They're Home!

One final fence upgrade Sunday morning in a monsoon, because I'm a stresshead.

 It took a week, almost exactly to the hour, but the little guys made it home yesterday afternoon.

We left Sunday evening to go get ponies, and thankfully all the anxiety was completely gone and replaced by straight up excitement. We needed to pick them up at 5am and I actually slept great, unheard of for me!

We met the hauler and loaded them in a dark parking lot that felt like it was in the middle of nowhere (G later said it felt like we were doing a sketchy drug deal rather than picking up a couple of Welsh Cobs - I said that's how we know we got the good stuff lol)

We picked up a little friend with them. A horsey buddy of mine got a paint weanling on the same trailer. Everyone loaded great and were instant buddies, so I had a trailer full of cuteness. 

There was a major accident on the main highway that caused us delays, but not a peep out of that trailer, even with fire trucks and ambulances with sirens immediately beside us. I guess they're super experienced travelers at this point! We actually ended up having to wait 3 hours for the ferry due to the commercial/overheight space being overbooked, so I gave everyone extra water and hay but otherwise they were quiet and content.

First boat ride! Always gives me low level anxiety, because it's a ship that rocks a little and there are all the PA announcements and weird noises, plus the trailer isn't moving, moving if you know what I mean so the horses need to stand patiently for an hour or so. Sometimes they don't handle it well. These guys were champs.

Second boat ride. Getting close to home.

Then finally! Off the trailer and home! Look how cute!

Bakari

Trademark

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This gravel pile is endlessly fun. 

Already helping out around the place by spreading footing for us. Thanks guys!

Initial impressions - when we first met them Trademark seemed to be kind of standoff-ish and reserved, maybe even a little bit of a stressy guy. Bakari was the addition because he seemed super friendly and chill and I thought might help little Tradey adjust to the world.

Ummm, wrong? Maybe? It's first days, so there is a lot of adjusting to do, but Trademark is currently the friendly and brave one who explores everything, then Bakari follows along behind. I actually have yet to be able to catch little Bakari again (He's pretty worried about it though so I haven't tried too hard either). He's a foodie and likes his scratches, so I'm sure he'll come around quickly once he settles a little more. Just funny to me how much they've changed - I wouldn't have imagined Tradey being the one to confidently charge ahead and show his friends the world.

Anyway, I'm so, so happy with them and so excited about them both.

Sophie also really likes them. Bridget is holding a grudge, though and has not acknowledged them at all. She did this when Sophie came too, but that got awkward fast with Sophie literally right in her face 24/7. I really don't think she likes the idea of sharing 'her' place. The lucky girl gets to go to her new barn next week, so she won't have to put up with my shenanigans much longer :) (also sad face for me because I'm going to really have a tough time with that, even with as much sense as it makes for everyone)