Truthful Tuesday

 

Okay guys this isn't my confession, but it's me adjacent so I'm sharing it. A few weeks ago, my dad called me up in the morning. Which was weird because my dad doesn't call me that often unless he got a weird bill that I was responsible for... And rarely does he call in the morning. So I was at first concerned that something was wrong. Fortunately, I quickly found out nothing was wrong. He just did something very irresponsible that he knew I would appreciate. 

So he calls, and tells me he did something kind of impulsive that was maybe a bad idea. Oh dear. Guys. He bought three mares in Argentina. THREE. MARES. And they're YOUNG. 2, 3, and 4 years old. Oof. They are well bred though. And they won't be my problem so that's all good at least. 

The short story is this: My stepmom has a trainer she really likes in Florida who is from Argentina. A friend of the trainer's is a breeder and is in poor health so the horses all went to auction. Trainer felt that a few of them would be good investments, and talked my dad into bidding on them. So here we are.

They're all nicely bred. And there is one I'd kind of like to keep... It's the youngest one, so we'll have it awhile before I have to decide if I beg for her or not. (I'm not sure Dad will let me have one... we'll see!) The plan is that the oldest one will go to Florida to the trainer this winter sometime and start training. And it will be for sale. Then next year the three year old will do the same (it will be four then), and the following year for the youngest one. Wanna meet them? Sure you do! Disclaimer, I think 2 is young to be jumping big in a chute, but auctions, ya know? Filly is back out in the field, so hopefully no harm done.

Chacotina is the oldest at four. She seems lovely and I think will be pretty easy to train up and get sold. She has a nice jump and looks athletic enough.

Caramel's ears are so big it's possible she's part mule. For the record, I love giant ears. This is my least favorite. In this still her knees are up, but that's not really a regular occurrence for her based on the few times I saw her go through the chute. But she's just three so she might learn to jump better. She does look smart though. And sometimes smart is better than athletic, ya know? So I'm not writing her off. 

Chacoo Star is the one I want to keep. She wants to be a hunter. Before this oxer, they bounced over a couple cavalletti, and she jumped every single thing just like this with her toes above her nose. SO CUTE! I hope she stays relatively petite and keeps the same form when she jumps. Time will tell! For now she's back living in a field with her friends for another couple of years. I'm excited to meet her when the time comes though!

So that's today's confession. My dad did a stupid horse related thing, and now I can use that to my advantage the next time I do a stupid horse related thing.