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[chromatica]

I love western riding but I live in the very south and I can't find ANY ranch to ride at >: (
But of course, their are English barns all around. Why earth, why?

[Actually.A.Herondale]

Strange.....down south is where most western places are, I thought.

[Hooligan.]

Hunter: Pretty pad! I bet that will look great on Doc!

[Actually.A.Herondale]

I hope so....He looks nice in a dark red and a forest green, so if I don't like how the green and gray one looks, I can always get a different color later on.

[xChry.]

So apparently my mom has decided to sell my horse over my sister starting some s***. Are you freaking kidding me? Im blamed for everything in this d*** house. I get to pay for EVERYTHING whether my fault or not. ughh...

[Actually.A.Herondale]

That's so messed up....I would try to find a way to change her mind, like a whole emotional rant and how a horse is a like a person. You can't just sell a person.

[bonjour.]

I'm about to go on a rant. You don't need to read it, I'm just venting here since it's horse related.

I'm getting no where with my riding. I can't. It's not like there are challenging horses at the barn. The only one that could maybe teach me something now, I don't want to ride her. I've seen her being ridden, and my confidence kind of shatters. I even had the chance to ride her last Thursday. I've never been scared to ride a new horse. I was kind of happy though, my instructor thinks I'm good enough for her. She's an abused horse that my instructor rescued, and she only listens if she likes you. Right now, Apache is the only one that may just help me, because she's helping my better seat. Arthur could help me, but this one girl, she's my friend, but she makes me mad, always rides him, always. Everything I do, and take joy in, she does too. And whenever I do something, she does it too, and when she talks, she acts like she knows it all. I keep quiet though, even though she doesn't know what she's talking about. I feel so bad for doing this, but she knows nothing about horses. Arthur was pulling his head down on her, she looks at me and says; it's called 'fishing' or something. I just nodded and walked Bam Bam away. I'm not stupid. I've been reading everything horse related since I was six, steadily, I started riding at another barn when I was nine or so. She owns her own saddle now, rides twice a week. Seriously? I don't even have my own helmet. And I just spent my own hundred and ten dollars on new boots. What she wants, she gets. If she gets a horse, I swear. Now, before anyone says anything, I'm not jealous, not one bit. That's her life. I offered to do chores around the house to get allowance to ride twice a week, but no. I can't. I'd pay for it. I actually want to ride Arthur, get the feel of him, but no; he's 'her' horse, as she says. No. At least three other people ride him, and my instructor rides him to help train him a bit better. He's a sensative horse, and she bounces too much when trying to get him to lope, because he starts trotting faster, and her hands go up, which makes him slow down. Not his fault.

I'm sorry guys, I'm just really frustrated. At her, at my riding. I love going to the barn, but I always feel like a failiure, even if I've gotten praise and nothing but good comments from my instructor. The only time I feel I've had a decent lesson, is on Bam Bam, and I don't know why. But he's been lame for over a month now.

[Actually.A.Herondale]

I had the same exact problem, and that's when I got Doc. I couldn't improve on anyone in the barn. They were all beginner and very dull, no personality, nothing worth barrel racing on. Point that out to you mom. Maybe you can get your own horse.

[xChry.]

Does anybody know of any kind of young horse by the twin cities in mn i can trade horses with? I have a 10 month old appaloosa that I cant keep. Shes too much for us.

[bonjour.]

Good and bad news guys.

Bad;
One of our shetlands, Shakira died. They brought her out from across the road to break her foal to lead. As soon as he was taken away, she freaked out. Ran full force into the stall gate and slammed her head into it. She died on Monday morning. Her foal was also sold. She was such a sweet little thing. :c.

Good;
I. Got. To. Ride. Arthur. Tonight! Finally. And you know what. He worked really well for me. Collected in a minute, picked up his lope as soon as I touched him. Stayed on the rail, was perfect! My best friend rides with me, and she said she likes how I ride him over the girl I was talking about.