Moving on...

I know life needs to go on, but I'm in a bit of a quandry. Sketch was the only horse I had that was ridable and of a good age. My other ridables are really old and retired. The others are young and of riding age, just not trained yet. I need to find a dressage trainer (or a good trainer period) that knows Arabians as well as stock horses to get my girls (and one boy) properly started.

Still, though, I would like a horse that I can just jump on and go on a trail ride, that won't need to be schooled every time I get on. I had gone to look at a horse earlier this summer, the ad said older been there, done that Arabian. There's not many Arabians around here, so I had to go see her.

She was wonderful, she reminded me of one of my mom's foundation mares, and she rode wonderfully for her age, which happened to be thirty! She's very solid and well built, you would never guess her to be that old. Her owner wanted $600 and a good home, but I just didn't have the money or the room. Well, a few days after Sketch passed on, the owner called me and asks if I still want the mare, and for me she'll drop the price to $150! I think I need to buy this mare, I just have to figure out how to get more money coming in to cover the other costs.

I will accomplish my goals, I have to keep telling myself that so I keep going.