Our week continued Saturday morning with a trip to Thomson for the CSEA Fun Day Horse Show where Mom and I got to see Andrea & Angel Rodriguez of Rancho Loma Linda and several of their Peruvians. I was very happy to see them again; they are great people and a lot of fun! We watched her two students, Jade and Jo, compete in several of the classes on Vastago and Brisa, and also got to know the rest of their family a little bit. We named them the "J" family because all of their names started with a "J." It was fun, but HOT out there in the sun! We also ran into Becky Barton and Angie Hubbard of HOOF. Congrats on the blue ribbon, Angie! The pictures below are of the horse show.
Then, on Wednesday morning, our two new horses were delivered! Uncle Steve and family brought Sally to us. She's a 10ish year old Tennessee Walking Horse type mare in a gorgeous strawberry roan color with flaxen mane and tail. She's a little shy around men, but I'm sure will settle in as she learns to trust us. I bought Moon Pie, a little QH lady, because she's a sweetheart that I couldn't resist. She's very thin and needs some weight, but is a total love bug. Jason says he will feel very comfortable trotting around on the trails with her. We're spending our hot evenings hosing down the other three to wash off the salt and sweat and making friends with the new girls. Mom and I usually get drenched in the process, which is pretty fun all around!
My big event of yesterday was very touching to me, although seemingly minor probably to everybody else. I've been working to gain Sassy's trust and friendship over the last 4 months and she surprised me last night. We were behind Gran's house getting ready to rinse all the horses off and I needed to catch her, but she was across the pasture, so I called to her. I stood and watched and called and she came to me from way over the field and let me halter her without any qualms. This is a first for us, and a real breakthrough! I'm thankful. What a wonderful way to lead off a weekend!