Beau going to train - May to Whitmores with Lynn and August

On weekend, Patti told me she was talking to Lynn about her horse, August. She said that she was going to try to wokr uut sojme training with Pete Whitmore Its a Pleasure Training.

At first I have been thinking that I would go to Orange, to thier farm for several weeks. I have been thinking about it since talking to Pete at Equine Affaire Nov 10th.

Little Willy - August's colt 6 or so years ago

I was trying to imagine how it would be that Beau would be picked up on the weekend by Pete's father, loaded on the trailer out to the barn in Orange. I guess I would follow behind, pay the 1800 for the week. 
Lynn has sent her horses to Pete 6 years ago, he trained August some and then had the little colt from August. She said that the little one was with Pete for 2 years and then he helped her sell him. She was very happy with all of the work with her horses.

She said that she was intersted and that she would contact Jess Whitmore to see if we could get into the schedule. We were thinking March/April 2024. I said I agreed too, that that Beau would be really helped by going with August, she is the next door, in her stall next to Beau. I give her tons of snacks, so she knows me.

Well Lynn has a trailer and would drive us out.

Lynn texted me today, she contacted Jess and looked into the schedule.  Jess said that there would be openings in May. Lynn said that she is going to work it out that we go a few weeks in a row, Drive out to Orange take 2 hour lesssions and turn around home.   

Thanksgiving weekend 2 days

Shorter visit, time for blankets

Equine Affaire 2023, Valerie was great

 Great year with Valerie, hard to believe she is so young but strives to walk all the time.

Val walked 5.6 miles on Friday and 1.5 miles to the Dr Sueess museum on Saturday then slept the whole way home, plus had skating on Sat later in the day.

Visit sore front foot/crack'd too Sunday, 4 November

 I had a not as productive day when Patti was ill, she did not come into the barn and I had thought I would work with my horse successfully. 

Well it didnt really work, When I got him into the arena, he really seemed off, I had ended up stopping because I could tell he was just irrated, possibly in some sort of pain tellng me know by acting up.

I looked at his hoof, its cracked, I thought that his feet may be painful, its funny because I actually intend to ride many times when I go over but then I assess him, his attitudes, his interactions, time left of day, weather (if its changed or became colder etc) they act up, then there is this thing, they act out.

Well looking at this foot, I saw that his hoof was cracked, the previous owner said, "His feet have always been a problem". Well I called Dave well I texted him and he came over last week, trimmed and found that he had a rock in his foot, I am disappointed that I cant get him to feel like working out with me, except in our ground work.

Ill keep doing that and who knows we can get there together. <3

Took Sienna in too

POURING RAIN, and they had the huge caterpiller banging out the back of barn

 Great day, Saturday, pouring rain but Beau did it all so nicely round pen, stretched, rolled and then tacked up and even his bit in for about 40 minutes. He went over to the stairs and we almost did the quick ride.  But, I was thinking taht the environment was just to tricky, Pattyu was home and I was along all afternoon. Just Beau and Me it was really great. We tried a new way of working out.

I sent up the pole circle the same as he worked out with Joe his old owner. Its so exciting.

We walked around together and he was very good at it. I can imagine that we will be able to work out iwth it.

I even worked out with Sienna but she didnt want to go out of her stall at first, then I put her in the arena shse sort of just tried to flirt with Cisico. She sort of just stood there, in the arena. Then I got her, in the arena she did nothing then, I brought her gently to the aisle and walked toward her stall stepped near it, I 

Sunday

Great work out day tacked and everything but no ride

 Tucker left the barn today to his new home, a small farm with a little girl Krystyn said. I guess it will be good. I am hoping that its a goo decision for him.
Beau was his best self, he was waiting patiently and was so happy to see that it was me coming up th ehill to get him and only him.

He was ready to come play with me. I opened his gate and he took a few bites everying time we took a few steps. It was cute. No one in the barn but there were several cars. I thought I was going to be with a bunch of others. Kayla was at the 4H show I wanted to go see her but I had better time spent with Beau.

Brought him into the arena, he was happy to go in, I can close the door while he waits patiently, I liek it. Hes a super good boy. 

I open lunged him as Lynn's father watched it was pretty cool, he liked it alot plus Beau was very good for the workout. He listened so well and went both directions.

Note: ignore Kristie alot more, pretend she is not even there but talk to her horse, Jax.

As I was putting my supplement packets for Beau into a new location, one of the drawers, I saw it was prevous owners name was Morgan O'Sullivan then she married to change it to Morgan LaRosa.

so I sent her a text, and then I recived this pictures, stories texts, She thinks about him everyday

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Notes from Beau's previous owner's wife
Beau was owned byJoe LaRosa

 

Hi Jules!
I’m sad to hear Beau was sold again (especially because I was contracted to get first right of sale) but looking at your profile I see that he is in loving hands which is so comforting. I have been trying to find out how he’s doing since I sold him without success, so it makes me so deeply happy to see that he is still making others happy and living a great life!! My husband bought Beau in 2011 and taught him how to ride western after he tried his hand at jumpers but didn’t really like that world. He did absolutely everything with him from lots of ground work to learning how to jog and lope quietly and took him out on tons of trails with and without other horses. We had him 9 wonderful years but realized as we were graduating college that we didn’t have the funds or time to give him the care and attention that he deserved. We knew he had many more years of life ahead of him and wanted him to be somewhere where he had a job and could be loved by many. How did you and Beau meet if you don’t mind me asking? How is he doing? We miss him every day and would love to see any photos you’re willing to share. Let me know what else I can share about him!!!

That makes me so so happy!!! Thank you so much for sharing and for reaching out. I would love to stay in touch with you and maybe come see him again some day. I am sure he would love to take you on a trail ride!! His feet have always been the toughest and I’m sure this wet weather didn’t help this year. I’m so glad to hear that he enjoys his chiro appointments!

That makes me so so happy!!! Thank you so much for sharing and for reaching out. I would love to stay in touch with you and maybe come see him again some day. I am sure he would love to take you on a trail ride!! His feet have always been the toughest and I’m sure this wet weather didn’t help this year. I’m so glad to hear that he enjoys his chiro appointments!

Joe bought him locally from a girl that was selling him since he wouldn’t jump. He unfortunately doesn’t remember her name now and never had an official bill of sale or anything

He was great on trail rides and fine with other female horses for turnout and riding, usually good with other geldings for riding but didn’t love turnout with other geldings. He was good trailering for us when we needed to move him from time to time, just tended to throw his head up getting off the trailer if he felt rushed.

Yes he’s always been a bit sensitive to the flies! I always said he’s a quarter horse with the thoroughbred skin and hooves

Poor guy hopefully you can work on that with him