Do You Ride Horses?

[Old_HorseShoes]

Fencing - When I was younger I boarded at a barn and they had barbed wire but, That didn't keep this 30 year old TWH and a 14 year old solid black paint in. They would slip right under it. And you know. Walk off into the woods and not be seen until dinner time. I think the only mishap I've had with barbed wire, was a deer got caught up in it. Which was probably the saddest thing I've ever seen.

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So, I have recently acquired a new addition to my Zoo. My boarders mini horse mare is pregnant, And she's wants her to foal here. But, I have literally nowhere to put her, I'll probably make a little fake paddock for her and I'll find the smallest horse I own to put out with her so she has a friend. I've dealt with pregnant horses before but never mini horses.

[AnimalTraining101]

Fencing-Sooo the worst idea ever the horse owners nextdoor have chain link. This is a bad idea for strong horses minis...maybe. Cash breaks straight through the chain link Boomer hasn't figured it out yet. He just stands in the back like some kind of side kick.
Cash however doesn't hold back with tearing it down to get the grass in the front yard.

Pregnant minis-

Awww I love minis! Make sure to post pictures whenever he or she is born.

[.Scarlet.]

Who ahhh. Lots of fencing talk!! All of the barns I've been to just have wooden or rubbery plastic panelling. My friend had an electric fence. But it wasn't that much of a shock. Good thing too or her quarter horse would scare himself to death.

So I had my ride last night. And since havanna has a show today, I couldn't ride her. And there was two other people riding so I got put on a large pony named Maude. Here's some background on Maude. She was found by my instructor on Craig's list. She's a pretty Appaloosa but she literally was just sitting in a pasture and was sometimes used for trails. They've had her for a year now at my barn and she's gotten a lot better. But this was the first time I've ever rode her. She literally looks for something to scare her. And of course they had a little bobcat tractor thingy out and she was freakingout. Open stall door? Lets walk into it. Yeah. She is the most distracted mare ever. But I'm on her. And my instructor is like; oh we are jumping today! So yay ._. So she sets up one jump at first on the straight. An I guess when there's a jump out this little mare decides that she wants to pay attention. Boy oh boy she's a great jumper! She got soo fast the oe time though. But I was bummed. A (instructor) missed my most amazing jump last night. We soared perfectly and she picked up a wonderful canter. My heels were down ANSI didn't sit back to early. My mom saw it but blah A missed it. But she told me I did really good for the first time riding her which made me really happy :3

Other news, I'm going to my first show in July!! I'm pumped! I'm going to watch one at the end of the month and get some sort of idea about it. I want to be used to showing a little before college. A last night though was like; gotta get you ready for college! Trying all these different horses! Hah. 3 barns in 3 years with her. I went from the easiest push button horse to if you do anything other than squeeze this horse, he will take off. And a few that are terrified of everything are in there. In the past three years I think I have ride about 18 different horses. Not including the trail riding I have done. If we added those I'd be up to... 23 different horses. In 3 years? I think that's a fair share of different ponies xD

[Old_HorseShoes]

@Pictures - I will! He should come out as some type of Overo, According to what they said both Dam and Sire are Overo. The Dam is for sure because she's in my backyard. I've never met the Sire though. She's pretty far along from what she looks like, I just hope she doesn't randomly foal.

@Showing - You're going to have so much fun showing. I've been showing for years and I love it. Sometimes I just go to watch the classes I dont do. And if I want to have a good laugh. I'll sign up for that class. Just to see how I do.

[Dolphinlover~]

@Hime: Yeah, it's nice to talk to you again! Thank you very much, I love riding Memphis so much and it is a really great feeling to know that we make a good team.
Oh my gosh, right! Heta had the baby! Let me say congratulations on the baby, first of all. That is super exciting! And no I haven't seen pictures, so I would adore seeing lots of pictures. Haha yeah I feel really bad for disappearing this year. School has been tough and all of my time went to school work and riding haha.

@smokey: YES! I am alive, that is correct (: Thank you very much! How has your riding been going?

@wibeke: Thank you. Haha Memphis is quite handsome, and I actually have quite a few pictures of him on my photobucket account (the password is horselover). There should be some recent ones from last weekend of us jumping 3'6". My friend's dad came to take pictures of us and got some really nice ones! Thank you so much wibeke, but there is some bad news that I actually received yesterday that I can explain later ): Thank you very much! If I can say so myself, I have been working hard lately because after my lessons I hop on the greenies and give them a schooling and then help my trainer feed/around the barn. Hard work does pay off!
Ooo do you have any pictures of Sully? He sounds cute :3 I love goofy horses <3 Memphis is pretty goofy. My trainer calls him a marshmellow since he is so big but it takes so much effort to get to move and move well since he is super lazy xD I really hope you can do a half-lease. That would be really exciting. Oh yes, Harry! I remember you talking abotu him before. How is he doing? I hope you can show him too.

And that gallop on Major sounds like so much fun! I love galloping! It is such an amazing feeling.

@monchele: Memphis is a really cool guy, I love him <3 Oh my goodness, no I didn't hear about that! I am so sorry. I hope that you get better soon. At least you are able to hang around the horses at the western theme park. I guess if you can't ride, that's the next best thing (: Oh good! I am glad that you will be able to ride soon. And first level dressage? Wow good luck my dear. Tell me how that goes!

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Thanks for all of the sweet 'welcome back's' guys! I appreciate it. I will try to come on more often, but I don't think I will be able to keep up with the fast paced movement of this thread. I may just pop in to say hello and see what's up (:

Anywho, I forgot to mention that at the new barn my trainer moved to (looooong story) the woman who owns the facility has a lot of green and younger horses. The first day I arrived at the new barn my trainer put me on her 6 year old steel gray mare, Casanova. She was really good and I even got to jump her a little! My trainer loved me on her so I have been riding her since. She is my first project horse. Then there is another 6 year old gray named Saint Thomas who the woman who owns the place asked me to ride because he has been misbehaving lately and she wanted someone experienced to jump him over a grid without refusals. He was really good for me, so I will be riding him too! I actually rode him over his first line of jumps the other day. It was a crossrail and then 6 strides to another crossrail and he handled it so well. They both overjump a lot, but with enough work we will hopefully break that habit. I am really the only one riding them. My trainer really wants me to work with them a lot over the summer, so I am excited! I love project horses <3

And now for the bad news...well you guys remember Mulligan? He was my half-lease at my old barn with my previous trainer. He left for his new home over 10 hours away on Monday D': I went to visit and ride him for the last time on Friday and he was perfect <333 Then I hung out with him in his paddock and he would follow me around, and I didn't have any treats or anything. That made me cry. Our bond is so strong. Then he stood next to me letting me cry on his shoulder and kiss him and hug him. I got so emotional that day, knowing that would be the last time I saw him before he's gone.
To top that off, yesterday when I went to the barn my trainer said I couldn't ride Memphis. I was a bit confused, but then he told me his owner (the woman who owned the foundation that I rode with, but then her and my trainer spilt up...it's a really long story but if you want to know about it PM me) is taking him to her new barn (which is literally a dump by the way, and everyone says that. She is about to be kicked out too). My trainer rolled his eyes because she claims that we can't take care of Memphis as well as she can, and that she's the only one that can take care of him. He's been getting better care here than he has before, getting at least three baths a week and groomed almost everyday. I give him a nice bath after every ride. So, to make a long story short, she is pulling the plug and I really can't ride him anymore. I can go visit him, because we pass the place he will be at on the way to the new barn, but the woman who owns him has never been very nice to me (I have no idea why, she just can be really rude and picks favorites) so I don't plan on stopping there too often. That basically ruined my day yesterday. First Mulligan leaves on Monday, and then two days later I find out Memphis is leaving and I can't ride him anymore. Can things seriously get any worse?

I think I've hit rock bottom. I was supposed to show Memphis again next Friday in the Children's Medal and Children's Hunters at another AA show and then we had plans for showing over the summer and my trainer wanted me to (hopefully) do the Junior Hunter's (3'6") on him next fall /: Now all of those plans are ruined, and as of now I don't have a horse to ride because my trainer only brought 4 horses over: Memphis (who I ride), Chaz (who two other girls ride), Shadwell (who my friend just started riding), and Chuck Norris (who I help exercise but can't do much). Therefore, with Memphis gone I have limited options. My trainer said he will find me a new horse to ride, and in the meantime another woman who I know is bringing her green mare over that I can ride. This just stresses me out and frustrates me. I love Memphis, and we have really grown a lot and now I fully understand him and how to ride him. We just started doing really fabulously together, and of course, whenever something good happens to me a bad thing has to come and ruin everything. I cried myself to sleep last night because of this. I don't want to lose Memphis. I really have feelings for him and I love him. Ugh it's just not fair. Why does this have to happen to me? I work my butt off to make sure I can improve my riding and be the best rider I can possibly be and I go and beat out these girls on their $150,000 horses at a AA show and now she just pulls the plug. No more Memphis, and no more Mulligan. Right now, there is no horse for me to ride and improve on. There is no horse for me to show. I mean I can ride the greenies, but I can't really improve too much as rider on them, if you know what I mean. I am riding them to train and help them improve, not so I can improve. And I still love riding Saint Thomas and Cassie, and I won't stop riding them, it's just that I need a horse that can teach me stuff and that I can improve on to ride as my main horse. I don't know. I am trying so hard to be positive, its just really difficult in a situation like this one. One bad thing after another. Once something good happens to me, bad things have to come and tear my life apart. I know that everything happens for a reason, and with previous experiences I know that after something bad happens things can only get better and there will be something good that comes along. Maybe I will find a better horse, but as of now things are not looking bright for me ):

Sorry for the rant, I needed to get that out of my system. I have been crying so much D':

[Hime]

@Pictures - I will! He should come out as some type of Overo, According to what they said both Dam and Sire are Overo. The Dam is for sure because she's in my backyard. I've never met the Sire though. She's pretty far along from what she looks like, I just hope she doesn't randomly foal.

If you are meaning frame overo here, then you also might end up with a foal that needs to be put down since both parents being frame there's a chance for lethal white foal... So if the foal born is completely white(or like 99.9% white with maybe tiny bit of color on the ears or chest) then you have trouble.


@Dolphin: lol You asked for them. ;D I really need to upload some more recent ones really, since these are pretty 'old' already(I have some more recent ones on my fb, but too lazy to get them...).
He's name is Tývar and he was born on the 29th of May. We first thought he would be light chestnut, but now he's looking more and more yellow, so we're starting to think he's palomino after all. :3 Also so far he has 3 'sisters'. 2 of them are actually his half sisters and latest was born today morning. :3 So now we are just waiting for the WB to pop, which should be soon as well.
Maybe 1-2 hours old?
Out with mom on the first day
Saying hi to me
Few weeks old
I has da most adorable face ever <3

Oh my... That really majorly sucks... I really hate when people's relationship mess messes with animals, and with people not really related to the whole mess. Though it's pretty nice silent compliment that you're allowed to ride greenies. And you will improve as a rider with them. Maybe not the way you now think you should improve, but you will learn from them as well. Your trainer also sounds like a person who probably is able to find you a horse to ride. So hang in there girl.

[*Kayla*]

@Pictures - I will! He should come out as some type of Overo, According to what they said both Dam and Sire are Overo. The Dam is for sure because she's in my backyard. I've never met the Sire though. She's pretty far along from what she looks like, I just hope she doesn't randomly foal.

If you are meaning frame overo here, then you also might end up with a foal that needs to be put down since both parents being frame there's a chance for lethal white foal... So if the foal born is completely white(or like 99.9% white with maybe tiny bit of color on the ears or chest) then you have trouble.


@Dolphin: lol You asked for them. ;D I really need to upload some more recent ones really, since these are pretty 'old' already(I have some more recent ones on my fb, but too lazy to get them...).
He's name is Tývar and he was born on the 29th of May. We first thought he would be light chestnut, but now he's looking more and more yellow, so we're starting to think he's palomino after all. :3 Also so far he has 3 'sisters'. 2 of them are actually his half sisters and latest was born today morning. :3 So now we are just waiting for the WB to pop, which should be soon as well.
Maybe 1-2 hours old?
Out with mom on the first day
Saying hi to me
Few weeks old
I has da most adorable face ever <3

Oh my... That really majorly sucks... I really hate when people's relationship mess messes with animals, and with people not really related to the whole mess. Though it's pretty nice silent compliment that you're allowed to ride greenies. And you will improve as a rider with them. Maybe not the way you now think you should improve, but you will learn from them as well. Your trainer also sounds like a person who probably is able to find you a horse to ride. So hang in there girl.

Probably one of the cutest babies I have ever seen!!! Absolutely adorable!!

[PotterStar]

Hey everybody Sorry I haven't posted in a few days, been busy with camp lol Came to post what all we have done We have played some games, won some prizes, pulled apart owl pellets, (lol) got to see some meteors, washed and groomed horses and have done lots of riding! We have jumped over logs, done barrel patterns, played games, and now tomorrow we are putting on a show to let everybody see what we have done!

[Bluebird22]

Okay, I have a lot to catch up on. Please quote if I missed something.

Fencing: My barn has mostly wooden fencing, but on some paddocks there are these strips of tire rubber. It is really hard it explain what it is. Then they also use polytape on somethings. It works well, and all the horses respect the boundaries.

Dolphin: We have missed you! Oh my gosh, congrats on the placings, I love this pictures, you look to tiny on him lol. It really sucks about all of that, but Hime is right the greenies will not only advance you in a different way, but you will also have the accomplishment of training them! I know what you going through about relationship issues affecting your riding...S broke up with her fiancee (this is where it gets tricky) and it apparently wasn't a clean break up, but basically Robert was her fiancee's horse, but S claimed him and he didn't fight her on it (thank goodness). However S isn't dealing with the break up very well and she wants to get out of state to find a job. She was going to go to Colorado to work, but she didn't get the job. I was going to full lease Bobbers while she was out there, obviously that isn't going to happen now. So that is where we are at now, and I am stuck in the middle of it all ._.

Wibeke: Gallops are the best <3 I would love to see the video if you can get it!

Smokey: Have fun at your show, did you and Queso get out of your "funk"? Yeah, it is probably for the best (And my parent's would have probably guilt tripped me into doing something I don't want to because they let me do it) There will be other opportunities to do a full lease sometime, I just have to wait for them What you have helped me a lot, I'm sure it would help your friend!

Monchele: He is stunning! I have a dressage question for you-How do make your circles at A and C /round/ and not a weird lump triangle thingy. I can do a circle in the middle of the ring beautifully, but not at A or C.

Hime: I know you said this before, but why does he have to go to little boy bootcamp?

Scarlet: I have noticed at my work some of the laziest ponies, make really nice jumpers, it's weird how those kind of things happen. What are you going to be showing in? Do you know where your going to ride?

[Namikaze~Sin]

Question for everyone:
Does anyone get achey legs after a ride, if so what helps? For some reason, occasionally I get aches in my legs when they're at the same width of the horse. All I can think about is the few days before my riding assessment where I have three lessons in three days before the assessment on the fourth day and I really dont want to be in pain x) in case it affects my riding