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Mission Dream Horse - Finale

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Spoiler -- I bought a horse!

After being home from Holland for weeks, I still thought about my favorite horse by Dream boy. I watched the video of me riding him almost every day and I wondered if I had made the right decision. To satisfy my own worry, I decided to find an independant sport horse vet, someone that knows dressage, and have that vet look at the films. My vet, who has done such a fabulous job keeping Gadget sound, admitted that he doesn't look at warmblood rads all of the time and knows they are different than his usual customers. So I found a vet who specializes in sport horses, does lots of lameness work, and is married to an upper level dressage rider. He reviewed the x-rays and immediately noted the same small issues on the x-rays, but said he was not concerned and would tell his wife to buy the horse. To be extra careful, he decided to request a few extra views.


When Ryan called to see if the horse was still available, someone was flying from Canada specifically to try him the next day. Over the last few weeks, I've prayed a lot about making these decisions. And I believed that if that horse was meant for me, he would still be there. And he was. :) The Canadians bought a different horse, we vetted out my Dreamboy baby, and once the bloodwork comes back next week, he'll be hitching a flight on June 10th to the U.S. of A. 


I am so excited about this adventure and the journey of  bringing along a young, talented horse. As Ryan has reminded me, with Gadget there were no expectations. Everything he has ever accomplished has been a pleasant surprise. And because of that, I have not felt any pressure that I had anything to prove or accomplish. I certainly was very goal-oriented and determined with Gadget, but he has truly dictated how far we have come. With this horse. I have a lot of hopes and dreams pinned to him. Hopefully, I'll be able to push those aside and really enjoy and learn from this totally new experience. 

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