OMG! They Got Me!

Being a Florida boy, the frigid cold weather still gets my full attention. Yesterday was no exception, so a couple of my buds here at Foot Fall Farm, Zman (Zavata) and Killer (Killenaule), decided to take advantage of my focus on staying warm. They had me convinced that I had been sold to a North Pole breeding farm for $1000 at the ITOBA Stallion Auction!!! They even called down to the sale on a speaker phone (where they got a cell phone, I have no idea) and simply asked what Lot #68, Spanish Steps went for and the answer was $1000. Then, they asked if the purchaser was a guy with the nickname "Santa Claus" and the answer was YES!!! OMG!!!

I'm thinking that based upon my knowledge of geography that the North Pole just might be a whole heckuva lot colder than Indiana, if that is even possible. I'm also thinking that I only sold for $1000! I was a $280,000 yearling for crying out loud. C'mon! Needless to say, I was a little bit nervous about the situation, even though I've heard about this Santa Claus guy and people seem to really like him. I was also concerned that the North Pole breeding program wasn't as lucrative as here in Indiana. What do they have up there anyway? Reindeer.

Well, when the boss mare, Jo Ann, came into the barn and heard these guys, she told Zman and Killer to knock it off. At that point, those two just started rolling in their stalls laughing. They were laughing so hard, they were crying. Because I was thinking more about the cold, I had forgotten that Saturday was the ITOBA Stallion SEASON Auction. So, I didn't sell for $1000, but a breeding to me sold for $1000, and the guy that is lovingly nicknamed Santa Claus is Don Dearth. Oh, yes, those two got me good, but pay backs are a "you know what."

Once I was let in on their little joke, and the laughing stopped, I started to get excited. (Not stallion excited though, if you know what I mean.) Another season sold means another mare will be booked to me and with Don involved you know it's going to be an Arromanches mare. (Please be a gray, please be a gray!) I love those In Reality line (gray) mares. I'm looking forward to meeting her!