Tacos and margs at the barn??? Now thats my kind of barn, develops a sense of community, and deals with challenges of clients cramming barn time into very busy days.
Not to mention it beats the drive thru for dinner.
Do you have a big holiday party too? Pumpkin carving and BBQ with corn in the cob in the fall? Love barns that decorate and celebrate like normal people.
Yes! When I moved Holly to our current barn, I didn’t know that it would be as nice as it has been.
They even threw me a “Foal Shower” party before she foaled Onyx! Other people in the barn gave me gifts for the baby like a little baby foal halter and baby fly mask. It was wonderful!
I love my barn. It’s very small and it’s not an official event or anything. We just like eachother, lol
They have easter egg hunts and trick or treating for the kids =)
I’m feeling a little frustrated right now. It has just been one thing after another with Honey.
She just saw the farrier-- we had a farrier come a few weeks ago when she threw a shoe, but I couldn’t seem to convince him to look at the other feet, and he just made it clear that we wouldn’t be going with him for anything more than a quick fix.
She threw her other shoe the other day and we saw the farrier I want to work with… He noticed that there’s some separation on her right front. She doesn’t have white line, but we gotta make sure it doesn’t become that. Awesome.
He also asked if her left front (which is a little clubbed) had ever foundered. As far as I no, it hasn’t. But after learning more about her history, and being told by this farrier that her feet are pretty bad, honestly it doesn’t shock me that it would go unnoticed in the past. I’m gonna put her on farrier’s formula.
However, we may have actually gotten somewhere on getting the papers today. So fingers crossed that we finally get that part of the puzzle figured out.
I need a drink. Is it 5:00 yet ?
It’s 5:00 somewhere is my motto.
Have you considered having her feet x-rayed so you can see what is going on so she is trimmed and shod properly.
I’m definitely thinking of doing that, now.
It will be OK. You are doing great by your mare and things will sort themselves out little by little. I’d do exactly what jvanrens suggested and get her feet x-rayed so you have a baseline, and do a basic lameness eval for peace of mind.
It might be a good idea. You’ve been doing a wonderful job with Honey. It would be a good investment to know if there’s something going on with her feet. She didn’t look really sore to me, but sometimes she looked a little steppy (as my DH would say), so there might be something that needs a little TLC in her feet that would help things along.
I was lucky with my rehab project that he was very well broke to drive so my daughter did that with him to help him build up muscle, besides an obscene amount of hay and feed to put the weight on him. Keep up the good work!
Don’t panic. Funky feet are a common thing that comes as part of the whole ‘rehab’ package! Proper nutrition and good farrier work will go a long way, but it does also just take time for things to grow out. As an owner, you can control the nutrition, the environment, and make sure she stays on a reasonably short schedule with a good farrier. You can also treat for any thrush that may be present, which goes a long way towards frog and caudal foot health. And if you can swing x-rays, those will be really helpful for the good farrier!
Hey guys!
I need opinions. The seller got in touch with the Saddlebred Association, and the only way she can avoid a $200 fee in order to get the papers switched to her name, then to my name, is if she and I send everything in together.
How would you go about this? I guess I need to send it to her and she can send everything in together, but any ideas on what I can do to ensure this goes through?
That sounds like BS. The Association won’t care where/who the $ comes from as long as the fee is paid for. Contact Joan Smith - j.smith@asha.net, if she’s still working there, she is wonderful and will be very helpful and will give you honest answers. In your shoes i would also be more comfortable just sending fees directly to the Association.
Good luck!
*update - I looked up the Transfer Report to check out the fees and now i understand what the Association is asking… seems they’re willing to waive the $200 late fee (it’s $10 per month, to a max of 200) that would be on top of the $65 ownership transfer fee…
I realize the seller is technically on the hook for all of this $$, but I would contact the Association anyway and ask if there’s any way you can coordinate with them and the seller to ensure everything gets sent to them properly and still fulfills their requirement…
No way you should send a penny to her. That’s nuts. Never dealt with ASB but dealt with a half dozen others when transferring ownership. Never heard of asking a buyer to send money to a seller and then only seller could send it to registry in order to transfer ownership, even when there was missing information on sellers side. Nothing to prevent seller from forgetting send it in, misplacing it, the post office losing it and other BS excuses for pocketing it.
In a way you are lucky, Honey is obviously who her papers say she is, Try sorting this out with a plain bay.
On her feet, you know, strikes me that since its going to be awhile before shes ready to ride? This would be a prefect time to get basic hoof x rays and develop a business relationship with a quality farrier. Farriers can be a flighty bunch and you might have to…ahhh…kiss a few frogs before you find the right one. Vets too, sometimes.
What better time then now to pursue this? You have time.
I wouldn’t pay an additional dime, but sending seller paperwork should be easy. Then she can forward to ASHA.
Technically, only a member of the ASBHA can conduct business with the association. If you aren’t a current competing member, they’ll whack you with additional fees. You also need the cooperation of the owner of record for it to be a smooth experience.
The current Registrar is Katriona Adams. She can walk you through the entire process, and answer your questions. She can also confirm the fees that will be necessary.
Adams, Katriona
Registrar and DNA
(859) 259-3885
Best of luck!!
Thank you. I just emailed her, so hopefully she’s still there and I hear back.
I’m glad I’m not coming across as overly paranoid for not entirely trusting that. Especially because now I’ll have to pay that $10 monthly late fee because the owner has been dragging her feet. Part of me was wondering if I send the paperwork to the seller certified so she has to sign for it…
Thanks! I’m fine to pay fees but I want to make sure I’m going about this correctly. I’ll reach out to her. THank you!
I want to make sure you understand one very important thing.
You. Are. Doing. Great.
Carry on!
Thank you so much! 
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