Mustang filly won!

I won the auction, I won my filly!!

Ok, so I was the only bidder on my filly, but I still won the auction on her. Hardly any of the yearling Mustangs that I was watching got above their $125 initial price. I can't tell if anyone bid on them or not, the BLM listing shows a lot of info like height of the horse and its location, where it was gathered, but not the number of bids on a it.

I paid within minutes of the auction closing, and now I'm waiting for the BLM to send me the final paperwork to sign. Once that is signed, returned, and approved I will be able to make an appointment to go pick her up. It will take two days, since it is over six hours from Pocatello to Hines. I found a local place to rent a small stock trailer that fits the BLM's requirements, but I lost my driver and his truck (I got the news just after I won the auction, in a "Congratulations! And oh by the way . . ." sort of way), so I am having to explore other options (read as: frantically searching for a truck and driver in my area).
My dad and stepmom have volunteered the use of their truck (Mom or I would drive), but they live on the coast in Washington, and it is not particularly nice for them to have to drive from the coast to Pocatello, ID to get the trailer, then to Hines, OR to pick up the filly, then back to Pocatello to deliver her to the stable. We have also looked at finding a trailer to rent somewhere near Burns, OR so they can pick it up right where the filly is, then we will drive it back to Poky, and they will take the trailer back on their way home. But that makes their trip mostly about getting my horse instead of visiting, which was what this trip was about before I got the crazy idea to bid on a horse at auction.

Simply put, I'm still working on the truck situation.

Do used car dealers ever rent out their cars/trucks?

Truck issues aside, I BOUGHT A HORSE today! This is the first horse that I have bought on my own (I have owned and/or worked with many horses, but never purchased one for myself until now).

I have never worked with a Mustang, but this is a very young Mustang. She is just about the age where any horse that was born at pasture is weaned and brought in to be worked and trained, so in many ways she is not much different than any other horse her age that was born and spent its first months out away from the barn and humans.

I have decided to name the filly Stella, the Midnight Star. She is billed as a Black and she has a big off-center star on her forehead. The name comes from the movie Silverado. I grew up on that movie, and I always admired and respected the strength of the character of Stella.

I hope the BLM sends me the final paperwork to sign so that I can make an appointment and pick my filly soon. Should I wait until after the fireworks on the 4th? Hmmm, maybe that would be best for her. I have 30 days to pick her up.

<<EEEEEE!!!!>> I BOUGHT A HORSE!!!