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As my horse walked below me, kicking up dust with every step, a sense of determination washed over me. I could do this. I kicked my heels into my horse’s side and shouted the command to trot. She tucked her head and switched gaits, but the next thing I knew I was facefirst in the dirt, feeling a sharp pain shoot through my jaw and tears brimming in my eyes. At nine years old, there was no way I was getting on a horse ever again. That isn’t to say that I cut off all contact with horses, of…

You should mount your horse on the left side, mounting a house is getting on the horse's back. To mount the horse place your left foot in the stirrup on the left side of the horse, pull yourself up and over the horse's back landing in the saddle. Quickly put your other foot through the other stirrup. To sit in a saddle you must be centered and balanced. You need to be able to lift your entire body up and stand in the stirrups. Make sure the stirrups are even. In the stirrup your foot needs to be…

fantasy of finding the “picturebook horses” symbolizes the ideals of the cowboy lifestyle; courage, passion,…

It all started when I was a little girl, I had always wanted a horse. So when I was 8 I started to take lessons but that only lasted for a few years, hard times hit and I wasn’t able to afford to ride anymore. I was too young to be able to help around a barn so for the time being I had to give up my love of riding and my time with horses. That was until I turned 16 and I was able to start volunteering with horses. When my parents split up and it sent me into a depression, I dreaded getting up…

was my first horse show, I wasn’t sure what to expect. As we drove there I anxiously fiddled with my helmet and gloves thinking about the horse I was going to ride. She is a tall 16hh fleabitten gray mare, I have ridden her a few times before and we seemed to get along well. Once we got off the highway and reached Glastonbury, my heart began to flutter as we passed multiple horse crossing signs. “This is it we’re here!” I shouted as we pulled up into the crowded parking lot. The horse trailers…

nightshade plant that was next a post that horses were tied to. She had decided to pull it up and plant it somewhere else because the horses were trying to eat it. As Scarlet had her small shovel in her hand when she heard a sound of a horse. as she turned around as she dropped her shovel in surprise. Scarlet stood up and looked at the man on top of a huge black horse. Scarlet could see that the man was built for battle since he was incredibly tall even without the horse, and a sword was…

Thom Jones’s “A White Horse” is the story of a man, Ad Magic, who suffers from amnesia following epileptic episodes. He has managed to find his way to India and is completely unaware of who he is (29). This character is created by Thom Jones to portray the desire felt by most people at some point in their life to simply escape from themselves, from the realities of life, and to try and find some deeper meaning to what they have to go through and eventually find happiness. The story follows Ad…

prominent memory has been of horses. I remember my first encounter with a horse, I instantaneously developed a deep fascination with the animal. I devoted my life to horses. My thoughts were entwined with anything horse related. I used horse terminology as a way to critically think and solve arithmetics in school. Twelve years later my infatuation with the animal proved true when I was asked by the University of Virginia Riding Team to join them as a sophomore in highschool. Horses were my…

want to own a horse, follow these tips when you go out looking! By now, you realize the financial commitment necessary to continue in the sport. It only begins with horseback lessons! By the time you have decided to buy your first horse, you hopefully understand the financial commitment and time management factors involved. 1. Do not be influenced by the seller when he says that you ought to go ahead and make an offer because someone else is coming that afternoon to see the same horse and he…

Eighty-six thousand. This is the number of horses predicted to be roaming the plains of the Western United States after the foaling in 2017. While most people know about the wild horse population in the western United States they don’t know that the population has exceeded its carrying capacity and it is causing a problem for people who are trying to manage the herds.This capacity is nearly triple the amount that can be truly supported on these public lands.With no true natural predators to keep…