17 July 2009 - Day 1 - Mustang Pickup

Today was the day we have been anticipating for several months... Mustang Pickup Day!!!

We have the pens prepared and we are ready to go. Several of the youth club members are going with us to join in on the excitement and see the mustangs. I picked up the stock trailer from the Co-op this morning, and we are ready to go.

When we arrive and check-in, the crew is out to lunch. So, as we wait, we go around and look at the horses. They are all milling around in their pens. I find out which number mine is and we set out to find him! There he is, in pen number 2 with another horse. They are two of the biggest horses at the holding facility. He is a solid Bay, #8371. Here is his BLM mugshot:

Here he is in the holding pen:

They can't find Erica's number on the list, so we have to wait 'til the staff comes back from lunch. Once we find out her number, she runs to the pen to see her horse. In amongst the yearlings, she spies the number on a tall bay in the back. It's a filly! Erica says "WHAT?!?" She is expecting a colt... She is cute with a small star and is clearly the biggest yearling out there.

We go and get the trailer backed up to the chute and they start to get them separated. When the filly comes down the chute, she has a HUGE trot! We yell "Look at that trot!" Dressage horse material...

They get loaded without incident and the trailer ride is an easy hour to home. We get here and back up and unload the filly first, then the gelding. They trot around a little and then start to settle in.

He is a little anxious and is pacing the fence, so I put my old mustang, BooBoo, in with him to keep him company.