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Horse talk for mature people over 40

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I thought I would start a new thread for people over 40
who love horses.
This thread is open to owners leasers an people who
love horses

I will start I am 48 years old and I never yet owned a horse
mainly because of finances.
I have been around horses most of my life. I have ridden
all kinds of horses first ponies then horses
I have ridden Arab, Quarter Horses, Morgans, Appendix Quarter horses.
Thoroughbreds, Appaloosas, American Saddlebreds and Paints and lots of mixed breeds too and all sizes 14hh-17hh
I have ridden both English and western
here is are pictures of me riding my friends Pinto 14hh
and my friends Half Arab

My husband knows how much I would love my own horse so in the spring we are looking in to leasing a horse
 

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I promised last year during the Texas drought that I would never complain about rain again. We've gotten plenty of rain already this year and everyone is watching me because they just KNOW I'm going to start complaining .... nope.

Dryer, warmer weather is here now. Heat and humidity.

But I won't complain about that either! lol.

My garden looks good!
 
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I will say the west coast is beautiful and near perfect weather in late August! A few years ago, I took a cross country train trip and ended up in Seattle and then Vancouver, and I was enchanted with that part of our country! You must really love it there! :)
I've lived here almost my entire life (orig from the East Coast). If you are going to visit, come after the 4th of July, summer always begins on the 5th here. August is lovely, people visit in August and think we complain for no reason. I could never leave, the views are amazing. I have the Cascades out my window, and when it snows, then clears, its like a storybook picture. And when it's warm and clear, and your surrounded by green, it's truly God's Country.

Don't get me wrong though, we spend A LOT of time in Eastern Washington's high desert, where it's hot and dry and farmland.
 
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As promised here are pictures of the horse I half lease, she's totally fabulous, love her to pieces. She's a wee bit chunky at the moment due to being on stall rest for 2 months, she's fine now but it'll take some time to wittle her back down to shape, she doesn't lack good food at least ****.

The confuzzled look on her face is because I'm further away from her trying to get pics and a vid of her, so she wants to come to me but her being tied is stopping her. (I never tie her up there, she follows me around like a puppy lol, even when she's loose in the arena. I run she trots after me, I call it poneh tag) she's wondering where are her gosh darned apples lol, why is her apple lady pointing that little black flat thing at her! She also secretly thinks she's a dappled grey, hence all her dapples :lol:







A little vid of her:

 
#2,330 ·
Fahntasia - shes beautiful, what is she again? I love the dapples, my mare has a few too I think (hiding under the woolies still)
 
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Her dam was a grade mare, her father was a thoroughbred racer. My dressage coach owned both sire and dam, he or his brother bred them not sure who what or where lol, he bought her back from her first owners, and I am sure glad he did! She is 12 yrs old, has a fab mane and tail, doesn't really like men too much it seems ****. And is obviously a REALLY easy keeper :lol:
 
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Her dam was a grade mare, her father was a thoroughbred racer. My dressage coach owned both sire and dam, he or his brother bred them not sure who what or where lol, he bought her back from her first owners, and I am sure glad he did! She is 12 yrs old, has a fab mane and tail, doesn't really like men too much it seems ****. And is obviously a REALLY easy keeper :lol:
I REALLY like her. What do you do with her? She looks really sweet.
 
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Grace: I do dressage with her, and play poneh tag, find ze apples, and the roll, buck, squeel, and fart game. (her not me :-p)

Hunter65: thank you, I think shes fabulous as well, I am totally blind to her faults, as she is to mine and we get along great XD
 
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Grace: I do dressage with her, and play poneh tag, find ze apples, and the roll, buck, squeel, and fart game. (her not me :-p)

Hunter65: thank you, I think shes fabulous as well, I am totally blind to her faults, as she is to mine and we get along great XD

I really like her too! She has a good front on her and looks as if she could really get up in the air (jumping)

I do not believe that she is the only one that does the squealing and farting!
 
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Her dam was a grade mare, her father was a thoroughbred racer. My dressage coach owned both sire and dam, he or his brother bred them not sure who what or where lol, he bought her back from her first owners, and I am sure glad he did! She is 12 yrs old, has a fab mane and tail, doesn't really like men too much it seems ****. And is obviously a REALLY easy keeper :lol:

the mare I am leasing I was told did not like men either
but she was ok with my husband
he is quiet
 
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Grace: I do dressage with her, and play poneh tag, find ze apples, and the roll, buck, squeel, and fart game. (her not me :-p)

Hunter65: thank you, I think shes fabulous as well, I am totally blind to her faults, as she is to mine and we get along great XD
I was going to say I see Dressage in her :lol: but I'm kind of biased that way:wink: Glad to have another dressage diva in our thread, I was beginning to feel odd girl out!
 
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I leased a horse before I bought Izzy. My lease was for two days a week: Friday and Sunday. I think it is pretty common in the US. It is called a partial lease. Someone else can lease the horse for the other days. It stays at the owner's boarding facility. My leased horse was used for lessons on the other days.
Thanks for the info and helping to clear up my confusion. It must be hard on those that lease. I tend to get close to my animals. James comes to mind, my cat, given to me as a present from my wife one xmas. I did not want a kitten and did not pay much attention to him. However he was suffering could not keep food down and back end going as well. I picked him up to put him outside and he was cold. Well that did it I got a hot water bottle sat down wrapped up the kitten placed him on the water bottle on my chest and warmed him up. Not a good move, me and cat bonded. Now we chase each other around the house. James is now about 5. My horse also means the same to me but I do not wrap her up, or nurse her on my chest with a hot water bottle when she is cold. However I doubt if I could lease a horse to much emotion involved. They have a way of growing on you. :oops:
 
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