Aurorapedia Update

When I posted Aurorapedia on my Facebook, I was definitely not expecting to get a private message from one of my old sailing buddies, but that's exactly who got in touch with me.

Brian and I sailed together back in my Sunfish days, but we haven't seen each other in eight years or so. I remember him as the DJ with the Honda Element and I laugh about the time we got caught out on the lake in a sudden, massive thunderstorm. There was only one tiny dock nearby and there were about 40 boats. So we tied one boat to the dock and tied all the other boats to each other in a line that spanned halfway across the water. Then we all jumped from boat to boat to safety. Brian and I tethered our boats together, then hid in a gazebo while the storm blew past. I remember him daring me to climb a flag pole with my ball chain necklace on.

When he expressed interest, I replied with details and added, "I didn't know you knew anything about horses!"

As it turns out, Brian's girlfriend is a dressage rider who is doing horse rescue on the side. I stalked her out on Facebook and she seemed like a good rider with a good head on her shoulders. She was in DC, but would be returning later that night. I answered a ton of questions for Brian and told him to be in touch.

That night, after Haunted, I got in touch with Christy. We exchanged backgrounds and I laughed because, "I don't work in horse rescue any more, but here I am, on the phone with a stranger at midnight about a horse in need." Christy and I seem to have a lot of the same thoughts on a lot of important things, and the more I talked to her, the more I liked her.

I put Christy in touch with Sue, the groom, and told her to keep me posted. In the mean time, I started fundraising for the mare. The donations rolled in over night (thank you, everyone!) and thanks to a very generous donation from FoalStory, we made almost enough to buy the mare outright. Mike and I have decided to cover the difference out of pocket.

Christy went to see the mare yesterday. She found out that she had a fractured cannon bone a few years ago, but has been sound since. Christy really took an instant liking to the mare (I knew she would) and has decided to take her. The donations are going toward her purchase and fall shots.

Because of Frankenstorm over here, we're having a bit of a transport issue. We're playing it by ear, but if shit really hits the fan, Aurorapedia will come to stay with me for a few days. I plan to keep everyone posted on what happens with this girl, but for now it looks like her story will have a happy ending!