Comments on: You Tell Us: Why is your horse a special family member?

By: bob

bob — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 19:53:46 +0000

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By: Wayne

Wayne — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 19:52:09 +0000

My 2 year old clysdale has been a favorite for my 3 children plus i got him from a nearby ranch.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 20:45:12 +0000

My 8 year old Miniature horse, Fox, is part of the family because when I got him he was abused. I got him when he was year old, and when I was 9! It took almost 6 months for me to be able to touch him without him sweating, panicing or running away. But now I he is the best driving horse I’ve had the chance to work with. With all the work he and I have been through our bond is incredibly strong and I will never get rid of him, though I still can’t clip his ears. 🙂

By: Ellen

Ellen — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 13:26:38 +0000

I enjoyed reading other stories about why a horse is like a member of the family. We have a 27-year old Tennessee Walker named Pride. We got her last year just before her 26th birthday from a family member. She no longer was producing foals, so he offered her to us. She has the sweetest personality. You can do anything with her. She watches everything that goes on, and knows when it’s eating time. She’s always up here waiting, but never pushy about it. We can ride with a saddle or bareback. My daughter has even ridden her with only a halter and lead rope. She is certainly special.

By: Jessica

Jessica — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 13:13:12 +0000

My horse Mocha is a 6 year old bay Arabian mare. When I visit her in the pasture, she is nearly always the first horse to reach me out of 4 horses! She follows me everywhere, without a halter & lead. She’s ultra friendly & values human company over other horses!
Mocha is a very fast learner. She learned halter, ground manners, & showmanship, all in one week practing only 20 minutes a day! I took her to a local fair for a week, & we showed in the open division. We earned a 2nd place in Arabian Aged Mares halter, out of 11 mares! We also earned a 4th place in showmanship, out of 8 other exhibitors! I’d say that’s very good, considering she learned all that in only a week!
Mocha is definetly an awesome horse! She is currently in training to become an english horse. We will pronbably show next year too, not to mention other local shows! Thanks for reading this article! Bye!

By: Lindsay

Lindsay — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 18:24:01 +0000

I am 14, and I have just learned to canter. My first attemt to canter was on a lesson horse I have ridden for a long time. That was when I was 13, and not ready. Max, the horse I rode, knew I was not ready. He is very aware of a rider that he knows well, and he reads you better than any horse I have ever known. I was on the lunge line, and he went into a fast trot, but would not canter. I was kicking, and I did not have reins. Instead, I had a rope specifically for lunge work around his neck to help me feel his head movement. My instructor was trying to get him to work, but unlike her, he knew I was not going to stay on. He stumbled, although he tried to catch me by stopping, and I fell off, 16.2 hands to the ground. I know that he knew I was not ready. Today, he canters for me perfectly, and I love him as much as I did before. I truly understand how many people love their horses. I know I love Max!

By: Christina

Christina — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 19:41:37 +0000

Hammar the BLM Mustang, now 10 years old, is special to me for many reasons. He was roughly trained, practically abusively, and bucked when I tried to ride him the first two times. I have the scars to show how spooked he was of people, even on the ground. But I worked with Hammar, earned his trust, retrained him and brought him up to the amazing partner he is today. We don’t show much, but we have a few ribbons, including one red. He is so trusting that I can turn him loose and he doesn’t leave me. Hammar gives me his all every time I’m near him, and I can just hope I can always give him the same in return. He’s like the brother I never had and as much a part of my family as my 5 month old daughter he now helps look after.

By: Toni

Toni — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 12:29:52 +0000

Bubba is a 7 year old paint gelding. He is special in his own way as he has showed me that I have room in my heart to love him after I had to have my first horse put to sleep. At that time I didn’t want another horse but went and looked at him anyways. I took him on a trial basis and was going to give him back but by the time I was to make a decision I had fallen in love with him. Bubba is younger and green broke and we have both learned from each others mistakes. I would not trade him for the world but he will NEVER take the place of my first horse. I know now that I have owned one great horse and now I have another great horse named BUBBA.

By: Emily

Emily — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 14:50:44 +0000

My horse Jag Crowd Cody or Cody as we call him. Has been part of my family for the past two years, but he makes it seem like he’s been with us forever. He’s my baby. He’s 26 years-old Appendix horse, he was also a champion cutting horse the people we got him from said he used to pull back so hard his butt made an impression in the ground. I ride him, but need to work him back into shape. We got him after the four hurricanes that kinda happened back to back. He was on pasture during that time. When we got him he was extremely underweight. When we got him back to a good weight my dad had me get on him bareback. I was doing ok until my dad had him into a canter I slipped down in front of him. He came to a dead stop and backed up looked at me like “How did you get down there?”. He doesn’t know that he’s 26 he acts like he’s 2 again. I’m never getting rid of him he is the only guy.(Well he’s tied for #1 though)

By: dee

dee — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 11:24:54 +0000

My Mustang,Navada, is special because he is my first horse and I am his first (and only) human. I know it is not recomended and I wouldn’t tell anyone to adopt a wild horse as their first horse. It has been an exciting journey and neither of us has hurt the other at all. We have literaly walked all the trails in Tennessee and enjoy that a lot. He isn’t very wide so he fits kids better than me, I ride once or twice a year, but mainly we do Parrelli games and have fun. He has brought many people to Mustangs and horses by being his fun self. He gives rides to anyone who asks and only bucked when a foot stayed in his crotch and my neice wouldn’t sit up straight in the saddle. I don’t blame him for that one. We have been together for 11 years and I don’t forsee any reason to even consider selling him. He is the best reason I know to get out of the bed of the mornings ever.