Journey Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 lets post some pictures of the horses we love so much! I can also learn how to post pictures this way....if this works the following pictures will be of Sal, who is my daughter's 16.2 hand TB gelding. She shows him in Hunters. We also have a TB mare who has taught my daugther more than I could ever say, she has earned her retirement! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simka2 Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 Alrighty! :D The english one is where they took 4th out of 90 at The American Royal. This was taken in the last heat. The Western was from State Fair where they took first for their division. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simka2 Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 For kicks her is me at on of my first "Jumper Lessons" under my favorite trainer. ;) Back in 1993. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrookValley. Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 I want to play...but I can't find any pictures. They're all backed up on CDs, and goodness knows where the CDs are...:tongue_smilie: I have one I snagged from my Facebook page, wonder if I can figure out how to upload. Yay, I think I did it! Not the best picture, but that's me and my Trakhener/TB mare Whinnie doing the Adult hunters about 6 years ago. :D Love all the pics posted so far, what cute horses! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simka2 Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 (edited) I want to play...but I can't find any pictures. They're all backed up on CDs, and goodness knows where the CDs are...:tongue_smilie: I have one I snagged from my Facebook page, wonder if I can figure out how to upload. Yay, I think I did it! Not the best picture, but that's me and my Trakhener/TB mare Whinnie doing the Adult hunters about 6 years ago. :D Love all the pics posted so far, what cute horses! Beautiful!!!!! Some days I wish dd would decide on English. Then I could go hog wild and get her something we would both love! For now she is still a loyal Arabian lover :tongue_smilie: (I apologize to the Arabian lovers, but they are not my first love ;)) Edited November 18, 2011 by simka2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Journey Posted November 18, 2011 Author Share Posted November 18, 2011 Brookvalley...she is beautiful! I love this kind of stuff! Keep the pictures coming! here are more.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommaduck Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 (edited) Here's my oldest girl on her horse, JL, a 32yr old quarterhorse. Not a fancy horse or fancy riding/jumping. Just a very enjoyable relationship. (sorry for the size...I have no idea how ya'll attached thumbnails) Edited November 18, 2011 by mommaduck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingnlearning Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 All you jumpers! We don't compete in anything.. we ride in the mountains mostly. My daughter's horse is Arabian and she's the prettiest tidiest little english horse you ever saw! My computer isn't cooperating very well this morning, I'll see if I can dig up a picture... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommaduck Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 All you jumpers! We don't compete in anything.. we ride in the mountains mostly. My daughter's horse is Arabian and she's the prettiest tidiest little english horse you ever saw! My computer isn't cooperating very well this morning, I'll see if I can dig up a picture... My daughter says that that is a beautiful picture and she would love to ride through mountains like that :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simka2 Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 Here's my oldest girl on her horse, JL, a 32yr old quarterhorse. Not a fancy horse or fancy riding/jumping. Just a very enjoyable relationship. (sorry for the size...I have no idea how ya'll attached thumbnails) There is nothing like seeing the bond between a girl and her horse! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simka2 Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 All you jumpers! We don't compete in anything.. we ride in the mountains mostly. My daughter's horse is Arabian and she's the prettiest tidiest little english horse you ever saw! My computer isn't cooperating very well this morning, I'll see if I can dig up a picture... No more jumping for me! I have retired to horse mom and occasional private instructor. I wish we had mountains like that! Dh was just offered to office out of South Dakota (which we refused since we just got settled here) but it was a bit tempting after seeing some of the photos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Journey Posted November 18, 2011 Author Share Posted November 18, 2011 It doesn't matter if a girl (or boy) and her (his) horse do jumping or trails or ring work or mountain rides...all that matters is the relationship between the two and truly.....that is one beautiful thing! We all have horses for different reasons but I'm just SO thankful for them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommaduck Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 It doesn't matter if a girl (or boy) and her (his) horse do jumping or trails or ring work or mountain rides...all that matters is the relationship between the two and truly.....that is one beautiful thing! We all have horses for different reasons but I'm just SO thankful for them! :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingnlearning Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 My daughter says that that is a beautiful picture and she would love to ride through mountains like that :) Aw thank her for us! :) We love to ride in the mountains, we have a lot of fun, DH and the kids have pine cone fights and race sometimes and play "pass the stick"! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingnlearning Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 (edited) A few more, my daughter and her wonderful mare, my son and his speckled horse, my viewfinder from the saddle and then again panhandling at the screen door for Cracklin' Oat Bran (his favorite thing ever) HUH, not sure why those came out sideways! They aren't on my computer... I've spent way too much time looking through pictures now so I don't have time to figure out how to fix them! ETA obviously b/c they are vertical pictures, hmm, sorry about that! Edited November 18, 2011 by livingnlearning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingnlearning Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 Great pictures, everyone-jumping pictures are always so striking! Nice horses and good form, beautiful facilities! Our horses are our mountain buddies and we've each had our riding horses for five years each-we're very attached and close to our horses... definitely part of the family and I love to see that with other kids too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brigitte Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 Back in August, our trainer told me that my dd was outgrowing (in size, but more so in skill) the pony we were leasing from him and that a family wanted us the lease the pony their daughter had just outgrown (they were only offering her to us and possibly one other family). So, we made the leap. There was a lot of flip flopping over who dd would show for the rest of the season and dd ended up showing both at one point. At the very end of the season, the new pony ended up tender footed so the last two show weekends were done on the previous pony (thank goodness we had a back up pony). Dd and Peabody had a rather spectacular finish to the season, which really seemed fitting. Peabody is a stubborn 20+ y.o. paint. Dixie is a well trained, sometimes stubborn, quarter horse. The first pic is of dd with her ribbon from Pony Medals this past weekend. The second pic is of Dixie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrookValley. Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 Beautiful!!!!! Some days I wish dd would decide on English. Then I could go hog wild and get her something we would both love! For now she is still a loyal Arabian lover :tongue_smilie: (I apologize to the Arabian lovers, but they are not my first love ;)) Oh, I have an Arabian, too. :D I have had few over the years, and while I love them, I really prefer showing hunters. Hence the warmblood cross. The Arabian mare I have now is in her early twenties and is basically retired. I've had her since she was 3 years old. mommaduck, a horse does not have to be fancy to be a good horse!! :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obsidian Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 A few more, my daughter and her wonderful mare, my son and his speckled horse, my viewfinder from the saddle and then again panhandling at the screen door for Cracklin' Oat Bran (his favorite thing ever) HUH, not sure why those came out sideways! They aren't on my computer... I've spent way too much time looking through pictures now so I don't have time to figure out how to fix them! ETA obviously b/c they are vertical pictures, hmm, sorry about that! The horse your son is leading is beautiful. So is the view. I love mountains.:001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingnlearning Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 Thanks, that pony is our little Welsh/Belgian cross! LOL I bought the pony at the auction and she turned out to be pregnant... found out after the fact that the people that dropped her off also dropped off a year old Belgian stud colt. :glare: She's turned out to be one of the greatest little horses we've had! We love our horses and our mountains... we've dabbled in other horse activities but those are the biggies for us, two of our favorite things! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denise in Florida Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 My dd17 rides a 14 year old, 17hh, Hanoverian warm blood. (Or Dumb Blood as her trainer calls him. :glare:) She leases him from the trainer. They compete Hunter and just started competing in Jumpers. She needed to stop by the stable to feed on her way to prom. :lol: He may be huge but he is just a silly doof. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simka2 Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 My dd17 rides a 14 year old, 17hh, Hanoverian warm blood. (Or Dumb Blood as her trainer calls him. :glare:) She leases him from the trainer. They compete Hunter and just started competing in Jumpers. [ATTACH]6945[/ATTACH] She needed to stop by the stable to feed on her way to prom. :lol: [ATTACH]6946[/ATTACH] He may be huge but he is just a silly doof. :lol: Noodletongue and noodledoof?!!!! :lol: Tell us how you really feel! ;) Yes, Warmbloods are "special." Here is me and my big guy who I sold went I went back to training at a big barn a few years ago...one of my biggest regrets! So if anyone knows of any draft/thorough/arab crosses that need a home I am looking for a new project! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingnlearning Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 simka you're beautiful! so's that horse! I like the prom picture-I would expect nothing less from a truly horse crazy girl... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brigitte Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 simka you're beautiful! so's that horse! I like the prom picture-I would expect nothing less from a truly horse crazy girl... :iagree: with everything! :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Live2Ride Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 (edited) I really need to get some pictures! The ones I have are just mainly of them. And don't mind the falling down fence...remnants of an old riding ring that has recently been taken down. Charmer 5 yr old QH Napoleon 20ish yr old QH/Welsh Goldbar 23 yrd old QH Jeaux 14 yr old Saddlebred/QH/Arabian Edited November 18, 2011 by CountryGirl2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingnlearning Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 You have a door peeker too! :D Mine used to be terrified of people when I first got him... now we can barely keep him out of the house! Like the grulla! and I love Jeaux-we had a Nat. Show Horse for a few years and he was a lot of fun. Jeaux is beautiful, love his color and face. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justamouse Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 (edited) We're just getting started on the horse journey. These pictures are inspiring. My Dh used to manage a 25 stall stable and owned trotters. He is seeing nothing but number signs. :D My kids on the other hand have found the loves of their lives. We're partial to warmbloods and drafts. Simka, you're gorgeous. Edited November 18, 2011 by justamouse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz CA Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 lets post some pictures of the horses we love so much! I can also learn how to post pictures this way....if this works the following pictures will be of Sal, who is my daughter's 16.2 hand TB gelding. She shows him in Hunters. We also have a TB mare who has taught my daugther more than I could ever say, she has earned her retirement! Oh, I love that face! My Paso died in August. :crying::crying::crying: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottakee Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 Here are some of ours. The jumping one is of 14dd jumping her pony--basically only the 2nd time or so they had ever done this and wanted to try at a show. The one on the trail is of the girls on their horses early this spring. The other one is of 16dd with her 30 year old QH guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanaryMelody Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 What gorgeous photos! :D I have tons of our Saddlebred... just need to dig them up after the kids are in bed. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingnlearning Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 (edited) that jumping picture is too cute! Hey you horse people if you feed Purina Senior to any of these beautiful ponies you can print out a $10 coupon twice per email address here: http://www.equisearch.com/purina-senior-resource-center-quiz/ You have to take the little quiz but it's harmless. I just saved a lot of money from this site-each member of our family has at least two email addresses! LOL Edited November 19, 2011 by livingnlearning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denise in Florida Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 Noodletongue and noodledoof?!!!! :lol: Tell us how you really feel! ;) Yes, Warmbloods are "special." Here is me and my big guy who I sold went I went back to training at a big barn a few years ago...one of my biggest regrets! So if anyone knows of any draft/thorough/arab crosses that need a home I am looking for a new project! Yes, we adore the sweet baby. How anything that huge can be so silly is beyond me. I am sorry about the one you sold. We miss our little QH mare but she was too small and slender for hunt/jump and we could not properly support two horses at once. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottakee Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 that jumping picture is too cute! She was jumping a 2 foot course on a 13hh 25 year old pony that has never jumped before. My daughter put her over the jumps at the 4H leaders house a few days before this show and away they went. I thought they looked really cute. Today she had a lesson on my horse and the jumping instructor (prof. hunter/jumper barn) said she could start jumping him after a few more lessons. She is VERY excited. Mom is still nervous though :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingnlearning Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 My daughter was all about jumping too-her horse doesn't have the legs for it and we don't have a jumper for her yet. You'd think with anywhere from 8 to 13 horses at a time we would have a jumper for her but we don't! She had to ride the lesson horses and she loved it, she would be jealous to see all these jumping pictures! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creekland Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 We have 11 here at the moment, but it tells me I can only upload 5. I picked a representative... The first (bay) is a 6 year old pony who just returned from "training." She came back after over a year of being at a "lesson" barn, but when I sent her out to another place to be sold they told me she essentially knows nothing but leadline (sigh). So now she's here waiting out the winter before getting placed with a trainer who knows what she's doing and has done a good job for me before. The second (pinto) is one of my broodmares, but she wasn't bred this year. We'd intended on selling her, but that didn't happen either (economy). In the spring I'll decide whether she gets on the sale list again or gets bred. The third is another of my broodmares - an APHA registered breeding stock mare who has given us really nice offspring. The fourth is a 3 year old gelding who has been waiting for a home (ie is for sale). I thought we had him sold once to an older lady who absolutely loved him (and would turn him into a driving pony), but it didn't happen. I'll have to put ads on soon after Thanksgiving to see if he can find a home for Christmas. The fifth is a 2 year old filly who we have high expectations for next year. In the spring I'll have to see if she goes out to training or waits until fall or the following spring. (We don't train two year olds under saddle.) She might also sell as some of my buyers have had their eye on her. For now, she's just out growing and enjoying her young life. ;) Let's see... the 6 who didn't make the cut are: - My buckskin stallion - A chestnut roan registered Welsh broodmare - A chestnut roan 3 year old gelding who I think is going to be sold next month - A bay 3 year old gelding who should go into training in the spring - A buckskin 2 year old semi-colt (had one taken off at gelding, but needs another operation after Thanksgiving - lucky him! - poor guy...) - A buckskin weanling - last of this year's babies That's it for on the farm right now. We also have 3 currently out being trained/shown, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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