Comments on: Rider Insider: Finding a Perfect Match

By: Michaela

Michaela — Fri, 11 Oct 2013 13:20:44 +0000

I have met my equine match! My horse and I have been together for 4 years now, but have not always been in perfect sync. We used to fight all the time during our rides, but, thanks to a lot of hard work, have come a long way and even won a hunter hack class last summer!

By: Tierra

Tierra — Sat, 07 Sep 2013 15:52:52 +0000

We got to his barn and the lady who owned him told me which pasture he was in and what he looked like. So I went out there and I’m looking around for a horse that fits her discription when all of a sudden I feel something shove me in the back. I look behind me and there is the horse. I hopped on and he waited for me to give him the cue. I didn’t even have to go around the arena for a lap before I knew he was the one.

By: Tory

Tory — Wed, 10 Jul 2013 10:47:59 +0000

When I started riding, I had noticed this little bay gelding a lot during my lessons, because of the way he played with his bottom lip. I remember looking at him and thinking,”he’s going to be special”. Eventually my trainer put me on him for a lesson, and after that I never got off. Roo at the time was a 17 year old TB ex-lease horse gone school horse. He taught me so much, in and out of the saddle. Now since I’ve gone off to college, I don’t see him much and now own my own mare. But that bond is still there with him whenever I go visit him, he’s the one horse I feel completely safe and confident on. I don’t know how I know it, but it’s just something that hits you one day. It’s the greatest feeling in the world.

By: Bailey

Bailey — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 11:54:37 +0000

I have met my perfect match. I love him dearly. The guy who owns him doesn’t want to sell him sadly. But my dad is trying to work something out so that I can keep him. I just got a 20 in barrels! YAY! Now work on getting to 18 and 19s ;D

By: Emily

Emily — Thu, 16 May 2013 14:05:52 +0000

I have met and have rode my perfect matching horse many times. The only trouble is that it is my best friend that owns him. She lets me ride Prince quite a bit, and she sees the rare connection of harmony we have when we jump the fences. As soon as he is up for sale in the near future, he will be mine so I can finally own my very own dream horse.

By: Carol

Carol — Thu, 09 May 2013 05:51:52 +0000

I am an older rider, coming back to my love of all things equine after raising a family. My childhood horse was the horse of my dreams. She died at 32. Last year, I bought Vegas and it’s the best thing I’ve done for myself in a long, long time. The minute I walk in the barn with those earthy smells and wonderful sounds I feel a sense of peace and comfort. It is my place of Zen. When Vegas hears my voice, his head pops up and his answering nicker warms my heart. No matter what we do together, no matter what we are working on, we are a team and I am his leader. I listen to him and he listens to me. Vegas is patient, kind, and trusting. He is funny and loving. I am so very lucky that I’ve had not one, but two, dream horses in my lifetime. I cannot imagine my life without him.

By: Laura

Laura — Sat, 04 May 2013 00:04:00 +0000

I think I have met my perfect match but the worst part about it is that I no longer have access to this horse and it breaks my heart. But it was an instant connection from the beginning for that horse. I also had an instant connection with another horse but he’s not really my perfect match. I love him all the same though. (My perfect match was a handsome chestnut Quarter Horse gelding, by the way.)

By: Alexis

Alexis — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 11:47:55 +0000

When I first got Duchess I new she was the one. Then she got colic. I was terrified it took 3 days and 2 nights to nurse her back to health. We grew a unforgettable bond and now she trusts anyone.

By: Genesis

Genesis — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 10:59:57 +0000

When a member from my church first tolled me, “Hey, I got you a horse”. I was soo exited! And was longihng to see him/her. Well to my surprise, me being a 14 year old and never having a horse, I was expecting a nice 5-6 year old mare/gelding with experience. But no, he bought me 2 year old half broke, 14 hh bay filly. Training her has been very hard,since it required lots of patience (something I dont have much of) but worth it. Her previous owners weren’t so nice, but now she is as sweet as her name describes. Honey. We are the best of pals now and its amazing! 🙂 She is my Best Friend!

By: Marla

Marla — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 16:25:32 +0000

My friend bought Frost, despite my recommendation that she not. He was actually advertised as “the horse from hell” and she was a novice rider. He lived up to his name for her but I was envious. The day we were riding and he flipped his hackamore until he had control so he could further make her riding experience horrible, I fell in love. Not long after she offered him to me and despite being horse poor, I found a way to buy him. He was my best friend, co-worker and adventure seeking companion for 18 years. He did every thing I ever asked of him, with attitude of course! I had to put him down 4 years ago but I still wear the necklace I had made from his mane and miss him daily.