I've always been
a horse nut. My father put me up on a horse when
I was about two and I have loved them ever since.
I will go out of my way to spend time with a horse.
My parents used to cringe when I would see a horse and
start yelling for them to stop the car. Back in
the day, there used to be pony rides on a lot of the
corners in the city I grew up in and they would have
to learn different routes to wherever they were going
so I wouldn't see one of the pony rides and start screaming
for them to stop so I could ride the ponies.
I rode a lot when I
was younger and I admit to being a bit reckless. (riding
backwards or sideways at a full gallop and giving the
person riding behind us or next to us the raspberries
 )
Of course, we all just thought it was fun.
Unfortunately, I wasn't
able to get my own horse when I was younger. Just
as I was about to get one when I was about 22, circumstances
prevented it and I had to do the more adult thing....like
buy a house.
In early 2008 I found
a nice local Christian woman who was having trouble
finding time for her horses. She's very busy but
didn't want to give them up, so she advertised for someone
who loved horses to come out spend time with them and
ride them. Guess who volunteered? *waves
hand*
In December 2008,
I finally purchased my own horse, a 2003
registered (APHA)
Tobiano
Paint gelding named Toby.
In June 2010, I purchased
a new horse, a 1994 registered (AQHA)
sorrel Quarter Horse mare named Autumn.
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