{"id":34040,"date":"2015-12-23T16:24:38","date_gmt":"2015-12-23T20:24:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blacktypebugler.com\/?p=34040"},"modified":"2015-12-23T19:55:48","modified_gmt":"2015-12-23T23:55:48","slug":"moving-the-farm-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/?p=34040","title":{"rendered":"Moving The Farm"},"content":{"rendered":"

Well \u2013 we did it!\u00a0 Packed up 35 years of life\u00a0 on the farm in Humboldt and moved over the mountain to a new smaller farm in Camp Verde.\u00a0 Oh what a chore and one that I wouldn’t wish on my worst enemy.\u00a0 It is unbelievable how much one accumulates over the years.\u00a0 But we boxed and crated and took numerous trips to Goodwill and then, thanks to the the help of several good friends we managed to get most everything over the hill in two days.\u00a0 The furniture movers (firemen working on their off days) arrived with the things we couldn’t carry a couple of days later.\u00a0 I had ordered enough new things so we were able to move in on the 17th<\/sup> of November as planned.\u00a0 I lived out of a suitcase for a few days and we ate off TV tables, well actually we do that all the time anyway, but all is in good order now \u2013 or mostly!<\/p>\n

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Oh the things you don’t notice until you move in.\u00a0 I didn’t realize how noisy the place would be.\u00a0 My old farm was way off the beaten path and maybe four cars a day went past – all neighbors.\u00a0 Here the house is set back about a hundred yards from the road but it is still noisy as the road is what I would call busy.\u00a0 Well, maybe not busy busy, but 10 cars or so an hour but is a lot more than what I was used to.<\/p>\n

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The water here tastes awful.\u00a0 The house has a water treatment so it has good water but the poor animals…. It has been unseasonably cold in Arizona the past month and the house was cold \u2013 really cold.\u00a0 Turns out the air filters were filthy and of course since my old house had electric heaters \u2013 I had no idea what was wrong and had to call for help.\u00a0 It is much warmer now.<\/p>\n

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The cute little barn that I just loved, even if for some reason they only built four foot dividers, we haven’t even been able to let the horses in.\u00a0 Once we took a closer look\u00a0 – well, it just wasn’t built by a horse person.\u00a0 The stall lights may have been out of reach of his pony but my Tbs would be electrocuted in minutes.\u00a0 Above the concrete block wall is unfinished wood and since my horses are termites at heart \u2013 it would be demolished overnight.\u00a0 Even worse, are the big re-bar ends sticking out of the concrete walls.\u00a0 Maybe they were going to hang something and never got around to it \u2013 but all I could see was a visit from the vet.\u00a0 It is all being fixed but until then the horses have to live outside.\u00a0 Luckily it is warmer here than in Humboldt and they have marvelous thick winter coats.<\/p>\n

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Mostly the house and property is wonderful.\u00a0 The house is way to big, (it echos) and we practically need an intercom because you can’t hear anything said from one end to the other but we have great lung power and it is doable.\u00a0 We are getting the cosmetic things up and the pictures sure do help make it more homey.\u00a0 Matt has been working really hard as around here we have to keep up with the Jones and they all keep their grass one inch tall. I am not kidding! So he has raked and weeded and trimmed and mowed and spread the manure and takes great pride in the grounds and the house.\u00a0 I sure do appreciate it because the older I get \u2013 the less I can do \u2013 or want to…<\/p>\n

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The dogs and horses weathered the move nicely \u2013 the cats and the chickens not so much.\u00a0 We have been here a month and the cats are just now coming out of hiding.\u00a0 The chickens won’t leave their coop, which is large, but it also has a nice big yard which they haven’t even set foot in.\u00a0 Maybe they are afraid of the huge Ravens which are everywhere.\u00a0 The Ravens are so comical I quite enjoy watching their antics.\u00a0 Luckily the zillions of Canadian Geese hang out in the alfalfa field across the road because they are really noisy and messy.\u00a0 Farmer Frank lets them stay because they fertilize his fields.\u00a0 Pretty smart!<\/p>\n

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So on to the horses.\u00a0 Leo’s Lookin couldn’t manage to win four in a row but I am still really proud of him.\u00a0 It is so hard to win any in a row, especially if you are a claimer, and he tried really hard going head to head with the favorite after a class jump.\u00a0 He finished fourth in that race and then we dropped him back down to his comfort level and he ran a big second but was claimed.\u00a0 I was sad because he was such an honest horse but he went to a good barn and will be well taken care of.\u00a0 He was Canadian bred and they want to take him to Canada next summer for some of the big breed purses.<\/p>\n

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Likely Story’s tendon didn’t hold and she is coming home again.\u00a0 She came back after a bullet work, she ran off with the rider, and was just a hair off.\u00a0 We ultra sounded her and found the tear so she will be blistered and turned out.\u00a0 I was very disappointed but that is the way things go with race horses. She will get a year off and come back as a 4 YO.\u00a0 She seems to be a very nice horse and will hopefully be worth the wait.\u00a0 If not, she is pretty to look at and maybe she can find a new, less strenuous job.<\/p>\n

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Aperitif is doing well.\u00a0 She had the same bullet work as Story (3\/8 in 36 flat).\u00a0 Boy, were those two riders yelled at by the trainer as they weren’t supposed to go anywhere near that fast for their second timed work.\u00a0 Anyway, Tiffy managed to stay sound and is moving right along with her training and maybe around February she will make a race.<\/p>\n

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My other 2 YO hasn’t started yet either.\u00a0 I claimed Sorta Mine so I would have a 2 YO to run and it doesn’t look like that is going to happen this year.\u00a0 She already had started 5 times so when we claimed her I figured she would start before the first of the year.\u00a0 My trainer worked her 5\/8 since she had never worked over a half and she started out like a house-a-fire and came to the turn and went straight.\u00a0 So back to square one with her \u2013 I swear \u2013 I have the worst luck!\u00a0 She seems to be going well now and has made the turn in her last few works so maybe she will be entered before she turns three.<\/p>\n

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With all my bad luck I probably should have stayed away from the claim box but with Story out \u2013 I went ahead and claimed a filly named AP Pepper by AP Warrior.\u00a0 She finished way up the track on the day I claimed her so that didn’t make me very happy \u2013 I don’t care what trainers say about saving the condition – but what’s done is done and my trainer is very good at turning horses around.\u00a0 She will run right on the bottom and hopefully soon.<\/p>\n

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The three horses at the farm are happy and seem to like it here.\u00a0 Secret will go back to the vet that leased her around the first of February as she is due to foal in March \u2013 or maybe it’s April \u2013 I can’t remember.\u00a0 Barilla and Nae Doot just hang around but there is lots to see \u2013 cows, Ravens, farmers, geese and there is a burro around here somewhere because I can hear it in the mornings, so they stay happy.\u00a0 They will like it better when they can get in their barn.<\/p>\n

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Well, the holidays are here and I am done with the decorating and baking.\u00a0 The presents are bought and wrapped and I am having family and friends over to celebrate in my new house.\u00a0 It should be a memorable celebration as the dining room chairs that were supposed to arrive before Christmas are now, not coming until after.\u00a0 I was going to buy a picnic table anyway but try to find one in December.\u00a0 I finally found a guy that makes them and hopefully he can make me one before my Christmas eve party.\u00a0 He said he could but that is a lot to ask of someone two days before you need it.\u00a0 If it is not ready we will be using the TV tables.\u00a0 Oh Joy!<\/p>\n

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Well, that’s it for now.\u00a0 I wish each and everyone of you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.<\/p>\n

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