Wednesday Rides!

So on Wednesday, I went to my show barn to ride Elmo! When I got there, the guys were already gettin him ready, but my trainer wasn't ready for me yet. I ended up getting to ride this 4 year old named Peepers who just came to the barn! I got to ride him after 2 other people though, so he was kinda tired, but he was unusually well mannered for a 4 year old! He trotted very nicely and cantered off right when I asked him too. He's a real pretty, bay, 17hh saddlebred.

Then it was finally my time to ride elmo! He was great, i wasn't! I rode him in his full bridle, but he was kinda tired, and I had forgotten my spurs. He had some energy, and he was trotting level, but you could tell he was kinda tired. My trainer had ridden him the day before. When we went to canter, there was another girl in the ring who's horse kept taking off, and I psyched myself out. I got the canter lead wrong on the first try, but we got it on the second! He actually cantered really well, instead of his usual giant and fast steps. I missed the canter lead the other direction too -.- but he was good any ways. You gotta make mistakes so you can know what to fix, right? Here are some pics of Elmo:

After that, I got to ride this horse named Hans. I showed him last year in April, and he won me my first neck ribbon! He had popped a quarter crack at the last horse show, and had been off a week and a half, so they decided it'd be best if i got on him first. He wasn't lame, but he was frisky! When we were walking, he kept trying to turn his butt to the inside, and everytime i'd put my inside leg on him, he'd swish his tail. It was kinda funny :) but when we went to canter he threw his head in the air and started bucking and my trainer was like "Do you think he's sore?!?!?" and i was like "No way he's just doing it because he thinks i'll let him" and sure enough when i "helped" him settle down, he cantered wonderfully! It was kinda silly cause everytime i would put my leg on him to canter, he'd buck, and when i didnt kick at all, he was fine.

But it was a good day at the barn :) I'm going out on saturday to hopefully ride elmo again and maybe bring rojo with me :)

Bareback in the rain?

Today, while feeding the horses, the sky opened up and it started to pour down rain. I was so excited, because i absolutely LOVE riding in the rain! So i bridled Chester, my quarter horse, and the second i got out of the barn the rain stopped! Dang it! so i just took my shoes off, and hopped on bareback anyways. I ended up laying backwards on CHester with my barefeet hanging down and laid back on his gigantore butt! I could've gone to sleep like that! but then we just rode down the road a little ways, before heading back and finding my shoes again. :D

Racing Practice

So my horse rojo is a small saddlebred, that i've had for two years. He is somewhat "hot" and always has lots of energy, but he HATES saddleseat. I set out to teach him western and make him the ultimate trail horse.

Last weekend, me and two other girls were at the show barn, and we had free rein of the school horses! So we decided to do some races in the field next door. The problem was, that I was riding someone else's school horse, but the other two girls had their own horses! So of course, I couldn't ride as hard, or do as much and I was labeled the "party pooper."

I'm thinking next weekend I'll bring rojo over to race! I was practicing today. We rode a mile at a hunter-ish pace, with walk, trot, and canter. Then we took a little break. After, we rode half a mile at a working canter, then the other half at a full gallop. We did all of this in a halter, (which is a really big deal because saddlebreds are known for being strong in the bridle and somewhat hard to handle,) and after 30 seconds of walking he cooled right down! Lastly, i let him sprint just a little ways down the road and man! He was FLYING! My little pony was going way faster than the 16hh school horse at the show barn!

I think we're in for wins at the next barn day races! (plus he's just awesomer :D)

This is rojo and me at the fairgrounds! yes, i know he's chunky :)

Intro

Hi everyone,

I am a senior in high school, and this is to share all my crazy horse stories. I plan to become a horse trainer, and own and operate a quality barn, someday.

I currently have SIX horses. First, is Sonny. He is a 23 year old saddlebred, and he taught me the most of any horse ever. I swear, even after all the new horses i've ridden, that horse can still run all over me if he wants!

Then is Chester; he is a 13 yer old quarter horse/draft cross. The only horse to ever get me off more than once! We dont really see eye-to-eye on many things, sadly.

Next, is Justin. He is a quarter horse/mutt that is around 15 years old. He is my mom's horse, that i teach lessons on, and i trained him to walk trot canter two summers ago.
Justin ----->





Rojo is my main man. He is s six year old saddlebred that i got from my show barn. He and I worked for over a year before i ever enjoyed riding him or anything. Now i ride him western and trail ride him and he is my world!

Elmo or A Dramatic Man, is my show horse. He is a saddlebred that I have been showing since last August. We have shown in 11 classes, and won every but 2 in which we got second. He is the state and regional champion for 14-17 show pleasure.

<-----Elmo




Lastly, is Menassee, he is a 4 year old saddlebred that i broke for my graduation project, and I borrowed him from a barn in Georgia.

So these are all my horses, and my blog will be about them, along with some other horse related things.
Thanks for reading!