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I am hoping to keep replacing the photos on this page with new ones as I take them! The first
couple photos are from Thunder's first days at Meadowville, and the bottom two are from a month later, in February....
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Thunder's arrival at Meadowville on New Year's Eve Day, 2005.
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This is day 2 for Thunder at Meadowville, and the first time I put him in crossties. This is
a significant photo for me because it shows how much he needs to put on some weight and also it shows the expression of apprehension
on his face. I took this photo about 60 seconds after I hooked him up in the crossties, and I was unhooking him shortly
afterwards....I discovered that crossties are not something a racer is familiar with, as they are almost always tied up very
closely in their stalls or held by a groom! I am working on acclimating him to the crossties by tieing him
to a single post in the open aisle and letting him get comfortable in the location before using the crossties.
In fact, when I explored the ex-racer resources websites, I discovered commentary on this problem - click here to read and
notice question #2!
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Here's Thunder tied to the pole - and this is one was taken about one month after his arrival,
in February. I think you can tell in this photo that he has put some weight on and is much more relaxed in his new home.
Here he is on the first day I rode him! He was ultimately very good, but when I first
tacked him up he thought he was off to the races. This photo was taken after our ride. (I tried to get photos in the
indoor arena while I was on him but the camera flash didn't work and they didn't turn out!) I love
this photo because you can see how sweet he can be, he's looking for some reassurance. That's the doorway to his very
large stall in the background.
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