Hey, J and I are confused - how can you work for (insert place of business with a county name in it) if you aren't in that county? J said, "She lives like two counties north of there!"
I do have a very long commute--usually an hour in each direction. I don't love the drive, but the job is good...and I wouldn't be able to keep a horse in the backyard if I lived in Seattle. :-)
I'm in the next county over. I work for King County, I live in Snohomish...granted I'm not far from the Snohomish/Skagit line. But Snohomish is far enough!
I honestly thought you worked in Bellingham. Snohomish county. Hm!
I want to take this chance to talk about State Studs, if you don't know about them. I didn't until moving to Europe. State Studs are government owned horse breeding operations. Freaky stuff, huh? So I pay taxes for....which horses to stay stallions? *lol*
Mag comes from a State Stud. He is one of literally, honestly, hundreds of Arabians this particular Stud produces each year and auctions off. There are 3 or more auctions per year. Mass produced Arabians. He is registered in the Polish Jockey Club, because they mostly produce horses for racing or showing. Mag wasn't good enough for either so I got him cheap. They make the news when they sell a mare for over a million Euros. People come to these auctions from all over the world. I would love to just visit and see where my horse learned his good behaviors (tying, clipping, bathing) and also try to find where the holes in his brain come from (towels!) : )
I contacted the State Stud to ask what his brands mean and they said the 7 means he's foal #3007 and the 14 is their Stud #.
I cannot fathom a government agency purposefully breeding horses, but it's a part of history (they were desperately needed engines of war not long ago, and good horses won wars).
Mag is a government product. In buying him I supported the economy of Poland.
I tried to find a wiki link for you and finally did, and Mag's puppy mill I mean barn is listed, Michalow:
Hey, J and I are confused - how can you work for (insert place of business with a county name in it) if you aren't in that county? J said, "She lives like two counties north of there!"
ReplyDeleteI do have a very long commute--usually an hour in each direction. I don't love the drive, but the job is good...and I wouldn't be able to keep a horse in the backyard if I lived in Seattle. :-)
DeleteI'm in the next county over. I work for King County, I live in Snohomish...granted I'm not far from the Snohomish/Skagit line. But Snohomish is far enough!
I honestly thought you worked in Bellingham. Snohomish county. Hm!
ReplyDeleteI want to take this chance to talk about State Studs, if you don't know about them. I didn't until moving to Europe. State Studs are government owned horse breeding operations. Freaky stuff, huh? So I pay taxes for....which horses to stay stallions? *lol*
Mag comes from a State Stud. He is one of literally, honestly, hundreds of Arabians this particular Stud produces each year and auctions off. There are 3 or more auctions per year. Mass produced Arabians. He is registered in the Polish Jockey Club, because they mostly produce horses for racing or showing. Mag wasn't good enough for either so I got him cheap. They make the news when they sell a mare for over a million Euros. People come to these auctions from all over the world. I would love to just visit and see where my horse learned his good behaviors (tying, clipping, bathing) and also try to find where the holes in his brain come from (towels!) : )
I contacted the State Stud to ask what his brands mean and they said the 7 means he's foal #3007 and the 14 is their Stud #.
I cannot fathom a government agency purposefully breeding horses, but it's a part of history (they were desperately needed engines of war not long ago, and good horses won wars).
Mag is a government product. In buying him I supported the economy of Poland.
I tried to find a wiki link for you and finally did, and Mag's puppy mill I mean barn is listed, Michalow:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stud_farm#State_stud_farms
I still don't know why they're called State Studs and not National Studs....