The Zoëbird Has Landed!

Welp.

She's here!

HALLO

I suspect the only person more excited about this than me is Roxie's mom, because she picked Ms. Zoëbird on Sunday and then proceeded to get all-caps texts like "BUT HOW IS SHE NOW" roughly every five minutes until she dropped her off at my barn Tuesday afternoon. Fortunately, she's a good sport and I got adorable pictures like this:

That I promptly showed to Teresa all weekend (blog recap later I promise!) because I'm that internet weirdo that just shows up at your house and is like LETS DO ALL THE THINGS. Trust me. Things were done.

BUT

Zoëbird left the temperate north early Tuesday morning, hauled like a freaking champ all day, and landed in the desert in the late afternoon.

photo by Roxie's mom

She nickered to the horses like "o hai frendz", then trooped into the barn and started eating and drinking like a champion.

um hello gorgeous

I was so excited about her coming that I totally forgot important things like an entire bucket of curries to see which is her favorite or a sampling of cookies from the feed store. But. I made do with what I had. I wanted to DO ALL THE THINGS OMG but that was a long ass haul on a hot day, so I settled for grooming her.

her hair omg

And trying on some stuff.

TIME FOR SHOPPING

And going on a handwalk around the property to stretch her legs.

forgot handwalking pics so here's a bonnet pic

I mean. She's a baby. She sorta forgot she'd worn a bridle before and I had to remind her about her walking manners.

But omg she's so sensible. And sweet. And adorable. <3

yeah that's pretty freaking cute

I have some tack sizes to hunt for because yeah, cob size ottb she is not. Which like. SHOPPING OMG.

O HAI

I dunno how to wrap this up. She's here! I'm thrilled! Breathless updates to follow!