Backstory

I was able to take a couple of short videos the other day while I was working Casey. Frame by frame and screenshot pics below. 

When I first got Casey, there's a funny story. I was shopping online in a place where you are not allowed to post or sell animals. Yet there she was and her ad had been up for almost 3 months. 

There were only 2 pics with the ad and I obviously inquired. "Yes she's still available." Something just struck me about her. I looked at those two pics at least a few hundred times.

I tried to be objective. What did I see that I did not care for? Could that be dealt with? Could that possibly change? With time? With work? 

The only three things I could fault her on from those pics were 1) she has more white than I care for. She's such a colorfully marked pony and it suits her well.  This made up, personal taste "issue" does not in any way make her run any faster or not, jump any higher or not, play any harder or be any more or any less anything. 

2) The second thing I could see that I wasn't too sure about was her heartgirth area. It looked shallow. Gotta remember she was young. She's 3 and this could change. Besides- who knows how long ago the pic was taken and if she was in a funky growth stage? She could be shallow but wide. Who knows? 

3) The third thing I found was her hind feet had too much heel. Could this be dealt with? Certainly. Would this change how she is built? A little. How she moves? Absolutely! Soundness? Yup! Would this take time? It should with a good farrier, which I have. 

Her owner seem to act like they could not get her out of there fast enough. Looking back- I never even asked what her name was? When I assured them that Yes, I do want the horse, picking her up was the issue- when could I make it??? They even offered to deliver her, but that fell thru. I was asking people if they could go get her for me as I had plans that could not be changed- business trip to the east coast. 

One of the guys from the barn agreed to go get her for me. Funny enough we were both coming home the same day. 

In the few days leading up to my trip the guy going to pick her up asked me- When I get there, is there anything I should look for that would be a deal-breaker? Wait. What? I hadn't thought about that. I thought about all the horses I had over the years that I bought or picked up from looking at a picture and some not even seeing a pic at all. 

I knew in my gut that she was a nice enough pony/horse and may or may not come with issues. I could deal with her issues and baggage. Deal-breakers?  "I guess if she only has 3 legs? That would be a deal-breaker." 

Clearly she has all four. Whew! 😊