Black Orchid Ambleside Is Home

On Thursday, November 11, 2021, Amble left her mom, breeder & birth farm forever.

This is her with Nancy, her previous mom, in Canada.

Amble traveled with Walter, another of the foals Nancy bred.

They traveled about an hour, where they met up with the international hauler, Niki at Twilight Hauling, who drove them about 715 miles across the Canadian / USA border to Sandpoint, Idaho. They had to spend the night in the trailer and wait in the morning for the border vat to get there & paperwork entered into the computer.

Here's our set up for her ride home.

Our chauffer, Mr. Brooks

When I first got to meet my new girl, I was crying here, so happy.

November 12, 2021 at 10:30am.

Our first selfie together.

Amble whinnied for Walter once or twice, he answered & then they stopped.

She just wanted to eat, didn't care about me at all.

We stopped for the night at Cindi's house in Ellensburg, it was getting to late for us to cross the pass in the dark with the trucks crappy headlights and there could have been snow or ice.

Cindi set Amble up with a 12x24 turn out & shed, in the pasture with Cindi's boys. Perfect.

We arrived home at 11:30am November 13, 2021

And her final off load, at her new home in the USA.

Meeting the herd

Joey squealed like a mare

I thought Gussy & Amble might get along OK but they both went at each other with both back feet. After 3 days though, I think they're OK together. 

Time to introduce the next one.

So much feather!

And a beautiful tail.

The first time I ever saw a Gypsy was in May 1998 in England, when there was one in the median of the highway tethered there to eat. Michelle told me it was how the travelers fed their horses.  I knew I had to have one.

 In 2010 I rode Billy when I was in England again. 

After I rode, Glen and I went for lunch in Ambleside and that's where I got her name.

I also knew I'd call her Amble.

I contacted Nancy in Canada via FB in about January to inquire about a filly. 

Amble was foaled June 21, 2021 and the rest is history.

I'm so happy to have her home.