In This Year of the Horse, please share in my joy

valerie · Post by **valerie** » Tue Feb 04, 2014 10:45 pm

At long last, I finally have a horse of my own again and

I'm over the moon about it.

He is a Welsh/Quarter horse and his name is Leland for

Leland Stanford, to keep our "California" theme going.

Here is a pic, forgive the winter garb (his and mine!) it

was very cold and sleeting a little in the mountains when

I went to look at him:

https://plus.google.com/photos/10477453 ... 6272273729

Post by **Chloe_88** » Wed Feb 05, 2014 12:48 am

He's beautiful!

Snooz · Post by **Snooz** » Wed Feb 05, 2014 3:53 am

That's great, Val! Will you get to keep him stabled locally or will he be up in the foothills where the riding is so pretty?

tabby · Post by **tabby** » Wed Feb 05, 2014 4:50 am

Happy riding, Val! :-6

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Wed Feb 05, 2014 5:30 am

Congratulations Val. I understand your joy !!!

He's absolutely beautiful and I'm so jealous.

I envisage a beautiful relationship between you. Give him a snog for me.

G#Gill · Post by **G#Gill** » Wed Feb 05, 2014 6:27 am

Congratulations, Val, what a good-looking horse he is ! I'm really envious, you lucky person. I always had a hankering after owning my own horse, but cost prevented it unfortunately. Now I'm too long in the tooth and in any case cost is still a factor ! :-1

Post by **LarsMac** » Wed Feb 05, 2014 8:35 am

Gratz! A fine looking critter.

valerie · Post by **valerie** » Wed Feb 05, 2014 8:51 am

Thanks everyone!

Snooz, he will be kept up in the mountains. If I kept him down here,

not only is it waaaay more expensive, when I wanted to ride up there

I'd have to trailer him up! (He is a good boy in the trailer, it's just the

hassle part of it!)

G#Gill, I'm 61 years old, and plan on riding at least another 15 years if

not much more. My Dad rode into his early 70's, only stopped really due

to having to care for Mom.

Wandrin · Post by **Wandrin** » Wed Feb 05, 2014 9:13 am

Congrats Valerie! Handsome guy!

Post by **Bryn Mawr** » Wed Feb 05, 2014 3:10 pm

A smart looking horse who'll look after you as well as I know you'll look after him.

Lady J · Post by **Lady J** » Wed Feb 05, 2014 9:59 pm

Congrats Valerie! I hope you and Leland share many happy trails together. :yh_clap

Has you dog met Leland yet?

valerie · Post by **valerie** » Wed Feb 05, 2014 10:44 pm

Funny you should mention that Lady J, husband and I were just talking about it.

She hasn't met him, and I don't know how we'd work it since where he's boarded

there are 2 resident males to deal with. (They're nice dogs, just probably a

tad bit territorial) Also I kind of worry about the infamous GSD herding instincts!

Lady J · Post by **Lady J** » Wed Feb 05, 2014 10:51 pm

valerie;1447272 wrote: Funny you should mention that Lady J, husband and I were just talking about it.

She hasn't met him, and I don't know how we'd work it since where he's boarded

there are 2 resident males to deal with. (They're nice dogs, just probably a

tad bit territorial) Also I kind of worry about the infamous GSD herding instincts!

It would be interesting but perhaps it is best to keep everyone in their perspective homes? I'm sure what ever you decide will work out thou.

Please be sure to keep us posted and do send some pictures of you riding Leland!