Return to Ireland!

Well, it has most certainly been an interesting return to N.Ireland. I suppose I have been home for just over 2 weeks now, and although I am enjoying being home again, with my dog and my pony, I’m ready to go back to Canada… haha!

When I came home, I was supposed to pick up Teddy…. we then discovered that Teddy was only 3, and therefore, too young to compete, and he has no paper trail proving otherwise… At this stage, I was offered Topper, by the same people –  a lovely, 14.2 Welsh Cob, 5 yo, Bay, 3 white socks, white blaze, absolute cutie. I drove him, and loved him, and he’s such a wee cuddler in the stables, a real wee man. I was supposed to pick Topper up this previous Tuesday, after his injections, and move him to the new yard. It was at this stage that his owners decided to hold on to him, and back out of the loan agreement we had. Fair do’s, he’s their pony after all… 

This just leaves me in kind of a muddle… I now have two driving ponies, neither of which are competition fit, in either training or fitness, and two unbroken, potential driving ponies, ready and waiting for me… Basically, I have to suck up missing this season, and focus on bringing the youngsters on… It’ll be worth it next year… On the same note, I am looking into my “next horse”… I am intending on breeding Trudi, my bay Connemara X TB to a little Connemara stallion “Song of Freedom”, who is a 13.2 grey guy, who just oozes “look at me” presence… My hope is to produce a lovely moving driving pony, of about 14-14.2 hh, small enough to be driven in ponies, yet big enough for me to hack, and Christine to do ridden affiliated dressage with…

Since being home, I’ve also got my old job back in Clarks, which is fine, and in this economic climate I’m just really lucky to have a job! I don’t think I am going to be getting very many hours to be honest though, so I am also applying to do some bar work in a local hotel, just to boost funds a bit!!

I got my new (to me) car yesterday, so I will have to post pictures soon!!

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