Yesterday (Tuesday) I got a wonderful surprise. We had a new horse at the stable! His name was Tiny and he looked almost exactly like my horse upcountry. I instantly fell in love and learned he was here on a trial basis. Apparently he had a head tossing problem, but other than that was well suited to trail riding life. Christine told me about how she had been riding him to test him and gave me some great news: I was going to ride him on the trail that day to help test him out! I felt privileged, probably overly much, but needless to say I was very excited to ride him. As soon as I started saddling him up I loved him that much more, he was really sweet like Kiko without the attitude. As soon as I started riding him on the trail I knew he could never leave because I liked him too much. He was a little pushy, but that's not hard to train a horse out of. He was smooth and relaxing to ride. Some horses (like mine) feel like fire crackers; ready to explode at any second. He wasn't like that at all.
After the ride, I told them how much I liked him and I think they are going to keep him. He still needs a vet check before they make an official decision. His name will be changed to Manini (which means Tiny in Hawaiian) but I have a feeling I'll nickname him Manny. Not only can I not pronounce Manini, Manny suits him. I'll post pictures next time I go to the ranch. I'll be going up Sunday instead of tomorrow (Thursday).
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