So we are now into the middle of February (Wooohooo! March March March!) and we have gone a full week without a snow/ice storm! Yay! Hopefully the last of the ice on our arena melts off soon! Next week Chris and I are planning on digging out the jumps that I sooo brilliantly buried in the snow during all of our shovel outs. They are now six feet under a wall of snow that borders the arena! Very smart of me! I really don't know what I was thinking!
The horses are doing great and it looks promising that Darby will be moving on with his potential new mommy =) As happy as I am, I am definitely dealing with some sadness as well. This is somewhat suprising for me because as much as I love all of my horses, I am extremely excited when they get sold. I work very hard and put alot of time and training into them, so when I am rewarded with a sale, I am ecstatic! Darby is a little different though. I have shed a few tears everyday since last week! I am very excited about the possibility of selling him to someone who is going to be very dedicated to him and her riding (and oh yea, did I mention that she is going to be training with me?!?! That is even more exciting!), but the barn will definitely feel empty without him. He is very gentle and such a snuggler! I always look forward to spending time with him. He's just a laid back guy who loves hanging out with people. I've definitely bonded with him big time! Everyone who spends a little bit of time with him feels the same way. Such a sweetheart! However, I do tell myself that this is what I love to do and like they say "if you would want to keep this horse for yourself and are having second thoughts about selling him/her, you know this is a great horse!" Soooo true! I know that ultimately, whoever does buy Darby, will be the happiest/luckiest person around and it is incredibly rewarding to know that I have had a hand in making him into the horse that he is!
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