There was an issue with shipping, so Lil Red didn't get to come to NC.
Instead, SCHF El Tejano El Salvador came here. He is not registered, however, since AMHA is allowing hardship registration, he's going to get this fancy name in AMHA.💖💖
I wish they'd let us do temporary to permanent (like they do with regular registrations), to hold a registration slot. He's a 01/01/2017 colt, so I will have to wait two more years.😬 What if they've closed hardship registry by then??😬
He came to me with the name Tex because his white spot over and behind scapula on right side resembles the state of Texas. I fancied it up by changing it to Spanish.
Tejano is pronounced Tay-HAH-no. The El Salvador means The Saviour. I gave him that because he makes me feel happy. I look out my window and see him, and I smile and smile and smile!!
For the first time since I lost Lucky in 2017 and my marriage went on the rocks, I feel well and truly HAPPY. 😊☺☺😊
It's been a real blessing, since his arrival on Saturday 27 June. I saw his ad posted on Craigslist, it had been up 12 minutes. I called the young lady, who turned out to have the same name as my daughter. I asked a few questions and told her about the home I could offer. She asked me a few questions, then told me about him. The more she told me, the more I liked what I heard. I asked if I could drive down to see him on Sunday, then jokingly said "in all honesty, I'm tempted to ask if you'll just bring him up to me." She replied "send me your address so I can see how far away you are." Then "click" she hung up. I called her right back and told her I was only joking, to which she responded, "no I'm serious. Send me the address." I did, she told me "we're BOOOORED. You're only 90 minutes away, we'll bring him now." She and her friend brought him right to me. She also scored the seat from my porch swing, because I wanted to replace it with a more heavy duty one. She was very pleased to have it and I was just as pleased to see it go.😉😉
Sooo....here he is! I bought a horse sight unseen, and I LOVE HIM!!😄😍😍😂😂😂
He is very VERY naughty. He is a spoiled BRAT. He bites. He rears on the lead when he's frustrated. And he's the SMARTEST ANIMAL I'VE EVER MET, bar none.
I've a half-dozen stories about him already. When my daughter comes by Wednesday, I'm going to have her help me set up an area to film his whole training process. He's going to have his own youtube channel, since so many people live vicariously now. He's going to be an ambassador for both the breed and my micro-farmstead.
The last thing I have to say is this prayer:
;prayDear God,
Thank You so very much for blessing me with Tejano. Thank You for touching Shawna's heart, and moving her Spirit to bring me this blessing. I'm so grateful she was obedient to that movement. I thank You for her contacting me yesterday to share how sad she felt-even crying-when she cleaned out his old stall and run, so that I could reassure her that Tejano is well and truly loved. I thank You for saying "No" to my prayers to remove my desire and love for horses from me. I recognize that receiving Tejano is a blessing, and a blessing that needs to be used to Glorify You. I will do so at each and every opportunity. I thank You that Gonzalo has accepted him so easily. I thank You for the gifts You gave me today that will allow me to make a fancy stall for him. I thank You Lord, so very gratefully and humbly. AMEN
