Although I'm starting this blog a little late this time because of my hectic schedule this summer, I decided "better late than never."
The horse I chose was Lot # 20, a dun mare from the Sinbad Herd-UT.
I made the decision early on that I would be bidding on a mare for the Supreme Extreme competition.
I did this for three different reasons.
1)Because I have a gelding who is the love of my life named Sky and wanted him to remain my #1 man.(yes my husband Robert knows he's #2!)
2)Sky has duked it out with both mustang geldings I have had for competition.
3)The best competition mustang that I have had so far was a mare, who I adore, named Jesse Jane who helped me to take the title of Co-Champion at the Norco Extreme Trail Challenge in 2009.
I was attracted to this mare because of her natural carriage, nice hip and balance, and calm demeanor on The Superior Livestock video.
I second guessed my decision briefly and was leaning towards another mare but came back to my original decision pretty quickly. I'm soooo glad I did!
At pick-up I was a little disappointed to see that she was smaller than she looked on video and was cow-hocked.
But, her eye was soft and kind and she was one of the quietest loads of the morning.
After getting her back to Corpus Christi about 8:00pm we unloaded and let her have a rest then started up with a little groundwork.
I was able to get my first touch and a little rubbing on the jaw and that was good enough for me!
Let's let the girl settle in to her new life and see what tomorrow brings.
The horse I chose was Lot # 20, a dun mare from the Sinbad Herd-UT.
I made the decision early on that I would be bidding on a mare for the Supreme Extreme competition.
I did this for three different reasons.
1)Because I have a gelding who is the love of my life named Sky and wanted him to remain my #1 man.(yes my husband Robert knows he's #2!)
2)Sky has duked it out with both mustang geldings I have had for competition.
3)The best competition mustang that I have had so far was a mare, who I adore, named Jesse Jane who helped me to take the title of Co-Champion at the Norco Extreme Trail Challenge in 2009.
I was attracted to this mare because of her natural carriage, nice hip and balance, and calm demeanor on The Superior Livestock video.
I second guessed my decision briefly and was leaning towards another mare but came back to my original decision pretty quickly. I'm soooo glad I did!
At pick-up I was a little disappointed to see that she was smaller than she looked on video and was cow-hocked.
But, her eye was soft and kind and she was one of the quietest loads of the morning.
After getting her back to Corpus Christi about 8:00pm we unloaded and let her have a rest then started up with a little groundwork.
I was able to get my first touch and a little rubbing on the jaw and that was good enough for me!
Let's let the girl settle in to her new life and see what tomorrow brings.
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