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Some of you might remember that about 8 years ago I created a series on Ponybox documenting my progress in retraining a young Thoroughbred racehorse, Moonfire, for his eventing career. Those of you who continued to follo ...
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Within a few weeks Boo would do everything I'd ask him too with the exception of jumping. But things also began to go downhill here too. My friend got mad at me because I couldn't take her horses in everyday and when Amanda said she'd bring in the horses one night because I had a ...
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After a long year of very little contact with horses, the day came. After my accident (you can read about in my previous article) I was left paralyzed never to walk again. Only on October 31st, 2011 I was given the opportunity to ride again. The barn was called Haku Baldwin Horse ...
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10th Nov 2011 |
Horse Stories |
Moose
This is the story of a warrior within, a true wild spirit rattling against the cages of domestic life, dreaming of running, fantasizing his reign over his herd. Sometimes, no matter how hard you try to break a horse; a wild spirit can never be broken. Mickey is one of those wild ...
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Every horse lover has that special horse where they can go up and hug and share that special bond. For a while I couldn't find that special horse. Then I met Smokey, the love of my life and my best friend. When I first met him he looked like any old horse, but when I rode him the ...
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The 2009 academy show season quickly approached and our first show was in Iowa. The academy is for kids that have just started showing or don’t have the money or a horse to compete against show horses at “A” shows. Once you leave academy and show against the show horses you can ...
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Chuck is my liver chestnut Saddlebred gelding. I got him 3 years ago on October 31st (Halloween). We were down in Kentucky for the Saddlebred auction looking for a new horse for me. Before we got down there I tried out around 20 horses. I didn't fall in love with any of them. I h ...
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30th Oct 2011 |
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Sylly
I have owned Buddy since I was 11 years old. I am now 17, and buddy is 23. The question of whether or not to sell him came up over time. I was far advanced in my riding and wanted a younger horse to compete on. I looked and looked, finding nothing that sparked my interest.
I ...
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It was toward the end of 2006 that Bronze started graded jumping. I managed to convince him that he could in fact keep more than one hoof off the ground at any one time, and he began to jump his fences properly, rather than stepping over them. Unfortunately, with this improvement ...
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He was nearly five years old now – a late age to geld – so he was left with the thick neck and muscular build of a stallion, which of course was delightful. He was always an eye-catching horse, and attracted attention wherever I took him. Many people stubbornly refused to believe ...
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Fill a plastic bottle with stones, and shake it. This, according to our neighbour, would make Bronze ‘Go’. So, the next day I mounted Bronze – bottle in hand – and hoped desperately for results. I booted him into a walk, then tried to make him trot. When he wouldn’t, I raised the ...
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My journey with my horses was a tough one. I would have never thought that I would be as far as I am today with horses. I have been around horses all my life, I grew up on a horse ranch, but I didn't always have the attachment to horses as I do now. From the ages four through sev ...
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Everyone has that dream horse. That jet black stallion, the horse that will let no one but you touch him. That horse from fantasy books and novels that always seemed to gallop its way into your dreams. I always had that dream, the same one every night after my buckskin mare Sandy ...
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With the horses, we were given some old poles, tools, a wheelbarrow and a hay feeder – just a few useful items to help us out with building paddocks and looking after the horses. The same groom who led me around on Bronze also came along, and became our groom – and a truly fantas ...
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I looked into his gentle brown eyes, and I knew that I had found my horse. Or rather, I suppose, that he had found me.
This was my first meeting with Bronze. My mother was besotted with him from the second she saw him, so we hurried to Alfie’s office to ask who the stallion wa ...
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18th Sep 2011 |
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Moose
My horse story isn’t the average story. It isn’t the repetitive story of a jumper who refused the jump or an accident during the show or the old horse that finally died or the “she was the greatest horse in the world” story. My story is different.
All my life, I have had a way ...
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Suddenly, from amongst the herd of stallions, one came charging toward me. He was a huge, bright bay creature – standing at least a hand over any of the others, and double the size of most in bulk. He hardly seemed like a Thoroughbred at all.
Seeing this tank of a horse bearin ...
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10th Sep 2011 |
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RemRu
Well that was it then. I was moving. I was leaving everything I loved behind. It was only a thirty minute move, but I still had to switch schools, churches, and barns. But I still had the rest of the summer and I was going to live it the best I could.
The weeks flew by, and i ...
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So you all remember the stories of Polo, Choc and Finola, and I’m sure you’ve all been thinking "But what about Bronze? Doesn’t Bronze also deserve a story?"
Yes, he does. This is a story I have been planning to write for well over a year – but I have been biding my time and w ...
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He was almost blind, shaggy, mud-caked, skittish, and terrified. his pasture buddies were a nasty pony and ancient goat. Looking through the bars on his stall I could not believe that the horse looking back at me had once been the fastest racehorse in western Pennsylvania. ...
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6th Sep 2011 |
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Smilez
Ever since I was a little girl I've always wanted a horse, but the problem was that I lived a town. I always came up with ideas how to get a horse. For example, across from where I live there is a field that my grandpa owns. I said I could keep it there, but since I was only seve ...
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I begged my dad for another horse so Penny wouldn't be so lonely. Penny was on her own and it just wasn't right. Horses are herd animals and they need companionship.
Recently my best friend Kaylee was at my house and we noticed a strange truck and trailer coming down the driv ...
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31st Aug 2011 |
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Run Free
I had been very upset lately. My mare Star had been sold after 5 years. Dad said he would get me another mare, a young one if I was up to it. I knew he would get me a new mare, but at the time I thought no mare could top Star, she was my first pony. I was very upset and I didn’t ...
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23rd Aug 2011 |
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FreeRein
It was August 5th, 2001. Gianna was four years old today. She got up, stretched out and pulled the sheets off of herself. She grabbed her beloved cheetah stuffed animal that she had already had for two years. “Ready for breakfast, Cheetah?” she asked smiling down at her worn out ...
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17th Aug 2011 |
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Splodge
As many riders know, finding your perfect horse isn't easy. In this story, I will be writing up all my disarsters and my triumphs before I finaly found my perfect horse, Splodge Mo-Jo.
I ride in a stables called Hampsley Hollow, which is a countryside stables in Calne, England ...
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2nd Aug 2011 |
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DunArab
She was the love of my life. From the very first moment I saw her I knew she was the one. Nothing else mattered. She was beautiful beyond compare and had an unexplainable way of making you feel safe. When I was with her the rest of the world seemed to melt away. Even just saying ...
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2nd Aug 2011 |
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MoMoz
I have written articles about Cocoa, Griffin, and Fancy, so a lot of you are probably expecting an article about my newly leased horse, Mister. His full registered name is Mister Pepperoni’s Cutter and he is a bay Quarter Horse gelding.
He used to be a cutting horse until my ...
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I had been asking for a horse for as long as I could remember. Then one day on my 8th birthday my mom blind folded me and took me outside. When we were outside I smelt something, but couldn't place it.
Then I heard a horse sneeze and shortly afterwards felt a wet mist on my fa ...
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As some of you know, in late February I made the change from a 17 year old Appaloosa mare named Poppy to a 4 year old Appendix gelding named Dino.
For the first few months it was hard, I didn't think I would ever make it to a show by how slow we were progressing. But each time ...
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15th Jul 2011 |
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Run Free
On Angel’s Wings is my newest horse. I am writing this article as a thank you to her. It is just one way of thanking her for everything she has done for me in the last 9 months.
First here is some information about Angel. She is 14hh, coloured, mare. She is 4 years old. Her re ...
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The day Jorge was born I was extremely happy. Not even a few days after his birth I was out at the barn just watching him lay next to his mommy. I thought he was the cutest foal in the world! Little did I know we would hate, well strongly dislike each other.
When Jorge was abo ...
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