Arrangements made....

...Again
The Equine Virus delayed the shipment
Betz to pick up new shipping certificate
Pick-up on Sunday or Monday....

Preparations continue

Email from Bets saying that Christie would be available for the Vet on Friday.
Vet to arrive around 9 to pull the coggins on Falcon
Addresses for shipping and billing clarified with the White Oak Veterinary Clinic in Flint Hill VA

Clarified with shipper that it is NOT this Saturday that I need Falcon picked up...it is in MAY!
Re-faxed contract to them for shipping and wrote all over it the date in May.

Will be glad when I can see Falcon again and get some pictures and start writing about something more exciting then shipping papers! :)

Beginnings and a little bit of fear

1. Boarding facility finalized-Lakeside Equestrian on Auburn Folsom Road. I now have access to the tack room, so at some point I will take my saddle over.
The place is immaculate and seemed quiet when I was there around 10 in the a.m. The horses were still sleepy and relaxed. two boarders were there brushing out their horses and a sleepy cat meowed and brushed up against my legs...it was a good feeling to be around horses again

2. TDS equine transportation-deposit and contract sent in.

Still left to do:

3. Arrange for Falcon to have his coggins and Vet card completed so he can be shipped. I will have to wait until I get a date for the transport because the Vet card has to be during a 30 day window of the shipping. But it looks like Falcon will be shipped out around the 21rst of MAY.

4. When I get to VA in May, I need to get a tack box ready to ship with him and 3 bales of hay for the journey.

Betsy will bring him over to her place at shipping time since it is easier for a big rig to get into her place rather then Christies steep driveway on busy 340.

I have been reading the posts in this blog. Didnt even remember that I had written so much and it brought back some excitement, but also fear that Falcon is gonna dump me off on the GIGANTIC rocks that live in this area! : )

He will settle in and then I will maybe get a trainer to work with him for a few weeks since he hasnt been ridden in 2 years...

Hello Friends

Preparations are being made to move Falcon to California.
Watch for updates in the near future

My Falcon no longer flies

Falcon has an injury of unknown origin. I am hosing it out everyday, putting betadine on it and some other wonder dust or something....I wish he would heal, but he has so much movement in this area, it keeps breaking open.

Helloooooo I am back...

Wow! It has been a long time since I have blogged. Ok, well, Long Story Short!

My friend Karen and I went for a ride in April. A lovely warm day. Falcon was fairly well behaved.

we had a nice canter up a short hill and did a lot of walking and trotting since it was our first day out in a few months.

I was just recovering from a stomach bug too and was fairly weak. We were just about a half mile from Karen's house when a small red truck came blowing up the gravel road.

He slowed down and stopped while Karen passed. Falcon and I were farther behind, the fella inched towards us and waved me to pass. As I came up even with his truck he stepped on the gas....spun out and sprayed stinging gravel on me and falcon.

Falcon went straight up the steep embankment to my right and I turned him back I thought to myself...yippee, I stayed on! BUT my hip was out of wack so I kicked my foot from the stirrup. Falcon was still slipping on the slick gravel road. He dipped and splayed out and I flew over his right shoulder.

My foot was stuck in the stirrup and I remember reaching up with my hand to loosen it and seeing Falcons belly and legs and I hadnt even hit the ground yet!

WHAM I went. Falcon went straight up in the air and took off bucking like a bronch up the road.

Karen didnt seem to know what to do...help me or get the horse. I was stunned, breathless, I told Karen to leave Falcon, that he would come back.

Sure enough....galloping back he came when I called him. He wouldnt have if there had been other horses to follow.

I climbed back on, but man did my right side hurt. I got off, I got on, I got off. I couldnt decide which was more painful, riding or walking. That was the longest half mile I have EVER walked.

I didnt go to the E.R. until the next day. My whole back/right side was ripped up and bruised and my right knee was as big as a grapefruit.

X-rays did not show any breaks so they gave me vicoden and two weeks off from work.

two weeks later the pain was worse then ever. So I took another week off. The Ortho surgeon pushed on my ribs and said....ohhhh you have broken ribs no doubt...non displaced ones don't show up on first x-rays...it takes 2-3 weeks.

8 weeks later, I still have some aches and pains, but all is improving....BUT NOW....OHHHHHH dearrrrrrrrrr.....Falcon must have gotten got in some downed trees or something and has ripped up his back leg.

Bad time of year with all of the flies....I am hosing his leg everyday, betadine, flyspray and antibiotics....OHHHHHH BOTHER....and I move to CA in two weeks. Now he can't be ridden by the lady who was going to keep him conditioned for me.

Falcon will have to go back to training if he ever gets better...he has had wayyyyyyy too much time off from school!