A Small Package

I have had horses all my life but have found myself in the last couple of years horseless by choice. I vowed I would never own another horse.

That all changed when I saw this...........

And I had to have him. I could not get that face out of my mind. I tried really hard to talk myself out of it. But it didn't help that all my friends were trying to talk me into it. I love horses but have no desire to ride anymore so I figured a mini would be perfect for our mini farm.

So yesterday my friend, her daughter and I went to look at "Cuddles" in Tacoma. We were very excited because it was a beautiful day and horse shopping is better than going to Nordstrom's.

My friend and her daughter are horse people so I counted on them giving me their opinion. And they did but we all took one look and fell in love. Cuddles was calm and friendly and down right beautiful. Large brown eyes, very balanced and a palomino. We put him in the round pen and put him through his paces. My friend's daughter, the horse massage therapist, gave him the once over to check for any problems and it was time to load him up and head home.

The only problem was that I didn't bring a trailer. You see we were only going to look and if we liked him come back later. And the owner had several people looking at him and wanted to pick the best home so I figured he wouldn't be ready to go home with me then because she had people coming after me. But her and her daughter picked me. They wanted "Cuddles" to "live beyond the sidewalks".

There was only one thing left to do. My friend is full of adventure, she said "I think we can do it."

So we did...... "Don't worry," said my friend and her daughter, "We have Cheerios."

About half way into the trip my friend said, "I wonder if it is illegal to have a horse in your car?" I said, "I just hope this works out and he doesn't (as Hubby said) kick the crap out of my jeep."

I didn't want to call my insurance agent after all we had just been through with insurance lately and tell him I got in a wreck with a horse in my car.

Wait a minute, I do have Farmers Insurance so I think I'm covered.

We did make it home in one piece and would have made it home without an accident of the poo kind but my friend said, "Wait I need some pictures."

Here is Cuddles meeting the rest of the animals.

The peanut gallery had a good look see.....

I put him in his paddock and turned him loose.

And he met Large Marge from next door.

Ate a little grass.....but everything he does is little.

Here he is in his new stall.

We have decided to call him Sunny because that was his original name and it goes with his registered name which is, Sonoita Highlands After Glow.

So from now on it will be Sunny because Hubby likes it better and every once in a blue moon I let him win.

Thank you Jennifer and Jessica for trusting me with him. He will be loved!

and for those of you that want the particulars...he is a 7 year old gelding, 31.5 inches tall, trained and shown in carting, obstacles, in-hand and jumping, he is as calm and sweet as can be and did not even bat an eye when he met the pigs, now that's stable.