautiful and will make a great companion!
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Action shot from the beach during our brief holiday last weekend.
He’s so quick after that ball, he may as well be flying…
He did not know what to make of his first time properly meeting a cat. He spent the first 3 hours of settling into the holiday cottage following the cat around trying to figure out if this strange looking dog knew how to play. Cat didn’t give two shits. -
Trying to look like they are starving as we are cutting steaks from the grill.
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I know that look @Sage954 Mine can hear the sound of cheese being sliced a mile away. -
@EdH they know what works.
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I have been taking care of my neighbors goat. I'm trying not to get too attached to him because he is supposed to be a sacrifice for my neighbor's newborn son. Makes me kind of sad. But I'm trying to be as nice to him as I can while he is alive.
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This morning at the beach Chicken was upset that he was excluded from dinner last night. Said he hoped I would change plans and take him to the brewery tonight and the bbq on saturday. Told him we'll see.
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@JDelage -
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I think someone missed me over the weekend… he never chooses to sleep at my feet when Mrs H is available instead…
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@tody Yes, it is… A necessary lockdown purchase - the IKEA stool I used for most of the year was giving me awful backache!
@Nkwkfld I thought Chicken comported himself admirably at the party, by the way. It would have been very stimulating for such a young 'un, he held it together much better than Sully would have at his age.
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