Tell me your story about buying your first horse or if you dint have one, tell me your dream horse! No ? mark?

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Please share with me your stories on getting your first horse. I am just recieving my first horse (my dream has come true after 4 years! heck ya!!!!) and would love to hear about others! Whoever has the most detail and exciting story gets an EASY 10 points!!!!!! If you dont have a horse tell me your dream horse!

(AS you can see I am bored! LOL)

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Answer 1

When I was 14 I bought my first horse , Judy . She belonged to a farmer down the road and I saw her every day when I rode the bus to school . He said he would take $ 100.00 for her . I told him I would babysit and detassled corn to earn the money . He wanted $ 5.00 per month and she was mine . I took her home and promptly found out she wouldn't cross bridges , also she would run away with you if she got scared . But I loved her and would lay in the yard letting her eat grass . Once I fell asleep and woke to find her standing over me asleep too. It took me 11/2 yrs to pay her off and when I brought him the last $10.00 he gave me back a $5 . He told me he had enjoyed watching how I took care of her and how we had improved ( riding and training ) . I believe it made a better person of me by having to pay for her myself . I kept her 7yrs and she raised 4 foals . I then sold her to a little girl of 12 for $ 200.00 at $ 10 per month , just down the road . I watched her learn and improve as she went through the years . Some of Judy's foals are still in the neighborhood

I am now 69 yrs and live on the same farm . I married and had 3 children and 4 grandchildren . I have always had horses since I bought that little strawberry roan Morgan mare .

Answer 2

When I was 7, we moved onto the property that we live on now. I was feeling pretty lonely - we'd moved very far away from where we'd been living before. So, he purchased a 4 year old Appendix Quarter Horse who had a less than gentle temperament. He was afraid of anyone he didn't know, was terrified of cameras and baseball caps, among other things. I ended up falling in love with Optimus (much to the chagrin of my father, who was convinced that he was way too dangerous to be around me at 7 years old), and my dad ended up 'giving' him to me when I was 13 and Optimus was 10. It was my birthday gift for 'becoming a teen'. It wasn't that much of a change anyway, I'd already fallen in love with him and my dad said he was more responsive with me than he was with him. Optimus still lives here with us. You never forget your first horse, good luck!

Answer 3

Oh man, I don't think I could forget the day that I got my first horse!

I had only been riding for a year when we decided to begin looking for horses. I had ALWAYS wanted one, my mom always says that my first words were 'mommy', 'daddy', and 'horse' (more like "hoss" back then, but whatever :) We went to a few farms, and all the places seemed to have horses that were either crazy or already had one foot in the grave.

Of course, being only eleven years old, I wanted something flashy. When we finally got to the farm where I got Brandi I wasn't looking at her. She was fat and muddy with tangles in her mane and tail and overgrown hooves. She looked tired--beat down, and if you clapped your hands or moved too fast she would spook. At first, I was fixated on the three year old Arab X TB filly that was playing in the field. She was like fire--and I could just see myself getting on her and riding away. But my parents flat out refused (and I'm glad! That was a horse I would have gotten killed on!). Brandi was gentle, but she had been abused and it was painfully obvious. She had a nasty scar that ran along her right ankle, and she had dull eyes.

I didn't ride her--which was probably a stupid decision, but we didn't have a saddle (remember, we were horse illiterate at the time), and the owner swore up and down that she was a dead broke horse (he also said that she was a Saddlebred X TWH X Thoroughbred, but BOY was he wrong. She's a Standardbred pacer, we think she might have been started in a harness....) We watched as he swung up on her with nothing but a halter and lead rope and crawled under her belly and sat down. My parents were mesmerized. And I began to feel a connection to the broken mare.

We left, deciding to go look at other horses before we made such a big decision. That night I begged my parents to buy her, and we showed up at the farm the next morning, borrowed horse trailer in tow, to pick her up.

When we got her back to the farm, however, she was an entirely different horse. She spooked at everything, and we soon learned that she was barely broke--sure, you could ride her, but only if you wanted to pull a muscle! She would stiff neck me, take off, and push me around on the ground.

It turns out though, that she made me better than I EVER would have been if I had ended up with a well trained horse. We learned together (under the supervision of my newly-found trainer, of course), and I ended up getting that horse to do whatever I wanted. We've done just about everything since then. From western pleasure (which, she isn't exactly great at... you would understand if you looked at her...) to reining, jumping, dressage (just a tad bit of practicing with my English riding friends, nothing serious), endurance, and now barrel racing. She taught me how to not only ride, but how to train. And since I've met her, I've broken many many horses, trained quite a few for western pleasure, and opened up entirely new opportunities for myself.

In my book, Brandi will always be the most amazing horse. She's stubborn, skiddish and sometimes overly-hyper, but she's got my heart. :]

SO there's my sappy story. lol

CONGRATULATIONS on your horse!! You'll remember the day you got him for the rest of your life!

Answer 4

Came downstairs on xmas morning 20 years ago to find that santa hadnt left me anything ( i was ment be be getting a guitar)

As my sisters opened there pressies i couldnt understand how my mum kept saying that mine was to big,she opened the curtains & outside stood a very frozen dad with a 12.2hh welsh x highland pony called fergie,he was unbroken 4 year old but with a personality to melt the hardest of hearts.

I still have him,im now 30 years old & my kids think hes great & so do i:)

Good luck with your new horse you have every right to be excited,have loads of fun!

Answer 5

I got my first horse for my 16th birthday.  He is a beautiful and somewhat crazy Arabian.  When I first got him, I was told that he only had 30 days undersaddle (Of course, I was not told this until I had already ridden him a bit and fallen in love with him).  I was not an extremely experienced rider, having only been riding for a few years, but I decided to take the chance (probably stupid, but he was so pretty!) and buy him.  After many lessons and months of hardwork, I had a four year old horse that I could take nearly anywhere (so long as it did not involve water - his greatest fear) bareback and bridleless with no problems at all.  Now, he is excelling in jumping and I am thinking of starting to do a bit of dressage with him.  He is the perfect horse, and hardly ever spooks (a huge difference from when we bought him) He is the perfect horse for me and was definitely worth the 16 year wait

Picture>>>

http://cass15.deviantart.com/art/Arabian...

Answer 6

My dream horses would be a paint gelding named Patch and a bay mare named Dream! I can't wait until the day my dreams come true. Thats a long time away! :( Oh well I can still ride my lesson horse Zippin! He's SO adorable but stubborn.

Answer 7

I don't have a horse yet, but I pray to god I will soon. I feel like after much hard work, he is planning for something great to happen. The pony I ride now is my dream. She is a 13hh POA mare. She is 20 y/o and is grulla. She is trained to do western, english, hunter/jumper, and everything in between. She is so easy and fun to ride. It is like nothing I have ever experienced. When I ride her it's like nothing can stand between me and my every wish and I tense up with happiness and I ride my heart out. I love every minute of it, but sadly she is for sale. I hope that I get her.

Answer 8

I got my first horse when I was 11, after 5 years of riding lessons and riding problem ponies (the lesson farm was next door so I was always around).

I went with my instructor, to the farm she taught at once a week a little more than an hour away.  I tried out several horses that were for sale there, but for some reason decided I liked this 14.2 hand QH pony who was 8 years old but had only been ridden for 2 months.  I still remember the look of her snorting around on the longe line when they first brought her in.  I went back and tried her a second time before buying her.  After I got her, my instructor said "If I had known she was like this, I would have never let you buy her".  She was flighty, fast, and green.  I was a small 11/12 year old.  It was a recipe for disaster, but in the end it all worked out just fine!  I did pony club with her through B, evented her Training Level, and she could find her way home from anywhere when I took her on the trails.  I took her to college with me.  In her later years I taught my boyfriend to ride on her.  I had her for 16 years.  She died at 24 because she shattered her hind leg by kicking into a hay rack.

Answer 9

i was 12 when i got my frist horse she was 4 moths old she did not have a mother. she was for sale for 150$ so my mom said yes! and i named her Dream Come True. now she is 4 years old and i trained her my self and about a year ago i was the frist one to ride her. now she is the best horse and one of my best friends :^)

Answer 10

I still have my first horse. She was my one horse power that my mom gave me for my 16th birthday. She is a great horse for me. She is an American saddlebred, at the sadddlebred barn where I took lessons she was the calm quiet one. Several years after I got her I moved her to another barn and they all called her a crazy mare, the funny thing is that her behavior never changed.

She is older now and has cushings, but she has taught me so much, given me so much love and helped endure the hard times. She comforted me when my mom pasted away. She was there when i meet my husband for the first time, and she was the inspiration for my husband to propose.

We were in the process of moving and had her boarded at a stable with automatic waters (she never seen them before). She ended up getting an impaction colic from not drinking enough (she didn't like the hissing noise) we took her to the equine hospital that night at 230 am we got a call saying her heart rate was elvevated, the morphing wasn't helping her pain anymore, that we needed to come right away. While we were talking with the vet about trying surgery or just putting her down, she relieved herself for the first time in two days. It was outside that equine hosptal that my husband propsed - no flowers - no ring, Just a simple question.

She made a full recovery and greats us every morning. My life is so much fuller because of her, I can't imagine the past 15 years without her.

Answer 11

hey, lol i am so happy for you!!!! I am now, after ove 6 years of trying and waiting to get a horse, am now in the process of getting a 5 year old male appaloosa!!! i cant wait!!! lol he is a big sweetheart, luvs people, luvs to run round like a puppy dog too lol, i have been around horse off and on for a few years now, and after my neighbors horse left, he was my best friend, i felt i really need to get going and go for my dream horse! my horses name is Apache, though he still has a ways to go, so don't i so we are the best together! this is kinda a rescue mission because his present owner is sick and has to get him out of there, so we take him and take care of him, and pay her to help her out when we can. I have such a passion about these animals, and apache won my heart as soon as i saw his picture, he is a great friend.he is young, as am i, so i really look forward to spending my life with my great new friend! I have been going there to see him and take care of him for over 3 or 4 months now, maybe more, and have bonded with this horse in so many ways, and feel so sorry for him, because of his living conditions, but he will soon have a decent home, and 3 loving owners, me my sis and my mom. we have had to post pone getting him here a few times, but i am sticking with it, and will until he is hear with me! I would luv to hear more about you and your horse, you can message me anytime, luv to hear from you, your friend, trish

Answer 12

my trainer made my buy this 17.3 hand thoroughbred jumper. he was pretty green but had all the potential in the world to be amazing. i got reared off the first time i sat on him at home so he went straight back to where he came from and we lost over 130,000 dollars on him. great.

Answer 13

You know mine! sry it is long:)