Wednesday 13 June 2018

Congrats to Ginger!

Ginger has found her perfect person and is sold as of this week. Obviously, it's a pretty emotional thing for me as I do love the big mare and had a lot of hopes and dreams tied up with her. Ginger is the whole reason I started this blog way back when, and we've been through a lot together over the years.
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Even though she's been leased to my coach for a few years now, and I even had her advertised for sale at one point, in the back of my mind I had always imagined we'd have a nice acreage by the time Ginger was ready to come home and she'd live out her days with us. I never did rule out having her as my main riding horse again, even though that's been increasingly unlikely given Bridget's surprising ability to fill her shoes, and more recently, my purchase of Sophie.

Ginger thinks Bridget's excessive rolling in the mud is ridiculous, too :)

So, I did have a big sob fest and pity party when it seemed like the sale was going to go through. Even though I'm super happy for Ginger and her new owner, I'm sad for me, sad for all the goals I never accomplished. I'm no good at not making things all about me,  apparently.

However, in the spirit of always trying to do right by my horses, I'm 100% certain this is the right thing to do. She has a great new owner who's going to keep her where she is, doing the things she likes doing. Ginger deserves her own person and it would be selfish of me to hold on to her when I don't have a real purpose for her and can't give her as much attention as she deserves.

Ginger on the left, Bridget on the right

Plus, if I set aside what little pride I might have, I can tell you without any reservations that her new owner is a better fit than I was for Ginger. She's calm, she's confident with her, and she just wants a horse to have fun with. And Ginger really likes her, which you may recall is pretty important, given Ginger's previous general mistrust for a large part of the human population :)



And so, we all move onwards to new adventures. I'm going to leave the blog title the same, because why not? Project Bridget or Project Sophie doesn't have the same ring to it, and Project Gingersnap was one heck of a roller coaster story, now complete with happy ending :)

Me and Ginger, back in the day ;)

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26 comments

  1. Sounds like you found her a wonderful home. I know this was a tough call <3 I hope her new owner will keep you posted on how she's doing... and then you can give us all some updates too :P

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    1. She's going to stay at EC's barn, so I'll be able to see her often! :D

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  2. Wow, congratulations on the sale. It seems like the right decision to me. Ginger deserves her own person.

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    1. Yes, she's very much a one person kind of horse!

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  3. Oh, sad and happy at the same time. Congratulations!

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    1. I'm pretty sad, but it's a good outcome for Ginger :)

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  4. Congratulations to Ginger! How bittersweet. Many happy trails with your new person, G!

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    1. They'r going to have lots of fun together - they're so cute together!

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  5. Congrats to finding a happy home and partner for Ginger!

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  6. It sounds silly, but I do agree with the saying that good things fall apart so better things can come together.

    Best wishes Ginger!

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    1. So true. It gets to the point where the energy spent hanging on and fighting is better spent on new opportunities :)

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  7. Aw so bittersweet ! I seriously commend you for being able to find such a perfect situation for the big mare even tho it meant letting go of some of those old dreams and goals. That’s no easy task! Sounds like a wonderful new home for ginger tho and her new owner must be so excited!!! Congrats to all!

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    1. They're really good together - it sounds like Ginger's going to show her the ropes of lower level eventing and just generally be her fun all arounder.

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  8. That is really bittersweet but good for you for finding her someone that she really loves. I’m happy for both of you guys and can’t wait to see where you take things with Sophie and Midge!

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    1. Onwards and upwards for all of us, I hope!

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  9. Happy trails and many adventures, Ginger!

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  10. Bittersweet but good for you for making the best decision for Ginger!

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  11. :') Aw, its so hard but wonderful too that you found her a good fit!

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  12. Bittersweet, for sure <3 But I'm soooo glad she found a wonderful new person to love her <3

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  13. Aww so sad and happy at the same time! It does sound like the best decision for her. It just sucks so much to have to give them up. I'm so glad you found a great home for her.

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  14. Lovely photos, she is gorgeous. I'll miss her and feel for you. Glad you're keeping the blog name.

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  15. Bittersweet, but glad she found a great home.

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