Hey everyone!! Just thought I'd give you a little update from my
earlier post.
We moved my mare about a week before Christmas to my trainer's barn. It turned out to be a very special opportunity, and we had to go build her a stall and prepare everything. I'm now working with my trainer daily and gaining absolutely invaluable knowledge from all of her Grand Prix experience, getting training on my horse, and riding her Grand Prix horses. It turned out to be a work for board/total immersion training deal. I'm definitely getting far more than I'm "paying" for, and I can never thank my trainer enough for what she is doing for me right now.
As for Breeze, she's living the life. My trainer absolutely adores her to bits, so Breeze gets attention constantly. I was a little concerned that she'd be stressed going from being outside 24/7 to being inside most of the time, with 6-8 hours of turnout, but she could NOT be happier. She trailed like a dream horse despite it being pouring rain and a stock trailer (we were going less than 5 miles up the road), was a little spooky coming off, but since then has been a rock star. She has put on almost 50lbs and absolutely snapped out of her depression. She's talkative, engaged, playful, and just all around a completely different horse.
And the bonus? Instead of arguing with me about blankets, my trainer thought Breeze's might be a little thin, so she added an extra liner (of her own!) underneath until we could buy a medium weight. I love that woman!!
My trainer also has several breedings to a Holsteiner stallion named Roller Coaster, so if all goes as planned my mare will get trailered down to Peterson and Smith where they're keeping his semen and get bred in the Spring. So exciting!
Thanks to everyone for your supportive comments on my last post. Sometimes it's nice to hear from other horse folks that you're not crazy. I'll post some pics of Breeze and the other horses in a few days.