Meet My Annie!

So, if you look to my mom's blog, you will notice a short post on my getting my first horse. Well, let us delve into the rich background of this, shall we?
  Like I said, I was stricken with 'Equine Eccentricity at quite the tender age. This is, of course, followed by begging and pleading for TIME with horses, getting lessons, riding in general, and...the point of no return, wanting my OWN horse. I used to have very heated arguments with my dear papa about how the chimney needed to be bigger so Santa could fit my pony in it this year. Alas, it never happened. Thanks Santa. Well, this year, for my 15th birthday my parents allowed me to pick out my own gift. So, naturally I chose a horse. Annie, to be exact. Now, I will go into my Annie-Bananie's History.
   If her registration papers are correct, her racing name was Can Affirm. (yuck, right?) She was started under saddle at a year old, and raced at 18 months. By the time she was three she had raced twenty times. In the last five races, she never finished.
  She was then sold as brood mare. She stayed there for a bit, then she vanished. poof. She resurfaced several years later on a meat truck, bound for the slaughterhouse. She was severely emaciated, and had a gash on her face that was several inches long, and so deep, you could see her bones. I am told that she was lucky to live.
   She was rehabilitated, and went to another farm Maefield, to improve their Caspian Sport horse lines, but alas, she was soon found to be infertile. She was bounced to a few different homes until she ended up at my trainer's mom's house. She remained there until her pasture mate died. Her owner could no longer afford her upkeep, and so, she was given to me. She was pitifully thin when she arrived, as you can see in the next few pictures.

Please note, that in these pictures, I was NOT RIDING HER! I was checking saddle fit, and girth length, and the saddle was also for reference.

 

 

Over the next six months I have poured all my heart and soul (and money. Lot's and lot's of money) into getting her healthy again. She is my baby, and Lord help you if you touch her in anything other than a gentle manner, because I will kill you and make it look like a horrific accident. Just kidding! (but really, don't touch my horse) Annie excels at napping, eating (always eating) and being a goof. She will frequently fall asleep with her head on your shoulder if you allow it. She also likes to go for walks. she is like a puppy in that regard. It's actually kind of funny. Six months of Love and copious amounts of food, and today, she looks SO much better! Here are some pictures from a few weeks ago!

So, yeah, there they are!! Sorry about the one that's sideways, I can't seem to fix it. I LOVE how Annie gives you hugs. Which reminds me, have you hugged your horse today?