Welcome Home!

Very excited!
Jesse James is now at my house, (although it took an hour and forty five minutes to leave his old home, and we had to call in the reserves, aka Elizabeth) he and Fei get along great.
He was sweaty coming off of the trailer, because a 20 minute trailer ride is the scariest thing ever, like seriously. He got hosed down, and was checking out the big pile of wood, and Brutus the tractor. Overall, he was very well behaved about the new situation.
Fei obviously was in her stall screaming because she was excited also. Jesse got scraped down then let in the paddock for an hour or so while they ate some hay.
Pictures of Fei and Jesse meeting for the first time. (Fei is in the flymask, Jesse has the halter on)

Running around like fools


Fei being a crazy TB, that doesn't look like she's retired



Jesse almost being a pest



Lovebugs





Munchin' on some hay


They were being goofballs, and anytime Jesse would wander into his stall, Fei would panic and scream for him, and he'd stay in there, but poke out his head, like he was playing around with her.
I let them eat for a bout an hour, while I went inside and impatiently waited for my food. I wanted to ride so bad!
Finally, food was cooked, and then I rushed to the barn again.
I grabbed Jesse, who is very good about getting caught (at least with a halter on). We wandered into the aisle, and he got a nice brushing. His bridle path was trimmed, and his mane and tail were also combed out. He also got his mane braided quickly, because I hate riding and having the mane tangle in my hands.
Then I saddled him and put on the bridle, which I had to adjust, because its miss espresso's, and her head is not like an arab's. :P after that was all done, we went for a 20 minute or so ride!
He took a bit of getting used to, because my backyard is so crazy looking with a skeleton of a greenhouse, and some raspberry bushes (?) and crazy cross country (!) fences. He settled down a bit with a few laps of walk and a change of direction.
I soon asked him to trot, and he was great! He was a little bit looky, since my mom and brother and the doggie were coming up to the ring. After a lap or so, he got the idea, and reached into the contact, and was round through his back. He was holding himself very well for me having only ridden him 3 times prior to this ride, and once by another girl in early spring, and before that, he was a pasture pony for 6 months. We did some circles and serpentines, and a couple leg yields at the walk. He was very good, it took a bit of prodding for him to remember what a leg yield was, but he got the hang after a try. He also didn't suck back on the short sides (although, to be fair, my ring's short sides aren't so short). After about 20 minutes of walking and trotting, we took a lap in the grassy XC jump area while we cooled off. He was excited, and wanted to trot down the hill, but I brought him down to a walk again. The ride was very good, to say the least.
Picture time again!

walking around and looking at everything.


Hillary, where are your eyes!


BEST picture ever, it makes me so excited about this horse!


Trotting around




leg yield at the walk.


trot circles


My mom liked how I did his mane. It only took 5 minutes, and it looks dumb, because I took too much from the top, so it's not even straight. UGH.


Funny faces!


After the ride, we walked back to the barn, and he got brushed, and got some thrush buster, because his hooves were all yicky on the inside. He also got some EQyss MicroTek on his hind legs for a bit of rainrot.
Then he got his tail brushed because it was a but tangled still, and it got a trim! yay! now his tail is banged, but it's so sparse at the bottom, that it doesn't really look different... Gotta fix that...
A half hour or so later he got his grain, and then a bit later the ponies got shut in for the night.

Tomorrow at ten I have a lesson, so more pictures then! woo!