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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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#881 ·
Good luck horse shopping today Ladytrails! Boy are those sellers going to be excited to see you pull up with your trailer LOL!

Its snowing, but I'm heading to the barn for my Sunday ride with my riding buddy. I love Sundays, starting the day off at the barn always starts my week off perfectly.

CW - can't wait to hear how this potential lease horse goes - have you heard back from the lady?
 
#883 ·
Good luck horse shopping today Ladytrails! Boy are those sellers going to be excited to see you pull up with your trailer LOL!

Its snowing, but I'm heading to the barn for my Sunday ride with my riding buddy. I love Sundays, starting the day off at the barn always starts my week off perfectly.

CW - can't wait to hear how this potential lease horse goes - have you heard back from the lady?
no I have not
I have to text her but don't know how to do it so hubby
will help me with that
 
#884 ·
I too hope that this horse works out for you CW.

Been a good sunny/cloudy day here, we did have a short sharp shower first thing - just when I was out in the field.

So, lots to do, Em was not working today so I turned them all out. Mucked out and filled the chicken feeders remembering to add the wormer. By the time I finished it was late morning so I had my Sunday treat of a fried breakfast.
Need to do so much indoors but on a day like this there are better things to do outside.

This coming week is supposed to be sunny, so we should be able to finish the garden.

Everyone laughs at the Eden Project but I sorted through the plants in there and most have survived which is a bonus as most were just pulled out the planters and thrown in there.

Unfortunately when I turned the horses out two of them were still coughing. I have a wonderful herbal product I use which helps to fight these things off, don't know what they would be like if they hadn't been on it. I heard that two people have had horses put down because of the virus, it made them so sick. Of course this means that I am going to ache when we do start riding again!

CW I meant to say earlier that I am glad I am not the only one who needs mens shoes because of the width! My plates of meat (feet) have spread over the years though they were never narrow.
 
#888 ·
CW and Ladytrails, good luck and can't wait to hear news about the new horse & pony!
I woke up feeling yucky today and so didn't make it to the barn. Bummer because I really wanted to get a good ride with my mare this morning, as tomorrow it is supposed to be stormy and lots of rain through Tuesday. My mare and colt are in pastures and the colt pasture has no shelter, so if it hails as they say it might tomorrow night I may pull him in to the barn and wait the storms out. Would hate for him to get hit on the head with golf-ball sized hail!
Also go back to work tomorrow after our Spring Break, and then there is parent conference night in the evening. That makes two days away from the horses. I am always so ready to go back after even one day away! The young girl who feeds when I can't be there is earning her money today and tomorrow.
 
#889 ·
Jennyandjess...I ride a gaited horse. never had before in my life. I was looking for a qh but i got my twh because of his solidness and personality. I pretty much ride him like a qh because due to his conformation he is not a natural gaiter...but I am with you...not easy to figure out...no one i know rides one.
 
#891 ·
Mel: so Pip is a TWH? Gorgous! I actually found some people willing to share gaited secrets online with me. Then I went to a saddle fitter who raises Peruvians. Between all these people and the TON of reading I have done (and youtube) I have gotten my horse to gait. I would much rather trot and pace, but that just means laziness since gaiting is hard work! I have been invited to go to a western dressage with gaited horses next sat. I don't know if I can go because I have a farrier coming and hubby can't hold horses and watch kids!

I looked specifically for a TWH because they are supposed to be so calm and gentle around children. Mine is gentle enough, but very spooky about everything! He does a 180 rather than looking at whatever. Sometimes there is no rhyme or reason that I can see. I hate it when he plants his feet and refuses to move! I think when my kids are old enough, I will have to look for a QH, although I am partial to the TWH now!
 
#893 ·
Hoping my horse friends will keep their fingers crossed for me today. In an hour I leave to go pony-shopping about 3 hours away. He is everything I need, just hope that there is the chemistry that I want. He's a little bay quarter-pony, 12 hands, 16 years old, goes western and english, and has already raised 2 families of kids. Sound, sane, and healthy. No vices except that he plays games to be caught sometimes. He needs a new job. We've been looking for a pony for our great-nieces and -nephews to ride when they come visiting, since we have had to recently retire our 31 year old baby-sitter horse due to arthritis (she's earned her rest, don't you think?) Grandkids on the way in about 3-5 years...time to get the pony problem solved! My husband was up at 6 this morning to do his projects so that he could go with me. We're skipping church to be able to get there and back and still have a little daylight left to 'bond' with the little guy before dark. I'm trying not to get too excited but I think the fact that we're hauling the trailer is a clue. :)

I love going with my hubby on equine adventures :) So much fun and so much to talk about love it. Hope he's all that and a bag of chips ;-)
 
#895 ·
Well, back at home with the new pony. Can't get pics to upload so that's for later. He's a quarter pony/Shetland cross, looks like Shetland in the front with the lovely mane and face, but a quarter horse caboose. Dark bay with the lighter muzzle, and sturdy old-fashioned Shetland legs with feathers. No white except for a little star, and of course his "kids" named him Star 16 years ago so Star he is. His ground manners are good, and his little rider showed him off well today. His only vice is that he requires treats to be caught. Interestingly enough, he will come for one treat and stand while you halter him. So, really, it's not like the old ponies of my youth where you had to trick them. I spent some time in our arena with him, asking him to whoa and allow me to walk up without treats. If he took off, I kept his feet moving until he would stop and stand. Took about 10 times around the arena and then he stopped and turned to me and waited for me to approach. Now he's coming up to me and generally following me like a puppy most of the time, hoping for a random cookie and scratch. Eventually I expect we won't need cookies at all, as it wasn't required after the first few minutes today. He let my husband and our friend walk right up to him, no problems at all.

Tomorrow the vet comes so we'll do the vet check and get him caught up on his teeth and shots and advice on diet so he doesn't get too heavy. Now all we need is a child to ride him! :)
 
#897 ·
Star, the Quarter Pony

Here he is, Star the quarter pony/Shetland cross. These are right after he was unloaded and introduced to the grass in the arena, not good for confo at all and not good to see his pretty face.

He has quite the hay belly, which is less noticeable when he's trotting around the arena. :) His coat is shedding out by the handsfuls, but what's left is silky soft. He's a cutie. Can't wait to see what the vet says tomorrow, he thinks he's coming to work on 5 horses and I need to call him to tell him to bring the shots and so forth for 6!

Mammal Horse Vertebrate Pasture Grazing


Horse Mammal Vertebrate Pasture Pony
 
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