Ottakee
06-19-2008, 09:31 PM
I have been enjoying my new horse. I bought Spy in late Feb. in a BLIZZARD--well we tried him out in a blizzard and then picked him up 3 days later in the snow. He is a 15 year old 15hh Quarter Horse (possibly Arab mix) gelding.
I showed at a local fun show last week walk/trot on my instructor's horse and that was fun (placed 5th out or 6--which isn't bad considering I have never shown and had only rode that horse once before).
My real love though has been trail riding. With the price of gas we are trying to find lots of places to ride within 10 miles. Yesterday we rode around by my instructor's house. Tomorrow we will ride out behind my house.
These are easy trails--mostly level some through the woods, some open fields, a few small sand hills, etc. It is still a lot of fun though. I am still very much a newbie so we mostly walk and do a little trotting. I have started doing some loping as well. Mostly we just walk and talk and talk and walk along.
My girls (11 and 12 years old with special needs) have their own private therapy horse. BJ is 30 years "young" and 16hh. My girls are very tiny for their ages which makes him seem even bigger. Today I rode out with the girls through the trails in the woods next to where we board our horses. They are short, easy little loops next to the pastures but the girls each got to walk and trot on BJ while Spy and I followed along. My 20 year old son (also with special needs) even decided to ride a loop on BJ.
I showed at a local fun show last week walk/trot on my instructor's horse and that was fun (placed 5th out or 6--which isn't bad considering I have never shown and had only rode that horse once before).
My real love though has been trail riding. With the price of gas we are trying to find lots of places to ride within 10 miles. Yesterday we rode around by my instructor's house. Tomorrow we will ride out behind my house.
These are easy trails--mostly level some through the woods, some open fields, a few small sand hills, etc. It is still a lot of fun though. I am still very much a newbie so we mostly walk and do a little trotting. I have started doing some loping as well. Mostly we just walk and talk and talk and walk along.
My girls (11 and 12 years old with special needs) have their own private therapy horse. BJ is 30 years "young" and 16hh. My girls are very tiny for their ages which makes him seem even bigger. Today I rode out with the girls through the trails in the woods next to where we board our horses. They are short, easy little loops next to the pastures but the girls each got to walk and trot on BJ while Spy and I followed along. My 20 year old son (also with special needs) even decided to ride a loop on BJ.