Damon arrived in fine style last night at about 7:30.  Marvin called when he was about one hour away to let us know his arrival time and it was all we could do to not meet him half way.  When he finally pulled in, we were all in the driveway with cameras for pictures and videos of this special occasion.  To say that we were excited would be an understatement, and even though I had seen him in Germany about 10 days earlier, I was still taken aback when he got off of the truck.  He traveled really well and stepped off of the truck looking fresh as a daisy.  He walked into the barn and made himself at home and probably wondered why all these people were staring at him. Regina took endless photos to put on facebook and text to all or our friends and family.  We stayed with him for a couple of hours to make sure he was settled,then drove home in almost complete silence.  I think Mary Anne and I were just numb with disbelief that he was finally here.  Then we looked at each other and said "now what?".
We finally fell asleep after texting pictures to everyone and after a good night's sleep, went out to the barn this morning to lunge him and turn him out.  Tacking him up was described by Mary Anne as like trying to wrestle an alligator on steroids. It took both of us to do it; he was a little fresh after traveling for 5 days. Let's just say thank goodness for a good round pen to contain him on the lunge line.  His feet didn't touch the ground very much but they did at least once because he pulled a shoe off.  Thank you Jason for coming out within the hour to replace it! Later in the day we turned him out thinking that he would have the edge off, but his feet didn't touch the ground much then either. He is really out of this world. Even people that are not knowledgeable about horses can tell that this horse is something special.  He has so much charisma, you can just tell that he is destined for great things.