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
Alex = Alex
Celeste = Celeste
Corgi= Ladona
Critter = Lori
Farm Chic = Sherry
Hunter = Sandi
Koolio = Tracey
NVR2 = Melinda
Roadyy = Rick
Stan = Stan
TJTalon - TJ = Terry
First horse-camping experience was a success. I was able to get DH's Sportz truck tent up and furnished within 15 minutes - I was expecting a crisis with that, so was very pleased with how that worked out. This picture shows the tent right after it went up, before I got the campsite organized; and then I forgot to take a good picture of my little home away from home. BTW, the LQ horse trailer next door is NOT mine...
Rode twice, with 2 groups of friends. I decided to come home last night instead of this AM because of heavy storms moving in last evening. (I didn't think camping in the rain, high winds and possible hail would contribute to a drama-free first horse-camping experience!)
The only drama was that Windy rolled in her pen after the last ride yesterday and got her legs through the corral panels; she was able to pull them back out herself but in the struggle she ended up with some missing hide off her cannon bones and knees and fetlocks on 3 of the 4 legs. Nothing serious except one fetlock looked puffy afterwards. We hosed her down at the site, and then she calmly rode home wearing an improvised ice bag made out of a ziplock and dish towel (now a barn towel, LOL) and a roll of Vetwrap to hold it all together. (With Grace, I thought of you - I remembered Kes getting her wraps undone and panicking in the horse trailer...fingers were crossed that the old Vetwrap in my trailer was still "sticky enough"). Wrapped her in tendon wraps overnight with Sore-No-More and she's still a little puffy this AM but if I didn't know what I was looking for I wouldn't notice it. She seems not to be lame at all today.
Used my new Camp Chef cookstove and it is super easy to put up and down, and heats in a flash. My new camp percolator makes great coffee and enough to share. I don't need that much power for camping but I wanted something I could use for canning this summer, outdoors. It will be perfect.
I will try to post a picture of the trail ride but I'm not in it, LOL. The pics that I’ve seen of me so far, taken by others, show a fluffy white lady on a round tobiano horse. Not flattering at all so they’re not going on the ‘net! In the pics I took of my friends on the ride, I loved how the sun was casting speckled shadows through the trees, and the lovely contrast of the green hills and blue skies. It was a beautiful weekend.
Koolio, your new barn is beautiful. You’ve done a great job with your design plan and choices you’ve made!
TJ, enjoy your horse time!
My farrier is truly young enough to be my son. He’s very skillful and also a very nice guy and we’ve become good friends over the years. I tell him that he needs to remember to be respectful of his elders and watch his mouth when he’s teasing me – he spends 99% of his time around me bent over with his butt within reach of my boot!:twisted:
Alex = Alex
Celeste = Celeste
Corgi= Ladona
Critter = Lori
Farm Chic = Sherry
Hunter = Sandi
Koolio = Tracey
NVR2 = Melinda
Roadyy = Rick
Stan = Stan
TJTalon - TJ = Terry
Lady Trails and With Grace. Want to add your names? Anybody else that's been missed?
Well we almost got rained out too, it was absolutely pouring on the way to the barn. Thankfully it stopped before we rode up to the riding club.
As I figured Hunter would get excited with all the other ponies and people around. Poor Ashley, as soon as they walked into the warm up arena he started bucking and rearing, she stayed on good girl! She rode him around for a while and got some of the bugs out. In her first round they were just doing crosspoles and he bucked part way through. When they went to 2 foot she did pretty good except at the combination which he had never done before. Third round he did great except a pole down. So proud of my little brat. Will post link to last round soon.
Here is my pony with his ribbon, they gave him one just because it was his first day.
Thanks I know tee hee.
It was funny because right after Ashley said well no one fell off, Galen fell off the next round. He is a pretty good little rider for 13 and they had a fantastic round til the last fence...
Ladytrails does that ever loo like fun. You would love to come to vacation property. 10 acres for the ponies and thousands of acres out back for riding!
Sandi, Hunter is a cutie! I agree with Celeste, it looked like Ashley was able to calm him down and he was thinking about the jumps instead of just being worried about jumping whatever was in front of him by the end of the round. He is a doll; I would have given him a ribbon, too!
Hi All! Just joined the forum and I found this thread for the just a tad over 40 group! Hope you don't mind me tagging along!
I'm a 46 year old who, after years and years of paying for my daughters lessons, shows, horses, etc. etc. decided that its my turn! I got my first horse last October and I'm enjoying every minute of it. I would consider myself extremely green. You would thing that after 15 years of being around my daughters and watching her I would have paid a little more attention! But now she gets to help me out!
Thankfully, my mare Nova is a sweetheart and is very patient with me! She's a 10 year old Paint mare. I'm currently driving myself crazy trying to find out if she's registered or not. I know her sire/dam were but I can't find her.
I look forward to reading everyone's posts and hope that my newbie questions/comments aren't too much of a eye roller to you!
I never got it on video but he was really bucking and rearing in the warm up ring. He almost went over on her. I told her I am going to have to pay her danger pay. I think that video was their third round, he was better by then.
Hi All! Just joined the forum and I found this thread for the just a tad over 40 group! Hope you don't mind me tagging along!
I'm a 46 year old who, after years and years of paying for my daughters lessons, shows, horses, etc. etc. decided that its my turn! I got my first horse last October and I'm enjoying every minute of it. I would consider myself extremely green. You would thing that after 15 years of being around my daughters and watching her I would have paid a little more attention! But now she gets to help me out!
Thankfully, my mare Nova is a sweetheart and is very patient with me! She's a 10 year old Paint mare. I'm currently driving myself crazy trying to find out if she's registered or not. I know her sire/dam were but I can't find her.
I look forward to reading everyone's posts and hope that my newbie questions/comments aren't too much of a eye roller to you!
Hi All! Just joined the forum and I found this thread for the just a tad over 40 group! Hope you don't mind me tagging along!
I'm a 46 year old who, after years and years of paying for my daughters lessons, shows, horses, etc. etc. decided that its my turn! I got my first horse last October and I'm enjoying every minute of it. I would consider myself extremely green. You would thing that after 15 years of being around my daughters and watching her I would have paid a little more attention! But now she gets to help me out!
Thankfully, my mare Nova is a sweetheart and is very patient with me! She's a 10 year old Paint mare. I'm currently driving myself crazy trying to find out if she's registered or not. I know her sire/dam were but I can't find her.
I look forward to reading everyone's posts and hope that my newbie questions/comments aren't too much of a eye roller to you!
I think we all should have done what Alex first suggested and put our names in our signature box. I am never gonna get it all strait! I need to write it down!
Alex = Alex
Celeste = Celeste
Corgi= Ladona
Critter = Lori
Farm Chic = Sherry
Hunter = Sandi
Koolio = Tracey
NVR2 = Melinda
Roadyy = Rick
Stan = Stan
TJTalon - TJ = Terry
Lady Trails and With Grace. Want to add your names? Anybody else that's been missed?
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