Fortunate
I've been fortunate to have a father who loves horses and has the ability to give his children horses whenever he so chooses. I've been a girl that many little girls have been jealous over.
I got my first horse when I was 7. He was my birthday present. He was my entire world for many years until I, unfortunately, out grew him in a sense of I wasn't getting anything out of him anymore. I continued to love him and be grateful for having him for as long as I did.
I haven't had much luck with the horses my dad has given me, eventhough I've been given some amazing horses.
Dancin had a bad back, so once he hit 14/15 years old, he wasn't used as often as he once was. I hadn't rode Dancin consistantly for a few years. I would jump on his back every now and then but mostly I rode other horses that we were training or needed work.
Sampson was my show horse. We did excellent the first year but the second year we had an awful time and he ruined a lot of my confidence. I still love him but I will never take him back in the show ring-someone else can do that, HAHA.
Lena is a mare that Dad says is partially mine. We have a lot of plans for this mare but she's a fire cracker who will take time to get her where we want her.
Ima, whom I love dearly, was coming along nicely, until she paid an accidental visit to Joker. We found her pregnant about a month before she was due. I think she hid it from us because she only started showing after we discovered her full bag.. like holy potatoes batman. She gave birth to a beautiful black filly who Dad named Jynx, she died in March of 07. She slipped and fell while playing. As she went to get up, she hit her head on a fence post. We believe she severed her brain stem from her brain and was laying paralyzed on the snowy ground. I will never be able to take the images away from my brothers eyes when the vet came and did what he did, for that, I will always be sorry.
In the spring of 2007, Dad took Ima to be bred again, she was not ridden another year, which meant, not riding my own horse for another summer. in June of 2008, Ima gave birth to Stilhetto. She was a beautiful black filly with a few white markings. Unfortunately, in August, Stil ran into the fence while playing and collapsed her wind pipe and died. Its been a traumatizing experience and has broken my heart. I think about it with tears in my eyes and emptiness in my heart. My dad gave me a filly named Twister shortly after Stilhetto died. Twister was born just two days after Stilhetto, she won't replace her but at least I have a baby in the mean time. She's doing well, in the barn right now so we can pump the food to her for her to grow :)
In October of 2008, we discovered that Ima had somehow damaged her eye. She is blind in her right eye. Her eye is shrinking which meant Dad needed me to make a decision as to what I was going to do with her. I've decided to keep her to breed her one more time. If this baby dies, I will NEVER breed Ima again. I know that this is not her "fault" it has nothing to do with Ima, just awful accidents that are traumatic. She'll be bred in the spring to one of our Thoroughbred studs.
November 15th 2008. I put Dancin, my horse of 17 years down. After fears of him falling and breaking his back and freezing to the ground, I made the decision to put him down before anything bad happened to him. It was one of the worst days of my life. I will forever feel guilty for not letting nature take its course but I do not feel guilty for giving him a good bye he deserved.
End of November 2008, Dad gives me Saga. He's had her for 3 years and has raised her since a baby. She hasn't always been at our place, last summer she was up on pasture hidden from everyone. Dad wanted to see what she turned into before he introduced her to me. She will be 4 this spring, she is to replace Dancin and Ima I suppose since I don't really have a horse of my own that I can use at the moment. I named her Saga after a norse Goddess that means "The Seeing One". All the decision making as to what I want done with her is to go through me. She is broke to ride as well as Parelli trained. She is extremely sweet, gentle and incredibly eager to learn :)
Ima was the mare I've always wanted but you can't control nature. She has taught me so much without even doing much. I believe in her that she will be able to be ridden with a blind eye and will continue to be as sweet as she is to this day. She will forever be that horse I've always wanted without being able to do what I've always wanted with her.
I've been through a lot and had a lot of bad luck when it comes to my horses, I've also had a lot of good luck when it comes to horses and my riding career. I've been the most lucky girl to ride different styles, breeds and different trained horses. I will always consider myself very fortunate for having the opportunity to go through what I've gone through.
For now, I'm hoping and crossing my fingers that this is finally the horse I've been waiting for.
I got my first horse when I was 7. He was my birthday present. He was my entire world for many years until I, unfortunately, out grew him in a sense of I wasn't getting anything out of him anymore. I continued to love him and be grateful for having him for as long as I did.
I haven't had much luck with the horses my dad has given me, eventhough I've been given some amazing horses.
Dancin had a bad back, so once he hit 14/15 years old, he wasn't used as often as he once was. I hadn't rode Dancin consistantly for a few years. I would jump on his back every now and then but mostly I rode other horses that we were training or needed work.
Sampson was my show horse. We did excellent the first year but the second year we had an awful time and he ruined a lot of my confidence. I still love him but I will never take him back in the show ring-someone else can do that, HAHA.
Lena is a mare that Dad says is partially mine. We have a lot of plans for this mare but she's a fire cracker who will take time to get her where we want her.
Ima, whom I love dearly, was coming along nicely, until she paid an accidental visit to Joker. We found her pregnant about a month before she was due. I think she hid it from us because she only started showing after we discovered her full bag.. like holy potatoes batman. She gave birth to a beautiful black filly who Dad named Jynx, she died in March of 07. She slipped and fell while playing. As she went to get up, she hit her head on a fence post. We believe she severed her brain stem from her brain and was laying paralyzed on the snowy ground. I will never be able to take the images away from my brothers eyes when the vet came and did what he did, for that, I will always be sorry.
In the spring of 2007, Dad took Ima to be bred again, she was not ridden another year, which meant, not riding my own horse for another summer. in June of 2008, Ima gave birth to Stilhetto. She was a beautiful black filly with a few white markings. Unfortunately, in August, Stil ran into the fence while playing and collapsed her wind pipe and died. Its been a traumatizing experience and has broken my heart. I think about it with tears in my eyes and emptiness in my heart. My dad gave me a filly named Twister shortly after Stilhetto died. Twister was born just two days after Stilhetto, she won't replace her but at least I have a baby in the mean time. She's doing well, in the barn right now so we can pump the food to her for her to grow :)
In October of 2008, we discovered that Ima had somehow damaged her eye. She is blind in her right eye. Her eye is shrinking which meant Dad needed me to make a decision as to what I was going to do with her. I've decided to keep her to breed her one more time. If this baby dies, I will NEVER breed Ima again. I know that this is not her "fault" it has nothing to do with Ima, just awful accidents that are traumatic. She'll be bred in the spring to one of our Thoroughbred studs.
November 15th 2008. I put Dancin, my horse of 17 years down. After fears of him falling and breaking his back and freezing to the ground, I made the decision to put him down before anything bad happened to him. It was one of the worst days of my life. I will forever feel guilty for not letting nature take its course but I do not feel guilty for giving him a good bye he deserved.
End of November 2008, Dad gives me Saga. He's had her for 3 years and has raised her since a baby. She hasn't always been at our place, last summer she was up on pasture hidden from everyone. Dad wanted to see what she turned into before he introduced her to me. She will be 4 this spring, she is to replace Dancin and Ima I suppose since I don't really have a horse of my own that I can use at the moment. I named her Saga after a norse Goddess that means "The Seeing One". All the decision making as to what I want done with her is to go through me. She is broke to ride as well as Parelli trained. She is extremely sweet, gentle and incredibly eager to learn :)
Ima was the mare I've always wanted but you can't control nature. She has taught me so much without even doing much. I believe in her that she will be able to be ridden with a blind eye and will continue to be as sweet as she is to this day. She will forever be that horse I've always wanted without being able to do what I've always wanted with her.
I've been through a lot and had a lot of bad luck when it comes to my horses, I've also had a lot of good luck when it comes to horses and my riding career. I've been the most lucky girl to ride different styles, breeds and different trained horses. I will always consider myself very fortunate for having the opportunity to go through what I've gone through.
For now, I'm hoping and crossing my fingers that this is finally the horse I've been waiting for.