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My announcement -- another redhead! Update!

Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2018 11:19 pm
by KathyK
So, this happened today. Fresh off the trailer, still has her shipping boots on.

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This is Judy, my new 8 year-old Dutch mare. I'm in love!

Update! Judy has been with us for a little over a month now and has settled in well. Her heat is another story! Like from the bowels of hell. Poor girl was really in distress for a few days just four weeks ago. Monday she had an acupuncture treatment and boy, oh boy, what a difference. She's still a trifle agitated and calling out now and then, but nothing like last month. She'll have another session in a few weeks.

She didn't have much experience in indoor arenas, so that's something we've had to address. She has learned pretty quickly that there's nothing to worry about, at least most of the time. Another issue was walking off at the mounting block, a big no-no in Kathy World. Four or five sessions, working slowly and patiently, and she's standing well. We're still usually turned toward a wall or a fence, but not right up against it, and once or twice we've been successful not facing any obstacle.

This lovely mare has never before had her "own person," so it took her a little while to figure out that I was going to be her person. She loves to be told she's a good girl, and her pushy, bossy behavior is slowly but surely disappearing. I think she likes me, lol.

Annnnnnd, a photo from today, depicting the never-ending struggle to stretch up on my right side.

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Re: My announcement -- another redhead!

Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2018 11:50 pm
by Tsavo
Wow what a beauty! And I love the name! Congratulations!

Re: My announcement -- another redhead!

Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2018 11:59 pm
by Chisamba
Is she tall? Congratulations!

Re: My announcement -- another redhead!

Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2018 12:01 am
by KathyK
She was advertised as 16.2. I think she may be bigger. I don't care! I want to go back to the barn and spend the night in her stall, lol.

Re: My announcement -- another redhead!

Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2018 12:12 am
by demi
Congratulations!! New horses are so exciting. Thanks for sharing. Keep us posted on how she settles in and all that stuff :D

Re: My announcement -- another redhead!

Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2018 12:42 am
by PaulaO
Judy is lovely. I wish you many happy years together. She looks much larger than 16.2.

What’s with all the red heads lately??? Not that there’s anything wrong with that, says the proud owner of a red headed mare.

Re: My announcement -- another redhead!

Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2018 1:14 am
by StraightForward
What a lovely mare, congratulations! Can't wait to hear all about her.

Re: My announcement -- another redhead!

Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2018 11:35 am
by Rosie B
Congratulations! She is lovely and certainly looks larger than 16.2 unless you are somewhat vertically challenged. :lol:

Looking forward to hearing more about her.

Re: My announcement -- another redhead!

Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2018 2:07 pm
by Moutaineer
Yay! looking forward to following your journey!

Re: My announcement -- another redhead!

Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2018 2:08 pm
by Tuddy
Yay! Congratulations!

Re: My announcement -- another redhead!

Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2018 6:15 pm
by Koolkat
Congratulations on Judy the Beauty!

Re: My announcement -- another redhead!

Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2018 6:36 pm
by Ryeissa
Awesome!
Chestnut appears to be the Color of the Summer 2018

Re: My announcement -- another redhead!

Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2018 8:35 pm
by Ponichiwa
Congratulations! What's her breeding? She's a looker.

Re: My announcement -- another redhead!

Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2018 9:27 pm
by Sue B
Absolutely beautiful mare. Congratulations!

Re: My announcement -- another redhead!

Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2018 2:13 pm
by Sunshine2Me
Congrats! She is lovely! Chestnut is the color of 2018! :D

Re: My announcement -- another redhead!

Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2018 12:09 am
by KathyK
Thank you all for your good wishes. We sticked her and she's 16.3. She had a massage yesterday to help her recover from the 7 hour trip, and today we rode. My trainer rode first, then I got on. She was just lovely. Some of the horses in turnout were behaving like knuckleheads and she was startled, and made a very small spook in place, and then she was pretty much all business.

Over the past two days Judy has shown herself to be sensible, sweet, smart, and brave. I can't believe how lucky I am to have her. She showed successfully at 3rd level (verified on Centerlinescores.com) and schools all the PSG.

I don't know whether Judy's ever been in in indoor, as the sellers go south for the winter and don't have an indoor at the northern barn. I plan to take her into the indoor tomorrow.

She is by Jive Magic, out a Wolkenstein II mare. She was a homebred and, for some reason that we don't know, they never registered her. We only found out at the last minute that she's not registered. The sellers are getting her registered and ownership transferred to me, or will forfeit some of the sale price.

The reason we don't know some things is that the seller just had a baby after a difficult pregnancy, the baby is in the NICU, she is in "the big city" to be near him, and we really don't want to bug her with questions that aren't, in the grand scheme of things, terribly important. She wasn't present when we went to try the mare, but we did speak with her on the phone a few times. I can assure you that the seller, along with her husband, are upper echelon riders whose names you would likely know, and they are 100% reputable.

I was able to buy this mare because she colicked from a twisted gut last year, and had surgery to untwist the gut. No resection or other cutting was needed. They wanted to find for a good home for her, not a high-pressure competition home, and offered her at a very reasonable price, much less than 1/2 of what her price was before she colicked. They know my trainer and trust that the mare will have great care and a loving home.

I am very, very lucky to have her and she is stealing my heart.

Re: My announcement -- another redhead!

Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2018 2:10 pm
by Ryeissa
It was meant to be! :) Thanks for the update.

MORE PHOTOS PLEASE

Re: My announcement -- another redhead!

Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2018 10:04 pm
by Snork
She is absolutely beautiful. If I'm correct, she has a full sister a year younger competing at PSG, same owners, doesn't she?

Nice breeding and lovely training on this mare. Congratulations!!!

Re: My announcement -- another redhead!

Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2018 1:25 am
by KathyK
Snork wrote:She is absolutely beautiful. If I'm correct, she has a full sister a year younger competing at PSG, same owners, doesn't she?

Yes, you are correct.

Snork wrote:Nice breeding and lovely training on this mare. Congratulations!!!

Thank you!

Re: My announcement -- another redhead!

Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2018 2:56 am
by Kyra's Mom
Lovely mare. Enjoy :!:

Susan

Re: My announcement -- another redhead!

Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2018 2:55 pm
by piedmontfields
What a gorgeous mare and a happy transition for her. I look forward to more photos and updates!

Re: My announcement -- another redhead!

Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2018 2:51 am
by chantal
Oooooh, she's gorgeous! Congratulations!

Re: My announcement -- another redhead!

Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2018 10:46 pm
by LeoApp
Congrats KathyK!! Welcome back to horse ownership and best of luck with her!

Re: My announcement -- another redhead! Update!

Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2018 8:10 pm
by KathyK
Update in first post!

Re: My announcement -- another redhead! Update!

Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2018 10:04 pm
by musical comedy
Looking good Kathy! My goodness, either she is a big girl or you are a small one. That's a lot of horsepower for you.

Yeah, all those tiny issues with new horses. There is always something to work through.

Regarding the indoor, I have a small issue there too. No spooking, but tense in a couple places by doors. The indoor always looks different due to time of day, shadows, etc.

Re: My announcement -- another redhead! Update!

Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2018 11:07 pm
by KathyK
Yes, she is a big girl. I'm not big, but not really tiny, either; just shy of 5'4".

Re: My announcement -- another redhead! Update!

Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2018 11:43 pm
by piedmontfields
What a lovely mare Judy is! Glad you two are forming a team. Updates will be most welcomed and encouraged :-)

Re: My announcement -- another redhead! Update!

Posted: Fri Sep 21, 2018 12:40 am
by Ponichiwa
I'm so happy seeing people so happy with their horses. Good for you and good for Judy!

Re: My announcement -- another redhead! Update!

Posted: Fri Sep 21, 2018 2:40 am
by khall
Congrats KathyK! What a lovely elegant chestnut mare!! Love the Wolkenstein II lines! W was one I had thought about breeding to, put good minded athletic offspring on the ground.

Re: My announcement -- another redhead! Update!

Posted: Fri Sep 21, 2018 11:52 am
by Rosie B
You guys look great together!

Re: My announcement -- another redhead! Update!

Posted: Fri Sep 21, 2018 2:55 pm
by PaulaO
Lovely picture. I would never know you needed to stretch your right side. It took Miss A. almost a year to unlearn her pushy behavior. Took a lot of patience on my part, but so worth it. Gotta love the redheads. I'm glad the acupuncture is helping.

Re: My announcement -- another redhead! Update!

Posted: Fri Sep 21, 2018 11:17 pm
by Flight
you look great on her!

Re: My announcement -- another redhead! Update!

Posted: Fri Sep 21, 2018 11:48 pm
by Bip
How did I miss this the first time around?! She is gorgeous, congratulations!!!

Re: My announcement -- another redhead! Update!

Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2018 12:19 am
by KathyK
Bip wrote:How did I miss this the first time around?! She is gorgeous, congratulations!!!

You were obviously paying attention to something other than ME.

Re: My announcement -- another redhead! Update!

Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2018 5:09 pm
by Moutaineer
Lovely, elegant horse! I wish you much joy with her!

Re: My announcement -- another redhead! Update!

Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2018 7:38 pm
by chantal
Love the update. Walking from the mounting is a big no-no in my world too. We've got that down but working on other stuff.

You look lovely on her! I hear you on the stretching down issue...

Re: My announcement -- another redhead! Update!

Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2018 12:59 pm
by Ryeissa
Lovely riding! you sit really well on her and look well matched

Re: My announcement -- another redhead! Update!

Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2018 4:20 pm
by Snork
Nice mare! Looks like you'll have a ton of fun with her, happy riding!

I thought of you yesterday as I was pulling on the boots I bought from you to go try out a half lease on another redhead. The horse was lovely so maybe it's a redhead season around here :)