tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post2734563454260761225..comments2024-03-26T05:15:39.663-07:00Comments on Equestrian Ink: Southbound!Jami Davenporthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05259390150273030284noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-43898373033724156902011-02-27T07:21:43.477-08:002011-02-27T07:21:43.477-08:00Francesca, He is beautiful. I, too, have always lo...Francesca, He is beautiful. I, too, have always loved Iberian horses. I hope everything works out with him, and you have a long and rewarding partnership together.Jami Davenporthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05259390150273030284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-78926855822822787672011-02-25T17:32:59.968-08:002011-02-25T17:32:59.968-08:00Yippee! I'm so happy for you Francesca! I love...Yippee! I'm so happy for you Francesca! I love to hear others stories about hunting for that perfect/almost perfect!! equine partner. I have four at home now and I still go through the horsie classifieds "just to see"....:o)<br /><br />Looking forward to hearing more wonderful stories! LynnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-42683961047209214802011-02-25T03:38:43.844-08:002011-02-25T03:38:43.844-08:00Kippen: thanks for the fingers and toes! Hope you ...Kippen: thanks for the fingers and toes! Hope you don't get cramps!!!Francesca Prescotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18201599087106798500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-54795295195232901372011-02-25T03:28:48.014-08:002011-02-25T03:28:48.014-08:00I am so excited for you and more than a bit jealou...I am so excited for you and more than a bit jealous!!! Fingers (and toes) crossed that he will pass his vet check.kippen64https://www.blogger.com/profile/09349803809195454781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-69812476601247000762011-02-24T22:40:46.246-08:002011-02-24T22:40:46.246-08:00Fantastyk voyager: well, I have some more photos o...Fantastyk voyager: well, I have some more photos of me on him taken last week, but they're all quite similar. And until he vet checks sound I'd rather be a little discreet as to his origins, and not show some of the lovely photos I've found of him online!<br /><br />You can be sure that if it works out, all will be revealed!Francesca Prescotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18201599087106798500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-45490324297305116502011-02-24T22:38:45.325-08:002011-02-24T22:38:45.325-08:00Linda: I'm glad you "came with me", ...Linda: I'm glad you "came with me", hey, the more the merrier! My trainer called last night telling me if I wanted to go ride him before March 8th I can. But I don't dare because I know I'll get too emotionally attached. We'll just go down on March 7th, ride him, and then check him the next day. Argh!!!Francesca Prescotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18201599087106798500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-26159285301750646492011-02-24T22:36:42.650-08:002011-02-24T22:36:42.650-08:00Alison: well, if its any comfort, we woke up to a ...Alison: well, if its any comfort, we woke up to a spinkling of snow again yesterday morning. Ugh. So it's not just VA! Let's all move to Avignon!Francesca Prescotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18201599087106798500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-46028336401009173522011-02-24T22:35:40.513-08:002011-02-24T22:35:40.513-08:00Gayle: even though I've heard a million times ...Gayle: even though I've heard a million times that Iberian stallions don't behave like other stallions, it's still reassuring to hear about yet another regal and well mannered individual. Thank you! Has your friend had hers long?Francesca Prescotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18201599087106798500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-2269127521226405972011-02-24T19:50:35.568-08:002011-02-24T19:50:35.568-08:00Oooh, that sounds so exciting! Good luck on the ve...Oooh, that sounds so exciting! Good luck on the vet check. Do you have any photos?Fantastyk Voyagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15065772565014490544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-16283911874854364412011-02-24T19:48:25.453-08:002011-02-24T19:48:25.453-08:00Francesca - your writing is fabulous. Felt like I ...Francesca - your writing is fabulous. Felt like I was right there with you on a wild and crazy adventure - and those place names: "Avignon, in the South of France" - it all sounds so dreamy. Here's hoping this new horse vets out and is just as dreamy. Keep us posted! He sounds wonderful!Linda Bensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17948970237555890150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-68117529121867626622011-02-24T16:43:41.916-08:002011-02-24T16:43:41.916-08:00Good luck, Francesca. I feel as if I am living vic...Good luck, Francesca. I feel as if I am living vicariously through you (and Laura and Jami . . . )<br />Here in VA spring just MIGHT be coming, somewhere, but so far I'm having trouble finding it as well as the horses for the mud and rain.Alisonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-45958377561143506612011-02-24T11:35:11.061-08:002011-02-24T11:35:11.061-08:00Good luck with the vet check! He sounds gorgeous, ...Good luck with the vet check! He sounds gorgeous, and what a beautiful place to find him. My friend has an Andalusian stallion, and he is so well-mannered. "Like a prince" describes him perfectly.Gayle Carlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15783449240138097315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-73600629088123628682011-02-24T08:20:57.267-08:002011-02-24T08:20:57.267-08:00Laura: I think I'd keep him as a stallion as h...Laura: I think I'd keep him as a stallion as he's an approved stallion, and Iberian stallions react differently from German stallions, they're far more easy going. I rode him right past a field with a mare in heat, and he didn't react at all. Plus, his father is Grand Prix, so he might be quite popular with the ladies!<br /><br />But let's not get ahead of ourselves. A friend of mine spent a year trying to find a horse that passed the vet check... I don't want to get too excited, and then be mega disappointed. <br /><br />You're lucky to live in the Monterey bay area; the climate there always reminds me of the south of France. And if you don't have the old castles and monasteries, you have other wonderful things to offer. I love your part of the world.Francesca Prescotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18201599087106798500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-57384319313601600242011-02-24T07:42:27.444-08:002011-02-24T07:42:27.444-08:00Francesca--I am really excited for you! Will you k...Francesca--I am really excited for you! Will you keep him a stallion if you buy him? Please keep us posted.<br /> And the best vacation I ever spent was in the south of France and on the Costa Brava. I wanted to move there ASAP. I'm just grateful that my home here by California's Monterey Bay has much the same climate. But it doesn't have those old stone walls and crumbling monastaries and castles, more's the pity.Laura Crumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15200878892304748308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-79444544185090445652011-02-24T07:39:03.269-08:002011-02-24T07:39:03.269-08:00Hi Shanster! Thank you! Let's just hope he che...Hi Shanster! Thank you! Let's just hope he checks out to be perfect :).<br /><br />Dreaming: isn't the south of France just soooo beautiful? The light, the vegetation, the landscape? Of course, they get that really cold wind, the Mistral (and apparently it's been really bad this winter), but still. They get far more sun than we do. The climate is so much softer. And yes, finding this horse was a total fluke! I hope it's "meant to be"!<br /><br />Karen TX: thanks for your good wishes :)Francesca Prescotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18201599087106798500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-80915699739641228512011-02-24T07:31:33.544-08:002011-02-24T07:31:33.544-08:00He sounds absolutely lovely! I hope it works out ...He sounds absolutely lovely! I hope it works out for you.KarenTXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02258106886884315707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-82283672586786792852011-02-24T07:20:44.657-08:002011-02-24T07:20:44.657-08:00Oh my gosh - what an incredible find!
He sounds pe...Oh my gosh - what an incredible find!<br />He sounds perfect. Can't wait to hear more and I hope the vet check is great.<br />I visited the Rhone valley area last spring - your description made me wish I was back there right now!Dreaminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02113432418609414054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-86629471699387857272011-02-24T06:55:40.281-08:002011-02-24T06:55:40.281-08:00Great post! I can't wait to hear the results!...Great post! I can't wait to hear the results!!! All the BEST!!!Shansterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04397551985965117012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-58993512346935011902011-02-24T06:00:46.241-08:002011-02-24T06:00:46.241-08:00Thanks for reading, Horses and Turbos. That's ...Thanks for reading, Horses and Turbos. That's the great thing about blogging with people from different places in the world, we get to discover all sorts of details about their environment. I love hearing about living with horses in the US! <br /><br />Kate: thank you. He's a real sweetie, and so regal! He's like a prince!Francesca Prescotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18201599087106798500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-2302467385711077742011-02-24T04:22:49.336-08:002011-02-24T04:22:49.336-08:00Keeping fingers crossed for you - he sounds really...Keeping fingers crossed for you - he sounds really good!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-33508648112199734482011-02-24T03:37:00.039-08:002011-02-24T03:37:00.039-08:00I *love* the description of Europe...I can visuali...I *love* the description of Europe...I can visualize myself walking along with you, listening into your conversation about your horse-to-be.<br /><br />After looking at/considering a lot of horses before I got Friday, I know the feeling. The right one will fall into your lap!<br /><br />JackieHorsesAndTurboshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03607758320356759231noreply@blogger.com