On Saturday Feb. 9, we took Koko to the trainer in Los Molinos. We had taken her over to the vet's for her very first trailer ride the day before, and she handled it like a pro. But I was still a nervous wreck trailering her the two hours South. We could occasionally feel her moving in the trailer, but for the most part she rode quietly. When we arrived, she unloaded no problem, and hadn't even broken a sweat! Diamond P Ranch is a very busy place, with lots of people and horses doing things all the time. But Koko wasn't bothered by that, and happily followed us over to her appointed stall, next to a Palomino Quarter Pony. It was hard to leave her, but she's off to college now....
Reports on Easy's progress are very encouraging. He has quit the head-tossing resistance and is now doing 35-40 minute workouts every day in the outdoor arena. We hope to go see him next weekend. I've got the name and contact info for a licensed race trainer now, and will be in touch with him soon. I've got the dates for the Grants Pass Downs race meet now: opening day is June 14, closing day is July 6. I'll let everyone know when we have an actual race date for Easy!
General update on Painters Hideaway: it has finally quit snowing, and started to melt. It's turning into the mud bowl around here! Ah well, it won't last. We go through this every year, we just don't usually have 3 ft of snow to melt!
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