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Not-So-Speedy Dressage

From Endurance to Dressage

Checking In ... Checking Out

10/12/2016

 
It seems like my horses do this all the time. Hey! Are you still up there? Sorry, forgot about you for a minute.
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This an old picture of Speedy from way back in 2009. When I first got him, that round dot on his muzzle quickly became known as his reset button. Speedy won't behave, hit the reset button! When he checks out, which isn't very often these days, I know I always have at least that trick up my sleeve.

I mentioned a week or so ago that I've been too busy to reply to comments or do much else besides go to work and squeeze in a ride now and then. It's not much of a reveal, so don't get too excited, but we just bought a new house. My horses moved a few months back, and now it's our turn.

We're leaving our very modest home of the past 11 years for something far grander and rather fancy. It's been a long process, and I still don't have a key in my hand, but that should happen in just a few hours. ​
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Look in the middle for the red marker.
Yep. That is a lake, although my husband calls it a pond. Since you can't boat or swim in it, he's probably right. You can fish from the shore though, and it's teeming with ducks and other birds. Our backyard opens right onto the lake with a gate so that we can walk the dogs and drive the ducks crazy. Or the dogs crazy. We're not sure who is going to win that one.
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Front door entry way
We actually placed an offer on a different house but after more than a week of hearing nothing from the seller, we moved on to this house. They weren't particularly quick to respond either. My husband finally groused that it was crazy that we had nearly half a million dollars to spend and nobody wanted our money!
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Gourmet kitchen - swoon! There is even a wine 'fridge.
So what have I been doing this past month? Well first, we sold our current home in six days. While that sounds fabulous, it put a ton of pressure on us to find something really fast. And it couldn't be just anything; it had to be something we loved. Once we found the house, we spent weeks dealing with inspections and repairs on both houses.
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Formal living room - it will eventually become a reading room.
Over the weekend, we had to issue an ultimatum to the sellers when it seemed as though they'd changed their minds about selling. We were in full panic mode as everything was packed and the mover was hired. Ultimately, the sellers signed the last needed piece of paper and the move became a go.

In a few hours, after I sign one last piece of paper, I am heading out to see Speedy and Izzy. While there, I am definitely hitting Speedy's reset button in hopes that it works for me, too. So for now, I am checking in, but I need to check out for a bit. We won't have internet for a few days, but I hope to be back early next week. 

​Wish us luck, and I'll see you all in a few days!
jenj
10/12/2016 07:19:32 am

Wow, GORGEOUS! So fancy! I hope you guys absolutely love it :)

LoveLaughRide link
10/12/2016 07:32:06 am

Wow. It looks great. I'm very jealous of a reading room!

Carly
10/12/2016 07:41:27 am

Congratulations! What a beautiful place!

Leah link
10/12/2016 08:18:27 am

Wow, fabulous!!

SarahO link
10/12/2016 08:27:02 am

That's exciting! I hope your moving and settling in goes smoothly. At least unpacking is a lot more fun than packing!

Amanda link
10/12/2016 11:29:31 am

Congratulations! Best of luck with the move!

Olivia link
10/12/2016 12:00:12 pm

Congrats on the new house!

Emma link
10/12/2016 12:31:41 pm

Congrats on the new house!!

Sarah link
10/12/2016 02:39:53 pm

Congratulations!!! How very exciting, though exhausting too!

Marlane link
10/12/2016 04:23:40 pm

All of us who have sold and bought a house know !! It is wonderful that you are through the worst of it and can move on now. The worst part for me for the last move we made, was moving our horses from Northern California to Southern California. I was sobbing with relief when they arrived safely to their new home LOL. The driver of the rig looked at me in a quizzical manner. I have a picture of the three at my page www.picturepedigree.com before the move. Sadly the white one is no longer with us, she died of colic aged 26 a year ago.

Kelly
10/12/2016 11:01:49 pm

All the best with the move!

Its the worst when sellers pull a last-minute maneuver! Ours did that earlier this year. Long story short, we warned them that transfer may not go through in time, and they insisted it would. The day before we were supposed to move, they told us we couldn't move in because the transfer wasn't through. Cue explosion. Luckily we got it sorted out and moved in the next day as planned, but man oh man the stress!

Teresa link
10/14/2016 03:43:25 am

Buying houses in the U.S. always seems crazy complicated to me- that it could fall apart at the last minute would be nerve wracking.

But your house is lovely (yes it's a pond :) ) and a wine fridge?! Imagine the possibilities.

Tracy link
10/17/2016 06:36:41 am

Ahh, congrats on the new house! It looks absolutely stunning :D


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    About the Writer and Rider

    ​I am a lifelong rider. 
    I began endurance riding in 1996 where I ultimately completed five, one-day 100 mile races, the 200-mile Death Valley Encounter, and numerous other 50, 65, and 75 mile races. I began showing dressage in 2010.
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    About Speedy G

    ​Speedy went from endurance horse to dressage horse. After helping me earn a USDF Bronze medal in the summer of 2020, he is now semi-retired. Speedy is a 2004, 15'1 hand, purebred Arabian gelding. His Arabian Horse Registry name is G Ima Starr FA.
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    Izzy was started as a four-year old and then spent the next 18 months in pasture growing up. I bought him as a six-year old, and together, we are showing at the lower levels. He is a 2008, 16'3 hand warmblood gelding. His Rheinland Pfalz-saar International (RPSI) name is Imperioso.
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