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Moving Up In The World

I have like 4 blog posts that I should be writing, but finals weeks and life got the better of me, and so I have been totally slacking on the blog front. Ponies are both doing great though, and Charmer just got a well-deserved and much-needed chiropractic appointment, following a brief lameness on his RF (now fine). The semester is over, finally! And with it ending, comes a little more time for riding and pony things.

In the meantime, I ended up upgrading my boys' ride.


Say hello to my new trailer! I've been wanting to upgrade for a while now, but had some pretty specific parameters, and could not for the life of me find what fit. Then I just happened to be driving through the Home Depot parking lot and saw this trailer hooked up, with a for sale sign on it! I couldn't believe my luck! Checked it out and sure enough it is perfect. It just got delivered last night!

It is a 2002 Charmac, 3H gooseneck, max height & width, with a small sleeping quarters up front and a mid tack (no rear tack - that was a dealbreaker for me), and has a ramp on the back! It's had impeccable care taken of it, and when you look inside, it looks like it couldn't be more than 5 years old! It even has brand new tires on it. This baby is ready to hit the road!! The person I bought it from even said the reason he has it is because they owned and transported racehorses, hence the max height and width. Couldn't be happier with it, and it totally still feels like a dream. Excited to have my maiden voyage in it very soon!
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