I am such a whiz at second guessing. Or maybe I should say over-analyzing. I over analyze things until my mind screams in pain.
Things I am over analyzing at the minute...
Sell Catfish? He's a lot for this beginning rider to handle, or I should say a lot more than I thought I would be dealing with. I feel it's time that I get a chance at a horse for myself instead of my children's cast offs. The horse market, as all my horsey friends know, is in the dumps. Really, really bad, for those of you who aren't horse enthusiasts. Making money off the sale of this horse is pretty low on my priorities. Finding someone who will care for him and understand his quirks ranks number one on who his new owner might be.
Breed Classy with the resulting foal to be my horse. (current foal will be Shyla's)
Then I would keep Catfish because he is old and will likely pass on when the next years foal would be rideable. Suck it up and just learn to ride him, despite his attitude. This puts me back to the same dilema intensified that I had last year. The horse population in our country is overwhelming for the needs of the existing horses. Why add another? But then, I think a foal out of Classy would be an asset. She is a very sane minded horse and is conformationally correct. In addition I have found a couple of very nice studs whose get (offspring) are very very nice.
Foal Watch
We got nuthin. She was bucking at Lloyd (donkey) Monday and loping to get her grain last night. Silly girl. I've not started my nightly visits because I don't feel she's there yet. Soon, but not yet. I've read LOTS of information on what to look for, and when I see what seems impending signs of foalage (my own word) I will start nightly vigils. N and I are talking of investing in some hammocks that we could hang above her. Can you imagine!?
Each morning I rush out, just in case my intuitions on her birthing is incorrect. This morning I couldn't see her at all, so of course I worried and ran, but nuthin. Something tells me that our little defender of the property (Lloyd the Donkey) will let us know if something is up. In the mean time those who were in on the Classy pool fall by the wayside, one by one. All that are left are myself, my mother, N and our friend Shelley.
Wednesday, April 02, 2008
Second Guessing
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Oh, definitely find yourself a horse that will build your confidence up! I know a lovely mustang who's not got a mean bone in his body and by June will be ready to travel to your house and let you love on him :)
I know all about over analyzing things. It drives a person to absolute distraction!
Have you checked Andrea's blog at Mustang Saga? Her mare, Bella, foaled the other night. Not knowing a due date, she really struggled with that mare watch, lol!
Hey girl,
ditto here on the over analyzing thing. Follow your head not heart with the Catfish thing. Be honest with yourself and what you think you are willing to put into it and what you want out of it. (helped me when I oonsidered selling Harley)I can bring you Tank to get your confidence up and make you a star if you are interested! A little trick I did with my mares when I used to breed was lift the dock of their tail and if they can snap it back down you are not close. If they can't resist much then you are within 48 hours.
Good Luck!
My thoughts on Catfish are life is too short to be living it waiting for someday. Someday never comes for many of us. If he isn't the horse for you, find him a home.
The market may be bad right now, but the good news is the market is bad right now. Shopping for a horse with the market like this means you get more bang for your buck. I know you don't want bang or buck but you get the picture. You can get a nice horse suited to your needs for less money. It is a buyers market.
Whether to breed or not is another decision that needs to be based upon your needs and wants for that matter. Just because there are too many horses out there doesn't mean that if you have your heart set on a foal out of this mare for you someday, you shouldn't have one. That specific foal isn't going to displace another horse in your heart. Only you can decide if that foal is in your heart though.
Producing foals just to produce them is not a good thing in my opinion. But producing foals with specific purpose in mind is a different story.
I thought of selling Spirit because he is so much for me to handle and all I needed was an old horse to walk me around on program almost. But no I have a young almost green horse who keeps head butting our fence out and coming out as he pleases. Now we are having to put a wire fence inside of the wooden section in front of the house so he can't be out in the yard every day. He is just a mess. ...The grass really is greener on the other side of the fence in their case.
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