Princess Lillifee

Our story of little Lilly.  Last week the situation came to a head and we had to decide if she would remain a part of our herd or move on to a place that would be better suited to her.

The pressure to make a decision was focused on one piece of nylon.  Lilly had a halter on from the day we got her.  It was the only way we could catch her since neither of us can rope (at least rope something other than myself lol).  We checked it constantly to make sure that she wasn't getting sores and that it was loose enough.  Over the past week I noticed that the strap under her chin was getting tighter.  Glad she's growing, but it meant that it needed to come off quickly.  If we took it off, it meant that she'd be ours until we could either halter her easily or find someone who could rope her.  It meant a decision needed to be made, one way or the other.

I found a couple who have been rescuing, training and rehoming horses for several years and recently became an official, non-profit rescue.  I was very nervous about it, but he spent several hours last Thursday at our house with her.  I was definitely ready to send him on his way if I ever felt uncomfortable with his method.  But, he was so very patient with her.  He stood next to her, spending time with her for almost 2 hours before we moved her into our shelter and shut them in with the chain fence.  It gave her less room to move away and the smaller space made her focus on him.  Within 15 minutes he was able to rub her from flank to neck which was amazing.  It took another hour or so to get her into the trailer with a few breaks just walking around.

By the time she was in the trailer, she had calmed down and I'm hoping that she had an easier time in his trailer than she had in ours!  I'm hoping to go visit her next week, I can't wait to see my little girl!