What a Feeling, What a Day!!!

As my regular followers will know, the lovely Freddie has got all the family into riding, and we have shown our little pony and won some classes... however, he is very green and young, and not always reliable enough, so the decision was made, en famille, (woo, get her!!!) to try for another one, a bit older and wiser!!! So the search was on...

It's not easy, as something experienced and pretty is jolly expensive, and out of the reach of my poor pocket - well, I DO have to leave enough in the coffers for my crafty stuff... but you know, there are times when the Dao shines on you, and you are destined to do/meet/find etc what you want - just as I found the fabulous Freddie, two years ago at the end of this month!!! I found and confirmed a couple for Freddie to follow up and we made a date to see one today, Saturday...

So do you want to see what I had found??? This picture was on the web (not as part of the current advert, but 2 years before that, when the present owner was buying the pony)... stunning or what???

A champion no less... and SO SO beautiful. SO we looked again at the advert Friday evening, only to find it was gone!!! - No, nothing sinister, only that it had run it's course and was finished!!! If I had not seen it on the previous day, we would never have known she existed... yes, she is a 7 year old with fantastic breeding, a chestnut roan, with flaxen mane and tail, called Rosie, as her stable name...

So we went, we saw, she conquered!!! A beatuiful girl, a bit bedraggled in the rain, but fantastic movement and so calm.... Matthew rode her and we were lost!!! And yes, we bought her, saddle and all... so now my crafting purse is MUCH depleted but I already love her...

And what of Beau?? I hear you cry... well that's another case of follow the Dao and all will be well... we went for our riding lessons in the afternoon (we are at a show with the fabulous Freddie and his mare tomorrow, so no time to ride then...) and Freddie spoke to the owner of the school, whom he has known for years... my teacher also had the idea quite independently... what about the school having Beau there?? Yes, you guessed it, he is going Monday evening, and we get Rosie Friday evening...

And the best bit of all??? Not only do we NOT have to take him to a sale and take pot luck who buys him... the fantastic Freddie got money for me, for him!!!!! WOO... we are all delighted. A show pony, a newly homed pony, and Miranda's cat, the sister to mine, had three lovely kittens - what more can you want out of one day?? tee hee...

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Love and light
Frankie
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