Shae's First Day on the Farm

Shae's transport from Wyoming all the way to Maryland was arranged through Horse Jitney Inc. Athena did a wonderful job keeping us posted on Shae's progress through the week as they traveled across the country. Folks on the farm were particularly impressed with the finesse that she pulled into our driveway with her gigantic trailer (no easy feat at all!).

I see a giant horse back there...

Shae and I meet for the first time... of course she wants to know what my friend's dogs are doing...

After raining for days it was a soppy mess, but we first let Shae explore the arena.

Then we took her to the jump field and let her play at liberty.
She sniffed around some....
Poked her head in one of the boarding stall windows....
And then finally decided to stretch out and play after her long cross country trip.Shae came with shoes and full pads. Appropriate for rocky Wyoming perhaps, but not a good combination for Maryland's wet and rainy weather. We pulled her shoes shortly after she arrived. Shae's feet are huge. She reminds me of a puppy that hasn't quite grown into her feet yet. Shae's such a sweetie that I keep forgetting she' only turned 4 in May 2008.