Just got home about 8...had no problems meeting the trailer down near Chesapeake, VA...
about 2.5 hours from my farm. The only scary thing is crossing the 20 mile bridge and tunnels that spans the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay. It was very windy!! We met up at a WalMart
parking lot with lots of room....quite a nice rig they have...put my 2002 dark green F-250
pickup with 20 foot grey stock trailer to shame. But, it is functional and comfortable and I don't make my living hauling other people's horses, so it is all I need. Ruby and Lukas had ridden together from TN and Lukas loves her!! She is a big girl...might be a little bigger than Faxi. Lukas is much lighter-boned and a little nervous. Ruby owns the world, she thinks...very sweet girl, too. She started on her hay bag as soon as we put her in the front stall...marched right up on the trailer like a pro. Lukas was a little more hesitant, until he realized his new girlfriend was in the trailer, then he hopped on, too. Every time we checked on them, she was eating and he was staying as close to her on his side of the partition as he
could.
about 2.5 hours from my farm. The only scary thing is crossing the 20 mile bridge and tunnels that spans the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay. It was very windy!! We met up at a WalMart
parking lot with lots of room....quite a nice rig they have...put my 2002 dark green F-250
pickup with 20 foot grey stock trailer to shame. But, it is functional and comfortable and I don't make my living hauling other people's horses, so it is all I need. Ruby and Lukas had ridden together from TN and Lukas loves her!! She is a big girl...might be a little bigger than Faxi. Lukas is much lighter-boned and a little nervous. Ruby owns the world, she thinks...very sweet girl, too. She started on her hay bag as soon as we put her in the front stall...marched right up on the trailer like a pro. Lukas was a little more hesitant, until he realized his new girlfriend was in the trailer, then he hopped on, too. Every time we checked on them, she was eating and he was staying as close to her on his side of the partition as he
could.
When we got to the barn, the resident peacocks greeted Lukas with some irate screams...
shook him up a bit. Of course, Ruby just strolled right off the trailer, into her stall and
immediately got a big drink, rolled and started on her hay. She comes right up and greets anyone who comes to the stall and seems so calm and assured. Bet she is going to play those two boys for all she is worth!!
I am going to keep them in the barn til Friday, just to make sure no ill-effects from the trip...then introduce Faxi and put them all out in a paddock. I will get pictures this week and send.
Thanks so much for all you did to make this happen...I would have had a very hard time letting her go, I think, even after only knowing her for a few hours!!
kathleene
Thanks so much for all you did to make this happen...I would have had a very hard time letting her go, I think, even after only knowing her for a few hours!!
kathleene
