So it happened... I thought I'd go one winter without falling on ice but nope. I was wrong. I swear every winter I manage to do some kind of bodily injury to myself, and this time it came in the form of a rotator cuff tear after landing directly on my left arm. Needless to say I was in a lot of pain. Thankfully I ended up getting all my shipments packaged up this weekend before I fell. A couple packages would have been fine but it would be pretty difficult packaging up the sixty orders that I had to get shipped out but it did affect me working with my real horse today, especially as he was in a particularly energetic mood from being inside so much due to the weather. It's been a month since we've had him and I did notice how nice his coat looked during this short time (sorry for the horrible picture... it was taken at night under the lights of the arena on my cell phone) and his overall body condition as well. He's so muscled from the little bit of conditioning we've been doing that he looks like a Quarter Horse! My family have stepped up to help any future shipments that need to be mailed out until my shoulder heals, which I'm really appreciative of. It pops with every wrong movement. Admittedly though there isn't much left. I'm completely out of traditionals and 2/3 of my stablemates. I only have the American Dream and Bella for Classics left. There isn't really enough to put on my website so my store will be empty until I restock the first week of March. The rest of what little I have left is available on eBay. My NaMoPaMo customs have been posted so be sure to check those out, as this will probably be my last customs for a while due to my injury.
I've been selling off quite a bit of my personal collection on eBay as well. My main reason is because I have literally hundreds of horses all over my house and I'm running out of room for any more... which we all know Breyer... there WILL be more! I would say I add at least a dozen traditionals and who knows how many stablemates each year. Dusting is starting to become a pain, and we all know how quickly they yellow when you don't dust them often. Some sunlight would help, yes, but honestly I just want them to go to good homes where they will be cherished. Again I want to remind those of you that if you haven't had your shipment picked up by now, it'll be going out tomorrow. Please note though that my mail doesn't come until 4 PM ET so please give until Tuesday for tracking to update. I hope y'all stay safe and, if you live in the north, stay clear of ice!
Alex Barakhoev
2/22/2021 05:16:56 am
Hope you feel better. When I just read the title of the post I was afraid of virus that shall not be named. Maybe let horse out on the pasture so he can play in the snow, or ask somebody who can to walk him around for at least 30 minutes around your property or the neighborhood. That should at least hopefully burn off some of his energy. Comments are closed.
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