Montero finds a new home

Montero sort of fell into our lives last November.  We weren't really looking for another horse but we came across an ad on Craigslist and decided to go to see him.  I took one look at the rack of bones that he was and loaded him onto the trailer.  He went to another owner later that month and we kept tabs on how he was doing from a distance.  There's a lot of history with him locally and he is pretty well known to members of 4H and Buxmont Riding Club.  His new owner had a tragic accident with another horse she woned and decided to sell him so he once again fell into our lives in March.  We decided at that time that we would do everything we could for him to make him healthy again.  As of the beginning of October, he had gained 120 pounds, lots of solid muscle and his coat was sleek and shiny.  Through some circumstances, we moved him to a farm in October where he would be part of a herd of 12.  We had hoped that he would get used to being in a larger herd since all of the horses were pretty quiet but he didn't seem happy.  We made the difficult decision as a family to find him a home that would be more suitable.  A family from the next town answered an online ad and came to see him on Saturday.  The gentleman's 8 year old granddaughter rode him all around the ring and they decided they wanted him.  I hugged him Tuesday night, kissed his nose, and bid him farewell through my tears.  He left for his new home on Wednesday.  He has another very quiet Tennessee Walker gelding as his companion on 3 acres with a large shed, lots of grass and electric fence which will minimize his cribbing.  Plus there are lots of grandkids to spoil him.  He and his new companion look like bookends.  I wish him well in his new home and I hope that they enjoy him as much as we have.