Tanza did a nice job on the 50. I got to ride with Crockett. He was riding at a modest pace. We finished in 8 hours of riding time. I was wanting to be no faster than 7 hours but hopefully not slower than 8 hours so that was perfect. I want to write it up more but am dragging ass tired tonight. Tried to do the LD on Sadie on Sunday and she was lame :( She was off and on lame a good part of the first loop, the vet did not catch it at the hold but when I asked him to watch her at the end of the hold she was definitely off. She seemed fine trotting in paddock after getting home today so hopefully she remains OK for light pleasure riding. She rode like a broke horse so that was a relief after she was so snotty at Shamrock and Buffalo Creek last year.
I may buy another horse. The family I have hauled some took over board on a horse whose owner passed away, the horse and J have a bond with each other. If the state or owners family/estate need the horse to be sold to settle the estate I have said I will buy him. I will only do so if I have a contract for the family to adopt him the next day though; I am not volunteering to take this one home to feed every winter. That is OK for Lady since I own her and am happy to just get her messed with and fed by someone else during the summer but I don't want to become an un-official rescue.
Hopefully they can contact the estate and either just be given the horse by the estate or work out a sales agreement. It seems that Colorado law insists that horses be sold at auction if a landowner wants to sell to collect unpaid board, from what someone posted on FB recently or if a horse would be considered abandoned the brand inspector takes it to auction. Writing a check to buy the horse would be easy, it will suck if I have to haul him home from an auction and especially if I have to go bid on him in person rather than just doing a check or cc over the phone after the family or a proxy of theirs did the actual bidding.
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