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JennyTullis
18th Mar 2003, 04:52 AM
Hi all!

I thought I'd update you on my lease horse (or share horse for the English) search. I've decided on Oxford, the 9 year old Dutch WB gelding. His owner seems thrilled and is sending me over a lease contract. Yay!!! As of May, I will be the proud "mom" of a 1200 lb baby boy!! He's only being ridden one day a week right now by his owner and is ridden mostly by the owner's wife who has her own horse and not enough time for both (plus a weekly "tune up" ride by the instructor to keep him in shape), so everyone is pretty pleased that Oxford will be kept busy and fawned over a little more. He's such a sweet guy and I keep finding myself tempted to take off home (280 miles) for the weekend to see him before May. I have a digital camera, so I'm sure you'll very soon be sick of seeing his sweet face!! :D Now, after all the euphoria, I'm starting to go, "How the heck am I going to pay for this guy?" ;)

NZhorserider
18th Mar 2003, 06:04 AM
Yay, that's awesome news :D

Showjumper
18th Mar 2003, 06:27 AM
Fantastic news, and trust me - you'll find a way to manage the costs :D

Cochise
18th Mar 2003, 07:45 AM
Bring on the photos!!
Cant wait to see them! Congratulations, he sounds perfect for you :) I love his name...........sounds very "posh" Oxford, thats so sweet :p
And trust me you will definitely find a way to manage the costs :D

KarinUS
18th Mar 2003, 10:42 AM
So tell us more about him! Color, markings, height, experience, etc...

:)

galadriel
18th Mar 2003, 12:31 PM
Oooh, he is a cutie. I hope you and he enjoy each other very much :)

Equitating
18th Mar 2003, 01:03 PM
He looks and sounds ideal, Jenny. If I remember rightly, you are a senior in college so will have loads of time this summer to ride..... what a great thing to look forward to!

kedwards
18th Mar 2003, 10:57 PM
How exciting! Congratulations! It did sound all along like he was the one you really wanted.

I can't wait to see more pics.

JennyTullis
18th Mar 2003, 11:20 PM
Thanks all! You're so nice! I am WAY excited! Karen- he's a very dark bay with white socks on his hind leg and a little blaze on his forehead...very cute! Bays have always been my favorite! You can see a pic of him at www.hilltopstables.net, just go to the side of the page and click on "horses available for sale or lease" his is the last picture on that page. It's a good pic, but he's much prettier in person and SO BIG! The ad says 16.2hh, but I swear he's 17hh if he's an inch...:D I'll keep you all posted! I'm going home this weekend for a job interview (fingers crossed) and may just find time to take my camera over to see him...:)

Retty
19th Mar 2003, 10:15 AM
Wow, he looks great!