Lorna asked me last week how Hawk was doing at the Secret Weapon's barn. I did not know, as I had not asked in a bit, so I sent off an email to them and went on with my life.
He called Friday nite, and started with "I have to be honest with you". If you knew him, you would know that he is always straight up, he is just that way
I almost had a stroke. You know nothing good can come of that kind of start. I had horrid thoughts running through my mind--was he going to say Hawk was not worth shooting? Or that he had gotten hurt? Or hurt someone else?
I could barely hear him talk for my heart pounding so loudly.
Guess what he had to be honest about? He had been too busy to ride him! That is IT! The corn needed dealt with and those are long days in the fields that leave him with no extra time or energy, and he just had not had time to ride. So Hawk has been chilling in the pasture, happy as a clam I am sure.
I almost cried with relief. What do I care about that? I am not on a schedule with him, so it does not make a bit of difference to me if he gets home in 10 more days or 20 more days or 40 more days. God knows I have plenty of horses to ride that I do not have time for, and am so glad to even be able to get into the Weapon since his waiting list can be six months or more-- I think I scheduled my two boys last fall.
I have to mark this down as a time when things were WAY better than I though they would be when I heard those first words out of him, and heard his tone of voice---
Monday, September 10, 2007
Communique from a trainer
Posted by Paige at 9:04 PM
Labels: Hawk, secret weapon
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I know what you mean, I am always nervous to ask Nonie the first time how they are doing? I listen to the tone of his voice and watch his face (unless I am on the phone). If he is quiet when he answers he is not liking them, if he is excited then he is. I told him last week that I could read him, and he looked at me crazy. I said yeah, I know when you really really like a horse you are training...because they have the best stall in the barn, always a fresh bridle path, and are clean shaven. And no matter what they do you say it wasn't them. He was like that with Bert and Roany. They could do no wrong, and I would ask Dana...how was Bert this week, oh he broke his feeder...Nonie would jump in and say, he didn't break it it was already like that!
Ha--that is how it was with Haida Girl--he just was busting out with excitement over her.
I guess people are as funny as horses huh?
Dale is the same way - just busting out with good for the boys. It shocks me when she says something bad - but she always backs it up with good. Like "oh he had a temper tantrum - but it wasn't that bad - and he is pretty good at this so it balances".
the only time I was worried was when she sent a one liner about Gunner saying "you may have to consider gelding him". That made me really anxious as the last one that she said that about was a gelding the next day.
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