One of my friends surprised me the other day by asking me if I would like to have her little half arab 9 month old filly.  Now I get to play the "name the pony" game! And I thought I'd see what all you guys thought for with names.  Her damn is an Arabian Halter horse named Southern Delight and the sire is a western pleasure QH named Bayou Native ( Read more... )

When I posted a couple of weeks ago, I didn't yet have permission to share this photo. Taken at Salisbury Beach last October, 1 week after my father's death when I was desperately in need of fun things to do.


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I talked a bit here: http://equestrian.livejournal.com/6458735.html  about what has been going on with my 32 yr old mare.  Well, I've been following the vet's advice on changing her diet, etc, only to continually see her weight slip away ( Read more... )

Thought you guys might like this. Was taking happy snaps from horseback today, didn't help my little mare was jumping around at kangaroo's (yes real ones) now and again, but I got one which I kind of liked. A bit of Photoshop and I did an arty :D


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After losing my very-much-loved Icelandic gelding earlier this year (he had had various health issues but in the end he colicked and, when they operated, they found a pendunculated lipoma which had caused too much damage to the gut for them to repair), I am now just starting to think about shopping for another Icelandic horse.  I’m not planning to ( Read more... )

( personal memoir/musing, skip if uninterested )

I haven't posted in this community for a while (although I lurk), so this is an unashamed lovemypony!ism. My little mare was 28 yesterday! I mean, we don't know her actual birth date as she was abandoned as a baby, but - for some reason lost in the past 15 years of ownership - we've always celebrated her birthday on August 16th. Her actual birthday ( Read more... )

Currently, I'm looking into finishing my undergrad/pursuing my masters but because of my interested field I'll most likely be going away. This can range from a few hours from my home in Ohio to either coast, but I'm really shooting for a few schools of Massachusetts ( Read more... )

I haven't posted in ages, but thought I'd share some videos and pics of our cross country schooling session from yesterday! Sunny and I have been together nearly 7 years now, and have gone all the way from Pre-Entry eventing to Preliminary, and Sunny shows no signs of slowing down yet!! It definitely has been a crazy journey with a lot of highs ( Read more... )