Riding Horse

hours. By the end of the day, my fingers and feet had ached. I was covered in dirt, sweat, and water that was suppose to end up on my horse. Riley’s mane and tail were braided, ready for the show tomorrow. His coat gleamed and all excess hair had been trimmed off. I could practically see my reflection when I looked at my saddle. Riley is one of the largest horses I have ever been on. He stands above 16 hands, but he is a gentle giant. He’s covered with chestnut hair, with only his bald face…

On Wednesday 1st July 2015 I went to watch the play War Horse (directed by Marianne Elliot &Tom Morris) at the New London Theatre .War Horse, is a play that was performed in the and it is constructed from the novel that bears the same title by author Michael Morpurgo. The fictional story is about a foal that was brought into rural England in Devon to be auctioned. Wanting to acquire the foal for his son Billy Naracott, Arthur Naracott bids on the foal Ted buys him for 39 guineas in return for…

In today’s modern society, children often grow up being taught to exercise the religion that their parents claim themselves to be. While growing up, children are not exposed to different types of religion, therefore they are unable to identify themselves with a religion that they choose or fits them the most. Instead, these individuals are being forced to adopt the religion of their parents, and they blindly accept it. Most, not all, of children do not go out and explore all the different…

Well my horse did exactly that when he threw me off and broke my wrist. I was so angry and upset at him, I just wanted to get rid of him. I didn’t work him for 3 months and had to retrain him under saddle. I am glad today I didn’t give up on him and decide to get help in retraining him. When I look back at the first time I fell off my horse and broke my wrist, I wonder why it took so long for me to get back on and ride again. It was September 2011 and my father told me about a horse my aunt…

trotted at the barrel. “NAY” the horse screeched. Caramel stood up on her hind legs.I tried to hold on. The saddle slipped. It all went black. Beep beep beep I woke up. I looked around. I was in the hospital. My arms hurt so much as if someone dropped a boulder on it and never took it off. The doctor walked in. “I am glad your awake you were out for a good day or so”. “what happened” I asked she walked over to the computer on the side of my bed. “ well you horse fell backwards and landed on you…

This essay will examine the anxieties of the central characters in “The Rocking-Horse Winner” by D. H. Lawrence in addition to parents’ influence on their children’s anxieties. The mother of the titular Rocking-Horse Winner, Hester, immensely desires wealth. She overspends when she has wealth, and her monetary anxiety haunts the house, personifying itself through whispers of: “There must be more money.” Her desires are never satisfied – the more she has, the more her anxiety increases. This is…

The ground was shaking. I stood still for a brief moment. It was a herd buffalo running towards a cliff. They were running through the field, as if it was away from someone. I took a second glance and saw that it was my people which the buffalo were running away from. Everyone that was in my band was chasing after the buffalo, including my daughter. Had I known that they were going on a hunt I would have gone with them. It was in that moment that I knew something didn’t feel right. In Alberta,…

Learning to Ride On my 7th Birthday I was super excited to open my presents, my cake was almost ignored. I was dying to rip the packaging off and see what I got. When the time finally came I had a huge smile on my face as I sat in front of the big wrapped mound. I savagely attacked and threw the paper everywhere. Underneath, the bike was blue and green and had hot wheels logos all over it. It’s amazing! Of course it had training wheels on so I wheeled it outside with help from my mom. I jumped…

Cowboy Courage A good horse, a simple life, and the open plains. This is often what a person thinks of when they think of cowboys. However, what the often don’t think of is a cowboys strong set of morals. There are 10 of these morals which are also known as the cowboy ethics. These are simple rules by which cowboys live by, which are what sets them apart from any other walk of life. It is difficult for a person to live by all of these ethics, but any person can live by a few of them. Out of all…

“Courage is being scared to death but saddling up anyway.” - John Wayne I had been riding and practicing almost every day during the summer, getting ready to perform at Scioto County’s 4-H Western Horse Show on Wednesday during fair week. My 4-H group members were supportive and enjoyed me being their secretary. My mom and sisters were major characters in my story. My passion for riding grew deeply in the show ring that day. The first show I performed in was the Fun Show on Sunday which starts…